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BCIRPU’s CATT for Athletes wins national collaboration award

BCIRPU’s CATT for Athletes wins national collaboration award

Nov 10, 2022 | Concussion, Homepage Top, News

The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) team and the collaborators of the CATT for High-Performance Athletes (CATT Athletes) course received national recognition today for their work to provide centralized concussion education for university-level athletes in...
Concussion Awareness Week: September 25 to October 1, 2022

Concussion Awareness Week: September 25 to October 1, 2022

Sep 22, 2022 | Concussion, News

The province of British Columbia has declared September 25 to October 1, 2022 as Concussion Awareness Week. A concussion can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at any time. This year, the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit will highlight concussion activities in BC...
Helping to better understand concussion in teens: The SHRed Concussions Study

Helping to better understand concussion in teens: The SHRed Concussions Study

Sep 21, 2022 | Concussion, News

September 25 to October 1 is BC Concussion Awareness Week. Learn more about the BCIRPU’s Concussion Awareness Week activities. Even though a concussion can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at any time, it’s well-known that athletes are at risk of concussion while...
BCIRPU to lead Vancouver site for international study on rugby-related concussions

BCIRPU to lead Vancouver site for international study on rugby-related concussions

Aug 15, 2022 | Concussion, News, Sport and Recreation

BCIRPU Director Dr. Ian Pike will lead the Vancouver study site on injuries and concussions in female youth rugby, as part of a large study funded by World Rugby that will take place across Canada and the United Kingdom. Led by University of Calgary researchers Drs....
Continuing concussion work both at home and in East Africa: Dr. Shelina Babul’s sabbatical

Continuing concussion work both at home and in East Africa: Dr. Shelina Babul’s sabbatical

Aug 9, 2022 | Concussion, News

BCIRPU’s Dr. Shelina Babul says that her recent sabbatical allowed her to catch-up on the projects that were on hold due to COVID-19, review the current literature, further some of the work that she is most passionate about, and just decompress from Zoom fatigue. Dr....
Study: Better information on concussion in youth sport is needed

Study: Better information on concussion in youth sport is needed

Mar 15, 2022 | Concussion, News, Sport and Recreation

More than half of concussions in North America are among youth, the most at-risk group for brain injury from sports. To tackle this issue, researchers at the University of British Columbia Vancouver are seeking participants to take part in the SHRed Concussions study...
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