Traumatic Brain Injury - Brain Injury Association of Canada

About Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, affiliated
with the University of Toronto, is home to
Canada’s first and largest acute Trauma Unit.
Sunnybrook is also among the first trauma
units in the country to recognize that
individuals with mild to moderate brain injury
may develop long-term medical and
psychological difficulties, and to establish a
program to address these needs. For over 12
years, the Sunnybrook Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinic has assessed and treated over 2200
individuals with mild to moderate TBI who
were previously without ongoing services.
The clinic is unique in providing routine followup to this patient group in the earliest stages
of recovery. Using standardized, evidence
based assessment and treatment protocols,
the clinic initiates and monitors a
multidisciplinary care plan – the most
successful way to manage patients who may
develop a range of deficits following head
injury. Integral to this service is a growing
database on mild and moderate TBI incidence
and outcomes, which has served to enhance
the progress of individual patients and provide
a crucial resource for ongoing research.
About the Sponsors
The two firms of Oatley, Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers
and McLeish Orlando LLP have a national reputation as
personal injury trial lawyers and educators. Both firms have
been chosen as among the Top 5 Personal Injury Law Firms
in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Because each
lawyer and staff member at the firms devotes their full
energy to serving injured people, they bring a unique
perspective and expertise to this conference. The lawyers of
McLeish Orlando LLP and Oatley, Vigmond are honoured to
support this conference.
John McLeish, Dale Orlando, Jim Vigmond and Roger Oatley,
and the associate lawyers in their firms, share a tradition for
continuing education and leadership. John and Jim have
both served as president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers
Association. Roger has served as president of the
Advocates’ Society. Canada Law Book has published The
Oatley-McLeish Guide to Brain Injury Litigation authored by
Roger and John. John, Jim, Roger and Dale also share a
passion for innovative trial practice techniques that have
earned them their national reputation for outstanding results
in the courtroom. These two law firms enjoy a close
relationship forged by a common commitment to education,
leadership and outstanding advocacy for their clients.
Financial support for the conference, including conference materials, meals and
refreshments is gratefully acknowledged.
Ontario’s Personal Injury Law Firm
ABOUT THE FACULTY
ANTHONY FEINSTEIN is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
His neuropsychiatry research focuses on the search for cerebral correlates of
behavioral disorders associated with multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury,
and hysteria (Conversion Disorders). Dr. Feinstein is the author of Dangerous
Lives: War and the Men and Women Who Report It (Thomas Allen, Toronto 2003),
In Conflict (New Namibia Books, 1998), The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple
Sclerosis (Cambridge University Press 1999, with a second edition in 2007),
Michael Rabin, America's Virtuoso Violinist (Amadeus Press, 2005, with a second
edition in 2011) and Journalists Under Fire: the Psychological Hazards of
Covering War (John Hopkins University Press). His most recent book is Battle
Scarred (Tafelberg Press, 2011). He has published widely in peer-reviewed
journals and has authored many book chapters. In 2000-2001 he was awarded
a Guggenheim Fellowship.
KERRY GOULET was born and raised in Winnipeg, but now lives in Toronto.
Although Kerry himself never played in the NHL he came up through the
Winnipeg Jets organization. Kerry instead chose a successful international ice
hockey career that saw him spend 16 seasons as a player, coach and general
manager with six different teams in the German 1st, 2nd and 3rd Division.
Known in Germany as ‘Mr. Eishockey,’ his 1997 points collected in 505 games
earned Goulet the honour of having his jersey (#29) retired by the
Timmendorfer Strand Eisbars. Kerry’s jersey still hangs in honour of his
commitment to hockey from the rafters. His coaching record was sensational,
earning him with 312 wins in 452 games. One of Goulet’s hockey and
ballhockey teammates, Robert Vielfaure, suffered a broken neck that left him
in a wheelchair and he was motivated by this injury to help others who are
unable to help themselves. Goulet dedicates much of his energy to charitable
causes with his main focus on concussions and spinal cord injuries in sport. He
is one of the co-founders of stopconcussions.com along with Keith Primeau,
former captain of the Philadelphia Flyers. Stopconcussions.com has become
one of the leading ambassadors for safer sport and helping to knock out
concussions and spinal cord injuries in sport. Kerry was instrumental in
developing the web platform and TIPS manual for stopconcussions.com. Kerry
has an extensive network and is a regular on OTR with Michael Landsberg, a
TSN sport show. Kerry, along with Ron Ellis and several other former
professional athletes have created several key ambassadors for all major sports
such as football, soccer, skiing, snowboarding and lacrosse.
ROBIN GREEN is a senior scientist in Cognitive Rehabilitation Neurosciences at
Toronto Rehab and a Canada Research Chair (II) in traumatic brain injury. One
of her central programs of research addresses mechanisms of recovery from
TBI, in particular impediments to recovery. Using findings from this research,
another key focus of her research concerns interventions to improve recovery.
