Director of Program Development, Instructor, Shift Concussion Management Program Clinician, Shift Concussion Management Clinic (Guelph, ON)

Kailin completed her Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics from the University of Guelph in 2006. After receiving treatment for numerous sports injuries suffered in competition, she was inspired to pursue her Doctorate of Chiropractic (DC) at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto. She graduated with top honours, and met Scott shortly thereafter, joining his team at what was then known as Shift Performance Training and Athletic Rehabilitation. Together, Scott and Kailin became keenly interested in concussion management, specifically physical rehabilitation approaches for persistent post-concussion sufferers. They attended many conferences, spoke with experts in the field in those early days and spent time at the world-renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Concussion clinic to learn more.

Since that time, Kailin has been instrumental in the development and delivery of the Shift Concussion Management Program in Ontario, and serves as a clinician and instructor alongside Scott. She has undergone significant training over the years in concussion rehabilitation concepts with particular emphasis in the area of vestibulo-ocular disorders in post-concussion syndrome. She has lectured at numerous concussion seminars with Shift Concussion throughout Canada and strives to continually stay abreast of the research in the field. Her patient-centered and evidence-based approach to clinical practice is highly regarded at Shift Concussion Management amongst patients and staff.

Kailin is responsible for the development and implementation of Shift’s education platform and plays a key role in the training and mentoring of Shift’s clinical team in Guelph, Ontario. 

Instructor, Shift Concussion Management  
Owner, Creekside Physiotherapy (Kimberley, BC)

Ryan co-owns Creekside Physiotherapy, a multidisciplinary clinic in Kimberley, BC that provides concussion and vestibular rehabilitation care for the East Kootenay region. As a rural practitioner he has a unique perspectivie in working with limited resources and referral options in his region. 

Ryan's graduate research exploring the relationship between attention and anxiety and their effects on motor control and balance in a dual-task context. He has treated vestibular disorders and balance issues for the past 17 years and completed his Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation at Emory University in Atlanta in 2016. 

Ryan started teaching with the Shift Concussion Management Group in 2015. His interest in persistent pain, whiplash disorders, psychology and functional neuro-optometry helps him see the many dimensions associated with treating persistent concussion pattersn. 

 Occupational Therapist, Shift Concussion Management (Guelph, ON)

Registered Kinesiologist, Shift Concussion Management (Guelph, ON)

Dr. Dipty Acharya has been practicing optometry since graduating in 2009. She did her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Waterloo.  She then moved to Boston to study optometry at the New England College of Optometry. She graduated with honours in 2009, and moved back to her home town of Waterloo. 

She has always been interested in vision therapy when she was in school and hoped to continue with it after graduating. She finally got an opportunity to pursue her passion in 2017 and she hasn't looked back. Since then she has done over 80 hours continuing education and hs completed the Optometric Extension Program courses, has attended the Neuro-optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) conference, and has attended many more courses on concussion and brain injury related rehabilitation and vision therapy. 

When Dr. Achaya is not at work, you can find her enjoying her time with her 2 beautiful children and dog. 

Optometrist, Dr. Mark Lukito & Associates (Guelph, ON)

Optometrist, Dr. Mark Lukito & Associates (Guelph, ON)

Registered Physiotherapist & Technical Consultant at NeuroTracker (Toronto, ON)

Frances graduated with a Masters in Physical Therapy from Queen's University with a strong interest in pursuing aspects of sports performance and concussion managment. 

Her extensive experience in the field comes from managing complex post-concussion syndrome cases in patients with autonomic, vestibular and oculomotor impairments. Within the athletic population, her model of care centred around using an integrated approach to rehabilitation of the affected systems, followed by a focus on performance enhancement through extertional and perceptual-cognitive training. She has worked with both elite and professional athletes in their road to recovery. 

During her time as a Physiotherapist, Frances lectured internationally through the Shift Concussion Management Program, where she came into contract with NeuroTracker and the Faubert Applied Research Centre (ARC). As an integral member of the NeuroTracker team, Frances works closely to manage ARC Research Collaborations, as well as to further expand and develop NeuroTracker applications across athletic, military and medical markets.  

Chief of Psychiatry, The Residence and Corporate Services at Homewood Health (Guelph, ON)

As Chief of Psychiatry for the Residence and Corporate Services at Homewood Health, Dr. Carlos Lalonde is The Residence's in-house psychiatrist and leads the interdisciplinary Residence Team. He is a Fellow of the Roayl College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and an expert in treating severe mood and anxiety disorders, addictions and concurrent discorders, particularly in clients who are executives, medical professionals, legal professionals and athletes. Dr. Lalonde is also a leader in clinical program development and medical supervision for the national network of Homewood Clinics including Homewood Ravensview in British Columbia. He has been part of hte Homewood team for nearly a decade and previousl served as medical director of the Acute Care Unite at the Homewood Health Centre. 

Dr. Lalonde is an assistant professor at McMaster University where he plays a key role in training medical students and was previously the regional education leader for McMaster's Post Graduate Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Lalonde is an award-winning teacher, soughtafter lecturer and a respected author of scholarly articles. He is also a member of the Board of Examiners for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.