The Pre-Conference sessions will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
The Main Conference days are Thursday, April 30 – Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Pre-Conference Sessions
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 12:00 – 5:15pm MDT
Registration: Click here to register. To attend the Pre-conference sessions, an additional registration is required (not included in Main Conference Registration).
Sessions
12:00 – 2:30pm
- Implementing A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Model for Treating Children and Youth with Concussion
- Problem-Solving Therapy for Pediatric Neurological Conditions: Evolving Technologies, Transdiagnostic/Diagnosis-Specific Applications, and Cross-Cultural Adaptations
- Trials and Tribulations May Lead to Triumph in the Use of Gross Motor Outcome Measures Following Pediatric ABI: Implications for Physiotherapists and Physicians
2:45 – 5:15pm
- From Precision to Practice: Innovative and Transdiagnostic Neuro/Psychological Care Models in Pediatric Brain Injury
- Heading Back into Action: Evidence-Informed Rehabilitation Following Pediatric Concussion
- The Brain Injury Journey Through the Lens of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome-Pediatrics
For full session details including the speakers, locations and descriptions please vist the interactive program by clicking here .
Launch Night Symposia Sessions
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 5:30 – 6:30pm MDT
Registration: Click here to Register; Included in your Main Conference Registration.
Sessions
- Advancing Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Research Through International Collaboration: Updates from the Pediatric Brain Injury Consortium
- 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 Biomarker
- Transforming TBI: Utilizing the CBI-M Framework to Enhance Pediatric Brain Injury Classification and Care
For full session details including the speakers, locations and descriptions please vist the interactive program by clicking here .
Special Session | Voices of Youth: A Panel Discussion
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 6:35 – 7:00pm MDT
Registration: Click here to Register; Included in your Main Conference Registration.
This youth panel will provide an opportunity for the voices of four youth who have experienced brain injury across multiple contexts to be central to this IPBIS conference. This panel discussion is intended to enrich the perspectives of clinicians, researchers, and all relevant partners across pediatric brain injury priorities, best practices, and policies relevant to youth with brain injury.
Symposia Sessions
Dates/Times:
- Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 8:30am – 5:10pm MDT
- Friday, May 1, 2026 from 8:30am – 5:25pm MDT
- Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 8:315am – 12:0pm MDT
Registration: Click here to Register; Included in your Main Conference Registration.
Sessions
- Beyond Survival: Understanding Risk and Advancing Interventions in Paediatric Brain Tumor Survivorship
- Championing Youth Perspectives for Effective Concussion Prevention in Sports
- 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
- Educational Trajectories after Pediatric Brain Injury: International Evidence from Population Data and School-Based Interventions
- Early Childhood Concussion: From Symptoms to Services
- Toward Precision Medicine in Pediatric Concussion: Leveraging Consumer-Grade Physiologic Markers in the Digital Health Era
- Identification and Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms after Pediatric Injury
- School Services for Youth With ABI: A Global Perspective
- The Great Debate – General or Targeted Rehabilitation following Pediatric mTBI? Which Is Best?
- Extending, Embedding, Enacting, and Embodying: A 4E Framework for Cognitive Rehabilitation Across the Continuum of Care After Pediatric Brain Injury
- Beyond the Child: Advancing Research and Practice Through Parent and Caregiver Involvement in Paediatric Concussion
- From the Lab to the Locker Room: Translating Concussion Prevention into Practice with Adolescent Athletes
- REHABILITY: Advancing Intensive Physical Rehabilitation for Children and Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury – From Theory to Clinical Practice and Nationwide Implementation
- Novel Biomarkers toward Precision Medicine in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mental Health and Psychiatric Outcomes of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Improving Management of Agitation following Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury
- Longitudinal Needs and Participation Trends in Pediatric Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: Insights from Preliminary Data
For full session details including the speakers, locations and descriptions please vist the interactive program by clicking here .