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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Certainly. Rowan's Law is continuing to be developed in terms of exactly how it's going to be implemented across Ontario. Its predecessor, Policy/Program Memorandum No. 158, is currently being implemented across schools. It's focused on the school setting across Ontario—public a
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Our vision is indeed to see something like that rolled out across the country in each province and territory.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Thanks so much.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee We'll start by saying that it's also people like you who are part of the solution—look at where you are now, on the subcommittee—so thank you. To get to the general public, going through schools and sports organizations is a little more clear because there's an organization and
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Smoking is one that comes to mind, for sure. It's not an injury, but it is related to public health. Wearing a seat belt is another one that comes to mind. There was policy on bike helmets, as well, on the east coast, if I'm correct. I'm not an expert in that area. I think there
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Just to reiterate, there's no need to reinvent the wheel. There are organizations that already reach the public and are already recognized. People already go there. These organizations already have an audience, so, as we were mentioning earlier, the federal government may have pa
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Generally, what's been developed over the years, as you probably recognized, by the international sport and concussion group is the graduated return to activity. It's return to play, because it's in the context of sport, but that is the typical idea now for a graduated return to
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee But that's why. That change—almost more than doubling—can potentially be attributed to a heightened awareness. We're reporting more now. We're seeing a lot more reporting—
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee This is very encouraging, but we do know there's a lot still falling through the cracks, so there's more work to be done.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee We don't know about male versus female.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee Typically that is the case.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee They feel invincible.
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Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee There are other reasons that people don't report their concussions. For example, say you're talking about a student athlete—and this has been shown in some of the literature—they don't want to make their coach or their parents upset; they don't want to lose the opportunity for a
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