Links & Resources
Our staff engages in educational activities such as: professional conferences, lectures at colleges and universities, education to public and private rehabilitation firms, high school and kindergarten clinics.
We create and distribute a number of educational publications aimed at supporting community based professionals and caregivers in current rehabilitation and support trends.
Family Guides
BrainTrust Canada has develop 2 guide books to assist family members and loved ones through the difficult phases of rehabilitation:
- Family Guide to the Critical Phase of Brain Injury
- Family Guide to the Rehabilitation Phase of Brain Injury
These guides are intended to be a general resource for families. Specific protocols may vary depending on location and nature of injury.
Conferences
BrainTrust Canada hosts an annual conference, the Pushor Mitchell Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury.
For more information click here.
Injury Prevention Websites
- BC Injury Prevention Research
- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
- Center for Disease Control
- Injury Free Zone for Kids
- Interior Health Authority
- Neuroscience for Kids
- Protect Your Head
- Safe Kids Canada
- Smart Risk
- stopconcussions.com
- The Community Against Preventable Injury
- Think First Canada
Brain Injury Education Programs
- Community Brain Injury Services Certificate - Okanagan *
- *BrainTrust Canada has been involved in the curriculum of this program.
- Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) - USA
Aspects of Brain Injury
Regional & National Associations
- Brain Injury Association of Alberta
- Brain Injury Association of Canada
- Brain Injury Association of USA
- East Kootenay Brain Injury Association
- International Brain Injury Association
- Lloydminster & Area Brain Injury Society
- Ontario Brain Injury Association
- Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre - ABI Program
Brain Injury Websites
- A Neuropsychology Homepage
- Brain Injury Information Network
- Brainline.org
- Brainstreams.ca
- Claudia Osborne
- Dr. Glen Johnson - TBI Guide
- Family Caregivers Network Society
- Glossary Terms
- Head Injury Hotline
- Headway - The Brain Injury Association
- National Academy of Neuropsychology
- National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
- Neurotrauma Law Nexus
- Second Chance to Live
- Sexual Health after Brain Injury
- The Perspective Network
- The TBI Forum on Twitter
- Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
- Waiting While Someone is in a Coma
- Whole Brain Atlas
BC / Community Resources
- Adventure Smart
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- BC Benefits Manual
- BC Coalition of People With Disabilities
- BC Schizophrenia Society
- British Columbia Ministry of Health
- British Columbia MLA's
- British Columbia Ombudsman
- British Columbia Statistics
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canadian Mental Health Association-BC Division
- Debtor Assistance
- Government of British Columbia
- ICBC
- Kelowna Regional Transit
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Medline Plus - Health Information
- Ministry of Children and Family Development
- Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference (by Brainstreams)
- Public Trustee of British Columbia
- Residential Tenancy Office
- The Law Centre
- Workers Compensation Board
Partners
- Alberta School Employee Benefits Program
- BC Ability Centre
- BC Tree Fruits
- BMO Fountain of Hope Foundation
- Canadian Ski Patrol
- Central Okanagan Foundation
- Community Living BC
- Cops for Kids
- Cunningham Lindsey Insurance Company
- Dave Irwin Foundation
- Demara Insurance
- Doak Shirreff
- Grant Thornton
- Great West Life
- Green Shield Canada Foundation
- Horne Marr Zak
- Human Resource Development Canada
- Insurance Corporation of BC
- Interior Health Authority
- Kelowna Rockets
- Kiwanis High Noon
- Ministry of Child and Family Development
- Ministry of Health - Provincial Programs Branch
- Murphy Battista
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Opus Framing & Art Supplies
- Pihl Law Corporation
- Pushor Mitchell Lawyers
- Rick Hansen Foundation -
- Rotary Sunrise Kelowna
- School District #23
- Telus Community Foundation
- Vancouver Foundation
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- WorkSafe BC
- Zlotnick Lamb Structured Settlement Specialists
