Vista Centre Brain Injury Services is proud to host the 13th Annual Brain Injury Awareness Day on June 12, 2024. This one-day event features expert speakers offering research and valuable insights to survivors, family members, service providers, and clinicians.
This year we are excited to announce Nathan Reich, a gold winning Canadian Paralympic athlete, as the Keynote Speaker. We will be offering the opportunity to participate in this exciting event in person or virtually. Opportunities are available to sponsor this event in person, virtually or both. Welcoming and bringing together brain injury survivors, family members, health care service providers and legal professionals to learn, to network and promote the quality of life of those affected by a brain injury.
Morning Coffee, Refreshments, Exhibitors
Dr. Abe Snaiderman
Sexuality After Acquired Brain Injury
Sexual function is an issue that seldom gets addressed by clinicians and people with acquired brain injuries. This presentation, geared to the multidisciplinary audience, will outline the neurobiological, psychological and social aspects of sexuality after brain injury, the most common problems it presents with and the different approaches to deal with them.
Dr. Abe Snaiderman
“How do multiple interactions with healthcare and social systems following traumatic brain injury (TBI) influence residential instability?”
Ramin Banimahdi
PhD Candidate
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa
PTSD in the Context of Acquired Brain Injury
Connie Coburn, System Navigator, Acquired Brain Injury,
Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain &
Denis Boileau, Executive Director/ Directeur général
Vista Centre Brain Injury Services
A Partnership Model for the Safe Transition of at Risk Clients with ABI from Hospital to a Community Organization .
Denis Boileau, Executive Director/ Directeur général
Vista Centre Brain Injury Services
Dr. Nesrine Awad Shimoon, C.Psyc.
Clinical Leader, Robin Easey Centre.
Christine Clarke
Christine will be offering a 45 minute seated ‘Brain and Body Break” which will be a trauma informed therapeutic yoga session.
Christine Clarke
Denis Boileau, Executive Director/ Directeur général
Vista Centre Brain Injury Services.
Kate Dewhirst
Kate is the founder of the law firm Kate Dewhirst Health. She provides legal advice on system integration, privacy, risk management and credentialing. She also provides training and teaching on health privacy, consent and information sharing.
Kate Dewhirst
Nathan Riech, Gold Medal Canadian Paralympian
Dreaming of Walking to dreaming of Gold
From a childhood fueled by the dream of athletic greatness, Nate's journey took an unexpected turn when a golf ball altered his life, leaving him paralyzed. He has triumphantly emerged as one of the biggest names in Para athletics.
He will discuss how he was able to overcome these challenges and eventually found himself chasing world records and international medals. His journey was not linear, but that is what makes it so worthwhile.
Nathan Riech
Email: tammy@vistacentre.ca
Email: trishw@vistacentre.ca
