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

Networking Reception