A predominant theme in both moderate-severe and mild TBI is deterioration
in the chronic stages of injury. Dr. Green completed her PhD at Cambridge
University and her clinical training in neuropsychology at the University Health
Network in Toronto.
ERIC LINDROS is considered one of the most dominant power forwards in the
history of the game of hockey, Eric Lindros’ NHL career spanned 13 seasons,
with the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and
Dallas Stars. Over the course of his distinguished NHL career, Lindros
accumulated career totals of 372 goals and 493 assists for 865 points. The 6time NHL All-Star was the recipient of both the Lester B. Pearson Award
(NHLPA Most Outstanding Player) and the Hart Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
in 1994-95. ‘The Big E’, as he came to be known within the hockey world, made
an immediate impact on the league with his offensive talent and imposing
physical presence. Eric would also represent Canada in three separate Olympic
games: 1992 in Albertville, France (silver medal); 1998 in Nagano, Japan (4th
place), where he served as Captain; and the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In Salt Lake, Lindros played a key role with the team that brought the Olympic
hockey gold medal back to Canada for the first time in over fifty years. He also
suited up for Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, where his Canadian side
was defeated in the final series by Team U.S.A. Eric, who retired from hockey in
November 2007 after sustaining several concussions during this career, now
lives in Toronto where he pursues business interests and continues to enjoy
playing the game of hockey with friends.
SCOTT MCCULLAGH is a Neuropsychiatrist and the Clinical Director of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at Sunnybrook Hospital. He is an educator and an
Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of
Toronto. He has published research on the nature of clinical outcomes
following Traumatic Brain Injury and is an active member of the ABI Planning
Committee at the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF). With colleagues, he
has co-authored ONF’s Guidelines for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent
Symptoms, a comprehensive, evidence-based set of clinical practice
recommendations for individuals with residual symptoms after mild TBI.
MARK RAPOPORT is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at
the University of Toronto, in the geriatric psychiatry division, and is a clinical
scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is also a member of the
Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly
(CanDRIVE), and an associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. Dr.
Rapoport received his medical degree from McMaster University in 1995, and
subsequently trained in psychiatry at the University of Toronto, where he now
works as a geriatric neuropsychiatrist. He has been a board member of the
Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP) since 2006, co-chairing the
annual CAGP scientific meetings since 2008, and was the scientific co-chair for
the 2009 International Psychogeriatric Association Congress in Montreal,
Quebec. His main areas of research are traumatic brain injury in the elderly and
the risk of motor vehicle conditions associated with neurological and
psychiatric diseases and their treatments.
JONATHAN M. SILVER is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University
School of Medicine. He is a Fellow and past- President of the American
Neuropsychiatric Association. He is a Diplomat in Behavioral Neurology &
Neuropsychiatry.
Dr. Silver has authored over 45 papers and 55 chapters, focusing on the
neuropsychiatric problems subsequent to traumatic brain injury and the
pharmacologic treatment of those problems. He is senior editor of the
"Textbook of Traumatic Brain
Injury", which has just published the second edition. He has been listed in "Best
Doctors in America" since 1992 for the area of neuropsychiatry, and received
the award for "Innovative Clinical Treatment" from the North American Brain
Injury Society. ROBERT A. STERN is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Boston
University School of Medicine, where he is Co- Director of the Center for the
Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy and Director of the Clinical Core of the BU
Alzheimer's Disease Center. A major focus of his research involves the longterm effects of repetitive brain trauma in athletes, including chronic traumatic
encephalopathy. Other areas of funded research include the assessment and
treatment of Alzheimer's disease, thyroid-brain relationships, and driving and
dementia. Dr. Stern is the senior author of many widely used
neuropsychological tests, including the Neuropsychological Assessment
Battery (NAB). He has received several NIH and other grants and has over 250
publications.
JOHN MCLEISH attended Western for his undergraduate degree and
Dalhousie University for his law degree. His practice and that of his firm,
McLeish Orlando LLP, is dedicated exclusively to representing individuals
who have suffered serious personal injuries, including traumatic brain
injuries and spinal cord injuries, as well as representing family members in
fatality cases. John lectures across North America on all matters related to
personal injury and wrongful death damages, as well as trial advocacy
issues. He is a co-author of four texts with his good friend Roger Oatley. The
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association has established the John McLeish Award to
recognize lawyers who make outstanding contributions to the goals of a fair
trial and access to justice.
ROGER G. OATLEY has over 30 years' experience as a plaintiff's personal
injury lawyer and restricts his practice to serious orthopedic injuries,
neurotrauma, medical malpractice and fatalities. A partner at Oatley,
Vigmond, Roger is supported by a team of 8 lawyers and about 35 lay staff.
