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Date and Time

Wednesday

5:00-6:00 PM

Location

Videoconferencing

Traumatic Brain Injury

ECHO Traumatic Brain Injury covers topics related to persisting TBI symptoms, in children and adults, as well as diagnosis of acute and chronic concussion. The ECHO program is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive approach to TBI diagnosis and symptom management across the continuum. 
 

Program Learning Objectives:  

  • Diagnosis: Improve assessment and diagnosis rates for mild-severe traumatic brain injury in primary care, including diagnosis of acute and prolonged traumatic brain injury symptoms in all age groups.   
  • Risk Reduction: Increase frontline clinicians’ expertise and competence in identifying and reducing risk for prolonged symptoms of mild-severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Management: Standardize and upgrade mild-severe traumatic brain injury management in primary care using evidence-informed best practice guidelines developed by an international team of leading traumatic brain injury experts. 
  • Overall: Improve patient health outcomes by reducing protracted recovery and improving support for return to activity. 


This activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 30 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.
CPD certificates will be emailed to participants at the end of each cycle  


Case Presentation  

  • Do you have a challenging TBI patient case? 
  • ECHO offers access to interprofessional, specialist and community input to gain practical tips to best care for your patient, without the wait time.  
  • All patient cases are anonymous. Please do not share any patient identifying information. 


 ECHO Patient Case form 

Details

Date and Time

Wednesday

5:00-6:00 PM

Location

Videoconferencing

2026 Curriculum

Date Topic
Module 1: ADULT Complex Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Jan 7 Diagnosis and management of acute/sub-acute mild to -severe TBI
Jan 14 Assessment and diagnosis of mental health issues in mild to severe TBI
Jan 21 Diagnosing and managing TBI caused by Intimate Partner Violence
Jan 28 Detecting and managing TBI in older adults and patients with co-morbidities
Feb 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Care Pathways and system navigation across Ontario
Feb 11 Trauma-informed care after TBI
Feb 18 No session – Family Day
Feb 25 Return to work/productivity and pacing after TBI
Module 2: PEDIATRIC Complex Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
March 4 Assessment and diagnosis of children/youth concussion
March 11 Assessment and management of infant and toddler mild to severe TBI
March 18 No session – March Break
March 25 Assessment and management of children/youth moderate/severe TBI
Apr 1 No session - Easter
April 8 Clinical management of children/youth concussion
April 15 Return to school and play after TBI
April 22 “Rowan’s Law” – Concussion protections for children and youth
Module 3:   Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
April 29 Scope of practice in concussion care – what to do when its only you
May 6 Identifying and managing persisting concussion symptoms
May 13 Buffalo Concussion Protocol - Hhow-to: Benefits of exercise in mild-severe traumatic brain injury
May 20 No session – Victoria Day
May 27 Treatment of persisting concussion symptoms related to screens at work, school, or play
June 3 Vision and Vestibular Rehab after TBI   Whether and how
June 10 Dizziness and vertigo after concussion
June 17 Prognostication: Latest evidence on predicting concussion outcomes
June 24 – Sept 2 No session – Summer Break
Module 4: Special Topics in Traumatic Brain Injury
Sept 9 Free resources for patients with TBI and how to access them
Sept 16 Treatment and management of post traumatic headache
Sept 23 Tele-rehab for TBI: Treatments, safety and resources
Sept 30 Managing sleep/wake disturbances and fatigue in concussion
Oct 7 Long-term effects of moderate-severe TBI: Neurodegeneration and dementia
Oct 14 No session - Thanksgiving
Oct 21 Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder and TBI: Management advice for the frontline clinician
Oct 28 Assessment of emerging evidence in TBI
Nov 4 Mental Health and Addictions in TBI
Nov 11 Missed diagnosis: detecting TBI in emergency care
Nov 18 Medical legal aspects of TBI
 

Interprofessional “Hub” Team

Mark Bayley
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
Robin Green
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
McKyla McIntyre
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
David Oh
Chiropractor
Shawn Marshall
Physiatrist
Carmela Tartaglia
Cognitive Neurologist
Mohammed Wasif Hussain
Neurologist
Neda Anssari
Neurologist
Connor Massimo
Registered Physiotherapist
David Greenberg
Family Physician
Tara Baldisera
Family Physician
Kevin D'Angelo
Sports Specialist Chiropractor
Kristian Goulet
Pediatrician
Leslie Birkett
Occupational Therapist
Lesley Ruttan
Clinical Psychologist
Scott D. Howitt
Chiropractor
Bhanu Sharma
PhD Student, Medical Sciences
Shannon Kenrick-Rochon
Nurse Practitioner
Mark Bayley
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
Robin Green
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
McKyla McIntyre
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Concussion
David Oh
Chiropractor
Shawn Marshall
Physiatrist
Carmela Tartaglia
Cognitive Neurologist
Mohammed Wasif Hussain
Neurologist
Neda Anssari
Neurologist
Connor Massimo
Registered Physiotherapist
David Greenberg
Family Physician
Tara Baldisera
Family Physician
Kevin D'Angelo
Sports Specialist Chiropractor
Kristian Goulet
Pediatrician
Leslie Birkett
Occupational Therapist
Lesley Ruttan
Clinical Psychologist
Scott D. Howitt
Chiropractor
Bhanu Sharma
PhD Student, Medical Sciences
Shannon Kenrick-Rochon
Nurse Practitioner