Communicating the Impact of Sex and Gender on Traumatic Brain Injury to a General Audience Using Multimedia
A Master’s Research Project submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MSCBMC) offered through the Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto in collaboration with Biomedical Communications, Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga.
Sex and gender are both factors that greatly influence experiences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, many individuals experiencing a TBI are unaware of sex and gender impacts, despite TBI’s complex nature with frequent lifelong effects. This masters’ project created an educational knowledge translation tool through an animated video. This initiative intends to fill knowledge gaps of sex, gender, and TBI considerations in patient populations, as to explain different ways one may acquire a TBI, how to seek treatment and what treatment may look like, and the course of recovery and healing after a TBI occurs.
Committee: Shelley Wall (supervisor), Tatyana Mollayeva (content advisor), and Angela Colantonio (content advisor)
Narration: Shelley Wall
Sounds effects: ZapSplat
3D Brain Asset: Nick Woolridge
3D Spinal Cord: NIH Visible Human Project.
3D Human: Maya assets
Funded by: CIHR – Sex, Gender, and Knowledge Translation