Name
Army Warfighter Brain Health Initiatives.
Content Presented on Behalf of
Army
Services/Agencies represented
US Army
Session Type
Breakout
Date
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Start Time
3:15 PM
End Time
4:15 PM
Room#/Location
Woodrow Wilson B
Focus Areas/Topics
Trending/Hot Topics or Other not listed
Learning Outcomes
Following this session, the attendee will have an increased awareness of how the Army has historically evaluated and mitigated blast overpressure and how the Army is evolving to address increased understanding of potential blast overpressure risks. Finally, the attendees will have greater appreciation for importance of synchronizing blast and brain injury research, results, and advances.
CE/CME Session
CE/CME Session
Session Currently Live
Description

In 1992, the Army began measuring blast overpressure on weapons systems during the Health Hazard Assessments in the acquisition process, with a focus on lung and auditory injury. In 2007, the Army began conducting cognitive monitoring assessments during pre-deployment and after a potential brain injury. Army Medicine is now expanding how it addresses blast overpressure in light of scientific advances and increased understanding of the potential risks. The talk focuses on changes in the health hazard assessment program and cognitive baseline testing for at-risk personnel, the development and integration of blast overpressure sensors, exposure tracking, and increased training. Additionally, it highlights efforts to unify and analyze cognitive monitoring assessment data with exposure data to improve understanding of risk and inform standard practices. Finally, it will emphasize the need for synchronization and prioritization of blast and brain injury medical research goals across the entire scientific and medical research community.

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