Réunion annuelle

Organisée pour la première fois en 2021, la réunion annuelle du Réseau canadien des commotions (RCC-CCN) vise à réunir des chercheurs, des cliniciens et des membres de la communauté pour partager les résultats de recherches récentes, favoriser le réseautage et la collaboration, explorer de nouvelles avenues en matière de technologie et promouvoir les meilleures pratiques et politiques en matière de commotions cérébrales.

Réunion annuelle 2026

La 6é Reunion annuelle du RCC-CCN a eu lieu les 27 et 28 avril 2026 à Calgary, en Alberta.

Vous avez manqué nos précédentes réunions? Retrouvez ci-dessous les contenus enregistrés et publiés.

Réunions précédentes

Consultez les sessions enregistrées et les résumés publiés des réunions annuelles précédentes.

Remarque : Ces contenus sont en anglais.

Réunion annuelle 2025, les 27 et 28 avril, Calgary

Scientific Abstracts

Abstracts presented at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN-RCC) in Calgary, AB on April 27-28, 2026 were published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Réunion annuelle 2025, les 9 et 10 juin, Victoria

Scientific Abstracts

Abstracts presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN-RCC) in Victoria, BC on June 9-10, 2025 were published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Training and Early Career Presentation: Connecting with Diverse Communities: Lessons from Science Communication Theory and Creative Practice

Alexander Hall

Moderator: Maryam Butt 

https://vimeo.com/1096576541/51fca909b9
Recorded on June 9, 2025
Keynote Address: Unmasking Partner-Inflicted Brain Injuries and the Importance of Global Collaboration

Carrie Esopenko

Moderator: Shannon Scratch

https://vimeo.com/1096578997/d9e844442d
Recorded on June 10, 2025

Réunion annuelle 2024, les 9 et 10 mai, Ottawa

Women and Girls in Concussion Research and Care

Opening remarks: Andrée-Anne Ledoux

Presenters: Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Lauren Lattimer, Katie Mitchell, Lyndia Wu

Moderator: Emmarie Racine Hallin

https://vimeo.com/1007657066/a90c1d54af
Recorded April 29, 2024
Scientific Abstracts

Abstracts presented at the 4th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN-RCC) in Ottawa, Ontario on May 9-10, 2024 were published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

Keynote: Mental Health Matters: Considerations for Concussion & Game Changers for a Fruitful Future

Keynote Speaker: Araba Chincho

Moderator: Andrée-Anne Ledoux

https://vimeo.com/974536633/a085a29d09
Recorded May 9, 2024
Symposium: Does my Patient have Persisting Post-Concussive Symptoms or Functional Neurological Disorder…or Both? Interrogating Concussion’s Blind-spot

Presenters: Mathilde Rioux, Noah Silverberg and Shannon Scratch

Moderator: Matthew Burke

https://vimeo.com/974660191/9d788a40e9
Recorded May 9, 2024
Symposium: Concussion Prevention in Children and Adolescents: Protecting our Future Generations

Presenters: Ash Kolstad, Cindy Beaudoin and Alison Macpherson

Panelists: Patricia Elliott, Julia Paulgaard and Oliver Horn

Moderator: Carolyn Emery

https://vimeo.com/1009464712/c3690a9443
Recorded May 9, 2024
Keynote: Concussion in Para Sport

Keynote Speaker: Kristine Dalton

Moderator: Kathryn Schneider

https://vimeo.com/976759270/d4fce56537
Recorded May 9, 2024
Training and Early Career Presentation
Data Ethics: From the Personal to the Population

Presenter: Daniel Buchman

Moderators: Prashanth Velayudhan and Ash Kolstad

https://vimeo.com/976822273/f6f0cbfe5b
Recoded May 9, 2024
Rowan’s Law Six Years Later: Preventing Concussions

Presenters: Dan Cass, Nick Reed, Tammy Shubat, Gordon Stringer and Charles Tator

Moderators: Pamela Fuselli

https://vimeo.com/1009464936/4e8283692a
Recorded May 10, 2024
Symposium: Concussions Can Happen to Anyone: Exploring the Unique Characteristics of Underserved and Vulnerable Populations Who Sustain Concussion

Presenters: Will Panenka, Vincy Chan and François Prince

Moderator: Miriam Beauchamp

https://vimeo.com/980920483/e7f3ad2a9d
Recorded May 10, 2024
Keynote: Lessons from the Lab

Keynote Speaker: Rebekah Mannix

Moderator: Keith Yeates

https://vimeo.com/1007692347/201dc8731d
Recorded May 10, 2024
Finding your niche in the intersection of academia and industry

