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Conversation #9: The hidden public health crisis of brain injury in women survivors of intimate partner violence

February 9, 2021

February 11, 2021

Summary

We will be discussing how common brain injury is in women survivors of intimate partner violence, and how it affects cognitive function. We will be discussing a new online training course designed to educate those who work with women who’ve survived intimate partner violence on the intersection and effects of brain injury.

Biography

Karen Mason is co-founder and director of community practice for SOAR, and former executive director of Kelowna Women’s Shelter, which provides emergency and transitional housing and support services to women who’ve experienced intimate partner violence.

Dr. Paul van Donkelaar is co-founder and principal investigator of SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research) and a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna, Canada. His research team examines mechanisms and effects of traumatic brain injury on cerebrovascular, sensorimotor, and neurocognitive function in contact sport athletes and survivors of intimate partner violence

Twitter @drvandonkelaar @kmason10 @canadasoar @ubcokanagan

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