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TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program @transcendentkt.bsky.social · Sep 4

📚🍂 Happy Back to School Week! From all of us at the TRANSCENDENT, we wish students, families, and educators a healthy and successful start to the school year.💡
👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rock out with us and Pennington Hall, a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psychiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologists and got their start playing for patients.

UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for Coming Home to Psychology—a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community, hear from an inspiring alumnus, explore leading research, mingle at a mixer, and enjoy great food and live music.
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Aug 30

What have we learned about concussion/TBI over the last 40 years? And how have these insights advanced clinical practice?

Invited review to mark the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation's 40th anniversary, with John Leddy @ubuffalo.bsky.social (free access):
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Progress in Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury Science and... : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

as refined our understanding of concussion/traumatic brain injury pathophysiology, recovery, and long-term effects. We also discuss shifts in terminology and outline how assessment and rehabilitation ...

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UBC Psychology @ubcpsych.bsky.social · Aug 13

Applications are open for our Diversity Mentorship Program!
This program is open to undergraduates or recent graduates, anywhere in the world, who are interested in graduate studies in psychology. Apply here by Aug 25: psych.ubc.ca/diversity

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our *new publication* suggests that clinicians need not be concerned with high fear avoidance behavior after concussion unless it persists for several weeks.
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APA PsycNet

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our *new publication* reports that women more frequently sought care from their family doctors for concussion (vs men) but did not receive more prescriptions or referrals. Women were more symptomatic and more likely to report unmet mental health care needs.
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Gender Differences in Seeking and Receiving Healthcare... : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

ts (56% women, 2% gender-diverse; aged 18-69 years) who presented to emergency department/urgent care within 72 hours after mTBI and were randomized to usual care in the parent study. Design: Secon...

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Society for Black Neuropsychology @soblackneuro.bsky.social · Jul 18

🧠 Join us for our upcoming CE Webinar on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation with Dr. Masha Berman!
📅 Tues, Aug 19 | 🕐 1PM EST / 10AM PST
🎓 Earn 1.5 CEs
Link: events.zoom.us/ev/AiJHsUKOT...

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

This is a live webinar worth 1.5 CEs. You must attend the talk in its entirety to receive CE credit. For more information visit our website.

events.zoom.us

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Brain Injury Canada @braininjurycanada.bsky.social · Jun 25

Brain Injury Canada's website hosts multiple resources for individuals living with brain injuries. From our extensive resource website to our accessible service directory, discover more about how we support Canadians with brain injuries today: braininjurycanada.ca/en/resources...

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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · Jun 5

The CCN-RCC 5th Annual Meeting is in 4 days!

Let’s look at our 4 symposium topics:

1. Repeated exposure to subconcussive explosive blasts
2. Equitable care in para sport
3.Tracking outcomes from the ED to recovery
4.Championing youth perspectives for prevention

www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda

Agenda - CCN/RCC Event

Canadian Concussion Network/Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN/RCC) Research and Community Engagement 1st Annual Meeting

www.ccn-rccevent.com

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Jun 3

*New publication*: Prediction of mental health complications following mild traumatic brain injury. Work led by graduate student Shuyuan Shi @ubcpsych.bsky.social.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

Prediction of Mental Health Complications Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | Journal of Neurotrauma

Prognostic models can support prevention of mental health complications after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The present study aimed to identify risk factors and develop prognostic model(s) for m...

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Jun 3

More details about what assessments are advised in the *clinical* pillar of the CBI-M framework for characterizing acute TBI: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · May 21

Change is afoot...A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative - The Lancet Neurology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative

The clinical severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly classified according to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) sum score as mild (13–15), moderate (9–12), or severe (3–8). A new approach is ne...

www.thelancet.com

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · May 21

New paper with @mattburkemd.bsky.social, @davidlewisperez.bsky.social: Somatic Symptom Disorder after concussion/mTBI was associated with worse symptoms, comorbidity, and disability. SSD may be a useful framework for conceptualizing poor outcome from this injury.
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Somatic Symptom Disorder After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

care centers. Participants: Adults with mTBI (N = 476). Design: Secondary analysis of a clinical trial (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04704037). Main Measures: Early illness beliefs (Illness Percepti...

