Featured Sessions
Featured Sessions & Keynotes
Thursday, March 12 – Friday, March 13, 2026
Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel
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(Updated as of 2/2026)
Keynotes
- A Roadmap to Accelerate Traumatic Brain Injury Research into Clinical Best Practices
Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD
- Bringing it All Together: Translational Research to Move the Field Forward
Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD
Concurrent Sessions
- A Biopsychosocial Approach to Achieving Optimal Outcomes following Pediatric Brain Injury
- Advances in ABI Motor Rehabilitation and Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Autonomic Dysfunction and TBI
- Cardiovascular Health after Traumatic Brain Injury
- Care for Kids: Pediatric Brain Injury Best Clinical Practices
- Effective Models for Residential Rehabilitation and Community Integration following ABI
- Favorable Outcomes and Quality of Life following Severe TBI and DOC
- Guidelines on Sports Related Concussion in Pediatrics, Adults and the Geri-athlete
- Language Disturbances following Traumatic Brain Injury
- Managing Social Determinants of Health after TBI
- Molecular Biomarkers and Their Application to Brain Injury
- Navigating Brain Injury: Effective Case Management for Improved Outcomes
- Neuropsychiatric Management of Behavioral and Emotional Issues following Traumatic Brain Injury
- New Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical and Medical-Legal Considerations
- Obesity and ABI: Novel Mechanisms and Emerging Treatments
- SEED Session 1: Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition
- SEED Session 2: Supports for Healthy Living: Self-Management Strategies
- SEED Session 3: Behavioral Health and Brain Injury: Research to Practice
- SEED Session 4: Living with Chronic Brain Injury: the Role of the Caregiver
- SEED Session 5: From Authority to Action: Person-Centered Self-Direction Approaches Lifelong Living
- Severe TBI: A Neurodiagnostic Framework for Clinical Management and Novel Interventions
- Sleep and Post Traumatic Fatigue: Best Practices Assessment and Management
- Social Cognitive Impairments following Brain Injury: Clinical Essentials
- The Canadian Living Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury: Lessons Learned
- The Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Understanding Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Evidence Informed Perspectives
- Utilizing Neuroimaging to Inform Best Practices Clinical Care
Interactive Workshops
- ABI Case Management: Key Pearls for Success and Optimal Outcomes
- “Contextual” Interdisciplinary Brain Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation Best Practices Workshop
- Introduction to the Kennedy Krieger Measurement Scales: Tools to Assess Clinically Meaningful Recovery after Acquired Brain Injury in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
- Neuromodulation: Novel Strategies for ABI Neurorehabilitation and Neurobehavioral Recovery
- Post-Concussive Headache Assessment: A “Hands-On” Workshop
- Post-Concussive Dizziness Assessment: A “Hands-On” Workshop
- Practical Tips and Tricks for Performing a Visio-Vestibular Assessment in Patients with Acute TBI
- Practical Use of the SCOAT-6 following Concussion
- Promoting Cardiovascular Health: An Evidence-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
- Teaching Emotional Self Awareness following ABI: Training Tools and Resources
Invited & Interactive Workshop Speakers
- Stephanie Abler, MS,CCC-SLP
- Michelle Baker, BS, RN-WCCM, CRRN, CCM
- Yelena G. Bodien, PhD
- Elena Bradley, PT, DPT
- Steven Broglio, PhD
- Stephanie Calhoun, BS
- Kristen Capeless, MS
- Jo Carter, BSN, RN, CCM
- Haley Chizuk, PhD, ATC
- Meeryo Choe, MD
- Britta Colombo, MS,CCC-SLP
- John Corrigan, PhD
- Daniel Corwin, MD, MSCE
- Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD
- Jennifer Dawson, PhD
- Andrew Dennison, MD
- Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, MD, PhD
- Simon Driver, PhD
- Daisy Duan, MD
- Sarah Etheredge, DPT, PhD
- David Fischer, MD
- Kim Frey, PhD, CCC-SLP
- Trisha Funk, MS, CCC-SLP
- Joseph Giacino, PhD
- Gerard Gioia, PhD
- Christopher Giza, MD
- Brian Greenwald, MD, FAAPMR
- Flora Hammond, MD
- Madison Harris, OTD, MA, OTR/L
- Sidney R. Hinds II, MD, FAAN, COL(Retired), US Army
- Tamerah Hunt, PhD
- Grant Iverson, PhD
- Megan Kramer, PhD, ABPP
- John Leddy, MD
- Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD
- Amelia Maiga, MD
- Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD
- Cara Meixner, PhD
- Amy Meltzer, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, CDONA/LTC, CBIS
- Martin Monti, PhD
- Brooke Murtaugh, OTD
- Dawn Neumann, PhD
- Katherine O’Brien, PhD
- Gregory O’Shanick, MD
- Matthew Peters, MD
- Shanti Pinto, MD
- Vani Rao, MD
- Angelle M. Sander, PhD
- William Sauvé, MD
- Caroline Schnakers, PhD
- Amy Shapiro-Rosenbaum, PhD, ABPP, FACRM
- Jeffry Snell, PhD
- Candace Tefertiller, DPT, PhD
- Eric Watson, PhD
- Jennifer Weaver, PhD
- Alan Weintraub, MD
- Danita Williams, RN-WCCM, BS, MBA, CCM
- Jean Woo, MD
- Keith Yeates, PhD, ABPP, FCAHS, FRSC
- Nathan D. Zasler, MD
- Roger Zemek, MD
Speakers
Alan Weintraub
NABIS ChairpersonAmelia Maiga
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAmy Shapiro-Rosenbaum
Park Terrace Care CenterAndrew Dennison
Shepherd CenterAngelle M. Sander
TIRR Memorial Hermann/Baylor College of Medicine/UThealth Collaborative Traumatic Brain Injury Model SystemBrian Greenwald
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolBritta Colombo
Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS)Brooke Murtaugh
Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalsCandace Tefertiller
Craig HospitalCara Meixner
James Madison UniversityCaroline Schnakers
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareChristopher Giza
UCLA Mattel Children’s HospitalDaisy Duan
Johns Hopkins School of MedicineDaniel Corwin
University of PennsylvaniaDanita Williams
ParadigmDavid Fischer
University of PennsylvaniaDawn Neumann
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation InstitutionEric Watson
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFlora Hammond
Indiana University School of MedicineGeoffrey T. Manley
Zuckerberg San Francisco General HospitalGerard Gioia
Children’s National HospitalGrant Iverson
Harvard Medical SchoolHaley Chizuk
University at BuffaloJean Woo
Baylor College of MedicineJeffry Snell
QLIJennifer Dawson
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research InstituteJennifer Weaver
Colorado State UniversityJohn D. Corrigan
The Ohio State UniversityJohn Leddy
NABIS Conference Co-ChairJonathan Lifshitz
NABIS Conference Co-ChairJoseph T. Giacino
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolKatherine O’Brien
TIRR Memorial HermannKeith Owen Yeates
University of CalgaryKim Frey
Craig HospitalKristen Capeless
GT IndependenceKristen Dams-O’Connor
Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC) of Mount SinaiMadison Harris
University of California, Los AngelesMartin M. Monti
University of California, Los AngelesMatthew Peters
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMeeryo Choe
NABIS Conference Co-ChairMichelle Baker
ParadigmNathan D. Zasler
Concussion Care Centre of VirginiaRamon Diaz-Arrastia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineRoger Zemek
Children’s Hospital of Eastern OntarioShanti Pinto
Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalSidney R. Hinds II
Major League Soccer Players AssociationSimon Driver
Spaulding RehabilitationStephanie Abler
Centre for Neuro SkillsSteven Broglio
University of MichiganTamerah Hunt
Georgia Southern University
