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Dr. Zemek and the TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Team Featured in CTV News, Discussing Breakthrough in Concussion Diagnosis

CTV News

Concussion researchers celebrate new 'transformational' research program

Date: November 2023

Dr. Zemek is hopeful the research program, which is currently funded for 2.5 years, will help create new guidelines for concussion care and treatment that improve patient outcomes. The hope is the project will eventually be renewed for another 2.5 years.

Ottawa Citizen 

New Ottawa-based program aims to transform concussion care globally

Date: November 2023

The project, called Transcendent, is a $5.4-million research collaboration between the CHEO Research Institute, 360 Concussion Care and the Ontario Brain Institute.

Dr. Zemek Featured in Ottawa Citizen, Discussing the TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program’s Impact on Concussion
Roger Zemek on CBC's All in a Day with Alan Neal, Discussing the TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program's Advancement

CBC

All in a Day with Alan Neal

Date: November 2023

 

A new research collaboration is putting Ottawa -- and Canada -- on the map, when it comes to concussion research and care.

Cheo Research Institute

New program to make Ottawa a global centre of excellence in concussion research and care across the entire patient spectrum

Date: November 2023

 

Funded by OBI, the TRANSCENDENT research program is led by Dr. Roger Zemek, a Pediatric Emergency Physician and Senior Scientist at CHEO, Scientific Director of360 Concussion Care and Professor and Clinical Research Chair in Pediatric Concussion at the University of Ottawa.

CHEO Research Institute Team Celebrates the Launch of the TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program, Marking a Milestone in Pe
Roger Zemek Featured on CBC's The Current with Matt Galloway, Discussing the Latest Advances in Concussion Research

CBC Listen

The Current with Matt Galloway

Dr. Roger Zemek discusses the evolving science around concussions

Date: May 2024

Mairlyn Smith has had four concussions and struggled with each recovery. But things changed when her most recent injury brought new medical advice. We hear about the evolving science around concussions, and why traditional advice may have actually hurt patients.

The TRANSCENDENT Concussion Research Program is an Integrated Discovery Program carried out in partnership with the Ontario Brain Institute, 360 Concussion Care and the CHEO Research Institute. 

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