BrainTrust symposium

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BrainTrust Canada is partnering once again with Title Sponsor Pushor Mitchell LLP to host its annual brain injury symposium on Thursday June 7th, 2018 at the Ramada Hotel in Kelowna. This year’s “BRAINx” theme will allow for short, powerful insights into brain injury on a variety of topics. The event is applicable for anyone working in the health care, legal or insurance field whose work touches those with brain injury, as well as individuals with brain injury and their caregivers. The day rate is $139 prior to April 15th, and a day of speakers, light breakfast, hot lunch and a reception at the end of the day.  Registration is at  https://braintrustcanada.com/brainx-2018/  and companies interested in supporting the event as a sponsor or exhibitor should contact Magda Kapp, Director of Prevention Services and Community Engagement at [email protected].

The opening Keynote in on the topic on everyone’s minds - Concussion – An Honest Discussion with Kerry Goulet and Keith Primeau of Stop Concussions.  Kerry is a former European hockey player, coach and general manager, and Keith Primeau (via Skype) played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League including as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers.  Other presentations include: Dr. Harry Miller, Clinical Neuropsychologist, KGH/IHA and UBCO Psychology Clinic Director: A Neuropsychology approach to Brain Injury; Dr. Kyleen Myrah & Martin Bell, Co-Chairs Journey Home: Ending Homelessness in Kelowna; Janelle Breese Biagioni, Author, Grief & Loss Counsellor: Caregiver Fatigue; Patti Flaherty, President and COO Connect Communities: Life Redesign – Real Life Stories  their Human Value; Maria Reed, Director of Community Services Westbank Frist Nation: Aboriginal Culture and Brain Injury; Paul van Donkelaar, Associate Vice Principal, Research, UBC Okanagan & Karen Mason,Executive Director Kelowna Women’s Shelter: Traumatic Brain Injury and Intimate Partner Violence; Melissa Fedderson, Foundry Kelowna Manager: Mental Health and Brain Injury for Youth; Matt Canzer, Associate Lawyer, Pushor Mitchell: Personal Injury Litigation; Sue McKinnon, Regional Manager March of Dimes: Employment and Acquired Brain Injury; Shawn Mitton, Regional Prevention Manager WorkSafe BC: Brain Injury Prevention in the Workplace; and Vernon athlete Shanda Hill -  A Story of Survival and Beyond.  AM1150’s Morning Host Phil Johnson is the MC for the event.

The event’s Title Sponsor Pushor Mitchell LLP is joined by several Speaker Sponsors including Bayshore Home Health, Central Okanagan Foundation, City of Kelowna, Connect Communities, Fortis BC, KGH Foundation, March of Dimes, Nixon Wenger, Trial Lawyers, United Way, United Way of the Central & South Okanagan Similkameen, and WorkSafe BC.  “Pushor Mitchell is pleased to once again partner with one of our key charities, BrainTrust Canada.  We value the good work they do in our community supporting those with brain injury and their loved ones, and our firm knows first-hand the changes that brain injury can make in a family.  Most do not realize that brain injury is the largest cause of death and disability under the age of 44, and has been labelled an epidemic.”

BrainTrust Canada is a progressive community rehabilitation organization dedicated to maximizing independence for individuals with brain injury and also to reducing preventable brain injuries through education and prevention.