The Seventh Annual Sports‑Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury will feature world-renowned experts in the field of neuroscience and clinical practice dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from traumatic sports‑related brain and spine injuries.

Introduction

Sports-related head and spinal cord injuries have generated a great deal of national attention, prompting, in the case of concussion alone, new rule changes in how head injuries are treated in the NFL and widespread recognition of the need for state laws addressing concussions in high school athletes.

While the spotlight has been primarily on traumatic sports injuries in football, a wide variety of other sports have the potential for injury to the central nervous system. This increased awareness has required medical professionals, athletic trainers, and coaches, among others, to better diagnose and manage the way that players with these injuries are treated.

The Seventh Annual Sports-Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury will present the latest strategies for the evaluation and treatment of athletes suffering concussion and spinal cord injuries. World-renowned experts in the field of neuroscience and clinical practice, together with sports professionals, will lead you through an informative discussion on topics to include:

• Acute diagnosis and management of the injured athlete
• Neuropsychological testing and return to play
• Medical management of headaches and mood disorder following concussion
• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• Returning the injured athlete to sport

Presented by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Neurological Sports Injury Center and Children’s Hospital Boston, the 2010 Sports-Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury supports Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Education mission by providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and strategies in the diagnosis of sports-related concussion and spine injuries and the clinical skills necessary for the management of these injuries.

This day‑long program will focus on audience participation and offer the opportunity for dialogue with the experts.

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Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for neurosurgeons, physicians, neurologists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, and all others who are involved in the evaluation and management of athletes sustaining brain and spine injuries.

Presented by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Neurological Sports Injury Center and Children’s Hospital Boston, the 2010 Sports-Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury supports Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Education mission by providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and strategies in the diagnosis of sports-related concussion and spine injuries and the clinical skills necessary for the management of these injuries.

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 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 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)™.

This course will be accredited for athletic trainers and emergency medical technicians by the Board of Certification (BOC) for Athletic Training and Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS), respectively. Determination of credits is currently pending.

Last update 03.02.10

Schedule

7:30 ‑ 8:00	Registration & Breakfast
8:00 ‑ 8:15	Welcoming Remarks	Conference Co-Directors
8:15 ‑ 8:45	What Is a Concussion? Current Consensus Guidelines	Robert Cantu, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Emerson Hospital
8:45 ‑ 9:20	Current State of Concussion Research	Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:20 ‑ 9:45	Acute Diagnosis and Management of the Injured Athlete	William P. Meehan, MD, Division of Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston
9:45 ‑ 10:25	Role of Neuropsychological Testing and Return to Play	Micky Collins, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Sports Medicine Concussion Program
10:25 ‑ 10:35	Break
10:35 ‑ 11:00	Medical Management of Headaches and Mood Disorder Following Concussion	Alyssa LeBel, MD, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston
11:00 ‑ 11:30	Pathology of Traumatic Encephalopathy	Ann McKee, MD, Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine
11:30 ‑ 12:45	Lunch and Tour of Fenway
12:45 ‑ 10:30	Catastrophic Injuries in Sports—Perspectives from the Injured Patient	Mark Proctor, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Boston Jared Coppola, teenage athlete who suffered a C5 injury playing football in September 2009
1:30 ‑ 2:00	Brain Games: Understanding Why Athletes Take Risks	Jeff Brown, PsyD, ABPP, Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital
2:00 ‑ 2:30	Returning the Injured Athlete to Sport	Arthur Day, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2:30 ‑ 3:00	The Role of Conditioning in Injury Prevention and Return to Play	Mike Ryan, Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist, Jacksonville Jaguars
3:00	Closing Remarks

Registration

All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a United States Bank or by Visa or MasterCard.

If paying by CHECK, please make payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with completed registration form to Harvard Medical School‑Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117‑0825.

If paying by credit card, please register online via the REGISTER NOW! link above.

Telephone or mail‑in registration with credit card payment is not accepted.

Upon receipt of your registration form an email confirmation from the HMS-DCE office will be sent to you. Therefore, be sure to include an email address that you check daily/frequently. Your email address is used for critical information about the course including: registration confirmation, course evaluation and certificate.

Inquiries

Inquiries should be directed to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384‑8600, Monday ‑ Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST), or by email: hms‑cme@hms.harvard.edu

Tuition Refund Policy

A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests must be received by mail one week prior to the course. No refunds will be made thereafter.

Group Tuition Refund Policy

Group tuition rates are offered and based on the collective registration of all group members. Should a group member decide to withdraw his/her enrollment from the course the remaining group members are responsible to find a replacement in order to maintain their group discount status. If the remaining group members cannot find a replacement prior to the start of the course, they will be invoiced and required to pay in full the difference between the individual tuition rate and the group discount rate.

Course Location

All sessions will be held at Fenway Park, 20 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215, phone: (617) 226‑6791. If you are traveling by subway on the B, C, and D Green Lines, stop at Kenmore Square. By commuter rail, stop at Yawkey Way. There are several parking garages within walking distance of Fenway Park.

Travel

Please do not make non-refundable airline reservations until you have been confirmed into your course. You can make your airline reservation by calling: the HMS Travel Desk toll free 1‑877‑4HARVMD (1‑877‑442‑7863) Monday ‑ Friday 9 am ‑ 8 pm (EST). From outside the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands, please call 617‑559‑3764.

