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The development of new tools and technologies, particularly TBI diagnostics, is a promising area of growing excitement and investment. This one-day workshop will review the landscape of innovative technologies targeted at traumatic brain injury prevention, treatment, and recovery management. The meeting will aim to better understand, at a broader level, significant unaddressed needs, areas of recent research and technical progress, near- and mid- term opportunities, and challenges driving TBI innovation, including implementation barriers. Selected examples will be used to concretely illustrate concepts, help emphasize potential opportunities, and highlight common challenges.
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Despite traumatic brain injury (TBI) being a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S., substantial unmet needs persist in TBI prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The National Academies Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury hosted a public workshop in April 2024 to explore examples...
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A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a one-day public workshop to explore the innovation pipeline for new technologies addressing traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention, treatment, and management. Invited presentations and discussions may be designed to:
- Discuss how major unmet needs in TBI prevention, treatment, and management may be addressable through technological innovation, with consideration to patient, family, and provider priorities,
- Consider how ongoing scientific and technical advances are leading to promising innovation opportunities for some aspects of TBI prevention, treatment, and management, while others remain underdeveloped,
- Consider how implementation needs should be incorporated into the research and development process, and
- Identify critical knowledge gaps where technology is needed to transform care, particularly with regard to assessing whether, when, and how prevention, treatment, and management approaches improve outcomes over time, and for which patients.
The planning committee will organize the workshop, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate or identify moderators for the discussions. A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
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Katherine Bowman
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Sponsors
Abbott Laboratories
American Academy of Nursing
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma
American Physical Therapy Association
Brain Injury Association of America
BrainScope
Concussion Legacy Foundation
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Emergency Nurses Association
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
National Institutes of Health
NeuroTrauma Sciences, LLC
Staff
Chanel Matney
Gayatri Somaiya