Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Acute Care of Pediatric Concussion
September 25, 2025 · 12:00 - 1:00pm
Organized by: Covenant Health Research Centre
Audience: Healthcare professionals Researchers
Webinar Brain health Mental health Research
Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines for acute care of pediatric concussion, substantial practice variation exists in acute care settings.
Clinical pathways provide a mechanism for standardizing care. In concert with the Maternal Newborn Child & Youth Strategic Clinical Network of Alberta Health Services (AHS), we conducted a stepped wedge, cluster randomized trial of a clinical pathway for pediatric concussion in 5 emergency departments (ED) in Alberta. This presentation will summarize the development and conduct of the trial, present results on health care outcomes, discuss lessons learned from implementation, and highlight the ongoing impact of the trial.
Speaker | Dr. Keith Yeates
Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, ABPP, FCAHS, FRSC, is a 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 is a pediatric neuropsychologist with a 30-year track record of funded research focusing on the outcomes of childhood brain disorders, especially traumatic brain injury and concussion. 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.