Congratulations to Dr. Roger Zemek on being named Outstanding Researcher at the CHEO Research Institute's 2025 Awards of Excellence🏆This award recognizes exceptional achievements in research showing excellence in funding, publications, strong reputation & impactful discoveries🏅

On Nov 8, Dr. Roger Zemek presented at the #AmazingBrainScienceTalks in Montreal. Dr. Zemek broke down concussion myths & shared evidence-based strategies shaping the future of recovery. The event featured powerful insights across brain & heart health. 🎥 Recordings coming soon!

The TRANSCENDENT team reunited at the Cross-IDP Conference last week in Toronto! We learned from other IDPs about the power of clinical trials, team science & the importance of community engagement. Thank you to the Ontario Brain Institute for fostering a space of collaboration & learning🧠🔬🧬👏

New Publication Alert from our team! In 2023, the ACRM updated how concussions (also called mild traumatic brain injuries) are diagnosed. These new criteria look at how the injury happened, what signs and symptoms are present, and the results of medical tests.

I was very pleased to see at least 2 Yukoners in attendance 🙂

Interested in our sub-studies? Next up, we are looking 👀 into vision and pupillometry tests. These are quick, non-invasive tests that measures how your eyes move and how your pupils respond to light, which can help detect brain changes after a concussion. 👁️

Thank you for attending and sharing @braininjuryyukon.bsky.social 👋🎉

Our Concussion Awareness Week webinar, co-hosted with Brain Injury Canada was a cross-Canada🇨🇦 event featuring lived experience, research, and practical evidence to manage concussion symptoms🧠Thank you to all that attended! To access the recording: www.transcendentconcussion.ca/recordedtalks

It is Day 5 of Concussion Awareness Week! We are highlighting an exciting milestone from our team. The TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program has officially surpassed 2,000 enrolled participants! 🎉

It is Day 4 of #ConcussionAwarenessWeek! 🧠 Join us and Brain Injury Canada for a special webinar: The Invisible Injury: Managing Headaches, Sleep, & Mental Health Symptoms after a Concussion   🗓️ Today, 12:00–1:30 PM EST 
Register here: redcap.link/hzx19l7o

Our sub-study, exercise tolerance🚴‍♀️ This can be tested in athletes & non-athletes w/ a concussion. By riding a stationary bike, we can track heart rate & blood pressure and see how much activity can be tolerated before symptoms worsen. This helps guide a safe return to activity🏆

Our TRANSCENDENT Fall 2025 Newsletter is live on our website! Learn all about some exciting research coming out from our team, resources, and upcoming concussion events! Read it all here: www.transcendentconcussion.ca/newsletter

It is Day 3 of Concussion Awareness week and Rowan’s Law Day. 💜 Rowan’s Law Day in Ontario is a day dedicated to concussion awareness and safety in honour of Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old athlete who passed away after sustaining multiple concussions during sport.

Sub-study Feature📑 First up, autonomic dysfunction! We use a tilt table to see how the body’s autonomic nervous system works after a concussion🧠By moving from lying down to upright, we track changes in heart rate & blood pressure to check for dizziness or lightheadedness! 💫 @ontariobrain.bsky.social

It is Day 2 of Concussion Awareness Week! 🧠 Want to dive deeper into our research program? During Concussion Awareness Week we are featuring our sub-studies! 📑

Interested in dizziness & concussions? 💫Check out our Speaker Series videos on our YouTube including our session with Dr. Kathryn Schneider sharing the evidence on the vestibular system post-injury 📼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3O3... @UCalgary

✨ Check out our latest Community Concussion Talk with TRANSCENDENT researcher, Dr. Andrée-Anne Ledoux and two lived experience advisors on navigating mental health symptoms after concussion. Watch the YouTube video recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC--...

It is Day 1 of Concussion Awareness Week! To kick things off we’re highlighting our library of recorded talks where researchers & people with lived experience share their knowledge & stories about all thing's concussion. 📚 Explore our recorded talks: www.transcendentconcussion.ca/recordedtalks

@bsky.app Join us in raising awareness about concussions! Visit our booth at Toronto Western Hospital (Main Hall) for resources & info. Can’t make it? Check our website for updates & activities. uhn.ca/Krembil/Cana... @transcendentkt.bsky.social@braininjurycanada.bsky.social

Yesterday members of our team were at CHEO’s Bright Future Unleashed Carnival 🎟️sharing concussion information, resources, & playing some brain games🧠Concussion Awareness Week is Sept 22-26! Follow along as we showcase amazing research, videos & updates all week long‼️

