On Thursday, March 17, UF HealthStreet hosted an Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) National Town Hall focused on traumatic brain injury, featuring University of Florida experts, Russell Bauer, Ph.D., a professor in the department of clinical & health psychology and neurology; Carolyn Geis, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation; and Michael Jaffee, M.D., vice chair of neurology and director of the Trauma, Concussion and Sports Neuromedicine Program. Joseph T. Giacino, Ph.D. a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, also joined the panel.
During the town hall, which was delivered via a livestream format, researchers discussed new progress in traumatic brain injury research, clinical interventions and innovative collaboration within the discipline.