Concussion Awareness for Professionals

Each September, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) leads the nation in observing Concussion Awareness Day. Healthcare professionals can help spread awareness while advancing their understanding of concussions. To mark Concussion Awareness Day, we have exclusive educational offerings, a toolkit for spreading awareness, and information on a new brain injury classification framework.

Advance Your Understanding of Concussion

Better care starts with understanding concussions, and BIAA is committed to helping professionals working in brain injury advance their understanding of concussions so that they can provide better care for their clients and patients. Explore our resources for professionals.

Get 30% Off Our Concussion Certificate

The Understanding Concussion: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches Certificate Course is a self-paced course that covers the latest science on concussion, and throughout September, we’re offering this course at a 30% discount! The course identifies core topics associated with the identification, treatment, and management of concussion, including concussion basics, risk factors, prevention, evaluation and assessment practices, post-acute and chronic treatment approaches, and more.

Plus, following successful completion of the course, participants are eligible to receive: 5.00 ACBIS Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and 5.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study American Academy for Family Physicians (AAFP) Elective credit(s).

Claim your discount today. Use the promo code ACBIS-30-Concussion-Sept-2026 (case sensitive) during the checkout process.

Concussion Webinar Bundle

BIAA offers webinars on various topics throughout the year featuring experts in the field. For Concussion Awareness Day, we have compiled six of our best webinars on concussion in a bundle for a discounted rate. Topics include concussion management, concussions in children, stress and concussion recovery, and more!

Purchase the bundle here.

There’s a New Characterization System for TBIs. Learn How it Can Impact Concussion Diagnosis.

Last year, a coalition of experts from 14 countries proposed a new way to evaluate TBI patients that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment plans. The proposed TBI characterization system, referred to as the CBI-M framework and published in Lancet Neurology, expands the assessment beyond a patient’s immediate clinical symptoms. In addition to assessing clinical symptoms (the C in CBI-M), new assessment criteria include blood-based biomarkers (B), imaging such as CT and MRI scans (I), and modifiers (M) – factors such as a patient’s age, sex, preexisting medical conditions, and environmental influences. Learn more.

Spread Concussion Awareness

As a healthcare professional, you know that concussions are serious injuries. But did you know that a majority of people living in the United States don’t know that concussions are brain injuries? In the leadup to Concussion Awareness Day on September 18, we are encouraging healthcare professionals to spread awareness of concussions to help ensure that people take these injuries seriously. Download our toolkit below to see our tips and resources for you to maximize your impact, in addition to all the ways you can get involved in raising awareness.

Concussions Don’t Leave a Mark, but You Can

This Concussion Awareness Day, be a voice for those affected by concussions by fundraising for BIAA. We’ve made it easy for you to donate or fundraise for this important cause. Your efforts—every conversation, every dollar raised— provide help, hope, and healing to survivors and their families.

Click here to make your mark today.

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If you have any questions about brain injury or are looking for resources, please reach out to the National Brain Injury Information Center by calling 1-800-444-6443.