Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury:
Model Study Protocols and Frameworks to
Advance the State of the Science
October 18–19, 2012
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
DAY 1
9:00–9:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Warren Lockette, M.D.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Clinical and Program Policy &Chief Medical Officer, TRICARE Management Activity
9:15–9:45
Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Report Overview
Barbara Vickrey, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles
9:45–10:30
Overview of the Translational Pipeline
John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Approaches to Defining and Classifying Rehabilitation Treatments: How Can They Apply to CRT?
Marcel Dijkers, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai Hospital
11:30–12:00
Setting the Stage for Afternoon Breakout Sessions
John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
1:00–2:00
Breakout Session 1: “Modest” Treatment Evidence
Example: Dahlberg, C. A., C. P. Cusick, L. A. Hawley, J. K. Newman, C. E. Morey, C. L. Harrison-Felix, and G. G. Whiteneck. 2007.
Treatment efficacy of social communication skills training after traumatic brain injury: A randomized treatment and deferred treatment controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 88(12):1561–1573.
Group A: Room NAS 227 (Facilitated by John Whyte)
Group B: Room NAS 360 (Facilitated by Mary Kennedy)
Group C: Room NAS Lecture Hall (Facilitated by Hilaire Thompson)
2:00–2:45
Follow-Up Discussion to Breakout Session 1
Moderator: John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
3:00–4:00
Breakout Session 2: “Limited” Treatment Evidence
Example: Sohlberg, M. M., K. A. McLaughlin, A. Pavese, A. Heidrich, and M. I. Posner. 2000. Evaluation of attention process training and brain injury education in persons with acquired brain injury. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 22(5):656–676.
Group A: Room NAS 227 (Facilitated by John Whyte)
Group B: Room NAS 360 (Facilitated by Mary Kennedy)
Group C: Room NAS Lecture Hall (Facilitated by Hilaire Thompson)
4:00–4:45
Follow-Up Discussion to Breakout Session 2
Moderator: Mary Kennedy, Ph.D.
Closing Remarks
John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
DAY 2
9:00–9:30
Recap of Day 1
John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
9:30–10:30
Breakout Session 3: “No” Treatment Evidence
Example: Levine, B., I. H. Robertson, L. Clare, G. Carter, J. Hong, B. A. Wilson, J. Duncan, and D. T. Stuss. 2000. Rehabilitation of executive functioning: An experimental-clinical validation of Goal Management Training. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 6(3):299–312.
Group A: Room NAS 227 (Facilitated by John Whyte)
Group B: Room NAS 360 (Facilitated by Mary Kennedy)
Group C: Room NAS Lecture Hall (Facilitated by Hilaire Thompson)
10:45–11:30
Follow-Up Discussion to Breakout Session 3
Moderator: Hilaire Thompson, Ph.D.
11:30–12:00
Workshop Comments and Synthesis: The Way Forward
John Whyte, M.D., Ph.D.
