BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE 14 TH Annual Sport-Related Concussion & Spine Injury Conference Friday, May 19, 2017 The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 REGISTER NOW bostonchildrens.org/concussion2017
About the course In the quickly growing field of sports medicine, it is essential for physicians to stay up-to-date in the management and treatment of sport-related concussion (SRC) and spine injury. Guidelines, legislation and management methods are evolving as quickly as the athletes themselves Can you keep pace? SRC and spine injuries require specialized and timely treatment both on the field and in the medical setting. This course will present the most current research, tools and guidelines to effectively and safely diagnose and treat athletes in the acute and chronic stages of recovery. The course will also cover the basics of SRC and spine injury management, including information about making evidence-based decisions, treatment plans and using social and emotional interventions to improve longterm outcomes. In addition to lectures, Q&A panels, and networking opportunities, the course will feature workshops led by national experts on how to return individuals to school, sports, and activities of daily living. Target audience Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and researchers who specialize or have an interest in: pediatrics internal medicine neurology neurosurgery sports medicine psychology neuropsychology Other audiences that would benefit from this course: alternative medicine practitioners coaches athletes and their families school personnel Registration fees Physicians $325 Trainee/Allied Health Professionals $210 Past Course Attendees $200 Other Professionals* $190 Groups of 3 or more $175 * (includes: PTs, ATs, athletes & families, coaches, school personnel & alternative medicine practitioners) Objectives Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: assess the problems of sport-related concussion and spine injuries and develop strategies to diagnose and treat them effectively determine when to safely return an athlete to play in accordance with best practice and legal requirements evaluate athletic injuries and determine when to refer your patients to an expert for a higher level of care work in a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal care for your athletic patients Accreditation In support of improving patient care, Boston Children s Hospital is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCE) to provide continuing medical education for the healthcare team. Boston Children s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and for 7.50 contact hours for nurses. Clinicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCE. Physical therapist and athletic trainer accreditations pending. Registration and refund policies Registration by credit card can be made by visiting bostonchildrens.org/concussion2017. Registration by check (draft on a United States bank) to be made payable to Boston Children s Hospital. To discuss payment, contact the CME department via cmedepartment@childrens.harvard. edu. Telephone or fax registration is not accepted. Registration with cash payment is not permitted. Upon receipt of your paid registration, an email confirmation from the Boston Children s Continuing Education office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation and certificate. Fifty percent (50%) refunds will be issued for all cancellations received prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be received by postal mail, email or telephone. No shows are subject to the full course fee, and no refunds will be issued once the conference has started. Disclosure policy Boston Children s Hospital adheres to all ACCME, ANCC, and ACPE Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children s policy that those who have influenced the content of a continuing education activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers, and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations. Inquiries cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu or at 617-919-3146.
Schedule of events: Friday, May 19, 2017 8 8:30 a.m. The Basics of Concussion: Biomechanics and Pathophysiology 8:30 9 a.m. Medical Management of Concussion Michael O Brien, MD 9 9:30 a.m. Return to Learn Following Concussion Alex Taylor, PsyD 9:30 9:45 a.m. Panel Q & A, Moderator Alex Taylor, PsyD, Moderator 9:45 10 a.m. BREAK 10 10:30 a.m. 5 TH International Consensus Statement Robert Cantu, MD 10:30 11 a.m. New Perspectives on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Marc Del Bigio, MD 11 11:30 a.m. Animal Models and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH 2:30 3 p.m. Spine Injuries in Sports - Mechanisms 3 3:30 p.m. Spine Injuries in Sports - Management Mark Proctor, MD 3:30 3:45 p.m. BREAK (3:45-5:15) 45 MIN BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS (choose 2/4) 3:45 4:30 p.m. o Vestibular Jacob Brodsky, MD, FAAP Lenore Herget, DPT 4:30 5:15 p.m. o Ocular Aparna Raghuram, OD, PhD 3:45 4:30 p.m o Emergency Response & Transport Steve Clarke, PT Pierre D Hemecourt, MD 4:30 5:15 p.m o Multidisciplinary Approach to Complicated Recovery from Concussion Rebecca Stevens, NP Regina Laine, MSN, PNP 11:30 11:45 a.m. MCMC Diane Sartanowicz, AT 11:45 a.m. noon Perspective of a Professional Athlete TBD Noon 12:45 p.m. LUNCH 12:45 1:15 p.m. Predicting Prolonged Recovery Roger Zemek, MD 1:15 1:45 p.m. Effect of Concussion on Gait and Balance David Howell, PhD 1:45 2:15 p.m. Vision Changes Following Concussion Christina Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM 2:15 2:30 p.m. BREAK
Faculty Course Directors Director of The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine Physician, Boston Children s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedics, ; Associate Director of The Football Players Health Study, Harvard University Mark Proctor, MD Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Brain Injury Center, Boston Children s Hospital; Associate Professor, Alex Taylor, PsyD Director, Neuropsychology Program, Director, Brain Injury Center, Staff Neuropsychologist, Boston Children s Hospital; Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Course Faculty Marc Del Bigio, MD Professor, Department of Pathology, Professor, Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba Jacob Brodsky, MD, FAAP Assistant Professor of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School; Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children s Hospital Robert Cantu, MD Clinical Professor Department of Neurosurgery and Co-Director Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boston University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Chief, Neurosurgery Service, Chairman Department of Surgery, Emerson Hospital Steve Clark, PT Physical Therapist, Certified Athletic Trainer, Sports & Physical Therapy Associates Lenore Herget, DPT Senior Physical Therapist, Sports Physical Therapy Service, Massachusetts General Hospital David Howell, PhD Post-Doctoral Fellow Researcher, Boston Children s Hospital Regina Laine, NP Nurse Practitioner, Boston Children s Hospital Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Boston Children s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Christina Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania; Sports Medicine Pediatrician, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia Michael O Brien, MD Sports Medicine Physician, Director of the Sports Concussion Clinic, Boston Children s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Aparna Raghuram, OD, PhD Optometrist, Boston Children s Hospital; Instructor in Ophthalmology, Diane Sartanowicz, AT Program Director, Massachusetts Concussion Management Coalition Rebecca Stevens, NP Neurology Nurse Practitioner, Boston Children s Hospital Roger Zemek, MD Associate Professor and Director of Research, Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Prior to our 14 th Annual Sport-Related Concussion & Spine Injury Conference, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion on May 17 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. This is a public-private partnership event aimed at fostering debate, as well as facilitating national, partnership-based solutions in the general area of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and head trauma. Brain Trust partners include Amazon, Cohen Veteran Bioscience, GE, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Optum, Phiips, and others. If you are interested in attending, please email braintrust@va.gov or visit the event website at VABrainTrust.com Pierre d Hemecourt, MD Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Boston Children s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
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