Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023)

Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.

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Workshop Task and Agenda

WORKSHOP TASK

A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a public workshop that brings together experts and key stakeholders from academia, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to explore biomarkers for uses such as diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment evaluation of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Presentations and discussions may be designed to

  • Review the landscape of TBI biomarkers, including blood-based, imaging-based, and other types of relevant physiological markers;
  • Explore clinical needs, challenges, and potential opportunities to advance implementation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biomarkers for TBI; and
  • Discuss open research questions, evidence needs, and potential opportunities to inform further biomarker design and validation for TBI.

A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

(All times ET)

9:15–9:30 am WELCOME: INTRODUCTION AND GOALS OF THE WORKSHOP

Corinne Peek-Asa, University of California, San Diego; Acting Chair, Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury

Stuart Hoffman, Department of Veterans Affairs, Workshop Planning Committee

9:30–10:40 am SESSION 1: ORIENTATION TO TBI BIOMARKERS AND CLINICAL NEEDS

Moderator: Geoffrey Manley, University of California, San Francisco

  • What information can biomarkers provide the TBI community, and how can a tool kit of sensitive, specific, and objective biomarkers inform the research and care pathway? What needs are not yet met with current biomarkers?
  • What are the contexts of use where biomarkers will impact clinical research and care?
  • What can the TBI community learn from the cardiology community’s experiences in clinical validation and use of biomarkers to inform cardiology assessment and care?

How Can Biomarkers for TBI Inform Clinical Care and Research?

Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, University of Pennsylvania

Perspectives from the TBI Community on the Role of Biomarkers in Addressing Unmet Needs

Rachel Lazarus, AARP

Jeffrey Bazarian, University of Rochester

Lessons from Validation and Use of Biomarkers to Inform Cardiology Care and Research

Alan Wu, San Francisco General Hospital

Discussion

10:40–11:00 am Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
11:00–12:40 pm SESSION 2: MAJOR CLASSES OF TBI BIOMARKERS

Moderator: Luca Marinelli, GE Research

Syntheses of several classes of TBI biomarkers, including where on the continuum of care such biomarkers have demonstrated utility, barriers to their implementation in clinical practice, and open research gaps and questions

Neuroimaging Biomarkers

Elisabeth Wilde, University of Utah

Biomarkers Detectable in Blood

Jessica Gill, Johns Hopkins University

Electrophysiological Biomarkers

Paul Rapp, Uniformed Services University and University of California, Irvine

Other Physiological Markers

Christina Master, University of Pennsylvania

Discussion

12:40–1:30 pm Lunch
1:30–2:30 pm SESSION 3: DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMARKERS IN THE TRANSLATIONAL PIPELINE

Moderator: Stuart Hoffman, Department of Veterans Affairs

Pharmacodynamic Response Biomarkers

Patrick Kochanek, University of Pittsburgh

Combining Multimodal Information to Improve Diagnosis, Prognostication, and Understanding of Longer-Term Outcomes

David Okonkwo, University of Pittsburgh

Discussion

2:30–2:50 pm Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
2:50–3:50 pm SESSION 4: NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE USE OF BIOMARKERS FOR TBI CARE AND RESEARCH

Moderator: Frederick Korley, University of Michigan

  • How can biomarkers be incorporated into a new classification scheme for TBI?
  • What approaches are needed to validate and incorporate new biomarker tools into an improved approach?

Panelists:

Martin Schreiber, Oregon Health and Science University

Beth McQuiston, Abbott Laboratories

Allison Kumar, Arina Consulting

Carol Taylor-Burds, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Narayan Iyer, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

CAPT Travis Polk, DoD Combat Casualty Care Research Program

3:50–4:45 pm SESSION 5: LOOKING AHEAD: WORKSHOP THEMES AND KEY MESSAGES

Moderator: Leslie Prichep, BrainScope Company

  • Taking stock: Where are we now, and what have been the outcomes and lessons learned?
  • Where does the TBI community want to go, and how can this vision be achieved? What are opportunities and concrete ideas for moving forward?
4:45 pm WRAP-UP REMARKS

Corinne Peek-Asa, Acting Chair, Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury

4:50 pm ADJOURN

Forum reception to follow

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Task and Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26932.
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