
Nelofar
@nelofarkureshi
PhD Candidate @DalhousieU| @KillamTrusts Scholar @Mitacs Fellow
#TraumaticBrainInjury 🧠 #PublicHealth #MachineLearning
@HealthNS @DalEpidemiology @DalFCS
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http://www.nelofarkureshi.com 23-03-2009 20:05:52
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Did the Gunshot Wounds Reporting Act change firearm injury rates in Nova Scotia? Dr. Rob Green Health & Wellness Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub #NovaScotia link.springer.com/article/10.100…


🧠 This week is #BrainAwarenessWeek! Interested in lifelong brain health? Attend the public talk Halifax Public Libraries organized by Brain Repair Centre Jennifer Khoury Tara Perrot Phil Tibbo @GailEskes #BrainResearch Health & Wellness Nova Scotia Health Dalhousie University


🧠 Day 2 of #BrainAwarenessWeek! There are > 70,000 individuals affected by #braininjury in #NovaScotia. Check out the fantastic work Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia is doing to foster resilience and recovery for #braininjurysurvivors and their families. youtu.be/nhZkPR9eS00 via YouTube

🧠 Day 3 of #BrainAwarenessWeek! 11,300 #NovaScotians sustain a #concussion each year. Tina Atkinson explains how to recognize #concussions in this excellent blog post from Doctors Nova Scotia yourdoctors.ca/blog/healthy-l…


🧠 Day 4 of #BrainAwarenessWeek! Over 50% of people with #traumaticbraininjury are affected by #depression in the first year post-injury. We need robust + accessible #mentalhealth services to support individuals with #braininjury. Health & Wellness Nova Scotia Health Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia


Program coordinator Chloe Luckett Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia talks about supports being offered to #braininjury survivors in #NovaScotia #BrainAwarenessWeek #brainawarenessweek2023

Our latest study: Adjusted prevalence of #mentalhealth care use is 60% higher in #traumaticbraininjury than non-injured controls. Supported by CIHR. In collab with David Clarke DAL Surgery Research and Cindy Feng Dal Community Health & Epidemiology

Please RT and share widely! #injury #novascotia Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia

What is the value of #injury #prevention? 👉Preventable injuries cost the Canadian economy $29.4 billion per year. Read the full Cost of Injury in Canada report: parachute.ca/costofinjury #TurnSafetyOn Pamela Fuselli Healthy Debate Parachute Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub InjuryFreeNS


35-80% of women affected by #intimatepartnerviolence experience symptoms of #traumaticbraininjury. Learn more about the effects of IPV,#braininjury, and #mentalheath 👇Alexa Yakubovich Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia




Our new study: Spatial Hotspots and Sociodemographic Profiles Associated With #TBI in #NovaScotia | Journal of Neurotrauma With Cindy Feng Dal Community Health & Epidemiology, Raza Abidi Dal Computer Science, David Clarke DAL Surgery Research, and Weiping Zeng SGA liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ne…


Thrilled to share that my long time mentor, Dr. Raza Abidi, Dal Computer Science has been honored with the prestigious 'Take The Lead' Award by Discover Halifax . A well-deserved recognition for his outstanding contributions! 🎉 #TakeTheLead Dalhousie University @DalVPR taketheleadhalifax.ca/syed-sibte-raz…



Excited to share our work using #topological clustering to investigate the association of neighborhood socioeconomic #deprivation profiles with #TBI mortality | Proceedings of the 2024 Australasian Computer Science Week Dal Computer Science dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36…


Our latest study on alcohol and drug driving in #NovaScotia, with David Clarke DAL Surgery Research and Jeff Brubacher's team Emergency Care BC