BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200525T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200525T160000 DTSTAMP:20250107T192701Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/may-14-2020-qa-session- dr-paul-van-donkelaar-and-karen-mason-when-love-hurts-exploring/ SUMMARY:Q&A session with Dr. Paul van Donkelaar and Karen Mason: When Love Hurts: Exploring the intersection of intimate partner violence and traumat ic brain injury DESCRIPTION:\nQ&\;A session with Dr. Paul van Donkelaar and Karen Ma son: When Love Hurts: Exploring the intersection of intimate partner viole nce and traumatic brain injury\nThe Women’s Health Research Cluster is h osting a Q&\;A session with Dr. Paul van Donkelaar and Karen Mason\n\n Date: Monday 25th\, 2020\n\nTime: 3:30pm - 4:00pm\n\nTopic: When Love Hur ts: Exploring the intersection of intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury\n\nDid you know most women survivors of intimate partner viol ence (IPV) may have also suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Yet to d ate\, there’s very little research or public awareness on the issue\nWat ch “When Love Hurts: Exploring the intersection of intimate partner viol ence and traumatic brain injury” webinar and then join us for a live Q&a mp\;A session.\nThis presentation explores the intersection of TBI in IPV\ , and highlights an innovative\, community-engaged research initiative wor king to develop better supports and services for survivors.\nPresenters\nD r. Paul van Donkelaar is Co-founder and Principal Investigator for SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research) and a P rofessor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University o f British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna\, British Columbia. His re search focusses on the basic mechanisms of sensorimotor control and the ce rebrovascular\, neurocognitive\, and sensorimotor aspects of brain dysfunc tion resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since 2016\, he has been working to understand brain dysfunction in women who have experienced int imate partner violence-related TBI in collaboration with Kelowna Women’s Shelter through the SOAR Project.\n\nKaren Mason is Co-founder and Direc tor of Community Practice for SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Bra in Injury through Research) and former Executive Director of Kelowna Wome n’ Shelter in British Columbia. Kelowna Women’s Shelter provides emerg ency and transitional housing\, supported second stage housing\, counselli ng support\, advocacy\, and prevention education to women\, and women with children who have experienced gender-based violence. In collaboration wit h the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus\, the Shelter is engaged in the community-based SOAR research project to better understand the intersection of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intimate partner viol ence (IPV).\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/Untitled%20design%20(1).jpg CATEGORIES:Women’s Health Seminar Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR