The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium (mTBI Symposium) is an annual event that brings together researchers and clinicians to learn about the latest discoveries in and care for brain injury.

mTBI Symposium 2023

The 2023 mTBI Symposium will be held on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21 in-person only at our OHSU Marquam Hill campus. Register now!

Agenda

RESEARCH TALKS
Friday, Oct. 20, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: OHSU Auditorium and Great Hall, 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, OR 97239

1 p.m.: Opening Remarks
Jim Chesnutt, M.D., Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Neurology, OHSU

1:10 p.m.: BALANCE

• Update on current research on balance disorder after mTBI: Going beyond the guidelines
  • Laurie King, Ph.D., PT, Professor, Neurology; Co-director, Balance Disorders Lab, OHSU
• Exercise intolerance after mTBI: Does this occur across all subtypes? 
  • Prokopios Antonellis, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Balance Disorders Lab, OHSU
• Central sensory motor integration: Is motor or sensory more impaired after mTBI?
  • Kody Campbell, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Balance Disorders Lab, OHSU
• Rehabilitation: Does early initiation of physical therapy after mTBI improve outcomes?
  • Jennifer Wilhelm, D.P.T., PT, Research Physical Therapist, Balance Disorders Lab, OHSU

1:45 p.m.: AUDITORY

• Introduction to auditory section
  • Tess Koerner, Ph.D., Au.D., Research Investigator and Audiologist, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
• Head injury and auditory symptoms: Unexpected by not uncommon
  • Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D., Research Investigator, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
• Development of a screening tool for auditory processing deficits after TBI
  • Melissa Papesh, Ph.D., Au.D., Research Investigator, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research

2:15 p.m.: SLEEP

• The glymphatic pathway: a biological link between sleep and recovery from concussion
  • Juan Piantino, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, OHSU
• Association between neurotrauma, sleep disorders, and long-term neurodegeneration
  • Jonathan Elliott, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology, OHSU

2:45 p.m.: Break

3 p.m.: WILDCARD

• Photosensitivity as a marker for chronic sequelae of TBI
  • Mary Heinricher, Ph.D., Professor, Neurological Surgery; Associate Dean, Basic Research, OHSU School of Medicine
• Examining Longitudinal Cognitive and Mental Health Outcomes in Mild TBI using the FITBIR and CENC/LIMBIC Datasets
  • Maya O'Neil, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry, OHSU; Neuropsychologist, Portland VA
• Genetic pathways that drive axon loss
  • Ernesto Manzo, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Vollum Institute
• Epigenetic mechanism regulating white matter functional recovery after stroke and its relationship to traumatic brain injury
  • Selva Baltan, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Basic Science Research, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, OHSU

4 p.m.: Research Keynote: Thoughts on today's presentations
Stanley Herring, M.D., Clinical Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington

4:30 p.m.: Networking reception

CLINICAL TALKS
Saturday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: OHSU Auditorium, 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, OR 97239
(Four hours CEU available for athletic trainers, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech language pathologists)

8 a.m.: Opening remarks
Jennifer Wilhelm, D.P.T., PT, Research Physical Therapist, Balance Disorders Lab, OHSU
Jim Chesnutt, M.D., Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Neurology, OHSU

8:10 a.m. Clinical Keynote: An Update from Amsterdam: Selected Topics from the 6^th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport
Stanley Herring, M.D., Clinical Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Neurological Surgery, University of Washington

9 a.m.: Does the otolith play a role in returning to function post-concussion?
Mackenzie Root, PT, D.P.T., NCS, Physical Therapist, OHSU Rehabilitation

9:25 a.m.: No tolerance for exercise intolerance: Prescribing exercise after sport-related concussion
Emily Kosderka, Ph.D., ATC, Assistant Professor, Health & Human Performance, Linfield College

9:50 a.m.: Post-Concussive Syndrome: Cognitive-Communication Management
McKenzie Lind, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, OHSU Rehabilitation

10:10 a.m.: Break

10:30 a.m.: Screening for auditory symptoms following concussion
Tess Koerner, Ph.D., Au.D., Research Investigator and Audiologist, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research

10:55 a.m.: Working with distressed mood post mTBI
Jim Carson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, OHSU

11:20 a.m.: Vision
Macson Lee, O.D., FCOVD, Neuro-optometrist, Northwest Eye Care Professionals

11:45 a.m.: A practical guide to treating persistent headaches and sleep disturbances following concussion
Juan Piantino, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, OHSU

12:25 p.m.: Closing remarks