Welcome
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is pleased to announce that the 3rd National Spinal Cord Injury Conference and the 16th Interurban Spinal Cord Injury Conference will be held as one national event on Spinal Cord Rehabilitation: Innovation, Impact and Future Directions at the Hilton Toronto Hotel on November 6, 7, 8, 2008.
The conference will include a pre-course, plenary sessions, poster displays and concurrent workshops that are intended to promote collaboration and exchange among attendees in a variety of formats.
Consumer Outreach Program 2008
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Canadian Paraplegic Association - Ontario, Spinal Cord Injury Solutions Network and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation have partnered to support consumer involvement and attendance at the 2008 National SCI Conference.
The program is designed to provide financial support to consumers living with a spinal cord injury who would not ordinarily be able to attend this conference.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by The Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The conference is approved for up to 21.5 hours of CME.
Our Sponsors
We would like to thank the following organizations for their support.
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Consumer Outreach Program
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Planning Committee Members
Planning Committee:
Dr. Milos R. Popovic (Toronto Rehab) – Chair
Dr. Cathy Craven (Toronto Rehab) – Co-chair
Zina Bezruk (Toronto Rehab)
Betty Chan (Toronto Rehab)
Heather Flett (Toronto Rehab)
Michelle Hawryluk (Toronto Rehab)
Kieva Richards (Toronto Rehab)
Scientific Planning Committee
Dr. Milos R. Popovic (Toronto Rehab) – Chair
Dr. Cathy Craven (Toronto Rehab) – Co-chair
Bill Adair (Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario - CPA Ontario)
Dr. B. Catharine Craven (Toronto Rehab)
Dr. Michael Fehlings (University Health Network)
Heather Flett (Toronto Rehab)
Dr. Julio Furlan (University Health Network)
Dr. Chris McBride (International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries - ICORD)
Dr. Colleen McGillivray (Toronto Rehab)
Dr. Sylvie Nadeau (University of Montreal)
Shauna Petrie (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation - ONF)
Kieva Richards (Toronto Rehab)
Kevin Rogers (Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario - CPA Ontario)
Prof. Molly Verrier (Toronto Rehab)
We are applying to have this event approved as an accredited group learning activity as defined by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of Certification Program. |
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