
The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA), in collaboration with participating community associations, is pleased to present the Virtual 2021 Provincial ABI Conference.
The conference includes two days of multi-disciplinary educational sessions as well as distinguished keynote speakers. We anticipate an audience including, but not limited to, ABI Rehabilitation Professionals, Psychologists, Legal Representatives, Social Workers, Nurses, Personal Support Workers, Advocates and Persons with Brain Injury, their Family Members and Caregivers.
A certificate of attendance for CEU credits will be available to download during the conference. Participants are encouraged to contact their professional/college association for continuing education credits.
Delegates who participate in the scavenger hunt will be eligible for prizes.
The cost to attend the conference $150.00 per person.
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Welcome and Introductions
Pascale Marier-Deschênes, PhD Candidate
Dawn Good, PhD, CPsych – Depts. of Psychology and of Neuroscience, Brock University, Caitlyn Gallant, MA, Psychology; PhD Candidate, Psychology, Francesco Amodio, BA (Hons), Psychology; MA Candidate, Psychology, Rachel Luczon, BSc (Hons), Neuroscience; MA Candidate, Psychology, Smit Patel, BA (Hons), Psychology; MA Candidate, Psychology, Michael Curiaso, BSc (Hons) Candidate, Neuroscience, Sunny Qureshi BSc (Hons) Candidate, Neuroscienc
Aleks Mladenovic, Nick Smith, Nick Todorovic
Join Aleks Mladenovic from Thomson Rogers, Nick Smith from Oatley Vigmond and Nick Todorovic from McLeish Orlando, the founding firms of PIA Law for an interactive session for all experts, health care professionals and those who may be called to testify, regardless of level of experience.
Shilo Zeller, BSc, RYT-200
Maxine Fyffe-Roberts, MSW, RSW, B.Sc. (Hons) in Social Work, Sade Akande-Jones, M.Sc. OT, OT Reg. (Ont.), Lindis Collins-Bacchus, PT Reg. (Ont), Nakema Walker, Service Director
Shannon McGuire BHSc (PT), Becky Moran, OT Reg. (Ont.), Monica Collins, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Nancy LaJoie, BASc, BEd, MEd, Caron Gan, RN, MScN, RP, AAMFT Clinical Fellow, Brenda Agnew, Client Liaison/Parent Advocate and Family Leader
Robin Green, PhD, CPsych
Manu Mehdiratta, MD FRCPC
Melissa Biscardi, MS RN, DOMP, Other authors on the work: Reema Shafi, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), Nora Cullen, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Gillian Einstein, PhD, Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Melissa Vigar, BSW, RSW, Katie Manikas, SSW, Colleen Worsley, MSW, RSW
Tim Feeney, PhD
Nicole Nadeau, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Gloria Gilbert, PT, MSc, Diplomate, Canadian Academy of Pain Management
Judith A. Johnston, ABI Survivor, Supported by (not co-presenting): Shanda Hunter-Trottier, BA, MS, CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO (Speech-Language Pathologist)
Katie Hill, Rehabilitation & Recreation Professional in ABI
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