"Bridging the Gap on Best-Practices in Concussion Management"

Bringing together medical experts and practitioners to help bridge the gap between what we know today as best available science and how to implement guidelines into best clinical practice.  

The increased incidence of sport-related concussion has raised public concern
resulting in increased legislation and evaluations by medical providers.     

• Manage sports-related concussion. 
• Recent evidence has shown that some clinicians may have inadequate training
  and use outdated concussion grading-scales in concussion management 
• The sports medicine community must fully understand how clinicians are practicing
  concussion management to promote safe treatment practices and improve
  clinician education.

PRESENTER: 

Joseph M. Congeni, MD

Director - Sports Medicine - Akron Children's Hospital

MODERATOR: 

Frank L. Douglas, PhD, MD

President and CEO - Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron   

PANEL:

Roberta DePompei, PhD

Interim Dean - College of Health Professions

Director, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - The University of Akron

DeAnna Frye, PhD, Neuropsychology

Founding Member and Current Co-Chair of Summit County Traumatic Brain Injury Collaborative

Valerie Holbrook, MS, ATC, CSCS

Sports Medicine Outreach Coordinator - Akron Children's Hospital

Michelle Burke, MD

Director of School Health Service

Akron Chilren's Hospital

Barry French, Jr.

Sr. Vice President - TRAQ Global, Ltd.