Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  We also ask the government to mandate sex and gender research training for all government-funded researchers in order to facilitate this type of research, and also to support areas of research in these emerging topics—for example, sub-concussive impacts and multiple impacts to th

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  The final area of recommendations that we're going to discuss with you today is education. First, we recommend that our government support national education efforts, as well as the harmonization of information between school and non-school sport activities, with a particular fo

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thank you very much. Good evening, everyone, and thanks so much for having us here today. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for your attention this evening. We're really excited and very honoured to be here to speak with you and share our perspectives. My name is Sandhya.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  What is a concussion? We know you've already heard this many times, so we're just going to do a brief recap. This is an injury that involves a temporary functional disturbance of the brain caused by a traumatic force, which can lead to a pathophysiological process that can, in

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Our recommendations cover five key areas where our government can play an important and crucial role. These are listed on the slide here. These recommendations are based on current research, including some of our own, as well as feedback from and discussions with a wide variety