Brain Awareness Week 2023
Brain Awareness Week is taking place from March 13-17 and presents a great opportunity to learn more about brain health, and the brain diseases, disorders and injuries that affect so many Australians.
Read this article >Calls for greater concussion education post football incident
Footballer Jaye Bowden’s memory loss and hospitalisation due to an alleged “hit behind the play” over the weekend raises several issues regarding the response to brain injuries in local-level sports.
Read this article >Research Opportunity: ABI and Social Cognition Study
Researchers at the University of Tasmania invite individuals with or without an acquired brain injury (ABI) to participate in a study about ABI and social cognition - how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations.
Read this article >Brain injury in the news
Calls for better concussion protection guidelines for community football players - Read this important ABC News Story, featuring interviews with Tasmanian teenager Holly Radburn, AFL Tasmania CEO, Damian Gill, and BIAT EO, Deborah Byrne.
Read this article >Research opportunity: Children's Support Needs after Parental ABI (acquired brain injury)
Researchers at Flinders University are conducting a study which aims to develop an age-appropriate interactive digital toolkit of resources to educate and support children and families after a parent sustains an acquired brain injury (ABI).
Read this article >In the news: Brain injury in sport
Brain injury in sport continues to make news across sporting codes locally, nationally and internationally. Read more in these Mercury Newspaper articles.
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