Concussion Awareness Week is Sept 22-26‼️To raise awareness, we are hosting an expert-studded webinar on Sept 25 at 12 PM EST on managing headaches, sleep, & mental health symptoms after a concussion🧠 Sign up for the FREE webinar here: redcap.link/o8vqjlnx

📚🍂 Happy Back to School Week! From all of us at the TRANSCENDENT, we wish students, families, and educators a healthy and successful start to the school year.💡 👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠

New publication from our team! 🔔Our latest study in @JAMANetworkOpen examined how often children show signs of autonomic dysregulation, including problems with how the body adjusts heart rate and blood pressure 🫀when moving from lying down to standing, after a concussion.🧠

☀️ Summer is almost here! TRANSCENDENT+ 360Concussion just launched free concussion resources for camps, based on the PedsConcussion guidelines🏕️Find all the resources (staff training video, info sheet & return to camp & work guides) on our website! www.transcendentconcussion.ca/communityhan...

Happening today!📢There is still time to register for our mental health x concussion webinar starting today at 4 pm EST! Join the conversation and register here: redcap.cheori.org/surveys/?s=4...

Interested in mental health and concussion? 🧠 Join us for our upcoming Community Concussion Talks virtual webinar on June 23, 2025 at 4 pm!💻Click the link to register: redcap.cheori.org/surveys/?s=4...

That’s a wrap on @ccn-rcc.bsky.social ! We had an action packed 3 days with lots of learning and collaborating. We asked our team at TRANSCENDENT to share their excitement and some key takeaways from their presentations. See some of their awesome responses ➡️

The CCN-RCC 5th Annual Meeting is underway. Looking forward to an exciting first day of talks, panels and poster session.

Highlights from the @ccn-rcc.bsky.social public forum yesterday- kicking off our time in Victoria, BC! 🏔️ Featured here are TRANSCENDENT team members, Stephanie Cowle, Dr, Kathryn Schneider, and Dr. Nick Reed! 👏

📢We are excited to announce our next Community Concussion Talk: June 23, 2025 | 4–5 PM ET🧠We’re bringing together voices with lived experience & research expertise to explore concussion & mental health. Don't miss this important conversation!🔗Register: redcap.cheori.org/surveys/?s=4...

The TRANSCENDENT team takes RSI Research Day! The @RSIUofT Research Day is an annual knowledge sharing event, bringing together trainees and experts to showcase the amazing research conducted in the programs of RSI!🎉

In the Victoria area? On June 8th join us for a free concussion event featuring guest speakers and community resources. Thanks to our partners, including @injuryresearchbc.bsky.social @transcendentkt.bsky.social @parachute.ca @braininjurycanada.bsky.social RSVP: concussionvictoria.eventbrite.ca

Exciting news from TRANSCENDENT and @ontariobrain.bsky.social 🚨We are thrilled to announce that TRANSCENDENT at CHEO is the first in Canada 🇨🇦 to welcome the EyeBOX, developed by Oculogica!

Exciting news from #ICEM2025 in Montreal! 🇨🇦 Dr. Victoria Griffiths presented her poster on the RAPPIDLY Study, highlighting exciting results in post-traumatic headache care for youth. Great to see global connections from Spain, Japan, India & more! 🌍🧠

Can we pick your brain for a moment? 🧠⏱️ Dr. Jennifer Dawson & Dr. Roger Zemek are at the #ICEM2025 in Montreal sharing acute concussion care essentials for faster recovery.⏳The ICEM brings together professionals & experts to discuss best practices in emergency medical care!🏥

Dr. Nick Reed will be presenting at the Canadian Concussion Centre public forum on peer-led concussion education in Canadian schools 🧠🇨🇦📚✏️Don’t miss his talk tonight at 7:05 pm! Register for this free event: events.myconferencesuite.com/ConcussionPu...

Join the 12th Annual Concussion Research Symposium on May 23—an accredited event by @royalcollege.bsky.social & supported by @michenerinstitute.bsky.social, @uhn.ca. Featuring the contribution of Dr. John Leddy, a member of OBI’s TRANSCENDENT program. 🧠 events.myconferencesuite.com/ConcussionSy...

Join us in Victoria! We’ve partnered with the Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions to bring a concussion info session to Victoria on June 8th. Join us to hear expert speakers and take home useful resources: concussionvictoria.eventbrite.ca