Roger has been a prominent leader in the legal profession. He has served as
President of the Advocates' Society. He is an elected fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers. He is also an elected Fellow of Litigation Counsel of
America. Less than one half of one percent of eligible lawyers is chosen.
"Fellowship is highly selective and by invitation only". Both The Advocates'
Society and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association have presented Roger with
awards in recognition of his leadership in the field of advocacy.
Roger has also been a frequent contributor to legal education, and has
presented from coast to coast in Canada and in the United States. He is coauthor of The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation, author of
Addressing the Jury, and the second edition of Addressing the Jury and coauthor of The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Brain Injury Litigation, The OatleyMcLeish Guide to Anatomy and Impairment and The Oatley-McLeish Guide to
Demonstrative Advocacy.
DALE ORLANDO received a BA in Economics from McMaster University in
1991, his law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1994 and was
called to the bar in 1996. His practice is restricted to personal injury and
wrongful death cases, acting on behalf of injured people and their family
members. Dale is the vice-president of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and The
Advocates Society. He has acted as co-chair and lectured at conferences
held by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and the Advocate Society and
has also lectured at conferences held by The Law Society of Upper Canada
and the Carleton County Law Association.
JAMES L. VIGMOND is a certified litigation specialist who devotes his
practice to helping seriously injured people. Jim is a past president of the
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. Jim has travelled from coast to coast
speaking to lawyers' groups and health care professionals on issues relating
to personal injury litigation, auto insurance and advocacy. He has regularly
chaired conferences for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and has
published extensively on all matters relating to personal injury litigation.
Jim is an adjunct professor of law at Queen's University law school where he
teaches Personal Injury Advocacy, a course he developed. In 2009, the
students voted Jim the Adjunct Professor of the Year - Winter Session. Jim
has been voted one of the Best Lawyers in Canada by his peers in 2008, 2009
and 2010. In 2011, Jim was invited to become a Fellow of the Litigation
Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society. He has run the New York
City and Toronto Marathons. He enjoys fishing, scuba diving and traveling
(except when he gets stuck in Europe because of Icelandic volcano
eruptions).
June 13, 2012
The Carlu
Neurobehavioural
Issues following
Mild to Moderate
Traumatic
Brain Injury
Presented by
Aims and Objectives
This program is directed towards healthcare practitioners
and will provide an update on assessment and treatment
strategies for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Mild and moderate TBI, giving rise to postconcussion
syndrome, is a very common neurological disorder that
affects thousands of Ontarians each year. Despite its high
incidence, how best to assess and treat these patients has
not always been clearly appreciated. Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre has a clinic devoted exclusively to this
patient group and has developed considerable clinical
expertise in the area.
The conference is designed to increase awareness and
understanding of mild and moderate TBI and to provide
guidelines with respect to assessment, diagnosis and
treatment. Those attending will learn about the nature and
impact of mild and moderate TBI, and the important interplay
between emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms. A
particular emphasis will be upon the range of
neurobehavioural sequelae following such injuries, including
an update on the long-term consequences of repetitive
trauma. Didactic lectures will be supplemented by
interactive discussion sessions. A special panel will offer a
unique perspective on the impact of concussions from the
vantage point of professional sport players.
Agenda
Neurobehavioural Issues following Mild to
Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
7:45
Registration and Continental Breakfast
12:15 Lunch
8:15
Welcome and Introduction
8:30
Behavioral Disorders after TBI –
Insights from the Sunnybrook Research
Database
Dr. Anthony Feinstein
1:30 Post-recovery Neurological Decline
After TBI
Dr. Robin Green
9:00
Head Games: Long-Term Consequences
of Repetitive Brain Trauma
Dr. Robert Stern
9:45
Effort, Exaggeration, and Malingering
after Concussion
Dr. Jonathan Silver
2:00 Long-Term Effects of Concussion in
Sport – Implications and Prevention
Panel Discussion: Mr. Eric Lindros, Mr.
Kerry Goulet, Dr. Scott McCullagh, Dr.
Robert Stern, Dr. Jonathon Silver, and
Chair: Dale Orlando
2:45
Meet the Experts:
Interactive Panel for Q & A
With the conference speakers and Chair:
James Vigmond
3:15
Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception
10:30 Refreshment Break
11:00 Mood Disorders Following TBI
Dr. Mark Rapoport
All speakers are confirmed at time of
printing but are subject to change.
11:30 Psychosis Following TBI: Who Gets
What?
Dr. Scott McCullagh
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CONFERENCE COST
Registration fees are donated entirely to
Sunnybrook Traumatic Brain Injury Program
Conference Materials, Continental Breakfast, Refreshments, and
Luncheon are provided compliments of the conference sponsors.
Registration is not complete until payment in full is received. A
confirmation of registration will be sent to all attendees, if you do not
receive a confirmation of registration you are not registered for the
conference.
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$175
Ontario’s Personal Injury Law Firm