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ANST: APA Division 40 @div40anst.bsky.social · May 11

ANST Interest Groups at CSPP at Alliant University, Rutgers University, & University of Illinois at Chicago are hosting a joint OPEN WEBINAR. Come support these groups 5/21 @ 4:30pm EST & learn about Cultural Competence in Neuropsychological Assessment & Rehabilitation
Join via Zoom: bit.ly/3RrpC9l

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INS @insneuro.bsky.social · May 3

📢 Open call for applications! Are you a #neuropsychology trainee interested in a leadership position? The INS Student Liaison Committee has SIX open positions, applications are due June 30th! Check out the positions and requirements here: buff.ly/gWDtd7s

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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · Mar 4

New to Bluesky? We’ve created a starter pack to help you connect with Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadian des Commotions members and collaborators!

go.bsky.app/CLF6iSP

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Dawn Neumann (she/her) @dawnneumann.bsky.social · Feb 23

Paid #internship in #MPH at the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai with Dr. Raj Kumar, and he's awesome!
#TBI #MEDSKY #REHAB #ChronicIllness

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Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions @ccn-rcc.bsky.social · Feb 22

The Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions is free to join: ccn-rcc.ca/en/membershi...

Our network of over 450 members includes researchers, trainees, clinicians, knowledge translation professionals, community organizations, people with lived experience, and more!

An image of text that says, “The Canadian Concussion Network is promoting innovative and collaborative research across Canada to answer the concussion challenge.

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Jan 29

New publication from recent PhD grad Thalia Otamendi. 👇 How do adults with concussion make sense of their mental health problems? How do their beliefs (e.g., about etiology) lead them to seek (or decline) mental health treatment?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Patient perceptions of persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury and their influence on mental health treatment-seeking: a grounded theory study

Mental health conditions after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are common and can complicate injury outcomes, but are under-treated. According to the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation, the w...

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Matthew Burke @mattburkemd.bsky.social · Jan 3

Our new review looks at the evidence (or lack thereof) for identifying mTBI/concussion in post-acute polytrauma settings

Challenges re: legitimately missing a mTBI (distracting injuries) with risk of overDx as Sx (e.g. headache, brain fog etc) are non-specific
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I7PSG...

Identifying mild traumatic brain injury in the post-acute polytrauma setting: a scoping review of diagnostic approaches and screening tools

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is frequently overlooked in polytrauma patients due to the overshadowing of more severe injuries, a fact that makes its identification in post-acute settings chal...

www.tandfonline.com

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Dec 10

Promoting awareness of #FND among #concussion care providers

Matthew Burke @mattburkemd.bsky.social · Dec 10

New to #bluesky and excited to share a new publication at the interface of my two main clinical interests in neuropsychiatry.

"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵

bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...

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Alan Carson @alancarson15.bsky.social · Dec 10

Important thread conceptually for all those interested in brain injury and concussion- introduces important concepts from clinical neurosciences to sports medicine

Matthew Burke @mattburkemd.bsky.social · Dec 10

New to #bluesky and excited to share a new publication at the interface of my two main clinical interests in neuropsychiatry.

"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵

bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Dec 4

Yes please

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Andrew Kiselica @andrewk-phd.bsky.social · Nov 28

Neuropsychological measures tend to predict real world outcomes pretty well, providing clinical value even as we make big strides in biomarker accuracy and availability

Art Walaszek, MD @walaszek.medsky.social · Nov 26

1- Can we predict when it may no longer be safe for an older adult to stop driving?

Poor performance on a cognitive battery & progression to MCI/dementia are more predictive of driving cessation than are Alzheimer's biomarkers.

Summary: www.nia.nih.gov/news/cogniti...

#medsky #geronsky

Babulal GM, Chen L, Murphy SA, Carr DB, Morris JC. Predicting Driving Cessation Among Cognitively Normal Older Drivers: The Role of Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and Clinical Assessments. Neurology. 2024 Jun 25;102(12):e209426. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209426. Epub 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38776513; PMCID: PMC11226325

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Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab @silverberglab.bsky.social · Nov 19

We are recruiting a new graduate student with research interests in concussion/persisting symptoms/functional disorders, and clinical training goals in neuropsychology or clinical psychology.

For prospective students: neuro.psych.ubc.ca/prospective-...

psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...

Clinical | Graduate Program | UBC Psychology

Gain the knowledge and skills to help advance clinical psychological science through the clinical psychology graduate program at UBC Psychology.

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