The Importance of Recognizing and Monitoring Young Children After TBI
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Room: 517A
Friday, March 21, 2025 |
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Room: 517A |
Details
CME
Speaker
Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa
Emory School of Medicine
Session Chair: The Importance of Recognizing and Monitoring Young Children after TBI
Biography
Dr. Haarbauer-Krupa has over 30 years of experience and has authored over 100 publications and presentations in TBI, with specialties in rehabilitation and pediatric populations. Several of her publications are about TBI in Children younger than age 5 years. She currently holds an adjunct position in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University’s School of Medicine.
Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa
Emory School of Medicine
The Epidemiology of TBI in Young Children and Outcomes
Biography
Prof. Miriam Beauchamp
Univ of Montreal/Ste-Justine Hosp
Physical Activity and Post-Concussion Symptoms after Early Childhood Concussion
Biography
Miriam Beauchamp, PhD is a neuropsychologist, Full professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal and Head of the Brain & Development Axis at the Sainte-Justine Hospital Azrieli Research Center. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). With her research group of 25 members (ABCs Laboratory, https://abcs.umontreal.ca/), she conducts clinical research projects aimed at better understanding the diagnosis, prognosis and consequences of pediatric TBI and concussion, as well as validating intervention and prevention programs. Her research at the crossroads of social neuroscience and neuropsychology also contribute to the development of new assessment and intervention methods in social cognition, including dynamic, immersive technologies such as virtual reality and serious video games. These efforts have led to over 200 publications, numerous knowledge transfer initiatives for the general public, and the validation of several neuropsychological measures.
In 2017, she received the Prix du Québec “Relève scientifique”, the highest distinction awarded by the Quebec government for an early career scientist. She has received Early Career Awards from the International Neuropsychological Society (2015) and the International Brain Injury Association (2017). In 2019, she was named to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Researchers and Creators in Arts and Science, she was awarded the Quebec-Belgium Research Chair, and received the Expertise & Compétence award at the CHU Sainte-Justine recognition gala. In 2024, she was awarded the Brenda Milner Prize from the Quebec Association of Neuropsychologists (AQNP).
Dr. Stacy Suskauer
Kennedy Krieger / Johns Hopkins PM&R
Evaluation and Management of the Young Child with Mild TBI
Biography
Dr. Louise Crowe
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Health Professionals Understanding of Best Practice for Managing Preschool TBI: Outcomes from an International Delphi Review
Biography
Prof. Shari Wade
Professor of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hosp
Tracking and Managing Challenges Following TBI in Young Children: the Mehealth for TBI Portal
Biography
