The Fifth Annual Sports Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury will convene the world’s leading experts in the management of sports-related concussion and neurological injuries to deliver the latest research in sports-related head and spine injuries along with future directions in the diagnosis, management and clinical care of these types of injuries.

Presented by the Neurological Sports Injury Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School’s Department of Continuing Education, this one-day CME credited conference will feature a robust agenda of topics that include:

  • Latest Findings in Concussion Research
  • Brain Injuries in Women’s Athletics
  • Sports Media Coverage of Concussion
  • The Role of Neurological Testing in Concussion Diagnosis & Management
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the Professional Athlete
  • Vascular and Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete
  • Simulated re-enactment of the on-field management of the brain and spine-injured athlete

The day will also feature a keynote speaker as well as panels on brain and spine injury, which will provide attendees with the opportunity to pose related questions to a multidisciplinary panel of experts.

Who Should Attend:
Athletic trainers, physicians school nurses, coaches, neurosurgeons, physical therapists, EMT’s, and other related professionals.

Accreditation:
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in the CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)TM.

This course is also accredited by the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers and the OEMS for a maximum of 6.5 credits.

Friday, May 9, 2008
7:30 am to 3:45 pm
Fenway Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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To contact the course administrator, please email Tammy Gilson-Hodge at tgilson-hodge@partners.org


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