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In Brief
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CHIRS wins business excellence award
Community Head Injury Resource Services of Toronto (CHIRS) has won the 2007 Business Excellence Award for "Business of the Year - Innovation and Leadership" from the Toronto Board of Trade and North York Chamber of Commerce.
This award recognizes CHIRS as providing extraordinary service and leadership, innovation and overall excellence. We are very pleased to congratulate the board and staff of CHIRS on this outstanding achievement.
To find out more about this achievement, read the story on the Central LHIN website.
Participants wanted for study on brain injury and coping
The Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest is looking for people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, and who are otherwise healthy, to participate in a study to advance the understanding of coping following brain injury. Participation involves going to Baycrest on two occasions (for the day) and completing some cognitive and real-world tests of function. Participants will also be asked to complete some questionnaires. If possible, the study coordinators would also like a family member or close friend to participate in the study.
Eligible people:
- have had a traumatic brain injury;
- have no history of serious medical problems;
- have no history of a psychiatric disorder;
- have no history of substantial substance abuse; and
- are 16 years of age or older.
Participation is confidential. Participants will be compensated for their time and travel.
If interested, please contact Katherine Krpan at katherine@psych.utoronto.ca or by calling 416-785-2500 ext. 2170.
Funding opportunity for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral fellowship awards in ABI research
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation has launched a funding opportunity for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in ABI Research. The Call for Abstracts may be found on the ONF website in the funding initiative section by clicking on the December 2007 link.
The deadline for submissions is February 11, 2008.
Date and venue selected for Network's 2008 conference
The Toronto ABI Network's bi-annual conference will be held on November 27 & 28, 2008 at the Hilton Toronto in downtown Toronto.
A Call for Abstracts will be distributed widely in early 2008. Opportunities for sponsorship of this event will also be offered in January 2008. Further details will be announced in our Winter 2008 newsletter.
Reminder to use common rehab referral form
As reported in our last issue, a standardized inpatient referral form has been developed for use for referrals to inpatient rehab and Complex Continuing Care (CCC) programs. The Inpatient Rehab/CCC Referral Form includes questions common to all rehab populations and population-specific inserts for different rehab populations (ABI or MSK, for example).
The form will be used for all rehab and CCC referrals except for stroke rehab, elective arthroplasty, non-complicated elective cardiac bypass/valve surgeries and palliative care referrals.
The common rehab referral form replaces the use of the former ABI Client Inpatient Profile for referrals for inpatient ABI rehab.
Copies of the common rehab referral form with the ABI/Neuro functional supplement are available on the applications page on the ABI Network website.
For more information about this initiative, please visit the Referral Forms page on the GTA Rehab Network website.
City Mix ~ An inclusion awareness event planned for August 2008
City Mix 2008 is the first citywide celebration of its kind. This event is an extension of The Mix Community Club's monthly community inclusion concerts and social events which are co-hosted by CHIRS and Community Living Toronto.
The purpose of this event is:
- Social Empowerment ~ To celebrate all people.
- Social Awareness ~ To cultivate greater acceptance of inclusion for people with
disabilities.
- Social Diversity ~ To connect different people and organizations together.
CityMix 2008 is sponsored by CHIRS, in partnership with The Mix Community Club, The City of Toronto, Community Living Toronto and Variety Village.
For more information, see the event website.
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