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About 1 in 50 older adults suffer a TBI each year, largely due to falls. Although TBI is a major cause of disability for geriatric patients, evidence-based care guidance is hampered by knowledge gaps about clinically relevant differences in TBI injury, recovery, and outcomes in this age group. This one-day public workshop, led by the Forum on TBI in collaboration with the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders and the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, will address the under-representation of older adults in TBI research and explore new approaches for supporting the translation of knowledge-to-practice.
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·2025
Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability for adults over the age of 65, knowledge gaps and clinically relevant differences in TBI injury, recovery, and outcomes in this age group limit evidence-based care guidance. The National Academies organized a public workshop in Oct...
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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 unmet research needs in traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adults 65 years and older. Invited presentations and discussions may be designed to:
- Discuss what is known about the incidence of TBI among older adults and reasons behind the dearth of research in this age group.
- Explore critical research gaps regarding post-TBI recovery in older adults, including the existence of diverse clinical phenotypes with different symptom trajectories, comorbidities, and polypharmacy.
- Consider approaches to address the under-representation of older adults in clinical research and datasets for TBI.
- Discuss how to translate emerging clinical research into more robust guidance for TBI treatment and management among older adults.
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.
Collaborators
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
Katherine Bowman
Lead
Chanel Matney
Gayatri Somaiya
Sheena Posey Norris
Tracy Lustig
