The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center will host "Sport-Related Concussion: An Update for Clinicians"
Date: May 18, 2018.
Time: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, First Tennessee Theatre
Guest Speakers:
Allen Sills, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Football League
Michael McCrea, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Director of Brain Injury Research, Medical College of Wisconsin
Program Schedule:
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-8:15 Opening Remarks
8:15-9:00 Mental Health Aspects of Sport-Related Concussion. Aaron Jeckell, MD
9:00-9:45 Supplement Use & Sport-Related Concussion: What is the Evidence?
Andrew Gregory, MD
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Vestibular Oculomotor Screening. Cathey Norton, PT
11:00-11:45 Post-Concussion Headache Management. Charles Clarke, MD
11:45-12:00 Q&A
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Neurobiological Effects of Sport-Related Concussion: Implications for Clinical
Translation. Michael McCrea, PhD
1:45-2:30 Concussion in Sport Group 5 Update. Allen Sills, MD
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:30 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Update. Gary Solomon, PhD
3:30-4:15 Prevention Devices: What is the Evidence? Scott Zuckerman, MD
4:15-4:30 Q&A: Wrap Up
Continuing Education Credits:
6.5 Contact hours approved for Physicians and Physician Assistants by the American Academy of Family Physicians
6.5 Category A Contact hours approved for Athletic Trainers by the Board of Certification
6.5 Contact hours pending approval for Physical Therapists by the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association
6.5 Contact hours pending approval for Registered Nurses by the Tennessee Nurses Association
For more information contact: Tim Lee at timothy.lee@vanderbilt.edu