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Registered Disability Savings Plan Session

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
7 p.m.—9 p.m.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Ottawa Chapter
1826 Woodward Drive, Ottawa, ON

Speaker: Mike Polito
Investment Sales Manager,
BMO Financial Group

A registered disability savings plan (RDSP) is a savings plan that is intended to help parents and others save for the long-term financial security of a person who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit.
This session will provide participants with information on those eligible for an
RDSP, making arrangements to set it up, contributing to it, and the way payment will be made to the beneficiary.

To Register: Please contact no later than March 26, 2010
leanne.anderson@mssociety.ca
(613) 728-1583 x226

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Past Events

Relationships, Intimacy and MS
Thursday, February 18, 2010
7 p.m.—9 p.m.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Ottawa Chapter
1826 Woodward Drive, Ottawa, ON

Appetizers and Tantalizers: Cheryl Elliot, nurse & person living with MS, presents:
Changes in self, marinated in Multiple Sclerosis
Challenges, with a touch of spice
Changing Rolls (or roles)

Entrée: Joy Tabakman, MSW and counselor, presents:
Crown roast of relationship, with chronic disease seasoning
Twice cooked potatoes: how past relationships affect your current ones
Savory gravy of effective communication to tie all together

Naughty Nibbles: Karen Kalinowski, Pleasure Coach and Sex Educator presents:
Chocolate extravaganza: how to have your cake and eat it too
Crème Fraiche: the additional touch that makes it all good
Crème Brulee: sometimes you need the right equipment

Bring your questions!
We’ll have a box at the back of the room if you’re shy!

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Brain/Neuro Plasticity and MS
featuring Dr. Paul Mendella, Psychologist and Dr. Avi Nativ of The NeuroGym®.
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
1826 Woodward Dr, Ottawa, ON, K2C 0P7
(please use the Ottawa Real Estate Board entrance)

The brain’s ability to act and react in ever-changing ways is known, in the scientific community, as “neuroplasticity.” This special characteristic allows the brain’s estimated 100 billion nerve cells, also called neurons (gray matter), to constantly lay down new pathways for neural communication and to rearrange existing ones throughout life, thereby aiding the processes of learning, memory, and adaptation through experience.

Dr. Mendella will review how cognitive functioning is often affected in multiple sclerosis. He will also speak about the concept of neuroplasticity - how connections in the human brain can change in response to different experiences, including injury. The relationship between neuroplasticity and cognition in multiple sclerosis will be discussed, including the role of neuroplasticity in cognitive rehabilitation.

Dr. Nativ, founder of The NeuroGym® will discuss his approach to physical therapy for individuals with neurological injuries/conditions through a synthesis of research findings in human motor learning and motor control, brain plasticity, biomechanics, physiology of exercise, and rehabilitation medicine.

For more information on brain/neuroplasticity, please view the following article as well as the episode of the Nature of Things called “The Brain that Changes Itself” at:

Nature of Things Episode, The Brain that Changes Itself: http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_Nature_of_Things/ID=1233752028 

Neuroplasticity Article: http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2008/brainchangesitself/ 

 

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