Supporting Brain Injury and Stroke Since 1983

May 31 – June 18 2010
Artists’ Reception Thursday June 3 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Alberta Artists with Brain Injury Society presents the 7th annual “Celebration of Abilities” at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 118 Avenue. Call Rebecca at 780.459.8229 for more information.

Friday June 4 2010 7:00am – 8:30am
NABIS Kick-Off to Brain [...]

Don’t miss the Opportunity to hear Dr. Garnet Cummings, former Royal Alexander Hospital Emergency Room Director and survivor of a motor vehicle collision.
Click here to open the invitation to the Kick-off Breakfast.
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June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.  Theme:  Realize the Impact: Along the Road

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WCB Alberta will be hosting their 18th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Cochrane on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. As they do, every four years, the WCB will be splitting the proceeds between NABIS, SABIS and CABIS in Red Deer. We are delighted to receive this support. If you would like to register, [...]

Sports concussions can be very serious yet they are often missed and undiagnosed.  Post-concussive syndrome can effect people for years.  Louis De Beaumont’s team at the Centre for Neuropsychology and Cognition, Universite de Montreal  ”found the first evidence that athletes who suffer concussions show mental and physical declines more than 30 years later.”  Concussion; “the [...]

Thanks to James H. Brown and Associates for again sponsoring the breakfast.

Presenting:
Louis De Beaumont
Centre for Neuropsychology and Cognition, Universite de Montreal
A researcher into the effects of concussion on athletes, Louis de Beaumont has been interested since he himself suffered one at the age of 16 as an elite hockey player. As part of a research [...]

For more information about the conference please visit the conference website.
Important Dates
Early Bird Full Conference Registration extended until March 9
Conference Dates
Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April 18, 2009
Call for Abstracts Deadline
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 4:00pm MST
Early Bird Registration
Monday, January 5, 2009 through
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:00pm MST
Registration Dates
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:01pm [...]

Registration Form
Date: March 6, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $235 (Early Bird)
Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
This conference is intended for psychologists,
physicians, counselors, social workers, and
other health care professionals who practice
or have an interest in psychological and
neuropsychological aspects of rehabilitation.
The first of a planned succession of annual
conferences, the focus of the present
conference will be neuroplasticy and [...]

The Support Network has compiled an excellent list of all the Christmas meals going on in Edmonton this year. Click here to see the list.