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Mild TBI Task Force

 

SEEKING FEEDBACK on draft Definition of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Mild TBI Task Force of the ACRM Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG) published a Definition of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 1993. Over the last two years, the task force has been preparing an update of this definition.

UPCOMING MEETING

 

Thank you for being a part of the BI-ISIG Mild TBI Task Force! We love that ACRM attracts the most passionate interdisciplinary mix of rehabilitation pros from around the world. What an honor to collaborate with such driven individuals. We hope to meet with you at our upcoming networking group meeting to discuss current projects and opportunities for contribution and collaboration.

ACRM BI-ISIG Mild TBI Task Force Meeting

 

Join us to discuss the 2026 ACRM Annual Conference, Task Force updates, and new projects.

Save the date!

 

DATE: Third Thursday of each Month
TIME: 12:00 PM ET

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Enter Meeting ID: 297 407 721 795 41
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We hope to see you there!

MISSION

To enhance the quality and uptake of concussion research, and to improve clinical care for concussion.

CHAIR

 

Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD

Amanda R. Rabinowitz, PhD

CHAIR

Associate Director
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

PAST-CHAIRS

 

Noah Silverberg, PhD, RPsych, ABPP

2026 GOALS

  1. Further development and psychometric evaluation of the diagnostic interview.
  2. Collaboration with the pediatric task force to develop diagnostic tools for pediatric mTBI.

2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  1. Leadership transition
  2. Development and publication of a structured diagnostic interview: Lange RT, Gillow KC; on behalf of the ACRM Brain Injury Special Interest Group Mild TBI Task Force Members. Development of a structured interview for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine diagnostic criteria for mild traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. In press.
  3. Received TF Funding Award to conduct the inter-rater reliability study of the structured Interview
  4. Growing uptake of diagnostic criteria, including 298 citations of the 2023 publication, and applications to research: Development of the ACRM Structured TBI Interview and Application of the ACRM Diagnostic Criteria in Research.

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