Traumatic Brain Injury in the Aging Population
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Room: 518
Friday, March 21, 2025 |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Room: 518 |
Details
CME
Speaker
Jehane Dagher
University of Montreal
Session Chair: Traumatic Brain Injury in the Aging Population
Biography
Dr. Jehane Dagher is an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Université de Montreal, Canada. She is a physiatrist based at the Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, where she leads the Traumatic Brain Injury Program, the EMG program and the Spasticity clinic. Actively involved in medical education, she teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Dagher also serves as a consultant for the neurosurgical trauma service at the Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre.
She is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and an executive member of the Continuing Medical Education of the Quebec Physiatry Association. She is also a medical examiner at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, which grants licenses to physicians in Canada
Her clinical research focuses on rehabilitation, epidemiology, and outcomes of traumatic brain injuries, and she regularly publishes in these fields. She is also a speaker at national conferences. To raise public awareness about concussion prevention, she frequently provides expert commentary in media interviews.
Jehane Dagher
University of Montreal
Trends in Hospitalization Associated with TBI in the Elderly in an Urban Level 1 Trauma Centre
Biography
Dr. Jehane Dagher is an Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Université de Montreal, Canada. She is a physiatrist based at the Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, where she leads the Traumatic Brain Injury Program, the EMG program and the Spasticity clinic. Actively involved in medical education, she teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Dagher also serves as a consultant for the neurosurgical trauma service at the Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre.
She is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and an executive member of the Continuing Medical Education of the Quebec Physiatry Association. She is also a medical examiner at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, which grants licenses to physicians in Canada
Her clinical research focuses on rehabilitation, epidemiology, and outcomes of traumatic brain injuries, and she regularly publishes in these fields. She is also a speaker at national conferences. To raise public awareness about concussion prevention, she frequently provides expert commentary in media interviews.
Dr. Lauren Zarnett
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Traumatic Brain Injury in the "Oldest Old": What Would Make a Good Outcome Possible?
Biography
Dr. Maude Lague-Beauvais
McGill University Health Center
A Developmental and Life Span Perspective of TBI in Older Adults
Biography
Dr. Marie-Christine Ouellet
Professor
Cirris- Université Laval
Psychological Functioning in Older Adults after Traumatic Brain Injury and Perceived Burden and Adaptation in their Care Partners
Biography
Dr. Louis De Beaumont
Universite de Montreal
Long Term and Cumulative Effects of Remote Concussions on the Aging Brain from an Advanced Neuroimaging Perspective
Biography
