Shelina Babul

BSc, PhD

Director, Sports Injury Specialist, BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit, BC Children's Hospital
Director, Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting & Prevention Program (CHIRPP), BC Children's Hospital
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Investigator, Djavad Mowafaghian Center for Brain Health, University of British Columbia

Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), used synonymously in the literature, have received enormous attention in recent years, both in the popular press and the scientific literature, especially those related to hockey and football. The Centers for Disease Control has estimated that 1.6 to 3.8 million cases of sport-related concussions occur annually in the United States. Sport and recreational activities contribute to about 21% of all traumatic brain injuries among children in the US.

Concussions are caused by a direct blow to the head or other body part resulting in a rotational movement of the brain within the skull. It is important to recognize that a concussion can occur with or without loss of consciousness and symptoms can be subtle, including headache, confusion, nausea or dizziness, and may not appear for hours or days. Recommended treatment includes both physical and mental rest. If an individual returns to activity too soon and a second concussion is sustained before recovering from the first, a condition known as second-impact syndrome may occur: a swelling of the brain that can result in brain damage causing severe disability or even death. Furthermore, an individual is three times more likely to sustain a second concussion during recovery from a concussion.

Dr Babul's specializes in concussions/traumatic brain injuries and their prevention, recognition, treatment and management. She also examines trends and patterns of concussions in BC; and explores knowledge translation activities to raise awareness of concussion and mTBI among targeted audiences, including medical professionals; parents, coaches, and athletes; as well as school professionals.She is the chair and/or member of several provincial and national concussion advisory committees including the Chair of the BC Concussion Advisory Network, and is also a co-principal investigator on the Active & Safe grant-funded project, and co-investigator on the concussion-related SHRED (Surveillance in High Schools to Reduce Injuries) NFL grant-funded project.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Professor, , Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Association Between Follow-Up Visit Timing After A Concussion and Subsequent Care Seeking in Children and Youth: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Ramsay, S. and Dahinten, V.S. and Ranger, M. and Babul, S. and Saewyc, E.

DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000001001

Workplace concussion recovery is everyones responsibility

British Columbia Medical Journal

Babul, S. and Takai, K. and Sampson, O.

Follow-up visits after pediatric concussion and the factors associated with early follow-up: a population-based study in British Columbia

Brain Injury

Ramsay, S. and Dahinten, V.S. and Ranger, M. and Babul, S. and Saewyc, E.

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2024.2395382

Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Youth: Impact on Concussion Knowledge, Beliefs, and Reporting Intentions

Health Education and Behavior

Shepherd, H.A. and Galarneau, J.-M. and Neill, M. and Karmali, S. and Turcotte, K. and Williamson, R.A. and Cowle, S. and Macpherson, A. and Reed, N. and Schneider, K.J. and Belton, K.L. and Gagnon, I. and Black, A.M. and Emery, C.A. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.1177/10901981241263577

Correction to: Reality Check 2: The Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Disallowing Body Checking in Non-Elite 13- to 14-Year-Old Ice Hockey Players (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, (2021), 18, 12, (6322), 10.3390/ijerph18126322)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Currie, G.R. and Lee, R. and Palacios-Derflingher, L. and Hagel, B. and Black, A.M. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Marshall, D.A. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21030269

Para athlete concussion care following the Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: an urgent need for inclusivity within concussion research

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Weiler, R. and Dalton, K. and Guenther, A. and Mitchell, K. and Van de Vliet, P. and Babul, S. and Blauwet, C. and Clarke, D. and Dea, J. and Derman, W. and Emery, C. and Fagher, K. and Gouttebarge, V. and Haider, M.N. and Hunt, T. and Lee, K. and Lexell, J. and Moran, R.N. and Pilon, F. and Prince, F. and Runciman, P. and Smetana, R. and Verhagen, E. and Webborn, N. and Ahmed, O.H.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108871

Safe2Play in youth ice hockey: injury profile and risk factors in a 5-year Canadian longitudinal cohort study

Annals of Medicine

Eliason, P.H. and Galarneau, J.-M. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Bonfield, S. and Schneider, K.J. and Hagel, B.E. and Emery, C.A.

DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2385024

Psychosocial Factors Associated With Time to Recovery After Concussion in Adolescent Ice Hockey Players

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Luszawski, C.A. and Plourde, V. and Sick, S.R. and Galarneau, J.-M. and Eliason, P.H. and Brooks, B.L. and Mrazik, M. and Debert, C.T. and Lebrun, C. and Babul, S. and Hagel, B.E. and Dukelow, S.P. and Schneider, K.J. and Emery, C.A. and Yeates, K.O.

DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001187

Menstrual cycle phase modulates causal connectivity in the resting-state brain of healthy females

bioRxiv

McLeod, J. and Sattari, S. and Chavan, A. and Galea, L.A.M. and Babul, S. and Virji-Babul, N.

DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.07.598022

Development of a tailored concussion education program for athletes: a pragmatic multimethods design and integrated knowledge translation approach from needs assessment to design

BMJ Open

Black, A.M. and Turcotte, K. and Fidanova, A. and Sadler, K. and Bruin, S. and Cheng, P. and Karmali, S. and Taylor, T. and Halliday, D. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075080

Follow-up visits after a concussion in the pediatric population: An integrative review

NeuroRehabilitation

Ramsay, S. and Dahinten, V.S. and Ranger, M. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-220216

Factors Associated With Concussion Rates in Youth Ice Hockey Players: Data From the Largest Longitudinal Cohort Study in Canadian Youth Ice Hockey

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Eliason, P. and Galarneau, J.-M. and Shill, I. and Kolstad, A. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Lebrun, C. and Dukelow, S. and Schneider, K. and Hagel, B. and Emery, C.

DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001177

Self-reported concussions in Canada: A cross-sectional study

Health Reports

Champagne, A.S. and Yao, X. and McFaull, S.R. and Saxena, S. and Gordon, K.R. and Babul, S. and Thompson, W.

DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300600002-eng

Getting the message across: the role of technology-enabled knowledge translation in sports medicine research

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Karmali, S. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106672

Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of the Concussion Awareness Training Tool as continuing medical education in primary care

Concussion

Devji, J. and Karmali, S. and Turcotte, K. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.2217/cnc-2022-0014

Activity and Recovery among Youth with Concussion: A Meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Chauhan, R. and Cheng, A. and Tsow, R. and Sakakibara, B.M. and Babul, S. and Schmidt, J.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059592

The Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Womens Support Workers Improves Knowledge of Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury

Inquiry (United States)

Nicol, B. and Adhikari, S.P. and Shwed, A. and Ashton, S. and Mriduraj, A. and Mason, K. and Gainforth, H.L. and Babul, S. and van Donkelaar, P.

DOI: 10.1177/00469580231169335

Higher hazard of concussion combined with recurrent concussion in female youth ice hockey compared with males: An opportunity for concussion prevention,Jugendliche Eishockeyspielerinnen haben ein hheres Risiko, Gehirnerschtterungen in Verbindung mit wiederkehrenden Gehirnerschtterungen zu erleiden als mnnliche Jugendliche: eine Chance zur Prvention von Gehirnerschtterungen

Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Eliason, P. and Galarneau, J.-M. and Schneider, K. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Lebrun, C. and Hagel, B. and Emery, C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.orthtr.2023.04.005

Outlining the Invisible: Experiences and Perspectives Regarding Concussion Recovery, Return-to-Work, and Resource Gaps

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Shazya Karmali and Marie Denise Beaton and Shelina Babul

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138204

07 / 2022

Body checking in non-elite adolescent ice hockey leagues: It is never too late for policy change aiming to protect the health of adolescents

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Emery, C.A. and Eliason, P. and Warriyar, V. and Palacios-Derflingher, L. and Black, A.M. and Krolikowski, M. and Spencer, N. and Sick, S. and Kozak, S. and Schneider, K.J. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Lebrun, C. and Goulet, C. and Macpherson, A. and Hagel, B.E.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103757

No association found between body checking experience and injury or concussion rates in adolescent ice hockey players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Eliason, P. and Hagel, B.E. and Palacios-Derflingher, L. and Warriyar, V.K.V. and Bonfield, S. and Black, A.M. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Lebrun, C. and Emery, C.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104691

An examination into alcohol poisoning trends at one pediatric hospital during the easing of provincial liquor restrictions in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Child and Adolescent Health

Cheng P, Zargaran A, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Babul S. An examination into alcohol poisoning trends at one pediatric hospital during the easing of provincial liquor restrictions in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 2021;5(4):1-8.

