The Pushor Mitchell Okanagan Symposium on Brain Injury is back for another year on Thursday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ramada Kelowna Hotel and Conference Centre.
June is brain injury awareness month.
Early bird tickets are on sale for $125. Visit braintrustcanada.com/pushor-mitchell-symposium-2017/ to sign up and find more information.
Lineup:
The Myth of Normal - Depression, Anxiety, and Addictions from a New Perspective
Dr. Gabor Maté – speaker and author
Topic: Choosing Resilience - Lessons Learned on the Journey to Recovery After a Brain Tumour
Justin Goodrich – LL.M. managing partner with Alliance Public & Government Relations
Topic: Starting with Choice - Supporting People in Finding and Maintaining Housing
Catharine Hume – co-executive director for RainCity Housing and Support Society
Topic: Neuropsychiatric Complications of Traumatic Brain Injury with a Focus on TBI and Homelessness
Dr. William – assistant psychiatry professor at UBC
Topic: Complex Clients Within Interior Health
Interior Health Authority – panel presentation