Mini-symposium on Brain Injury
presented by Alon Friedman, BRC Lead, Traumatic Brain Injury Cluster
June 16th 2016 , 9am - 4pm, at Brain Repair Centre
AM session: Brain Injury Research
Opening Remarks by Dr Gerry Johnson, Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine
with special guest speakers
- Ramon Diaz-Arrastia - USUHS (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), Washington DC (Neurology) BIO Endophentypes in Brain Injury: Why and how to continue?
- Jens Dreier, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, (Neurology) BIO - In Search for biomarkers: from bed to bench and back
- Paul Jahnke, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, (Neuroradiology) - Imaging approaches in biomarker research
- Svetlana Lubinski - Ben-Gurion & Boston Universities - MRI tools for biomarker research
- Steve Patterson - Dalhousie University - Application of machine learning to the detection of mTBI with MEG
PM session: Maritime Perspectives & Challenges
Opening remarks by Martha Crago, VP Research
An update on the Acquired Brain Injury Provincial Strategy by Dept of Health & Wellness (TBD)
A brief presentation on Peter's Place, a NS rehab facility, by Leona Burkey - Executive Director, BIANS
Presentation by Dr. Gabriela Ilie (BIO): “Traumatic Brain Injuries - long-term impact of TBI on patients and society.”
Kick-off meeting for the Development of a Business Case for Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Centre
- Background & Overview – Ken Nason & Peter Covert
- Business Plan Development – Diana Nichols Nelson
Finishing with a Panel Discussion, moderated by Patricia Conrad, Halifax Global
*Draft Agenda here - subject to change