07 / 2021

Reality Check 2: The Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Disallowing Body Checking in Non-Elite 13- to 14-Year-Old Ice Hockey Players

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Gillian Currie and Raymond Lee and Luz Palacios-Derflingher and Brent Hagel and Amanda Black and Shelina Babul and Martin Mrazik and Deborah Marshall and Carolyn Emery

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126322

06 / 2021

Active & Safe Central: using a mixed-methods design and the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a sport and recreational injury prevention resource for practitioners in Canada

BMJ Open

Richmond, S., Bruin, S., Black, A., Pike, I., & Babul, S. (2021). Active & Safe Central: using a mixed-methods design and the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a sport and recreational injury prevention resource for practitioners in Canada. BMJ Open, 11(1), e039070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039070

DOI: doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039070

01 / 2021

Stakeholder Recommendations to Increase the Accessibility of Online Health Information for Adults Experiencing Concussion Symptoms

Frontiers In Public Health

Beaton, M., Hadly, G., & Babul, S. (2021). Stakeholder Recommendations to Increase the Accessibility of Online Health Information for Adults Experiencing Concussion Symptoms. Frontiers In Public Health, 8. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.557814

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.557814

01 / 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on high school student-athlete experiences with physical activity, mental health, and social connection

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Shepherd, H.A. and Evans, T. and Gupta, S. and McDonough, M.H. and Doyle-Baker, P. and Belton, K.L. and Karmali, S. and Pawer, S. and Hadly, G. and Pike, I. and Adams, S.A. and Babul, S. and Yeates, K.O. and Kopala-Sibley, D.C. and Schneider, K.J. and Cowle, S. and Fuselli, P. and Emery, C.A. and Black, A.M.

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073515

Socioeconomic factors and substances involved in poisoning-related emergency department visits in british columbia, canada

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Pawer, S. and Rajabali, F. and Zheng, A. and Pike, I. and Purssell, R. and Zargaran, A. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.24095/HPCDP.41.7/8.02

Evidence of altered interhemispheric communication after pediatric concussion

Brain Injury

Schmidt, J. and Brown, K.E. and Feldman, S.J. and Babul, S. and Zwicker, J.G. and Boyd, L.A.

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1929485

Collaboration, training and resources to support school policy development and recovery from concussion

Health Behavior and Policy Review

Sadler, K. and Turcotte, K. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.14485/HBPR.8.3.7

De-implementing Prolonged Rest Advice for Concussion in Primary Care Settings: A Pilot Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial.

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation

Silverberg ND and Otamendi T and Panenka WJ and Archambault P and Babul S and MacLellan A and Li LC and Canadian TBI Research Consortium

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000609 PubMed: 32898029

09 / 2020

Concussion Awareness and Education among Sports Resource Providers in Uganda: Piloting the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)

Ann Sports Med Res

Turcotte K, Lubega SK, Pawer S, Babul S (2020) Concussion Awareness and Education among Sports Resource Providers in Uganda: Piloting the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT). Ann Sports Med Res 7(5): 1161.

08 / 2020

Association between concussion education and concussion knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among youth ice hockey parents and coaches: a cross-sectional study.

BMJ open

Black AM, Yeates KO, Babul S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Emery CA. Association between concussion education and concussion knowledge, beliefs and behaviors among youth ice hockey parents and coaches: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020;10:e038166. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038166

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038166 PubMed: 32830117

08 / 2020

Delivering Evidence-Based Online Concussion Education to Medical and Healthcare Professionals: The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT)

Journal of Sports Medicine

Babul S and Turcotte K and Lambert M and Hadly G and Sadler K

01 / 2020

Does disallowing body checking in non-elite 13-to 14-year-old ice hockey leagues reduce rates of injury and concussion? A cohort study in two Canadian provinces

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Emery, C. and Palacios-Derflingher, L. and Black, A.M. and Eliason, P. and Krolikowski, M. and Spencer, N. and Kozak, S. and Schneider, K.J. and Babul, S. and Mrazik, M. and Lebrun, C.M. and Goulet, C. and Macpherson, A. and Hagel, B.E.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101092

Setting the baseline: A description of cannabis poisonings at a canadian pediatric hospital prior to the legalization of recreational cannabis

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Cheng, P. and Zargaran, A. and Rajabali, F. and Turcotte, K. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.40.5/6.08

Prevention and Management of Sport-Related Concussions in Uganda: A Case Study

American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Lubega, Samuel & Lambert, Mike & Makubuya, Timothy & Babul, Shelina & Muwonge, Haruna & Zavuga, Robert & Kasolo, Josephine & Kalanzi, Joseph. (2019). Prevention and Management of Sport-Related Concussions in Uganda: A Case Study. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 7. 34-39. 10.12691/ajssm-7-2-2.

