TBICoE Quarterly Education Series: Innovations in Traumatic Brain Injury Management

June 12, 2025

Program Description: 

Discover the latest advancements in the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) through an exploration of leading-edge treatment options. Join us as we explore the use of Microstructure Anatomy Gradient for Neuroimaging with Ultrafast Scanning (MAGNUS), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medical devices. Learn from leading experts as they present the latest research and clinical applications. By exploring these innovations, this activity aims to foster discussion on how to best integrate these options into current practice, ultimately advancing Warfighter Brain Health.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for Physicians, Physician Associates/ Physician Assistants, Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Psychologists, Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Social Workers. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify how innovative strategies and tools are changing the way providers evaluate and manage service members and other patients following mild traumatic brain injury.
  2. Explain how treating depressive disorders with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation can help patients achieve full rehabilitation potential after mild traumatic brain injury.
  3. Describe the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved biomarkers and medical devices that aid in evaluating and managing traumatic brain injury, including limitations and specific considerations for the military population.
  4. Evaluate the clinical utility of Microstructure Anatomy Gradient for Neuroimaging with Ultrafast Scanning (MAGNUS) in detecting mild traumatic brain injury and its potential to inform return to duty decisions, advance research on neural biomarkers, sleep health, and cognitive performance.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AAPA

    DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 2.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 2.00 hours for completing this Course activity.

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

    DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.00 ANCC

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.00 AOTA

     DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider of professional development (PD). PD activity approval ID# UPDATE. This Live course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, . AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

  • 2.00 APA

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). DHA, J7, CEPO maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this activity for a maximum of 2.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.

  • 2.00 APTA

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.2 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.

  • 2.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA, J7, CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 General continuing education credits.

  • 2.00 Attendance
  • 2.00 BOC

    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO (BOC AP #: P12034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc., to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.00 Category A hours/Continuing Education Units (CEUs). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program

  • 2.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Course opens: 
06/05/2025
Course expires: 
06/26/2025
Event starts: 
06/12/2025 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/12/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
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Chris Lewandowski, LCSW. Presenter has no non-financial relationships to disclose. The presenter must disclose he provides contract support to Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE). 

Brian Kelly, MD. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. 

Kryshawna Beard, PhD. Presenter has no non-financial relationships to disclose. The presenter must disclose she provides contract support to TBICoE. 

Carrie Hoppes, DPT, PhD. Presenter has no non-financial relationships to disclose. The presenter must disclose she provides contract support to the Uniformed Services University. 

Vincent Ho, MD. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Ho will be discussing investigational MAGNUS MRI pulse-sequences/post-processing tools, which may be considered off-label for some uses. 

Tony Yuan, PhD. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Yuan will be discussing investigational MAGNUS MRI pulse-sequences/post-processing tools, which may be considered off-label for some uses. 

Herman Douglas Morris, PhD. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Morris will be discussing investigational MAGNUS MRI pulse-sequences/post-processing tools, which may be considered off-label for some uses. 

The presenters from USU disclosed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with General Electric Healthcare. They are also grant recipients to support a 5-year program (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program #W81XWH-16-2-0054). All relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AAPA

    DHA J-7 CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.00 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 11:59pm ET. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 2.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 2.00 hours for completing this Course activity.

  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

    DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.00 ANCC

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 2.00 AOTA

     DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider of professional development (PD). PD activity approval ID# UPDATE. This Live course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, . AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

  • 2.00 APA

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). DHA, J7, CEPO maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this activity for a maximum of 2.00 CE credits. The instructional level of this activity is intermediate. There is no cost to participate.

  • 2.00 APTA

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.2 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.

  • 2.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA, J7, CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 General continuing education credits.

  • 2.00 Attendance
  • 2.00 BOC

    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO (BOC AP #: P12034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc., to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.00 Category A hours/Continuing Education Units (CEUs). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program

  • 2.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Jun 26, 2025.

Access Code: Some activities require an access code to register or claim credit. Please contact the organization providing the activity for the access code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: Please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations. For additional technical support, email [email protected].