Events

May 4-6 2011

For full event program and conference registration, please visit www.braintrustcanada.com

September 17-18, 2011 (with pre-conference workshops on September 15-16)

For full event program and conference registration, please visit www.islcp.org

Acquired Brain Injury 2011 - Provincial Conference

November 2-4, 2010
Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada

The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) in collaboration with the Community Support Network (CSN), is pleased to announce the 2011 Provincial Acquired Brain Injury Conference will be held on November 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2011 in Niagara Falls.

The conference theme is "The Art of Living...Life After Brain Injury." An artist knows no boundaries and each person’s perception of art is very different. To begin with a blank canvass and know that it is up to the individual to fill that canvass can be a daunting task. Many survivors of brain injury often feel that the person they were prior to their injury has been altered. This feeling may leave them grappling with their own blank canvas as they try to conceptualize and establish who they are now. The work of art that will become their new life will encompass both challenges and victories, struggles and strengths. The survivor, family members, friends and professionals are all brush strokes on this new canvas of life.

The Provincial Conference Committee is currently seeking presentations from professionals, survivors and caregivers that will reflect this theme. Topic examples could include, but are not limited to: Community, Relationships, Sexuality, Return to Work and Play, Redeveloping Personal Identity, Ethnicity/Multiculturalism/Diversity, Financial Planning, Humour in Recovery Interventions and Research Projects.

Our Keynote Speakers are Dr. Robert Fraser, Dr. Tina Trudel, Dr. Gabor Mate and Mr. Tom Dow.

For full event program and conference registration, please visit www.obia.ca