Released: 4.11.2025
Expires: 4.10.2028

4.11.2025

Description:

According to the CDC, in 2021, there were more than 586 TBI-related hospitalizations and 190 TBI-related deaths per day. These numbers do not include concussions or mild TBIs that were discharged from the emergency department. According to Schneider (2021), approximately 47.4% of individuals over the age of 40 have a history of TBI and are living with a disability.

Based on evaluation data from the TCAA’s on-demand learning system, many healthcare providers have requested additional education on TBIs. In response, TCAA’s Education Committee has developed a nine-part series covering the continuum of care, from EMS to discharge to the community. The series will conclude with a session on coding TBI-related injuries. Each webinar will feature healthcare providers from across the United States.

Objectives:

• Identify and treat common systemic complications in TBI
• Develop a framework for evaluating neurologic complications in TBI
• Utilize non-invasive monitoring for triage of neurologic-worsening
• Develop a framework for early critical illness communications with surrogate decision makers
• Address the uncertainty inherent to early prognostication in TBI
• Identify common post-ICU issues 

Moderator: Kim Barre  
Presenter: Dr. Stefanie Cappucci 
Bio: Dr. Stefanie Cappucci is a critical care neurologist and an Assistant Professor of Neurocritical Care at Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut. She completed her neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, followed by a fellowship in neurocritical care at Yale. Stefanie's academic pursuits focus on educational innovations in neurologic emergencies and addressing ethical ambiguities in critical care. She is passionate about improving the care of neurocritically ill patients and reducing rates of moral injury among ICU practitioners.

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