Seat Belt Advertising from New Zealand. Each year, approximately 90 people are killed on New Zealand roads because they didn’t wear a seatbelt. Many of these lives could’ve been saved if the person had belted up. NZ Transport Agency wants people to wear the belt. This campaign
Read more →Caregiving after Brain Injury from OBIA Six free educational modules from Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) covering brain injury basics, managing daily changes, relationship and family impacts, caregiver stress and burnout, pediatric care, and recovery advocacy. See Caregiver Info for more!
Read more →Did you know that you can register a vulnerable person living within the jurisdiction of Kingston Police? The vulnerable person registry is used to assist officers in communicating with, attending a residence of, or dealing with an emergency involving a vulnerable person living within the Kingston community.
Read more →Community Supports For stroke survivors and caregivers facilitated professionals. If transportation is a barrier, the Support Group Facilitator can provide options to assist. Depending on the area, support groups may include: • Stroke Survivor Groups • Caregiver Groups • Younger Stroke Survivor Groups • Social/Recreational Groups •
Read more →Education for Physical or Occupational Therapists, or Speech-Language Pathologists working with adults with neurological impairments 16-day NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury course provides eligibility to apply for the NDTA™ Certification Program For more information about the course, please click
Read more →Hope to walk with you next year! Brockville Walk With Us event was held on June 4th at the YMCA in Brockville. About 30 people attended and collectively, they walked about 40 km. Clients and their families raised the second highest amount they’ve collected in the past
Read more →The Extend-A-Family Open House was in May 2019. If you missed the event, it is not too late to learn more about the program. For more information about Extend-A-Family see their website: http://www.eafkingston.com/eafk Extend-A-Family Kingston is not-for-profit organization that provides services and support to individuals who have
Read more →A Display of Art Work by Brain Injury Survivors Celebrating the Success of Our Local Artists art show June 10-14 2019. Information Session about Acquired Brain Injury and local services at the Parrott Gallery. For more information about current events in Quinte, visit the Brain Injury Association
Read more →ODSP has a new way to report changes or get information about your Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program case. MyBenefits is piloting at select Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and Ontario Works locations. For more information MyBenefits, visit the ODSP website. For more
Read more →May 30, 2019, Unmasking Brain Injury went to Queen’s Park! From the OBIA mailer: In attendance were representatives from 21 local community associations, survivors, caregivers, the OBIA team and the event sponsor, Shekter Dychtenberg LLP. On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Ruth Wilcock, Executive Director of OBIA, introduced
Read more →People affected by brain tumours should never walk alone! Belleville Brain Tumour Walk: Join the Movement to End Brain Tumours at the 19th Annual Belleville Brain Tumour Walk Saturday June 8th, 2019 – Zwick Centennial Park. Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada Belleville branch Follow the Belleville Brain Tumour Facebook page
Read more →The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has partnered with MedicAlert Foundation Canada to better assist officers with their interactions with vulnerable persons. Watch the Video MedicAlert Information Handout Connect Protect: MedicAlert and Smith Falls, Brockville and Gananoque www.medicalert.ca/braininjury Brain Injury Canada has partnered with MedicAlert to bring support
Read more →When Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Addictions and/or Mental Health Overlap The Southeastern Ontario (SEO) ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) and Addictions/Mental Health Collaborative is a group of service providers who meet monthly to hear about people who meet specified criteria and are believed to be at risk. High Risk
Read more →Strengthen the voice of the brain injury community across Ontario Often, decisions affecting the brain injury community in Ontario are made with little input from persons living with lived experience and their family members and caregivers. To register click here: Brain Injury Speaks – Ontario Brain Injury Association
Read more →Thursday February 7th, 2019 the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario held Community Stroke Partners’ Expo at the Ramada Kingston Hotel & Conference Centre. Through rapid podium presentations and exhibitors, Health Care Providers working with stroke survivors and caregivers across the continuum of care (i.e. primary care, acute,
Read more →On June 9, 2017 ABI System Navigation of Southeastern Ontario hosted an ABI Conference for Professionals. Over 100 delegates were in attendance and feedback from the evaluations was overwhelmingly positive. Our speakers: Keynote- Dr. Steve Joncas, Brandie Stevenson, Omer Vandevyvere, and Mark Koning were knowledgeable and inspiring.
Read more →The Providence Care Community Brain Injury Services offered the “Creative Coping” Conference for family and friends of brain injury survivors. The event was held on October 29, 2015 in Kingston. Linda Lowery provided the keynote address, speaking of her experiences following her 22 year old son’s traumatic brain injury. As well, there were small group discussions and self-care workshops in a number of areas.
Read more →The period of time following a concussion is difficult. The sufferer may be wondering many things, such as returning to work or sports, how to deal with lingering symptoms, and what they can do to make the best possible recovery. We’ve developed a Local Concussion Service Directory to assist individuals following a concussion in locating various specialists closer to home. It’s searchable, and features listings within or close to Southeastern Ontario – making it easier to find help when you’re in need.
I’d also like to enlist you as members of the community to share your recommendations with me. If you’ve had great support through your concussion recovery, let’s make sure we share with others who are going through the same thing. If you’re a service provider who is providing support it would be great to hear from you directly!
Did you know that System Navigation produces a newsletter twice a year? Within it, you can get a glimpse of all our activities and initiatives over the past 6 months, and a head’s up on what is to come. If you join our mailing list you’ll get one delivered to your inbox, but if you want to see what we’ve been doing up till now, check out our archives. A Spring 2015 issue is waiting to be read!
Read more →If you are looking to further develop your knowledge of brain injury, be sure to visit our presentations library on this site, which includes links to video presentations as well as slideshows to help bring your professional knowledge to the next level. In addition, the caregiver & survivor education series contains a number of video presentations which support family members and brain injury survivors to further their knowledge of brain injury and identify helpful strategies to address ongoing concerns.
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