Nov 20, 2022 | Falls (Older Adults), Homepage Top, News, Road Safety (Cycling), Road Safety (Motor Vehicle Occupants), Road Safety (Motorcyclists), Road Safety (Pedestrians), Road Safety/Transport Related Injuries, Violence Prevention
We have created an interactive tool to help people understand the human and economic cost of preventable injuries. The website, costofinjury.ca, has data detailing the human cost of injury, including deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits, as well...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
