TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM CARE AND ADDRESS EQUITY

Traumatic brain injuries are common, and can have great impacts of individuals and families impacted. Advances in fluid biomarkers are leading to improved methods to detect injuries, and to determine those who require great levels of care to mitigate risks to their lives, including employment, housing, relationships and education attainment. Emergency departments provide an opportunity to identify those at risk, and to provide preventative care to address risks, which can be personalized through biomarker methods. These biomarkers provide promise in preventing long-term neurological, behavioral and social risks following brain injuries.

FEATURING: Jessica Gill, PhD, MSN, RN

Dr. Jessica Gill, a leading expert in the biological mechanisms of traumatic brain injuries (TBI), has spent decades studying varied patient responses to TBIs and identifying biomarkers to predict poor recovery and longterm effects like PTSD and depression. Joining the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2021 from the NIH, where she held multiple leadership roles, Dr. Gill was the first nurse to receive the prestigious Lasker Clinical Research Scholar Award. As Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Trauma Recovery Biomarkers, she collaborates across the university to advance treatments and improve outcomes for TBI patients.

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