Resources & Events

Check out our Champlain Healthline Primary Desktop Resource Guides and also Champlainhealthline for ABI resources

A quick reference tool to highlight the ABI support services available in the Champlain region.  These services include day programs, transportation to programs, continuing education, support groups, and recreational opportunities.

Opportunities

The Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley is seeking new board members. Click to read details

Articles 

• The Epidemic Of Traumatic Brain Injuries In Canada – Media Planet, Personal Health News – Education and Advocacy Traumatic brain injuries inflict complicated challenges for victims and caregivers and there is a need for political and social progress to improve quality of life.

Resources:

• Post-Concussion Care Standards: http://concussionsontario.org/
• INESSS-ONF Clinical Practice Guideline for the Rehabilitation of Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
  http://www.braininjuryguidelines.org/

Champlain ABI Coalition Meetings:

The proposed agenda for the next meeting of the ABI coalition which is scheduled for Friday, March 6^th at 9 AM. Our guest speaker is Dr. Howe, the CEO of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario.  He is proposing a novel idea to become involved in the Ontario Health Teams.

• As background info, please follow this link.
• Click here to view agenda.

• 2019 – Meeting minutes and resources:
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes December 2019
    • Brain Injury Speaks – presentation
    • Brain Injury Speaks – 1-pager
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes September 2019
    • Aphasia Centre of Ottawa Presentation – Sept 6, 2019
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes June 2019
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes March 2019
• 2018 – Meeting minutes and resources:
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes December 2018
  • Champlain ABI Coalition minutes March 2018
  • ABI minutes – June 1
  • Community transition project update ABI coalition June 2018
  • CCSN Strategic Directions & Action Plan 2018 – 2020 – PowerPoint
  • Community transition project update ABI coalition June 2018
• 2017 – Meeting minutes and resources:
  • Champlain ABI Coalition January 6 2017 Minutes
  • HSJCC Webinar Presentation Slides
  • Tim Feeney Workshop  – Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3, 2017
  • FocusGroups Bubble mapping methodology and results Jan3 2017

Upcoming Conferences, Education Opportunities

If you would like to share an upcoming event, please email us.

Brain Basics – March 7 – 8, 2020, Ottawa, ON – The Ontario Brain Injury Association is pleased to let you know that we will be presenting our Brain Basics Training Program on March 7 – 8, 2020 in Ottawa, ON in collaboration with the Brain Injury Association of Ottawa Valley, at Harmer House, 848 Seyton Drive, Ottawa, ON K2H 9G6

If you wish to attend this program, please register online using this link as soon as possible as seating is limited.

Please feel free to share the information with friends, family, colleagues and anyone else you think may be interested in attending the program.