Ontario Aphasia Centres Interest Group (OACIG) 10th Annual Aphasia Knowledge Exchange Day   Date: Monday June 25th, 2018 Location: Aphasia Institute (73 Scarsdale Road, Toronto ON) Cost: $75.00 (Professionals) $35.00 (CDS's & Students) Target Audience: SLPs, SWs, CDAs, Social Service Workers and other professionals interested in programs & services for people living with aphasia. To Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oacig-knowledge-exchange-day-2018-tickets-45237677110 Registration Closes: June 18th, 2018 ** Please join us for this great inter-professional opportunity to exchange knowledge, share ideas and network with professionals working in…

The Heart & Brain Symposium PREVENTING CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM   The Heart & Brain Symposium offers a comprehensive guide to primary and secondary cardioembolic stroke prevention and other heart-brain conditions. Cardiologists and neurologists will benefit from a dedicated meeting on the most up-to-date knowledge and tools they need as physicians, which they could not usually get at large cardiology, neurology or stroke conferences. Highlights will include interactive case studies on complicated patients that require teamwork across the…

GAIT AND BRAIN SEMINAR SERIES "Falls in Older People - Don't Let The Brain Trip You Up!" Date: Monday July 16th, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:05 pm Where: St. Joseph's Parkwood Institute, Room: F2-235 Guest Speaker: Dr. Michele Callisaya is a part-time Senior Researcher at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia.  She is supported by a competitive National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Boosting Dementia Leadership Research Fellowship.  She also works part-time as a Clinical…

Introductory Workshop in the Management of Adults With Stroke, Brain Injury & Other Neuromotor Disorders Course Description: This two day introductory level course provides a unique opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into the basic principles of the NDT approach and how it is applied to clinical practice to promote recovery of function in individuals with neurological impairments. Current theoretical foundations and evidence supporting an NDT approach will be presented as well as specific and practical information about…

NDT/Bobath Course ~ Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists & Speech Pathologists ~ When: Part 1 - Thursday October 11th - Sunday October 14th, 2018 Part 2 - Thursday October 25th - Sunday October 28th, 2018 Where: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 2nd Floor Auditorium  Highlights: Since 1983, the Physiotherapy Department at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (formerly The Queen Elizabeth Hospital) has sponsored a variety of NeuroDevelopmental Treatment (NDT) courses. This year, we will again offer the NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management of Adults…

SAVE THE DATE: Toronto ABI Network Conference 2018 We are excited to announce that next year's conference will take place Thursday November 15th & Friday November 16th, 2018 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel in Toronto, ON Join leaders and colleagues from across the ABI community for one of Canada's leading ABI conferences.  If you are a healthcare or community service provider, a legal representative, an individual living with the effects of an ABI or their caregiver, you won't…

SAVE THE DATE: Heart & Stroke Clinical Update 2018   December 7th - 8th, 2018 Hilton Toronto Downtown Hotel www.clinicalupdate.ca