Dr. Samira Omar

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Dr. Samira Omar

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.

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Dr. Samira Omar
Dr. Samira Omar@_samso·
🧠VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY🧠: Are you a Black survivor of traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Are you caring for someone living with one? We are recruiting for a study about Black experiences in TBI rehab in Canada. Please see 👇🏾below for more details and share!
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Dr. Samira Omar@_samso·
🧠✨Today at 1:15, join me for a presentation on Unmasking the cycle of institutional violence in TBI rehab for Black survivors at the 2nd annual ENIGMA IPV virtual conference where I share some of my PhD research and critical insights for service providers! @abiresearchlab 👇🏾
PINK Concussions 🧠@PinkConcussions

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

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Heart & Stroke
Heart & Stroke@HeartandStroke·
"Critical race theory allows us to uncover how racism influences every aspect of traumatic brain injury... and improve rehab practices to ensure they better serve Black individuals with TBI." - Dr. Samira Omar (@_samso), H&S recipient of the Personnel Awards for Black Scholars. 👏
UHN Research@UHN_Research

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…

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KITE Research Institute
KITE Research Institute@KITE_UHN·
A new study by KITE scientists has found racial biases in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehab research could be harming black patients. This finding is based on reviews of over 43 studies on race and the TBI care journey. Details 👉 bit.ly/3ZpKId4
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Dr. Samira Omar@_samso·
Check out this latest feature of my doctoral research @RSIUofT @abiresearchlab on institutional racism in brain injury #rehab research and the implications for Black populations with #Traumaticbraininjury highlighted by @UHN_Research. Thank you so much to my brilliant co-authors!
UHN Research@UHN_Research

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…

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Dr. Samira Omar@_samso·
Another new publication from my doctoral dissertation! If you want to learn how #braininjury #rehab can use anti-racism to promote optimal outcomes & futures for Black survivors of #TBI, please read this important article centering lived experiences. @DisabilityRehab @RSIUofT
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Dr. Samira Omar@_samso·
New open access research from my PhD! Discover what the stories of Black people with #traumaticbraininjury and their caregivers tell us about how #rehab unintentionally contributes to the devaluing of Black life and the detrimental consequences.🧠👇🏾 @RSIUofT @uoftmedicine
abiresearchlab@abiresearchlab

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

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abiresearchlab
abiresearchlab@abiresearchlab·
#Congratulations to Dr. Samira Omar @_samso on being one of the outstanding doctoral graduates awarded w/ the first ever Personnel Award for Black Scholars!👏This award aims to promote Black representation within the heart and/or brain health research community. @HeartandStroke
Brain Canada@BrainCanada

@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/…

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abiresearchlab@abiresearchlab·
HAPPENING SOON: Join us for our next speaker series session on Nov 28th @ 12 pm EST, featuring Dr. Carolyn Lemsky. Dr. Lemsky will discuss "Tools for collaboration: Supporting community providers to manage #braininjury & co-occurring conditions." Register: bit.ly/3tOXN2d
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abiresearchlab@abiresearchlab·
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: Learn how the brain changes over time in people experiencing #homelessness and #traumaticbraininjury from Drs. William Panenka & Jacob L. Stubbs @StubbsyJ this Thursday, September 28th @ 12 PM EST. Register here: bit.ly/3Lkqf1B @OntarioBrain
abiresearchlab@abiresearchlab

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

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djkinitz.bsky.social@DjKinitz·
5 years, 10 courses, 175 written pages, countless humbling moments & many new friends & collabs later... #PhD Complete!! Grateful to generous research participants, supervisors/mentors, friends, and family 🌈💜 Thank you, @UofT_dlsph, @LGBTQ_Research, @LoriRoss_UofT & all!
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