With kids and concussions, assessing and managing the injury gets a little tricky, so Concussion Central decided to call in an expert for the podcast today.   We’re talking to Dr. Roger Zemek, a passionate and enthusiastic emergency room doctor and the director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. And he is one of the leads on the Living Guideline for Pediatric Concussion, an evergreen, curated source of information for doctors, parents, coaches, teachers and more on assessing and managing children’s concussions.   We ask Dr. Zemek wh ..read more

The single biggest reason that someone with a concussion will need legal assistance is over long term disability insurance coverage. Roughly half of all LTD claims are rejected by insurers, and as an invisible injury, the process of getting coverage can be especially challenging for those with a concussion. To help us navigate these potentially choppy waters, we're thrilled to have Kim Patenaude as our guest. She is a lawyer with RavenLaw in Ottawa, specializing in employment law, and an expert in the area of long term disability insurance. In this episode Kim walks us through the differences ..read more

Concussion patients often struggle to find care for their injury at the time that it happened and if their symptoms continue for longer than expected, that struggle can become even more difficult. Concussion Central shares the overarching vision of the Ontario Neurological Foundation, which is that those suffering from concussion should have “the right care, delivered at the right time, by the right provider.”  We’ve brought Dr. Shannon Bauman back to the show; we had some questions for her about concussions and getting that right care. We wanted to understand the gaps in knowle ..read more

We're thrilled to have Dr Shelina Babul as our guest this episode. She is one of the world's leading concussion experts and creator of the the Concussion Awareness Training Tool, which is transforming concussion education and awareness in Canada and internationally. As well as being the creator of The CATT, Dr. Babul is an associate Director and Sports Injury Specialist with the British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit at BC Children’s Hospital.  Part of Concussion Central's mission is to help improve how information about concussion can be found. We’re here to point peop ..read more

Return-to-work, return-to-play, and return-to-learn are all terms used to describe returning to your life after a concussion. They are terms that your doctors, your employers and/or your educators will use to describe your concussion recovery and management. This episode we wanted to talk about how to return to work successfully, what kind of strategy might be needed and reached out to some experts.  James Cameron and the folks at Raven Law have been a great resource for the team at Concussion Central so we brought them on the show.   David and James walk us throu ..read more

"It needs an interdisciplinary team, all working together; a physician, someone working on vision, someone working on vestibular, someone working on the neck, return to work, or school or return to play, and someone on the neuropsychology role. And when you have all of these pieces working together, you don't see concussion as a black box." Dr. Shannon Bauman, founder of Concussion North Welcome to our first episode of Concussion Central, the podcast that changes the way you get your information about concussions. Our aim on this podcast is to help you, the listener, navigate the often very ..read more

Concussion patients often struggle to find care for their injury at the time that it happened and if their symptoms continue for longer than expected, that struggle can become even more difficult. Concussion Central shares the overarching vision of the Ontario Neurological Foundation, which is that those suffering from concussion should have “the right care, delivered at the right time, by the right provider.”  We’ve brought Dr. Shannon Bauman back to the show; we had some questions for her about concussions and getting that right care. We wanted to understand the gaps in knowle ..read more

Return-to-work, return-to-play, and return-to-learn are all terms used to describe returning to your life after a concussion. They are terms that your doctors, your employers and/or your educators will use to describe your concussion recovery and management. This episode we wanted to talk about how to return to work successfully, what kind of strategy might be needed and reached out to some experts.  James Cameron and the folks at Raven Law have been a great resource for the team at Concussion Central so we brought them on the show.   David and James walk us throu ..read more

We're thrilled to have Dr Shelina Babul as our guest this episode. She is one of the world's leading concussion experts and creator of the the Concussion Awareness Training Tool, which is transforming concussion education and awareness in Canada and internationally. As well as being the creator of The CATT, Dr. Babul is an associate Director and Sports Injury Specialist with the British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit at BC Children’s Hospital.  Part of Concussion Central's mission is to help improve how information about concussion can be found. We’re here to point peop ..read more

"It needs an interdisciplinary team, all working together; a physician, someone working on vision, someone working on vestibular, someone working on the neck, return to work, or school or return to play, and someone on the neuropsychology role. And when you have all of these pieces working together, you don't see concussion as a black box." Dr. Shannon Bauman, founder of Concussion North Welcome to our first episode of Concussion Central, the podcast that changes the way you get your information about concussions. Our aim on this podcast is to help you, the listener, navigate the often very ..read more