Dr. Shelina Babul

Dr. Shelina Babul is the Associate Director and Sports Injury Specialist with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, BC Children’s Hospital. She focuses primarily on sport and recreational evidence-based research and knowledge implementation, with a particular specialization in concussions/traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their prevention, recognition, treatment, and management. She is the Director of BC Children’s Hospital Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, UBC; an Investigator with the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, UBC.

Dr. Babul is the chair and/or committee and board member on numerous provincial and national injury and concussion advisory committees. She has been nominated for several awards, including the YWCA Women of Distinction Award and the UBC President's Award, and has received awards from BC Hockey and from the Brain Injury Association of Canada.

Dr. Babul’s area of focus include:
1) Identifying and addressing critical gaps in injury prevention;
2) TBI/Concussion-specific research and related strategies to promote uptake of proven and effective interventions; and
3) Coordination of TBI/concussion efforts locally, provincially and nationally.

Dr. Babul developed the Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) with the aim to standardize care among medical professionals, parents, players, coaches, and school professionals. There have been over 150,000 visits to www.cattonline.com, and over 50,000 individuals all over the globe have completed the online training. Numerous sporting associations and schools (30+) have mandated CATT training for their coaches and teachers. BC Hockey mandated the CATT for over 14,000 of their on-ice officials, and an evaluation demonstrated significance for improving knowledge and awareness.

Dr. Babul's work has been expanded in east Africa; namely Uganda, Nairobi and Tanzania. Her experience in this field includes the publication of numerous chapters and peer-reviewed papers, presentations at numerous provincial/national/international conferences, membership on committees/review boards, and interviews with provincial/national/international news media and magazines.

BC Hockey Service Recognition Award, 2019/2020 | Professional

Recipient of the BC Hockey Service Recognition Award, 2019/2020

Brain Injury Association of Canada Prevention and Awareness Award | Professional

Recipient of the 2014 Prevention and Awareness Award from the Brain Injury Association of Canada.

BC Hockey Safety Award | Professional

Recipient of the 2016 BC Hockey Safety Award.

Surveillance in High Schools to Reduce Concussions and Consequences of Concussions in Youth

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A pan-Canadian program involving University of British Columbia researchers is one step closer to improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in youth sport, thanks to $12 million in funding from the National Football League’s scientific advisory board.

The SHRed Concussions program—short for Surveillance in High Schools to Reduce Concussions and Consequences of Concussions in Youth—will provide a national platform for concussion surveillance in high schools that will have significant impact in reducing the risk of sport-related concussions and their consequences in youth. Led by University of Calgary kinesiology researcher Carolyn Emery, the pan-Canadian research program involves researchers at nine Canadian universities, including UBC.

More information: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/nfl-gives-significant-funding-to-help-youth-shred-the-burden-of-concussion/