DOI: 10.12691/ajssm-7-2-2

05 / 2019

Active & Safe Central': Development of an online resource for the prevention of injury in sport and recreational activity

Injury Prevention

Richmond, S.A. and Black, A.M. and Jacob, J. and Babul, S. and Pike, I.

DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043164

Disrupted Information Flow in Resting-State in Adolescents With Sports Related Concussion

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Hristopulos, D.T. and Babul, A. and Babul, S. and Brucar, L.R. and Virji-Babul, N.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00419

Resting-state directed brain connectivity patterns in adolescents from source-reconstructed EEG signals based on information flow rate

bioRxiv

Hristopulos, D.T. and Babul, A. and Babul, S. and Brucar, L.R. and Virji-Babul, N.

DOI: 10.1101/608299

Brain Biomarkers in Pediatric Concussion: A Systematic Review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Schmidt J, Hayward KS, Brown KE, Zwicker JG, Babul S, Ponsford J, van Donkelaar P, Boyd LA. Brain biomarkers in pediatric concussion: A systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2018 Oct 1;99(10):e112-3.

DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.400

10 / 2018

Imaging in pediatric concussion: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Schmidt, J. and Hayward, K.S. and Brown, K.E. and Zwicker, J.G. and Ponsford, J. and Van Donkelaar, P. and Babul, S. and Boyd, L.A.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3406

Improving and standardizing concussion education and care: A Canadian experience

Concussion

Damji, F. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.2217/cnc-2018-0007

Return to learn after concussion in children.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

Irvine A and Babul S and Goldman RD

PubMed: 29138156

11 / 2017

Preventing Concussion in Youth Ice Hockey: The Effect of Local Bodychecking Policy Change

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Amanda M. Black and Brent E. Hagel and Kathryn J. Schneider and Willem H. Meeuwisse and Luz Palacios-Derflingher and Shelina Babul and Martin Mrazik and Carolyn A. Emery

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.39

02 / 2017

A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of brain biomarkers of recovery in children and youth with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)

Brain Injury

1. Schmidt J, Hayward K, Brown KE, Zwicker J, Babul S, Ponsford J, van Donkelaar P, Boyd LA. A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of brain biomarkers of recovery in children and youth with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Brain Injury, 31:6-7, 719-1017

Return to learn after concussion in children

Canadian Family Physician

Irvine, A. and Babul, S. and Goldman, R.D.

Brain Injuries

Canadian Injury Prevention Textbook: An evidence-informed guide to injury prevention in Canada

Schneider K, Emery C, Babul S. Brain Injuries. Canadian Injury Prevention Textbook: An evidence-informed guide to injury prevention in Canada. September 2015, v. 1.0, pp 445-454.

09 / 2015

The Burden of Sport & Recreational Injuries

Canadian Injury Prevention Resource: An evidence-informed guide to injury prevention in Canada

Goulet C, Babul S. The Burden of Sport & Recreational Injuries. Canadian Injury Prevention Resource: An evidence-informed guide to injury prevention in Canada. September 2015, v. 1.0, pp 475-486.

09 / 2015

Addressing the need for standardized concussion care in Canada: Concussion Awareness Training Tool.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

Babul S

PubMed: 26273074

08 / 2015

A qualitative review of sports concussion education: Prime time for evidence-based knowledge translation

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Mrazik, M. and Dennison, C.R. and Brooks, B.L. and Yeates, K.O. and Babul, S. and Naidu, D.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094848

Severity of urban cycling injuries and the relationship with personal, trip, route and crash characteristics: analyses using four severity metrics

BMJ open

Cripton, P.A. and Shen, H. and Brubacher, J.R. and Chipman, M. and Friedman, S.M. and Harris, M.A. and Winters, M. and Reynolds, C.C. and Cusimano, M.D. and Babul, S. and Teschke, K.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006654

Addressing the need for standardized concussion care in Canada: Concussion awareness training tool,Rpondre au besoin de normaliser la prise en charge de la commotion crbrale au Canada: Outil de formation sur la commotion crbrale

Canadian Family Physician

Babul, S.

