Project Type
collaborative
Project Lead Center
Indiana Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Project Start Date
09/01/2021
Project End Date
08/30/2025
Participating Centers
UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System
Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System
Mayo Clinic Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System
Rusk Rehabilitation TBIMS
New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Moss Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
TIRR Memorial Hermann/Baylor College of Medicine/UTHealth Collaborative Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
Virginia Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (UW TBIMS)

This project will produce new knowledge and information to address current evidence gaps in the management of brain injury as a chronic health condition and, in so doing, will help optimize health, function, and community integration after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The primary output of this project will be a chronic disease management (CDM) model for people with TBI, their caregivers, and health care providers. The project will develop this model from a foundational evidence base and refine it using feasibility testing. The project will also generate information and propose policy that will allow implementation. Long-term outcomes of this work will be decreased mortality and improved health, function, and quality of life for people with TBI through (1) prevention and/or reduction in the rates of new onset co-morbid disease and disability after TBI, (2) extended rehabilitation services that better integrate with community-based supports, and (3) creation of evidence-based recommendations for healthy longevity.