Keith Yeates

Keynote Lecture: Biopsychosocial Correlates of Recovery from Pediatric Concussion

Recovery from pediatric concussion reflects a complex interplay of neurological, psychological, and environmental factors. This presentation will summarize recent findings from a large prospective cohort study of concussion in 8-17 year old children, linking distinct symptom trajectories to social determinants of health, neurobiological, and psychosocial factors. The findings suggest that concussion recovery involves complex, multi-level influences of both injury and non-injury factors, and may inform clinical prognosis and uncover targets for clinical trials.

Bio: Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, ABPP-CN, FCAHS, FRSC, is Professor of Psychology and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, and former Ward Chair in Pediatric Brain Injury, at the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. He has a >30-year track record of funded research focusing on the outcomes of childhood brain disorders, especially traumatic brain injury. As of 2018, he had authored more of the top-100 cited papers in pediatric TBI than any other researcher, and he ranks 7th worldwide for total TBI-related publications from 2000-2022. Dr. Yeates was co-lead author of the report of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Expert Panel on Acute Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury among Children and Adolescents, an invited expert panel member at the 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport in Amsterdam, and an invited member of the expert consensus group for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. He is currently the inaugural Chair of the Canadian Concussion Network and Editor-in-Chief of Neuropsychology. Dr. Yeates has served as President of the Society of Clinical Neuropsychology (American Psychological Association Division 40) and of the International Neuropsychological Society. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and the Royal Society of Canada. In 2020, he was ranked as one of the top 10 most influential neuropsychologists in North America over the past 50 years.