2024 Annual Meeting
The 4th CCN-RCC Annual Meeting will be held May 9-10, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario.
For more information and to register visit the conference website: https://www.ccn-rccevent.com
Missed our previous meetings? Find recorded and published content below.
Past Meetings
View recorded sessions and published abstracts from past Annual Meetings.
2023 Annual Meeting, June 15-16, Calgary
Easy as 1,2,3: Considering primary, secondary, and tertiary concussion prevention strategies
Opening remarks: Miriam Beauchamp
Presenters: Araba Chinto, Ash Kolstad, Haojie Mao, Kathryn Schneider, Lyndia Wu
Moderators: Paul Eliason and Kenzie Friesen
Scientific Abstracts
Abstracts presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN-RCC) in Calgary, Alberta on June 15-16, 2023 were published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
Living and Learning: Our Concussion Journey
Presenters: Todd Bright and Alana Bright
Moderator: Stephanie Cowle
Keynote: Brain Mechanisms of Concussion: From Bench to Bed
Keynote speaker: Alon Friedman
Moderator: Miriam Beauchamp
Symposium: Are We Paying Enough Attention to Concussions in Older Adults?
Presenters: Judith Gargaro, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Zahra Goodarzi, Chantel Debert and Trudy Blugerman
Moderator: Pamela Fuselli
Symposium: Sharing is Caring: Putting Open Science into Practice to Enhance the Impact of Concussion Research
Presenters: Michael Robinson, Brendan Behan and Roger Zemek
Moderator: Anne Wheeler
The Canadian Concussion Quilt
Moderator: Pierre Frémont
Updated ACRM definition of Mild TBI
Presenter: Noah Silverberg
Amsterdam International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: Outputs from the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport
Presenter: Kathryn Schneider
Pediatric Clinical Guideline Update
Presenter: Roger Zemek
Adult Clinical Guideline Update
Presenter: Mark Bayley
Symposium: A Vision for the Future – Optometric Evaluations in Concussion Rehabilitation
Presenters: Christina Master and Kathryn Schneider
Moderator: Kristine Dalton
2022 Annual Meeting, June 4-6, Montréal
Scientific Abstracts
Abstracts presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN-RCC) in Montreal, Quebec, on June 4-6, 2022 were published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
Land Acknowledgement, Welcome & Introduction
The Honorable Isabelle Charest, Carolyn Emery, Pierre Frémont, Rose-Alma McDonald and Keith Yeates
Symposium 1: Concussion prevention is for life, no just for Christmas!
Presenters: Paul Eliason, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Linda Rothman, Isla Shill and Stephen West
Panelists: Sarah Richmond and Megan Whyte
Moderators: Carolyn Emery and Ian Pike
Abstract Presentations: Prevention (Primary and Secondary)
Presenters: Isla Shill, Nina Pavlovic and Matthew Lassman
Keynote: Lessons Learned: Indigenous Community Partnerships, Unique Challenges, and Racism
Keynote speakers: Alison Macpherson and Rose-Alma McDonald
Keynote: It’s all in their heads: Psychological determinants of concussion recovery
Keynote speaker: Noah Silverberg
Symposium 2: Concussions and neurodegeneration: What can the biomarkers tell us?
Presenters: Michael Hutchison, Sandy Shultz and Carmela Tartaglia
Panelists: Leo Ezerins and Taylor Snowden
Moderator: Anne Wheeler
Abstract Presentations: Detection/Diagnosis
Presenters: Linden Penner, Lisa Gazdzinski, and Eman Nishat
An introduction to academia-industry partnerships
David Granville and Cheryl Wellington
Panelists: Mehwish Anwer, Joel Burma, Will Panenka, Nick Reed, Lauren Sergio, and Carmela Tartaglia
Forging a new path – Novel strategies to optimize detection and management of concussion – addressing barriers and facilitating optimization of care
Presenters: Pierre Frémont and Kathryn Schneider
Abstract Presentations: Treatment
Presenters: Jennifer Dawson, Pierre Langevin and Mathilde Rioux
Panel: How does evidence inform change? Policy, regulations, and legislation – who needs to know?
