ACOTUP - Newsletter - Issue 23 - 2015

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7The Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives
in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation
Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT, FACRM, Senior Scientist at
the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, has been selected as
the 2015 Recipient of the Robert L. Moody Prize for Dis-
tinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation.
The Moody Prize is given to recognize and
honour individuals or groups whose efforts
have made significant contributions in applied
brain injury research and rehabilitation. This
prestigious award aims to increase national and
international awareness of the need to expand
research and improve treatment for persons
who have experienced traumatic brain injury,
stroke, and related central nervous system in-
sults, and to provide incentives for future initia-
tives in clinical research, rehabilitation and
support. Dr. Colantonio is the first Canadian to
have received this award.
This award celebrates the contributions of
philanthropist Robert L. Moody to the field of
brain injury rehabilitation and research and is administered
through the University of Texas Medical Branch’s School of
Health Professions.
The Prize will be presented at the Moody Prize Dinner dur-
ing the 15th Annual Galveston Brain Injury Conference in Galve-
ston, Texas, 6-8 May 2015.
Dr. Colantonio is a Professor at the University of Toronto in
the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Ther-
apy, where she holds a Canadian Institutes
of Health Research (CIHR) Research Chair in
Gender, Work and Health focusing on brain
injury. She is also a Senior Scientist at
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, where
she held the inaugural Saunderson Family
Chair in Acquired Brain Injury Research. Dr.
Colantonio leads a broad, internationally rec-
ognized program of research on acquired
brain injury (ABI examining ABI in the popu-
lation, targeting injury prevention and post-
acute care with a special focus on how ABI
impacts the lives of those most vulnerable to
health service inequities. She proudly thanks
her amazing team in the Acquired Brain In-
jury Research Lab ], and all those
that have provided support including funders, colleagues,
Toronto Rehab-UHN, the University of Toronto and all persons
who participated in the research.
Join Occupational Therapists from across the globe
at these upcoming events or explore their websites:
Montréal, Québec
8th Annual Canadian Society of Hand Therapists Conference
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South Africa
2nd World Congress on Healthy Ageing - July 30 to August 2, 2015
For more information on the congress, including the scientific com-
mittee, international advisory panel and provisional programme
visit the website – .
Uganda
9th OTARG Congress - 7-11 September 2015
Uganda Association of Occupational Therapists in collaboration with
OTARG Hosts the 9th OTARG Congress under the theme
"Transforming Health Care in Africa: A move towards Occupation"
from 7-11 September 2015 at Hotel African Kampala
Plan a TriP!