Wednesday May 1, 2024 | NATIONAL (via LANGFORD BC) [Updated May 2, 2024]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Brain injury is an increasingly important challenge within health-care in Canada.
Today private member’s Bill C-277 National Strategies on Brain Injuries Act by Alistair MacGregor, MP (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) will get second reading in the House of Commons. That includes one hour of debate.
That activity is scheduled to occur at 2:30 pm PDT (5:30 pm EDT)
Live viewing is available online on the CPAC.ca portal.
[Update after debate: the support from representatives of all parties was favourable. Now the bill goes back to committee for discussion and some possible amendments.]
Preventive, training & facts:
MacGregor’s Private Member’s Bill C-277, the National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act, would implement a national strategy on TBI by:
- promoting the implementation of preventive measures to reduce risk
- identifying the training, education and guidance needs of health care professionals
- promoting research and improve data collection
- creating national guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of brain injuries
- encouraging the use of consulting psychologists to create a national support system
- developing and maintain a government website to provide current facts, research, and best practices
Wide impact:
Complications from traumatic brain injuries range from minor cognitive delays to debilitating and life threatening symptoms such as seizures and coma. Issues can follow the victim for several years after the injury.
“This is going to make a difference in the lives of so many,” said MacGregor in 2022 when he first introduced the bill.
===== RELATED:
- Alistair MacGregor reintroduces national strategy brain injury bill (June 2, 2022)
- Video – MP MacGregor Introduces Bill C-277 in House of Commons (2022)
- Bill C-277 – full text (2022)
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