Bicycling crash circumstances vary by route type: A cross-sectional analysis

BMC Public Health

Teschke, K. and Frendo, T. and Shen, H. and Harris, M.A. and Reynolds, C.C. and Cripton, P.A. and Brubacher, J. and Cusimano, M.D. and Friedman, S.M. and Hunte, G. and Monro, M. and Vernich, L. and Babul, S. and Chipman, M. and Winters, M.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1205

Comparing the effects of infrastructure on bicycling injury at intersections and non-intersections using a case-crossover design

Injury Prevention

Anne Harris, M. and Reynolds, C.C.O. and Winters, M. and Cripton, P.A. and Shen, H. and Chipman, M.L. and Cusimano, M.D. and Babul, S. and Brubacher, J.R. and Friedman, S.M. and Hunte, G. and Monro, M. and Vernich, L. and Teschke, K.

DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040561

Route infrastructure and the risk of injuries to bicyclists: A case-crossover study

American Journal of Public Health

Teschke, K. and Harris, M.A. and Reynolds, C.C.O. and Winters, M. and Babul, S. and Chipman, M. and Cusimano, M.D. and Brubacher, J.R. and Hunte, G. and Friedman, S.M. and Monro, M. and Shen, H. and Vernich, L. and Cripton, P.A.

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300762

Personal and trip characteristics associated with safety equipment use by injured adult bicyclists: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Teschke, K. and Brubacher, J.R. and Friedman, S.M. and Cripton, P.A. and Harris, M.A. and Reynolds, C.C.O. and Shen, H. and Monro, M. and Hunte, G. and Chipman, M. and Cusimano, M.D. and Lea, N.S. and Babul, S. and Winters, M.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-765

Safe cycling: How do risk perceptions compare with observed risk?

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Winters, M. and Babul, S. and Jack Becker, H.J.E.H. and Brubacher, J.R. and Chipman, M. and Cripton, P. and Cusimano, M.D. and Friedman, S.M. and Anne Harris, M. and Hunte, G. and Monro, M. and Reynolds, C.C.O. and Shen, H. and Teschke, K.

Comparison of on-reserve road versus off-reserve road motor vehicle crashes in Saskatchewan, Canada: A case control study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Desapriya, E. and Fujiwara, T. and Verma, P. and Babul, S. and Pike, I.

DOI: 10.1177/1010539510361787

Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities.

Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)

Desapriya, E. and Wijeratne, H. and Subzwari, S. and Babul-Wellar, S. and Turcotte, K. and Rajabali, F. and Kinney, J. and Pike, I.

Youth injuries in British Columbia: Type, settings, treatment and costs, 2003-2007

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Leadbeater, B. and Babul, S. and Jansson, M. and Scime, G. and Pike, I.

DOI: 10.1080/17457300903564561

Developing injury indicators for canadian children and youth: A modified-delphi approach

Injury Prevention

Pike, L. and Piedt, S. and Warda, L. and Yanchar, N. and Macarthur, C. and Babul, S. and Macpherson, A.K.

DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.025007

Head Restraints and Whiplash: The Past, Present and Future

Protective Devices: Types, Uses and Safety

Desapriya E, White M, Scime G, Jivani K, Babul S, Holland J, Pike I. (2010). Head Restraints and Whiplash: The Past, Present and Future. In VE Argosyan (Ed.). Protective Devices: Types, Uses and Safety. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. pp. 1-60.

Misuse of child restraint seats

Consumer Product Safety Issues

Desapriya E, Scime G, Cripton P, Babul S, Takeo F, Subzwari S, Pike I. (2009). Misuse of child restraint seats. In: PA Varga & MD Pinter (Eds.). Consumer Product Safety Issues. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. pp. 1-39.

Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Subzwari, S. and Desapriya, E. and Babul-Wellar, S. and Pike, I. and Turcotte, K. and Rajabali, F. and Kinney, J.

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006252.pub2

Child restraint seats: Use, misuse and strategies for improved action

Consumer Product Safety Issues

Desapriya, E. and Scime, G. and Babul, S. and Cripton, P. and Fujiwara, T. and Subzwari, S. and Pike, I.

Compulsory child restraint seat law and motor vehicle child occupant deaths and injuries in Japan 1994"2005

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Desapriya, E. and Fujiwara, T. and Scime, G. and Babul, S. and Pike, I.

