Ottawa, March 12, 2013 – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has joined the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) and researchers from Queen’s University to deliver an exciting and innovative accredited online learning opportunity that will help physicians provide better care for people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Ottawa, le 12 mars 2013 – Une collaboration entre l’Association médicale canadienne (AMC), l’Institut Rick Hansen (IRH) et des chercheurs de l’Université Queen’s permettra d’offrir aux médecins une intéressante occasion de formation novatrice en ligne, qui les aidera à mieux soigner les personnes atteintes de lésions de la moelle épinière (lésions médullaires ou LM).

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Strong majority of parents and hockey fans support changes that could dramatically reduce the number of serious head and spine injuries among Canadian hockey youth, Rick Hansen Institute survey shows

Vancouver, March 4, 2013 – An overwhelming number of Canadians, self described hockey fans and hockey parents support changes to amateur hockey that could dramatically reduce the number of serious head, neck, back and spine injuries among youth and teenagers, according to results of a survey released today by the Rick Hansen Institute.

RHI is proud to have its CEO, Bill Barrable, speak at the following session:

Visionary Plenary Session - Transforming Discovery into Opportunity: Innovative Partnership Models to
De-risk Early-Stage Investment, and Translate Research into Products

TORONTO, October 18, 2012 – The first atlas of Canadian spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Environmental Scan Atlas: Capturing Capacity in Canadian SCI Rehabilitation (E-Scan Atlas), was released today by Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – UHN and the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI). It profiles 13 SCI rehabilitation sites in Canada, and additional Canadian rehabilitations experts, identifies national trends, outlines the best practices in SCI rehabilitation, and recommends how to improve national care.