Redefining Recovery: Addressing TBI as a Chronic Condition

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not a single event. Instead, its effects may unfold over months, years, or even a lifetime. In this webinar, co-hosted by the Brain Injury Association of America and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor will present the latest science, discuss evidence-based strategies to improve the care of people living with chronic TBI symptoms, and address information and service gaps. Whether you are a healthcare professional, policymaker, advocate, caregiver, or person living with brain injury, this webinar will deepen your understanding of TBI across the lifespan and highlight actionable steps to improve outcomes and quality of life for millions of Americans affected by brain injury.

Speaker
Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Ph.D., is the Director of the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai, an internationally recognized program for traumatic brain injury research and care. She is the Jack Nash Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, and Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). She completed a BA in Neuroscience at Colgate University, a PhD at the University at Albany, and predoctoral training at the Rusk Institute at NYU. She completed postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology and brain injury research and joined the faculty at ISMMS as an Assistant Professor in 2011.