Keynote
Keynote Remarks by Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden
Canadian politician, businessman, author, and former professional hockey player in the NHL.
Agenda
Here is our symposium agenda
Working Together: Lessons Learned from Military and Sports Concussion
Registration Opens
Opening Remarks
Mr. Tim Fleiszer, Executive Director, Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada
Dr. David Pedlar, Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Dr. Stéphanie Bélanger, CD, Associate Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Grant Sheppard, Queen’s Concussion Awareness Committee
Military Concussion Overview
Col Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, Senior Psychiatrist, Canadian Armed Forces
Dr. Bryan Garber, Head, Research and Analysis Section, Directorate of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services
KEY TOPIC EXPERTS:
Effects of Low-Level Military Occupational Blast Exposure on Functional Brain Imaging and Neuropsychological Outcomes
Dr. Oshin Vartanian, Defence Scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre
Impact of Low-Level Military Blast on Blood-Based Brain Injury Markers
Dr. Shawn Rhind, Defence Scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre
Sport Concussion Overview
Dr. Lee Goldstein, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Boston University
KEY TOPIC EXPERTS:
Evidence of a Distinct Central and Peripheral Inflammatory Profile in Sport-Related Concussion
Dr. Alex Di Battista, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Toronto; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
BREAK
An Update Surrounding Rowan's Law
Gordon Stringer, Rowan’s Law Advisory Committee
Lived Experience of Athletes, Military Personnel and Veterans
Moderator: Mr. Tim Fleiszer, Executive Director, Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada
Jock Climie, Former CFL Player, Former TSN Sportscaster, Lawyer
Celia Martensson, Queen’s Rugby Player
Brian Macdonald, Veteran and Former Canadian Politician
Bruno Guévremont, Veteran, entrepreneur, North Pole explorer, Invictus Games and Bell Let’s Talk Ambassador
Framing the Path Forward
Moderator: Col Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, Senior Psychiatrist, Canadian Armed Forces
Dr. Michael Hutchison, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (FKPE), University of Toronto; Director of
Concussion Program, David L. MacIntosh Sports Medicine Clinic
Darren Cates, Director of Athletics, Royal Military College of Canada
Dr. Ben Dunkley, The Hospital for Sick Children, MEG Clinical Associate, Diagnostic Imaging
Keynote Remarks Ken Dryden
Sports, The Military and Brain Injuries
Closing Remarks
Dr. David Pedlar, Scientific Director, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Mr. Tim Fleiszer, Executive Director, Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada
Grant Sheppard, Queen’s Concussion Awareness Committee