Dr. Samira Omar
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Dr. Samira Omar
@_samso
PhD @RSIUofT| Black Narratives and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab 🧠 (Re)defining Rehabilitation, Black Life, and Human Occupation. 🦋views are my own.



Interested in IPV + Brain Injury 🧠? PINK concussions & ENGIMA are hosting our 2nd annual online, FREE conference. Come for a session or a whole day. Please share with your network. Register @ forms.gle/MUhQt5LWL3HjDy… For info esopenkolab.com or PINKconcussions.org


New study from @UHN @KITE_UHN uncovers racial biases in #TraumaticBrainInjury rehabilitation research, emphasizing the need to rethink #rehabilitation practices to improve outcomes for Black patients. Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/exploring…; doi.org/10.1080/096382…



New study from @UHN @KITE_UHN uncovers racial biases in #TraumaticBrainInjury rehabilitation research, emphasizing the need to rethink #rehabilitation practices to improve outcomes for Black patients. Read more > uhnresearch.ca/news/exploring…; doi.org/10.1080/096382…



NEW RESEARCH by Dr. Samira Omar @_samso examined the #rehabilitation experiences of Black #traumaticbraininjury survivors, caregivers & rehab providers, to understand how anti-Black racism manifests in those experiences. Published open access @HSRatBMC: bit.ly/3ylHrk3




New research from my PhD thesis is now published! If you want to learn about how #institutionalracism shows up in #braininjury rehab research and what this means for the future of Black people with 🧠 brain injury then this one is for you!👇🏾@abiresearchlab @RSIUofT @tandfonline





@BrainCanada is excited to announce recipients of the new Personnel Awards for Black Scholars together with our partners @HeartandStroke and @CIHR_ICRH. Learn more ➡️braincanada.ca/announcements/…



COMING UP on Sept 28th, Thursday @ 12 PM EST! Learn how the brain changes over time in people experiencing #homelessness & #traumaticbraininjury from Drs. William Panenka & Jacob L. Stubbs @StubbsyJ. Register here: bit.ly/3Lkqf1B @OntarioBrain








