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Intent and Overview
This conference features international
experts in the field of brain research and clinical practice dealing with patients
suffering from traumatic brain injuries.
Within the scope of this conference:
- in-depth scientific analysis of existing scales and categories;
- neurological assessment and brain imaging technologies used to diagnose
traumatic brain injuries,
- psychological rehabilitation; and
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medical coverage of athletes suffering from brain injuries will be interactively
provided by the leading experts in the field.
Potential Attendees
This conference is designed for athletic trainers, physicians, neurologists, neuropsychologists,
and those in the "front line" providing assessment and treatment for head-injured
athletes. Coaches, undergraduate, and graduate students pursuing their career
in kinesiology, sports medicine, and athletic training may benefit from this conference
and gain comprehensive knowledge regarding the mechanisms, symptomatology, and
symptom resolution following traumatic brain injury.
Objective
The overall objective of this conference is to present an overview and the latest
developments in evaluation and management of sport-related concussions, including
current assessment of acute traumatic brain injuries, pathophysiology, neuropsychology,
sport psychology, biomechanics, neurological treatment, and rehabilitation.
Following completion of this conference, participants should be able to: - discuss numerical scales, categories, and concussion classifications
which are well accepted in current clinical practice (It is important to note
that existing limitations and controversy in aforementioned scales will be also
discussed within the scope of this conference.)
- describe the brain research
methodology in general and the application of various brain imaging techniques
such as EEG, MRI, fMRI, CP, SPECT, and MRS in clinical practice
- list current
biomechanical, neurophysiological, and pathophysiological research in the area
of brain injury; biomechanical and neurophysiological findings based on experimental
concussion studies and animal models
- discuss the medical coverage and psychological
aspects of concussion in athletes, including specialized treatment and rehabilitation
- describe ways to prevent head injury through use of appropriate helmets
Continuing Education Units
Attendees will earn 8 NATABOC
continuing education units (CEUs). CEUs are based on a standard of 1 unit per
hour of instruction. Upon completion of this program, each participant will be
presented a certificate indicating that CEUs have been earned.
AMA Category 1 Credit
Penn State College of Medicine, as part of the Consortium for Academic Continuing Medical Education, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Penn State designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
sponsored by the College of
Health and Human Development and The
College of Medicine, financially supported by Penn State's Department of Kinesiology and Hershey Medical Center, and commercially supported by:
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