DOI: 10.1080/17457300802080602

The appropriate and inappropriate use of child restraint seats in Manitoba

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Blair, J. and Perdios, A. and Babul, S. and Young, K. and Beckles, J. and Pike, I. and Cripton, P. and Sasges, D. and Mulpuri, K. and Desapriya, E.

DOI: 10.1080/17457300802340980

Effectiveness of cataract surgery in reducing driving-related difficulties: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Injury Prevention

Subzwari, S. and Desapriya, E. and Scime, G. and Babul, S. and Jivani, K. and Pike, I.

DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.017830

An analysis of sport-related injuries: British Columbia children's hospital Emergency Department 1999"2003

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Babul, S. and Nolan, S. and Nolan, M. and Rajabali, F.

DOI: 10.1080/17457300701440659

A randomized trial to assess the effectiveness of an infant home safety programme

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Babul, S. and Olsen, L. and Janssen, P. and McIntee, P. and Raina, P.

DOI: 10.1080/17457300701272474

Barriers to Exercise

Canadian Medical Association Journal

Desapriya E, Babul S, Pike I. (2006). Barriers to Exercise. CMAJ, 175:7.

Public attitudes, epidemiology and consequences of drinking and driving in British Columbia

Journal of the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

E. DESAPRIYA and I. PIKE and S. BABUL

DOI: 10.1016/s0386-1112(14)60160-6

Health benefits of physical activity [5]

CMAJ

Desapriya, E. and Pike, I. and Babul, S.

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1060093

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for delayed onset muscle soreness and closed soft tissue injury

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Bennett, M.H. and Best, T.M. and Babul-Wellar, S. and Taunton, J.E.

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004713.pub2

Strategies for prevention of soccer related injuries: A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Olsen, L. and Scanlan, A. and MacKay, M. and Babul, S. and Reid, D. and Clark, M. and Raina, P.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003079

Effects of intermittent exposure to hyperbaric oxygen for the treatment of an acute soft tissue injury.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Babul S, Rhodes EC, Taunton JE, Lepawsky M. Effects of intermittent exposure to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of an acute soft tissue injury. Clin J Sports Med. 2003 May 1; 13(3):138-47

DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200305000-00003 PubMed: 12792207

05 / 2003

The effects of intermittent exposure to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of delayed-onset muscle soreness

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

S Babul and E C. Rhodes and J E. Taunton and M Lepawsky

DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200105001-01643

05 / 2001

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Enhance Recovery from Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Lawrence E. Hart and Mark Tarnopolsky and Ann Lotter and Shelina Babul

DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200010000-00021

10 / 2000

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy to enhance recovery from delayed onset muscle soreness.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Babul, S.

The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in sports medicine

Sports Medicine

Babul, S. and Rhodes, E.C.

DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200030060-00002

Pathology of sudden death in the young.

The Canadian journal of cardiology

McManus BM and Babul S

PubMed: 9191507

11 / 1996

Pathology of sudden death in the young

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Mcmanus, B.M. and Babul, S.

The Autopsy

Anderson's Pathology, 10th Edition

McManus BM, Babul S. (1996). The Autopsy In: Anderson's Pathology, 10th Edition. Linder J, Damjanov I (eds), Mosby Year-Book, Philadelphia. Pp. 15-32.

Metastatic Tumors

Atlas of Heart Diseases

English JC, Allard MF, Babul S, McManus BM. (1995). Metastatic Tumors In: Atlas of Heart Diseases. Braunwald E, Goldhaber SZ (eds), Current Medicine, Philadelphia. Pp. 1-16.

Cardiovascular manifestations of lyme disease

Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Diseases

McManus BM, Babul S. (1995). Cardiovascular manifestations of lyme disease. J Spirochetal Tick-Borne Dis, 2:92-6.

Commissural region dehiscence from the stent post of Carpentier-Edwards bioprosthetic cardiac valves

Cardiovascular Pathology

Allard, M.F. and Thompson, C.R. and Baldelli, R.J. and McNab, J.S. and Babul, S.A. and Betts, J.M. and McManus, B.M. and Jamieson, W.R.E. and Ling, H. and Miyagishima, R.T.

DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(95)00027-3

Concussion Awareness Training Tool - CATT

The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) (http://cattonline.com/) is a series of online educational modules and resources with the goal of standardizing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management may decrease the risk of brain damage and potentially reduce long-term health issues.

