No one enjoys being injured, especially when it could be prevented! No, not the bump on the knee or the scratch on the elbow. Preventable traumatic injury impacts communities and individuals differently and is influenced by systemic racism, sexism and the social determinants of health. Join hosts from Sunnybrook's Centre for Injury Prevention, along with community experts, doctors, healthcare professionals, and follow stories from individuals living with injury. Injury is not equal is a podcast that’s digging deep to understand the “why”, highlighting the diverse journey of injury, and identifying ways to prevent it.
S3. Ep 5. Injury on Repeat: Navigating life after injury
Send us a text Throughout this season of Injury is NOT Equal, we’ve heard from professionals about the systemic factors driving injury recidivism. But what about those who live this reality every day? In this episode we hear from Sarah Ginn—a longtime injury survivor and advocate. From a catastrophic injury over two decades ago to the many challenges she’s faced with repeated injuries since, Sarah reflects on the barriers, gaps in support, and resilience needed to navigate life after injury.&...
16 Dec 2024
S3. Ep 4. Injury on Repeat: The BRAVE Program
Violent injury survivors at Sunnybrook share the impact of the BRAVE Program, which uses hospital-based violence intervention to reduce injury recidivism and prevent retaliation.
13 Nov 2024
S3. Ep 3. Injury on Repeat: The role of trauma recovery services and community resources
Send us a textIn 2021, Sunnybrook opened the Jennifer Tory Trauma Recovery Clinic, aiming to provide coordinated, centralized follow-up care for all trauma patients up to one year after discharge. In this episode, host Shaelyn Fitzpatrick is joined by guest Lindsay Witiuk to discuss the impact of tertiary prevention efforts, including trauma recovery services and community resources, in disrupting the cycle of repeat injuries. Lindsay shares insights from her work at the Trauma Recovery Clini...
2 Oct 2024
S3. Ep 2. Injury on Repeat: The link between human trafficking, IPV, and injury recidivism
Send us a textThis episode contains discussions about human trafficking and intimate partner violence, which may be sensitive for some listeners. Listener’s discretion is advised. Human trafficking in Canada is a serious human rights violation that can lead to emotional, physical, and psychological trauma. Between 2012 and 2022, nearly 4000 incidents of human trafficking have been reported in Canada, however, many cases go undetected (Statistics Canada, 2023). In this episode, host Shael...
4 Sept 2024
S3. Ep 1. Injury on Repeat: The link between mental health & injury recidivism
Send us a textIn this first season 3 episode of "Injury is Not Equal," we explore the critical intersection between injury recidivism and mental health. Research has found that one of the greatest predictors of unintentional injury recidivism is Mental illness. One study that analyzed injury recidivism following orthopedic trauma, found that mental illness was present in 57% of recidivists (Heimke et al., 2023). In this episode, host Shaelyn Fitzpatrick is joined by guest speaker Dr. Ste...
1 Aug 2024
Season 3 Trailer
Send us a textHave you ever thought about traumatic injury as a chronic disease? We often perceive injury as a one-time event, but the reality is that the effects of traumatic injury can last a lifetime. In season 3 of Injury is NOT Equal, we delve into injury recidivism—when survivors of traumatic injuries return to the emergency department with repeated injuries. We’ll explore the psychological and physiological aspects of re-injury and the social determinants that perpetuate this cycle.Sta...
16 Oct 2023
Season 2 Recap
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund.Throughout season two we heard from many experts and individuals with lived experience who discussed the intersecting determinants of health associated with traumatic brain injury. In this season finale, host Shaelyn Fitzpatrick reviews each episode this season and shines light on some of the key messages and common theme’s raised. Guest Speakers:S2. Ep. 1 - ...
5 Sept 2023
S2. Ep. 8: TBI & Seniors (Part 2)
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund.Traumatic brain injury is observed in all age groups across the lifespan, but some groups are more vulnerable than others for a number of factors. Seniors aged 65 years and older are at a significantly higher risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Evidence suggests that falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in older adults. It is estimated tha...
1 Aug 2023
S2. Ep. 7: TBI & Seniors (Part 1)
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is observed in all age groups across the lifespan, but some groups are more vulnerable than others for a number of factors. Seniors aged 65 years and older are at a significantly higher risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Evidence suggests that falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in older adults. It is estima...
4 Jul 2023
S2. Ep. 6: TBI & the Justice System
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in cognitive, emotional and behavioural symptoms such as memory impairment, poor judgement, issues with anger management, inappropriate emotional response, and engagement with high risk behaviours. These symptoms and impairments can increase an individual’s risk of interaction with police and involvement with the justice sys...
1 Jun 2023
S2. Ep. 5: TBI & Mental Health
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund. 1 in 5 Canadians experience mental illness, with young individuals the ages of 15-24 more likely than any other age group (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2023). The pandemic has amplified the experience of equity-seeking communities and highlighted the disparity in access to quality health care. Research and evidence indicates a connection between traumat...
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund.It is estimated that for every NHL player who suffers a brain injury, approximately 7000 Canadian women experience the same as the result of intimate partner violence. This equates to about 250,000 new cases of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related brain injury each year in Canada. IPV is a major public health crisis, and includes physical, emotional, sexual, ver...
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund. It is estimated that for every NHL player who suffers a brain injury, approximately 7000 Canadian women experience the same as the result of intimate partner violence. This equates to about 250,000 new cases of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related brain injury each year in Canada. IPV is a major public health crisis, and includes physical, emotional, sexual, ve...
1 Mar 2023
S2. Ep. 2: TBI & Specialized Services
Send us a textThis season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund. Traumatic brain injuries can be life-long, irreversible, and often lead to complex cognitive, behavioral, and physical changes. These changes can have significant impact on activities of daily living, employability, and interpersonal relationships. Survivors of traumatic brain injury require specialized rehabilitation and long-term supports to improve recovery and...
1 Feb 2023
S2. Ep. 1: TBI & Socioeconomics
Send us a textThis is season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund.Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to complex cognitive, behavioural and physical changes. These changes can have significant impact on cognition, executive functioning, interpersonal relationships, and employability. In addition, TBI can be a chronic and life-long condition requiring long-term supports and health care costs that may not be covered. As a r...
20 Dec 2022
Season 2: Trailer
Send us a textInjury is not experienced equally across all communities or individuals. In fact, some groups are impacted by injury more than others. Injury risk and outcome is influenced by the social determinants of health and intersecting marginalization’s.In this trailer, host Shaelyn Fitzpatrick introduces season 2 of “Injury is NOT Equal.” This season, Shaelyn will be sitting down with experts and individuals with lived experiences to discuss the many factors that disproportionately affe...
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