Presenters: Doug Fraser and Robert Hamilton

Panelists: Lyndia Wu and Roger Zemek

Moderator: Cheryl Wellington

https://vimeo.com/1009465446/1470e68a74
Recorded May 10, 2024
Post-traumatic Dizziness: Debunking the Big Black Box 

Presenters: Chantel Debert and Arun Gupta

Moderator: Kathryn Schneider

https://vimeo.com/1009483673/5f8e151668
Recorded May 10, 2024

Réunion annuelle 2023, les 15 et 16 juin, 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

https://vimeo.com/835896853/ffa0b2032f
Recorded May 30, 2023
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

https://vimeo.com/840601225/a0c5429850
Recorded June 15, 2023
Keynote: Brain Mechanisms of Concussion: From Bench to Bed

Keynote speaker: Alon Friedman

Moderator: Miriam Beauchamp

https://vimeo.com/840624379/86d12f594b
Recorded June 15, 2023
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

https://vimeo.com/840924278/434b1eca39
Recorded June 15, 2023
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

https://vimeo.com/841287245/67560bc951
Recorded June 15, 2023
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

https://vimeo.com/841997061/3a5c6c3c2b
Recorded June 15, 2023
Symposium: A Vision for the Future – Optometric Evaluations in Concussion Rehabilitation

Presenters: Christina Master and Kathryn Schneider

Moderator: Kristine Dalton

https://vimeo.com/842013253/f08af455e2
Recorded June 15, 2023

Réunion annuelle 2022, les 4 et 6 juin, 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

https://vimeo.com/719662110/0d0d012feb
Recorded June 4, 2022
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

https://vimeo.com/719664142/c451d49383
Recorded June 4, 2022
Abstract Presentations: Prevention (Primary and Secondary)

Presenters: Isla Shill, Nina Pavlovic and Matthew Lassman

https://vimeo.com/719672916/414cac8a82
Recorded June 4, 2022
Keynote: Lessons Learned: Indigenous Community Partnerships, Unique Challenges, and Racism

Keynote speakers: Alison Macpherson and Rose-Alma McDonald

https://vimeo.com/719682615/1ca7e9f5be
Recorded June 4, 2022
Keynote: It’s all in their heads: Psychological determinants of concussion recovery

Keynote speaker: Noah Silverberg

https://vimeo.com/719697823/551c68edb9
Recorded June 5, 2022

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

https://vimeo.com/719849270/42a014d898
Recorded June 5, 2022
Abstract Presentations: Detection/Diagnosis

Presenters: Linden Penner, Lisa Gazdzinski, and Eman Nishat

https://vimeo.com/719871333/b3e5f7e14e
Recorded June 5, 2022
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

https://vimeo.com/719918429/42494a73ba
Recorded June 5, 2022
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

https://vimeo.com/720341189/a75427cf3c
Recorded June 5, 2022
Symposium 3: Hidden, Neglected and Ignored: A Roundtable Discussion on Intimate Partner Violence Brain Injury in Canada

Presenters: Carrie Esopenko, Lin Haag, Deirdre Reddick, Danielle Toccalino and Paul van Donkelaar

Panelists: Michael Ellis, Judy Gargaro, Kelly Russell and Carmela Tartaglia

Moderators: Angela Colantonio and Carrie Esopenko

https://vimeo.com/719930441/fe92f79dda
Recorded June 5, 2022
Abstract Presentations: Treatment

Presenters: Jennifer Dawson, Pierre Langevin and Mathilde Rioux

https://vimeo.com/720083752/9f34d41bb0
Recorded June 6, 2022
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

https://vimeo.com/720087271/22ad81b31c
Recorded June 6, 2022

Réunion annuelle 2021, les 22, 25 et 26 janvier, en virtuel

Welcome and Introduction to the Network
https://vimeo.com/515551672
Prevention: Speaker Session

Presenters: Brent Hagel and Pamela Fuselli

Moderators: Carolyn Emery and Ian Pike

https://vimeo.com/517621091

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

https://vimeo.com/517675503

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

https://vimeo.com/521947648
Keynote Speaker Address

Keynote speaker: Jocelyn East

https://vimeo.com/517620425
Detection & Diagnosis: Speaker Session

Speakers: Pierre Frémont, William Panenka and Dougla Fraser

Moderators: Cheryl Wellington and Keith Yeates

https://vimeo.com/517650233

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

https://vimeo.com/517660944

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

https://vimeo.com/517691589

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

https://vimeo.com/517840561

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

https://vimeo.com/517851748
Treatment: Speaker Session

Presenters: Pierre Langevin and Noah Silverberg

Moderators: Isabelle Gagnon and Kathryn Schneider

https://vimeo.com/517872841

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

https://vimeo.com/517879069

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

https://vimeo.com/517916015
Closing Comments and Priority Setting Partnership

Keith Yeates

https://vimeo.com/518875713

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