Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury

Meeting

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Fall 2025 Business Meeting

September 18 - 19, 2025

Past

About

This will be a September 18-19, 2025 membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Selected sessions on September 18 from approximately 10:20 AM ET to 3:30 PM ET will be webcast and available for online viewing on this web page:

10:20 AM: TBI as a Chronic Condition
Recaps takeaways from the March 2025 workshop and discusses how future activities might amplify and build on these messages going forward.
11:05 AM Repeated Head Impacts in Youth
Reviews insights from the April 2025 workshop and considers how future efforts could help address gaps and opportunities in this area.
11:50 AM TBI in Older Adults
Shares findings from AARP’s recent report and fosters discussion on the implications for research, care, and awareness in aging populations.

Lunch Break

1:30 PM ET Putting the CBI-M Framework into Practice
Explores implementation of a proposed new TBI classification approach in both clinical research and care settings.
2:30 PM ET Recent Progress from the Action Collaborative on TBI Care
Highlights the release of clinical guidance for primary care providers and shares updates on fostering a network of TBI follow-up care clinics.

Contact

Katie Bowman

(202) 334-2638
tbi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Traumatic Brain Injury: Launching A New Era of Classification

June 5, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

Join the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury to celebrate publication of the “clinical, biomarkers, imaging, and modifiers” (CBI-M) framework for more accurate classification and characterization of acute TBI and highlight collaborative progress to address brain injury and advance brain health, including recommendations from Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress (NASEM, 2022).

Contact

Ashley Bologna

abologna@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Spring 2025 Business Meeting

May 12, 2025

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a virtual membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Katie Bowman

kbowman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Exploring Risks of Repeated Head Impacts in Youth and Strategies to Minimize Exposure: A Workshop

April 15 - 16, 2025

Past

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

This public workshop explored the state of knowledge on the risks of repeated head impacts among people ages 17 and under (impacts that may lead to pathophysiological changes in the brain but may not result in a diagnosed concussion). Sessions examined what is known and unknown about the risks of repeated head impact exposure among youth, considered evidence for strategies to minimize exposure, and discussed knowledge gaps and needs. The workshop was organized under a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that ended in May 2025; publication of the proceedings providing a factual summary of workshop presentations and discussions is suppported by pooled funding from the ongoing Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Watch the workshop recordings below.

Organizing Project

Exploring Risks of Repeated Head Impacts in Youth and Strategies to Minimize Exposure: A Workshop

Contact

Katherine Bowman

kbowman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Fall 2024 Business Meeting

October 22, 2024

9:00 AM - 2:45 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Chanel Matney

(202) 334-1981
tbi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Spring 2024 Business Meeting

April 16, 2024

9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Chanel Matney

(202) 334-1981
tbi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Fall 2023 Business Meeting

October 13, 2023

9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Gayatri Somaiya

gsomaiya@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Spring 2023 Business Meeting

May 10, 2023

9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Victoria Chege

tbi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Improving Systems of Follow Up Care for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

May 9, 2023

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

VIEW WHITE PAPER on patient engagement prepared by Scott W. Hamilton & Alan Hamilton, Ph.D.

BACKGROUND

"Mild" TBIs, including concussions, are a common condition. Nearly five million people are seen in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) for suspected brain injuries each year, accounting for 1% to 2% of all ED visits annually. A little over half of these patients, 2.8 million annually, will be diagnosed with a TBI. Of those, 95% of these injuries will be considered mild.

In part due to the longstanding expectation that most TBI patients with milder injuries will make a quick and full recovery, an estimated one-third of such patients are discharged without a treatment plan, without a referral for follow-up, and without opportunities for at-home monitoring. Yet emerging research indicates that mild TBIs can nonetheless cause long-lasting disruptions to a person's physical, cognitive, and psychoemotional well-being. Persisting symptoms commonly include headaches, dizziness, cognitive impairments, and disruptions to sleep and eye tracking, among other symptoms.

The National Academies' Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury convened a workshop to explore how improvements in clinical research, treatment guidelines, symptom monitoring, outpatient care, and health system practices could better serve adults released from emergency care following a TBI. Keeping in mind the heterogenous age, geographic, and socioeconomic civilian populations that experience TBI, the workshop will discuss such issues as whether or how to check in with patients after discharge, and the varied needs, issues, and considerations that relate to follow-up, outpatient care, and at-home symptom management for adult patients in the immediate days and months after their injury.

Organizing Project

Improving Systems of Follow Up Care for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Contact

Victoria Chege

VChege@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Fall 2022 Business Meeting

September 30, 2022

9:00 AM - 2:45 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be a membership meeting of the Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Contact

Victoria Chege

tbi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

September 29, 2022

9:15 AM - 3:50 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

Speaker and Moderator Bios

About

The Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury hosted a 1-day virtual workshop that explored biomarkers to more precisely and objectively diagnose and categorize a suspected TBI, better guide and monitor treatment after injury, and refine future research studies. Workshop discussions addressed such topics as the landscape of TBI biomarker classes, the impact biomarkers can have on various phases of TBI care and research, and key questions and potential opportunities to help advance the field.

Organizing Project

Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Contact

Victoria Chege

TBI@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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