RWJBarnabas Health New Jersey State Concussion Summit
Sponsored by The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes
See the flyer for complete agenda and speaker details.
Featuring Keynote Speaker: John J. Leddy, MD
International Consensus Expert Panelist
Developer of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test
Dr. Leddy is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and of the American College of Physicians. He is the Director of Outcomes Research for UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He is a Division 1 team physician and Medical Director of the University at Buffalo Concussion Research and Management Center. He is a Member of the Expert Panels for the Fifth and Sixth International Consensus Conferences on Concussion in Sport. In conjunction with Dr. Barry Willer, he developed the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test.
Core Topics will include:
- International Consensus Updates
- Mental Health Effects of Brain Injury
- Concussion Nutrition
- Concussion Innovation and Technology Advancements
- Brain Injury Legislation
- Prescriptive Based Recovery
- Hands On Workshop and Demonstration
Learning Objectives
- Interpret technological advances for objective measures of pathophysiology for concussion and application through hands on learning.
- Knowledge of innovative treatment options for practical application related to concussion management of athletes.
- Evaluation based approaches and application in acute concussion medicine as it relates to athletic brain injury recovery, nutrition, and performance.
- Summarize approaches for acute concussion evaluation and intervention through identification of causal relationships as it relates to mental health risk and long term societal effects.
Offering 4.5 CEUs to Athletic Trainer and a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.