Speakers: Stephanie Cowle, Pamela Fuselli, Ash Kolstad and Charles Tator
Moderator: Alison Macpherson
2021 Annual Meeting, January 22, 25 and 26, Virtual
Welcome and Introduction to the Network
Prevention: Speaker Session
Presenters: Brent Hagel and Pamela Fuselli
Moderators: Carolyn Emery and Ian Pike
Dr. Brent Hagel
Sport and Recreation Concussion Prevention in Children and Adolescents
Ms. Pamela Fuselli
Engaging Stakeholders with Effective Knowledge Translation Strategies Related to Concussion Prevention Across the Lifespan
Abstract Presentation: Prevention
Presenter: Paul Eliason
Moderators: Carolyn Emery and Ian Pike
Paul Eliason
Rates of Concussion Associated with Body Checking Experience Among 13 to 14-year-old Ice Hockey Players
Panel and Q&A Session
Panelists: Kathy Belton, Christopher Dennison, Pamela Fuselli, Brent Hagel, Ash Kolstad
Moderators: Carolyn Emery and Ian Pike
Keynote Speaker Address
Keynote speaker: Jocelyn East
Detection & Diagnosis: Speaker Session
Speakers: Pierre Frémont, William Panenka and Dougla Fraser
Moderators: Cheryl Wellington and Keith Yeates
Dr. Pierre Frémont
Improving Detection, Initial Diagnosis and Diagnosis of “Recovery” for the Management of Youth Sport-Related Concussions
Dr. William Panenka
Characterization of Incidence and Outcomes of TBI in a Vulnerable Housed Cohort
Dr. Douglas Fraser
Concussion Biomarker Discovery: From Metabolome to Proteome
Detection & Diagnosis: Abstract Presentations
Presenters: Ayushi Shukla and Paul Comper
Moderators: Cheryl Wellington and Keith Yeates
Ayushi Shukla
Brain white matter after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: A diffusion tensor and neurite orientation and dispersion imaging study
Dr. Paul Comper
The Toronto Concussion Study: Injury and Recovery Characteristics and Prognostic Indicators in a Naturalistic Cohort of Adults with Acute Concussion
Prognosis and Modifiers: Speaker Session
Presenters: Miriam Beauchamp, Paul Van Donkelaar and Andrée-Anne Ledoux
Moderators: Anne Wheeler and Roger Zemek
Dr. Miriam Beauchamp
Predicting Outcome after Preschool Concussion: The Role of Parents
Dr. Paul Van Donkelaar
Brain Injury in People Experiencing Marginalization
Dr. Andrée-Anne Ledoux
Girls vs. Concussion Recovery
Prognosis and Modifiers: Abstract Presentation
Presenter: Elizabeth Teel
Moderators: Anne Wheeler and Roger Zemek
Elizabeth Teel
Pediatric Cognitive and Balance Performance at 4-Weeks Post-Concussion Does Not Differ by 5P Risk Classification
Prognosis and Modifiers: Discussion Panel
Panelists: Miriam Beauchamp, Debra Gassewitz, Andrée-Anne Ledoux, Ashleigh Kennedy and Paul Van Donkelaar
Moderators: Anne Wheeler and Roger Zemek
Treatment: Speaker Session
Presenters: Pierre Langevin and Noah Silverberg
Moderators: Isabelle Gagnon and Kathryn Schneider
Pierre Langevin
Exercise as an Intervention for Concussion
Noah Silverberg
Precision Rehabilitation for Concussion: Matching Patients to Treatments
Treatment: Abstract Presentations
Presenters: Kylie Mallory and Marquise Bonn
Moderators: Isabelle Gagnon and Kathryn Schneider
Kylie Mallory
Exploring the Intended Behaviours of Youth towards Providing Social Support to a Peer with a Concussion
Marquise Bonn
Interdisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation improves goal satisfaction and performance for adults with an mTBI
Treatment: Discussion Panel
Panelists: Angela Colantonio, Pierre Langevin, Noah Silverberg, Judy Gargaro and Laura Purcell
Moderators: Isabelle Gagnon and Kathryn Schneider
Closing Comments and Priority Setting Partnership
Keith Yeates