Disorders of Consciousness Special Interest Group (DoC SIG) was established in 2016. The DoC SIG encourages participation of all IBIA members with an interest in DOC.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the IBIA DOC SIG is to provide an international network for brain injury professionals (both clinicians and scientists) focused on the care of persons with disorders of consciousness (DOC). The primary areas of education and research include: diagnosis, prognosis, clinical management and treatment of DOCs from acute to chronic settings. The DOC SIG encourages and facilitates international, collaborative multidisciplinary DOC research and initiatives.

The vision of the IBIA DOC SIG is to be the premier international networking resource for brain injury professionals involved with the care of patients with DOC, their families, and the systems serving them.

Strategic Goals

  1. Develop and implement a multi-center research on DOC related topics.
  2. Create a track at the IBIA World Congress for reporting advances in the field through workshops, symposia, platform, and poster sessions.
  3. Develop and maintain a listserve for IBIA DOC SIG members.
  4. Collaborate with other professional societies, collaboratives, and centers of excellence with interest in DOCs.
  5. Recruit IBIA DOC SIG members.
  6. Educate through dissemination of evidence-based medicine specific to persons with disorders of consciousness, their families and the care system at large through IBIA as well as other organizational presentations whether virtual or in person.
  7. Hold regional meetings of the IBIA DOC SIG in the years between IBIA World Congresses.

Included as Member of DoC SIG

As a Member of DoC SIG, you will be invited to their monthly meeting. Additionally, the DoC SIG has webinars which can be viewed in the pre-recorded webinar page and more recent webinars can be recent webinar page. This SIG offers an international network, monthly meeting open to topic discussions, webinars, and mentors.

Additional Information About DoC SIG


Current & Past DoC SIG Leadership

Leadership


Library of DoC SIG Members' Articles

Members' Articles


Comprehensive List of Current & Ongoing DoC SIG Projects

Current & Ongoing Projects


Disorders of Consciousness Programs Project

DoC Programs Project


Disorder of Consciousness' Resources for Patients

DoC Resources for Patients


Join the DOC SIG

Current and new members are encouraged to join DOC SIG today; click here to join.

Questions

For questions related to this group, please contact congress@internationalbrain.org.