An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will gather input from a wide range of public and private experts and stakeholders; examine the current landscape of basic, translational, and clinical traumatic brain injury (TBI) research; and identify gaps and opportunities to accelerate research progress and improve care for those affected by TBI.
The committee will plan and host a large public workshop that examines the current landscape and explores future opportunities for collaborative action. Workshop participants will include representatives of federal, state, and local governments; military and veterans' health stakeholders; the private sector; the academic community; patient advocacy stakeholders; the clinical community; philanthropic organizations; and traditional TBI research funders, as well as other relevant stakeholders involved in related fields aimed at advancing diagnostic tools, therapeutic trials, and systems of care. Presentations and discussions will address the following topics:

• Fostering biomedical research on TBI;
• Accelerating translational and clinical research on TBI;
• Delivering breakthroughs in TBI treatments; and
• Improving TBI systems of clinical care from acute care through rehabilitation.

The study, including the workshop, will address a range of populations affected by TBI and related goals, including: improving readiness, retention, return to service, and prevention of long-term sequelae in military populations; and improving return to play and work, and prevention of long-term sequelae in sports participants, older adults who have fallen, individuals affected by traffic/vehicle injuries, and other civilian populations.
Based primarily on the workshop presentations and discussions, supplemented by additional literature review as appropriate, the committee will develop a report, with recommendations, that:

• Identifies major barriers and knowledge gaps that are impeding progress in the field;
• Highlights opportunities for collaborative action (both intergovernmental and public-private) that could accelerate progress in TBI research and care; and
• Provides a roadmap for advancing both research and clinical care that would guide the field over the next decade.