Purpose:Impaired attention is the most common and debilitating cognitive deficit following traumatic brain injury (TBI), leading to rehabilitation barriers and long-term disability. Few studies have explored a standardized and evidence-based rehabilitation pathway for impaired attention after TBI. The aim of this study was to gather expert opinion and identify key elements of rehabilitation pathway for attention deficits after TBI. Methods: First, a survey was conducted among 49 rehabilitation experts from designating teaching hospitals to identify the priority in developing the pathway. Second, evidence and priority-based elements of the pathway were set up for acute and post-acute TBI patients. Thirdly, content validity was evaluated by the Modified Delphi technique on 16 neurorehabilitation professionals. Finally, a qualitative study was conducted, using a focus group interview. Results: 'Successful return to the community' and 'development and dissemination of an attention rehabilitation manual' were academic issues of the highest priority in terms of importance and urgency, respectively. Elements of acute pathway included classification of TBI severity, history and physical exam, clinical testing, assessment and management of postconcussion symptoms and neuropsychiatric sequelae in mild TBI, and disorder of consciousness and post-traumatic confusional state in moderate to severe TBI, cognitive rehabilitation, and outcomes. The post-ac pathway highlighted comprehensive and evidence-based assessment, cognitive rehabilitation programs, medication, and education. Conclusion: Implementation of the rehabilitation pathway for attention impairment after TBI may improve a physiatrists' practice and patients' outcome by decreasing the clinical variances, length of hospi

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I am very happy to welcome you to the 14th annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, and to the first virtual edition of our meeting. I want to highlight the important work the CAN meeting chair, **Roger Thompson** and co-chair, **Alyson Fournier**, did to put together the great program we are offering this year. Moving to a virtual format required a complete re-design of the program, and both Roger and Alyson did a splendid job in providing us with an appealing and well adapted program for our first virtual event. I wish to thank them for this very important effort.

Highlights of this year’s scientific meeting include invited speakers **Michael Hausser, Franck Polleux, Gwyneth Card, Magdalena Götz**and Brain Prize winner **Huda Zoghbi**. Plenary and parallel symposia, proposed by our members complete our diverse [scientific program.](https://can-acn.org/meeting-2021/program-2021/)

The 2021 Advocacy session, chaired and organized by CAN advocacy committee chair **Karun Singh**, will feature a special lecture and question period with Member of Parliament and past Science Minister **Kirsty Duncan**. This will be followed by a short overview of CAN’s advocacy activities over the last year. We invite you to participate in this session for insight from Dr. Duncan on the workings of Parliament Hill, and to learn more about what CAN has been doing to promote neuroscience research in Canada.

We are also excited to host **Lisa Willis** in the Equity Diversity and Inclusion session, organized by EDI committee chair **Jibran Khokhar**.

A special highlight of our meeting will be the lectures by award-winning young neuroscientists. We are please to host the CAN 2020 Young Investigator Award winner **Mihaela Iordanova**, and CAN 2021 Young Investigator Award winners **Aaron Phillips** and **Tabrez Siddiqui**. Highlights will also include presentation by the top three winners of the CAN-CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award winners, **Claire Gizowski, Nuria Daviu Abant** and **Lukas Tamayo-Orrego**.

Independently organized satellite symposia complement and complete this exciting program, check them out here: https://can-acn.org/meeting-2021/2021-satellite-symposia/

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