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Pre-Conference & Symposium Sessions

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The Pre-Conference sessions will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Hyatt Calgary.  

There will be various Symposia sessions throughout the Conference.  

Poster session

Pre-Conference Sessions

The following Pre-Conference Sessions are confirmed: 

  • Implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based model for treating children and youth with concussion
  • Trials and Tribulations May Lead to Triumph in the Use of Gross Motor Outcome Measures Following Pediatric ABI: Implications for Physiotherapists and Physicians
  • Heading back into action: Evidence-informed rehabilitation following pediatric concussion
  • The brain injury journey through the lens of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome-pediatrics
  • Problem-Solving Therapy for Pediatric Neurological Conditions: Evolving technologies, transdiagnostic/diagnosis-specific applications, and cross-cultural adaptations
  • Bridging Brain, Family, and System: Translating Interact-North to Support Mental Health after Pediatric Brain Injury

There will be additional sessions and details added in coming weeks.  

Symposia Sessions

The following Symposia Sessions are confirmed: 

  • Beyond Survival: Understanding Risk and Advancing Interventions in Paediatric Brain Tumor Survivorship
  • Toward Precision Medicine in Pediatric Concussion: 
  • Leveraging Consumer-Grade Physiologic Markers in the Digital Health Era
  • Empowering families after paediatric acquired brain injury – From understanding impact towards practical interventions.
  • Bridging the Equity Gap: Disparities in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Care, and Strategies to Improve Health Equity Among Diverse Populations
  • Beyond the Child: Advancing Research and Practice Through Parent and Caregiver Involvement in Paediatric Concussion
  • REHABILITY: Advancing Intensive Physical Rehabilitation for Children and Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury – From Theory to Clinical Practice and Nationwide Implementation
  • Early Childhood Concussion: From symptoms to services
  • Novel Biomarkers toward Precision Medicine in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
  • TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Treatments): Insights on pediatric concussion using cutting edge pragmatic biomarkers
  • Identification and Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms after Pediatric Injury
  • Extending, Embedding, Enacting, and Embodying: A 4E Framework for Cognitive Rehabilitation Across the Continuum of Care After Pediatric Brain Injury
  • School services for youth with ABI: A global perspective
  • Advancing Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Research Through International Collaboration: Updates from the Pediatric Brain Injury Consortium
  • Educational Trajectories After Pediatric Brain Injury: International Evidence from Population Data and School-Based Interventions
  • The great debate – General or targeted rehabilitation following pediatric mTBI?  Which is best?
  • Mental Health and Psychiatric Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Transforming TBI: Utilizing the CBI-M Framework to Enhance Pediatric Brain Injury Classification and Care
  • Championing Youth Perspectives for Effective Concussion Prevention in Sports

There will be additional sessions and details added in coming weeks.