12th World Congress on Brain Injury

The International Brain Injury Association’s World Congress on Brain Injury is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury (traumatic and acquired, including stroke). The next World Congress will take place March 29 – April 1, 2017, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Over 1400 international delegates attended the World Congress when it was last held in the United States in 2014 in San Francisco.

Delegates to the World Congress on Brain Injury are comprised of rehabilitation physicians, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, basic/translational scientists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, nurses, case managers, advocates and all other professionals involved in the research or treatment of brain injury and/or stroke.

As the seminal event in brain injury, the Congress features an outstanding faculty of internationally recognized speakers delivering platform lectures, panels and workshops. State of the art research is presented dealing with every aspect of brain injury from coma to community. The Congress provides didactic opportunities for researchers and clinicians interested in advancing their knowledge in brain injury science, medicine and care.

In addition to the invited lectures and panels, IBIA welcomes the submission of papers for consideration as oral or poster presentations.  The deadline for submitting an abstract is November 7, 2016.  

The World Congress on Brain Injury provides a unique opportunity for establishing collegial relationships with other international professionals focused on the care of persons with brain injury and/or the science of brain injury research.

The Congress provides an unparalleled platform to share scientific results, explore new treatment paradigms, develop new friendships and form new collaborations.

The Congress will be held in the culturally vibrant and exciting city of New Orleans. New Orleans is known for its jazz music, cultural attractions, diverse communities, and of course its world-famous Cajun cuisine. The meeting venue is right in the middle of the action, only steps away from the famous French Quarter. 

The Scientific Leadership and the International Planning Committee look forward to welcoming you in New Orleans for this unique event!

IBIA welcomes the submission of abstracts on pediatric and adult brain injury on the topics listed below. To facilitate the review process, five abstract categories have been developed for the 12th World Congress on Brain Injury.

• Neurotrauma – basic research
• Neurotrauma – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
• Neurotrauma – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
• Neurotrauma – prevention, public health, and public policy

• Vascular Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy
• Vascular Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
• Vascular Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
• Vascular Brain Injury – basic research

• Acquired Brain Injury* – basic research
• Acquired Brain Injury – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
• Acquired Brain Injury – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
• Acquired Brain Injury – prevention, public health, and public policy

• Neurotechnology – basic research
• Neurotechnology – clinical research/applications

• Neurorehabilitation – basic research
• Neurorehabilitation – case reports, case series, observational studies, treatment studies
• Neurorehabilitation – activities and participation (including family and caregiver considerations)
• Neurorehabilitation – epidemiology, health services, and outcomes research
• Neurorehabilitation – prevention, public health, and public policy

*Acquired Brain Injury: for the purposes of these submission categories, ‘acquired brain injury’ encompasses all brain injuries not better classified as traumatic or vascular

The abstract portal is now open. Deadline for abstract submissions is November 7, 2016.

Submissions must be data-driven or assessment/treatment model descriptions.

WORD LIMIT
The abstract word limit is 450 words with English characters; if you use accents, umlauts, etc., the abstract will count them as additional words (please use the Special Characters keyboard).

Abstract link: http://ibia2017.org/abstract-submissions/