Join your Colleagues in Calgary!
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April 29 – May 2, 2026
The educational program will be inclusive of all issues relating to pediatric brain injury, both traumatic (e.g., external physical force injuries, penetrating injuries) and atraumatic (e.g., infectious diseases, tumors, stroke, neurotoxic poisonings, etc.).
Educational Objectives
The Scientific Planning Committee is developing a broad educational program that will address a wide range of brain injury topics, including:
- The epidemiology of acquired brain injuries in children and adolescents from a world health care perspective,
- Evidence-based research regarding the nature and efficacy of medical, clinical and educational rehabilitation of acquired brain injuries in children and adolescents,
- The varied causes of ABI in childhood, including medical conditions and non-accidental traumatic injuries,
- Protocols to support families affected by paediatric ABI, towards affecting change at National and International levels,
- Models of innovative systems, services and supports for children with ABI and their families, and
- How to better recognize, manage and treat mTBI/concussions in children/adolescents.
Who Should Attend?
The Conference will bring together multidisciplinary professionals with an interest in improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with acquired brain injury and their families/carers.
Attendees will be comprised of physicians, neuropsychologists, therapists, allied health professionals, and brain injury advocates. This list is not exhaustive and the organizers expect all multidisciplinary professionals involved in pediatric brain injury will benefit from this valuable opportunity to engage with experts, gain insights, and establish new collaborations.
Conference Format
The Conference will feature a number of lively debates and lectures on key specialty areas over a three-day period. The educational format will include plenary talks, concurrent tracks for oral presentations, symposia, panels and poster sessions.
Conference Leadership
Keith Yeates
Conference Chair
University of Calgary
Vicki Anderson
Planning Committee
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Planning Committee
University of Montreal
Adam Kirton
Planning Committee
University of Calgary
Carolyn Emery
Planning Committee
University of Calgary
Nick Reed
Planning Committee/IPBIS Chair
University of Toronto
About Venue & Calgary
The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, a state-of-the-art venue located in the heart of Calgary.
Calgary is a dynamic city with picturesque prairie landscapes and a vibrant urban centre. It has famous cowboy spirit, but is also refined and cosmopolitan. Calgary boasts a diverse culinary scene, incredible theatre, world-class attractions and great shopping, plus a great live music scene, plenty of stunning golf courses, and more days of sunshine to spend in more green spaces than any other Canadian city. It’s no wonder Calgary was named the most liveable city in North America by The Economist two years in a row!
Within the city limits, you can fly down 1800 metres of downhill track in a gravity powered luge cart at WinSport, Canada’s Olympic Park, catch a wave while river surfing on the Bow River, and experience indoor skydiving at iFLY – and much more! Plus the province of Alberta is home to six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, four of them within easy driving distance of Calgary.
Less than one hour west of Calgary is the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains. To the east is Dinosaur Provincial Park and the Canadian Badlands. To the south is Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, an ancient Aboriginal heritage site, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, and Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.