Enhancing concussion care in Columbia
May 06, 2025
UVic clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera and Dr. Shelina Babul (BC Injury and Prevention Unit, Director) will be travelling to South America this Spring to improve concussion care and education in Colombia.
The goal of this trip is to help healthcare professionals understand the latest in evidence-based care for concussion diagnosis and management, and highlight prevention efforts. Dr. Babul will spend a week in Medellín with Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø. Dr. Garcia-Barrera also leads the , which is dedicated to the analysis of human behaviour and executive brain function.
In Colombia, Drs. Babul and Garcia-Barrera will deliver a three-hour workshop on concussion followed by an introduction to the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) e-learning course for . In attendance will be individuals from graduate training programs across several health-related fields and medical schools. They will also connect with several researchers and graduate students to discuss research and opportunities for collaboration.
In preparation for this trip, the CATT website and its Medical Professionals course will be translated into Spanish. CATT is already available in English and French, and work is ongoing to translate CATT into Arabic.