MEET & LEARN PROGRAM

·         A SERIES OF INFORMATION/EDUCATION SESSIONS  ABOUT MILD BRAIN INJURY

OFFERED BY:

·         BIST (Brain Injury Society of Toronto)

&

            TBI Clinic (Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic)

   Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

FOR:

·         INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUSTAINED A ‘MILD’ BRAIN INJURY A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS AGO

·         WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT MILD BRAIN INJURY

·         WHO WOULD LIKE TO MEET OTHERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES

THE MILD BRAIN INJURY INFORMATION SERIES CONSISTS OF:

·         Six once a week evening (6:30 – 8:00) meetings in June - July 2011

·         Start Date: Wed. June 15th, 2011.

·         End Date: Wed. July 13th, 2011.

·         Held at Sunnybrook HSC

·         Maximum 12 participants

o   Survivors with a minimum of 12 months post injury

·         A specific topic is discussed each evening, including:

General information about ‘Mild’ TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Executive Functions, impact on families, getting back to the social scene, return to work concerns, ‘How I see myself now”

IN ADDITION:

• Separate (concurrent) evening sessions will be available to family members to provide them with general information about mild brain injury.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Registration Inquiries:

Kat Powell, Programs & Services Facilitator, BIST

Tel 647-990-1485

Email: connections@bist.ca

Program Inquiries:

Alison Jardine, TBI Clinic Co-ordinator, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Tel (416) 480-4095

Fax (416) 480-4613

ANY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE CONFIRMED BY TELEPHONE

PLEASE NOTE:  THERE IS NO FEE FOR THESE SESSIONS