Developed by Dr. Shelina Babul, CATT is based upon the established principles of the Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport. Research and evidence on concussions is evolving and the knowledge base is continually changing. As a result, cattonline.com is updated on a regular basis to provide current information, tools, and resources to support concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management.

There are 7 CATT online educational modules, and all are available free-of-charge.
• CATT for Medical Professionals
• CATT for Coaches
• CATT for Parents
• CATT for School Professionals
• CATT for Athletes
• CATT for Workers and Workplaces
• CATT for Women’s Support Worker

Work is currently in progress for the development and evaluation of CATT for Youth, aimed at high school students.

SHRed Concussions

Youth account for more than 50% of the annual burden of over 3 million concussions in North America. While not all concussions are sports-related, children/youth who engage in sports are at a higher risk for sustaining a concussion.

Researchers at BCIRPU, UBC, and UBCO are conducting a study to improve recognition and management of sports-related concussion in children/youth. Surveillance in High Schools to Reduce Concussions and Consequences of Concussions (SHRed Concussions) is a three-year longitudinal, Canada-wide, cohort study aimed at reducing the burden of sport-related concussions (SRC) and their consequences across youth sport populations. Researchers are recruiting high school athletes who participate in school or club sports associated with a higher risk of concussion; specifically: basketball, football, ice hockey, ringette, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, volleyball, cheerleading, wrestling, alpine skiing, or sledge hockey).

Participants will be asked to complete various assessments over the course of the study, and any participant who sustains a concussion will have access to accelerated concussion care by being immediately scheduled to see a sports concussion specialist. Recognizing and treating symptoms as soon as possible will allow for faster and safer return to school and sports.

This study is being led by the University of Calgary and is funded by the National Football League. Researchers at BCIRPU are coordinating and implementing SHRed in Vancouver. To get involved, visit https://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/shred-concussions-study/.

The unintended consequences of implementing stay-at-home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: Violence outcomes in children and youth in Canada

Public health measures aimed at protecting Canadians from the spread of COVID-19 appears to have placed children and youth in particularly vulnerable situations. In the early days of the pandemic, Kids Help Phone calls in Vancouver increased drastically, as did as the number of reported domestic incidents, sexual assaults, and a rise in reported gun violence in Toronto. The Raising Canada 2020 Report states that children and youth and low socioeconomic groups have suffered disproportionately as a result of COVID-19 policies; the number one threat being preventable injury.

With funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research COVID-19 Initiative, researchers at the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, (a partnership of BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, PHSA and University of British Columbia), together with other investigators from British Columbia and Ontario, will be collaborating to investigate violence-related injuries among children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to evaluate the extent to which each phase of the COVID-19 stay-at-home and physical distancing policies affected rates of violence-related injury hospital visits, compared to the pre-pandemic period in both BC and ON. The study will also examine how COVID-19 policies affected violence-related injuries in different neighbourhoods, and whether the delivery of universal infant injury prevention program in BC (Period of PURPLE Crying Program) was more or less effective at preventing violence-related injuries among children than in ON, that does not have a universal program.

‘Active & Safe Central’: development of an online resource for the prevention of injury in sport and recreational activity

The objective of this Active & Safe was to use an integrated knowledge translation approach to develop an end user-driven digital platform that provides injury prevention information and resources across 51 sport and recreational activities. The ‘Active & Safe Central’ (https://activesafe.ca/) platform provides web-based sport injury and prevention information. This user-friendly, web and mobile accessible platform can increase the reach, awareness and implementation of prevention programming in sport and recreational activity.

Honours & Awards

Safety Award, BC Hockey - June 2016

Service Recognition Award, BC Hockey - 2019/20

Child and Youth Health Talks Video Competitions, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Human Development: Active & Safe Central physical literacy video - October 2019

WEBSITE Gold Award, Seventh International Safety Media Awards: Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT); Shelina Babul, Kate Turcotte, Samantha Bruin, Karen Sadler, Denise Beaton, Shazya Karmali, Stephanie Cowle, John Jacob - 2021

WEBSITE Gold Award, Seventh International Safety Media Awards: Active and Safe Injury Prevention for Sport & Physical Activity; Shelina Babul, Sarah Richmond, Amanda Black, Kate Turcotte, Samantha Bruin Shazya Karmali, Samantha Pawer, John Jacob, Ian Pike - 2021

Prevention and Awareness Award, Brain Injury Association of Canada - September 2014

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