Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury

The IBIA International Planning Committee and Local Planning Committee would like to invite you to attend the Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury, to be held in March 21-25, 2012, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a picturesque historic city, dominated by its famous castle with many fine hotels, restaurants, museums and traditional pubs! Make your plans now to attend this important biennial event.

The IBIA World Congress is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury. Delegates are comprised of physicians, psychologists and neuropsychologists, therapists, social workers, nurses, case managers, legal professionals, advocates and all others working in the field of brain injury.

The Ninth World Congress program will feature internationally recognized invited speakers, platform lectures, workshops, short oral presentations and poster sessions.

The aim of the Ninth World Congress is to provide an opportunity for establishing collegial relationships with international professionals focused on the care and/or service of persons with acquired brain injury and/or the science of brain injury research. State of the art research will be presented dealing with information spanning from basic science to clinical (coma to community) aspects of brain injury.

International priorities in the field of brain injury research will be discussed. Finally, the Congress seeks to provide didactic opportunities for clinicians interested in advancing their knowledge in brain injury science, medicine and care. The official language of the Congress is English, and sessions are open to all delegates registering to attend the event.

PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS:

- Paediatric Brain Injury : Evaluation, Assessment and Management
- TBI Mimics: A Practical Guide to the Assessment of Patients with Catastrophic Outcomes in the Presence of Mild Traumatic Insults
- The Pathophysiology of Low Awareness States
- Social Outcomes after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Psychological Therapy for TBI: Evidence for Effectiveness

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SESSIONS ON:

- Stem Cell Treatments for Acquired Brain Injury
- The Pathophysiology of Low Awareness States
- Social Outcomes after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Psychological Therapy for TBI: Evidence for Effectiveness

- Developments in the Acute Management and Treatment of Head Injury
- What’s New in Advanced Neuroimaging for Brain Injury
- Blast Injury: Assessment, Pathology and Outcome
- Therapy for Physical Disability and Robotics in Motor Retraining

- Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after Head Injury
- Long Term Survival and Life Expectancy after Head Injury
- Is Neuropsychological Assessment of Value in Determining Functional Ability After TBI?
- Reducing the Costs of Long Term Care

- Plasticity, Rehabilitation and Recovery of Function After CNS Damage
- Post-Traumatic Smell and Taste Disorders: Advances in Assessment and Management
- Assessing the Severity of TBI: Lessons from Sports Concussions
- Social Cognition, Brain Injury and Transition to Adulthood

- Blood Biomarkers in TBI Assessment and Outcome
- Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Brain Injury
- Parent Based Approaches to Treatment of Children With TBI
- Employment after TBI: Issues and Interventions

- TBI Epidemiology and Outcome: A Worldwide Perspective
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Sports Concussion
- Developments in the Assessment and Rehabilitation of Executive Function After Head Injury
- Should Brain Injury be treated as a Chronic Condition? An International Perspective