Beautiful Victoria, BC...

... hosts Brain Injury Canada’s

Semi Annual Conference

Supported by Dr. Daniel C. Andreae

April 5, 6 2016At the Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina, BC

Breathe in the fresh ocean air from rooms with balconies and sliding glass doors.

Registration and full speaker list available at www.braininjurycanada.ca

Speakers from across Canada and Seattle, WashingtonVictoria is a unique blend of old world charm and new world experiences. As an island destination,

Victoria offers an escape from the hurried world and beams with ambience.

Some great speakers already booked... more to come

Brain Injury Canada’s Semi Annual ConferenceApril 5, 6, 2016, Victoria, BC

Dr. Catherine a. Mateer, PhD., r.PsyCh, aBPP/Cn

“�The�future�of�brain�injury�rehabilitation:�advances�in�neuroscience�and�the�integration�of�applied�technologies”

This presentation will focus on the role of technology in brain injury research and rehabilitation, arguing that technology has the potential to support neuroplasticity, as well as to create more personalized and environmentally embedded interventions.

ronen Benin “�Burnout.�Why�it�happens�and�how�to�reduce�it:�a��data-driven�approach”

Individuals with psychological ailments due to high stress work roles are a $33B burden on Canada’s economy each year. RightBlue Labs’ Logit app is being adopted for the healthcare market to forecast ailment and relapse risks in a variety of patient types. Currently being used by more than 80% of Canada’s highest performing Olympians & their support teams.

Janelle Breese Biagioni “�Family�Ties:�Rebuilding�Heart-to-Heart�Connections�after�Brain�Injury”

This presentation session explores the grief and loss of a family unit following brain injury and shows loved ones how to rebuild connections at a heart level.

naznin VirJi-BaBul “�Resculpting�the�brain�after�injury:�new�evidence�from�neuroimaging”

Cognitive impairments are the most common long-term challenges after TBI, however little is known about how such cognitive changes are related to changes in brain structure and function. In this presentation I will outline how a combination of new and current neuroimaging tools combined with targeted clinical and neuropsychological assessments are helping to develop a brain signature of TBI.

alex MihailiDis & anDrew sixsMith “�AGE-WELL:��Canada’s�Technology�and�Aging�Network”

Launched in 2015 through the federally funded Network of Centres of Excellence program, AGE-WELL addresses a wide range of complex issues in technology and aging, including those with various neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, through receptor-driven transdisciplinary research, training programs, partnerships, knowledge mobilization and the commercial development of technologies.

This presentation will provide an overview of key research projects and programs within AGE-WELL, and mechanism for becoming involved in the Network.

Some great speakers already booked... more to come

Brain Injury Canada’s Semi Annual ConferenceApril 5, 6, 2016, Victoria, BC

sonJa lea “�Wondering�Who�We�Are�After�Identity�Changes”

Sonya tells the story of what happens in a marriage no longer grounded in shared experience, including questioning their assumptions, desires and ways of being in the world. Their story is a powerful look at perseverance in the face of trauma, and a surprising exploration into what lies beyond our fragile identities.

Jason harPs, rPa & aiDan harPs TThis is one employer’s story of how hiring a person who suffered a TBI changed his work culture and his personal life. Jason Harps is Vice President of Operations of Bona Building and Management Co. Ltd. based in Ottawa. He will share how his work culture and his own personal views have been radically altered by one man, Justin McKenna. Justin is a person who lives with a brain injury and has been hired by Bona Building and Management. Change has happened on every level since hiring Justin, Jason will tell you. He will also tell you why Justin has changed their business and their family’s lives for the better. Aidan is Jason’s son and he will speak to you about how Justin became his friend and later when he himself suffered a serious concussion, how Justin was there to help him.

Kara stanley & siMon ParaDis

“��Fallen:�A�Musical�Journey�of�Trauma��and�Recovery.”

In 2008, professional musician Simon Paradis fell, severing his spinal cord, fracturing skull bones and suffering global trauma to the brain from an arterial bleed. A craniectomy was performed and he was put in an induced coma, the outcome of his injuries uncertain. With his guitar, Simon will musically accompany Kara as she narrates their story, outlining in this interactive and embodied presentation the critical role music played in Simon’s awakening.

treVor greene

“��March�Forth�from��Brain�Injury”

Nine years after Capt. Trevor Greene took an axe to the head in Afghanistan, he is walking again. It’s a journey that could change lives. Trevor tell you first hand the story from the blood and betrayal of a March day in Kandahar, top the moving on build with his wife Debbie, a beautiful family, and the proverbial village of support. His stubborn quest to walk has inspired many people, and may yet prove the catalyst for the creation of a real village—one made of concrete, full of hope and purpose, and covered with poppies. So,�define�impossible.