CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
The International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS) is pleased to announce that the Fourth International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury will be held in New York City, August 27-29, 2020.
This international event builds on the success of IPBIS’s prior conferences held in Liverpool, Rome, and Belfast.
The conference will focus on the development of innovative treatments, rehabilitation programmes, support mechanisms and ways to improve the lives and potential of young people affected by brain injury. The educational programme will be inclusive of all issues relating to paediatric brain injury, both traumatic (e.g., external physical force injuries, penetrating injuries) and atraumatic (e.g., infectious diseases, tumours, stroke, neurotoxic poisonings).
The IPBIS strives to achieve gender balance in all aspects of their third conference on promoting well-being in children and young people with ABI and their families. The committee endeavours to achieve this balance through equal female and male representation on the organising committees and as session chairs as well as through invitations to high quality speakers of both sexes in line with the gender balance in our research community.
ABSTRACT AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS
The abstract portal will open in January, 2020. Please check this website for additional details as they become available. To veiw the abstracts from the 2018 conference, click here.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The Conference will bring together multidisciplinary professionals with an interest in improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with brain injury.
Attendees will be comprised of physicians, neuropsychologists, therapists, allied health professionals, and brain injury advocates. This list is not exhaustive and the organisers expect all multidisciplinary professionals involved in paediatric brain injury will benefit from this valuable opportunity to engage with experts, gain insights, and establish new collaborations.
ABOUT IPBIS
The International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS) is a professional association of multidisciplinary professionals dedicated to advancing research and disseminating knowledge on paediatric brain injury.
Members of IPBIS collaborate to develop and share best practices, mentor colleagues, advance research and promote prevention for the benefit of children, adolescents and young adults with acquired brain injury and their families.
In 2013, IPBIS entered into a strategic affiliation with the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), the world’s largest organisation for multidisciplinary professionals working in the field of brain injury. In 2015, 2017, and 2018, IPBIS organised highly successful, abstract driven conferences in Liverpool, Rome and Belfast, each attracting delegates from more than 40 countries around the globe.