Registration to be opened soon!
This one-day conference will focus on challenges and controversies in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
Stay tuned for the program agenda!
When: Friday, February 6, 2009
Where: The Old Mill Inn and Spa, Toronto, ON
A must-attend event for professionals who are impacted by the challenges inherent in diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury. Rehab professionals, case managers, physicians, insurance professionals, and lawyers are invited to enhance their knowledge about:
- Current Assessment of Mild Head Injury
- Psychosocial Complications
- Confounding factors such as Secondary Gain and Malingering
Registration will open soon!
Program guidelines
Participate in interactive discussions, workshops, and plenary sessions that span a wide range of controversies and challenges in the diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
This one-day program will include a review of the latest evidence on mild traumatic brain injury, as well as challenging aspects of diagnosis. In addition, the use of MRI in diagnosis and the psycho-social and neuropsychological implications of MTBI are examined.
Workshops will focus on conditions such as post-traumatic dizziness, post traumatic stress disorder, and the assessment of symptom validity.
Finally, an interactive round table will complete the program, in which Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is on trial: legal counsels take opposing sides on cases developed by clinicians in a mock jury trial, reveal the controversies surrounding MTBI in a courtroom setting. In this interactive session – you will be the jury!
We are applying to have this event approved as an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Program Agenda
This program is subject to change and will be updated in the future
7:45 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 Welcoming Remarks
8:45 – 4:00 Conference Program
| Keynotes | What’s out there? – a review of the available evidence about TBI |
Lessons Learned From the Sport Concussion Population |
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| Lessons learned from imaging and use of MRI on concussion assessment | |
| Panel Discussion | Clinicians will join the panel to bring a clinical point of view to an interactive discussion with the audience |
| Workshops | Post Traumatic Dizziness |
| Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & Depression | |
| Looking Beyond the Surface: Assessing Symptom Validity | |
| Keynote | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropsychological Issues |
| Round Table and Interactive Session | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Trial |
Speakers include:
Karen M. Johnston, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Neurosurgeon and Director, Concussion Clinic
Neuro Rehabilitation Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
Maurice Siu, MD, FRCPC
Psychiatric consultant to the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Neurology Services Program
Angela M. Carter, PhD, C. Psych
Neuropsychologist, Neurology Service, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
M. Alan J. Finlayson, PhD, C. Psych
Dr. Alan Finlayson and Associates
Dr. Paul Comper
Neurology Consultant, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Dr. Mark Bayley
Medical Director Neuro Rehab Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute / Physician
Dr. Cheryl Masanic
Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Check this website regularly for updates about program, speakers and registration.
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For more information, please contact Jason Almeida at 416-597-3422 ext. 3866 or by email: almeida.jason@torontorehab.on.ca.