Course Directors

Arthur L. Day, MD    Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School    Neurosurgeon, Brigham and Women’s Hospital    Co-Director, Neurological Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital    An expert cerebrovascular surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Day’s clinical interests include cerebrovascular diseases (stroke, brain aneurysms, vascular malformations, and carotid artery disease), skull base tumors, and sports‑related neurological injuries. Dr. Day completed his neurosurgical training at the University of Florida in Gainesville and has been a neurosurgical consultant for many college and professional teams. He co‑authored Neurological Sports Medicine: A Guide for Physicians and Athletic Trainers with Julian E. Bailes, Jr., MD, and has written numerous articles regarding the diagnosis and management of injuries in athletes.

Robert Cantu, MD    Adjunct Professor, Exercise and Sports Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill    Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital    Co-Director, Neurological Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital    A nationally‑renowned expert in sports‑related spine and head injuries and return‑to‑play criteria, Dr. Cantu serves as a neurosurgical consultant to many college and professional teams, including the Boston College football team and the Boston Cannons professional lacrosse team. An author of 21 books and more than 300 scientific publications regarding head and spine injuries in sports, Dr. Cantu is currently a principal editor for Neurosurgery and vice president for the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE). He has also served as president of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Mark Proctor, MD    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School    Staff Neurosurgeon, Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women’s Hospital    Co-Director, Neurological Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital    Dr. Proctor’s clinical interests include spine and craniofacial disorders, brain tumors, and sports‑related neurological injuries. A graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Proctor has published and lectured locally and nationally regarding sports‑related head and spine injuries. Dr. Proctor is also the founder and sponsoring surgeon of the Boston chapter of ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation, as well as Chairman of the board‑elect.

Guest Speakers

Jeff Brown, PsyD, ABPP    Dr. Jeff Brown is a clinical and sport psychologist on faculty at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. He’s board-certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology. Dr. Brown has been the Boston Marathon medical team psychologist since 2002 and also serves as consultant to the Chicago and Houston Marathon medical teams. He’s on the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Registry of Psychologists and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Runner’s World magazine. He’s authored a recent book about integrity and competition called The Competitive Edge: How to Win Every Time You Compete (Tyndale, 2007) and is co-author of the newest brain science book from Harvard Health Publications entitled The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success (Da Capo, 2010). His private practice is located in Arlington, MA.

Micheal (Micky) Collins, PhD    A nationally renowned sports concussion clinician and researcher, Dr. Collins serves as Assistant Director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program and is a co‑developer of ImPACT©, a computerized neuropsychological testing system that evaluates the severity of concussion in athletes and provides a more accurate determination of when an athlete can safely return to sports following a concussion. Dr. Collins received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and biology at the University of Southern Maine in 1991, his master’s degree in psychology at Michigan State University in 1995, and his doctorate degree in clinical psychology at Michigan State in 1998.

Alyssa LeBel, MD    Dr. LeBel is director of the both the Chronic Pain Clinic and the Pediatric Headache Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, and is an assistant professor in anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. A graduate of the Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. LeBel completed her pediatrics residency at Boston Floating Hospital and her child neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her clinical practice includes pain management of predominantly neuropathic pain problems. She has developed inpatient and outpatient chronic pain consultation services and clinics for both children and adults, and introduced an ICU-based program for neuropathic pain treatment. The Pediatric Headache Program developed by Dr. LeBel at Children’s is a multidisciplinary outpatient program dedicated to treating chronic and intractable pediatric headache. She is currently conducting a study to assess therapies of patients with chronic daily headache seen in this program. She has used brain functional magnetic resonance imaging in children with complex regional pain syndrome and was first author of a peer-reviewed report in the journal Brain that described the distinct CNS processing in these patients. She is co-editor of The MGH Pain Manual and first author on more than 10 book chapters discussing pain and its control in children. Dr. LeBel regularly makes presentations regionally, nationally, and internationally on the subjects of pain management and the imaging of pediatric pain. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society, the American Pain Society, the International Association for the Study of Pain, and the International Headache Society, among other professional organizations.

Ann McKee, MD    Dr. Ann McKee is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Boston University School of Medicine and Co‑Director of the Center of the Study for Traumatic Encephalopathy. She is also the Director of Neuropathology for all the New England VA Medical Centers. Dr. McKee is both a board‑certified neurologist and neuropathologist, and for the last 15 years has directed the Boston University and VA Brain Banks, which include the brain banks for Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, the Framingham Heart Study, the Centenarian Study, the National ALS VA brain bank, and now, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. Dr. McKee completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and received her medical degree from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She completed residency training in neurology at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital and fellowship training in neuropathology at Massachusetts General Hospital.

William P. Meehan, MD    William Meehan, MD, is the director of the Sports Concussion Clinic in the Division of Sports Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Meehan is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine and sports medicine. He holds grants from both the National Institutes of Health and the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, which allow him to conduct both clinical and scientific research on concussive brain injury. He has several publications and serves as ad hoc editor for several medical journals. He was named in the 2009 Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians by the Consumer’s Research Council of America and was inducted into Who’s Who in America 2010.

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT©, ATC    Jason Mihalik joined the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a visiting assistant professor in the fall of 2009. He currently serves as the director of the Cadaver Anatomy Laboratory, and teaches courses in Neuromuscular Control and Learning and Graduate Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine, and assists with the Graduate Statistics and Research Methods courses in the department. Dr. Mihalik completed his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a specialization in Athletic Therapy at Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) in 2001. He completed his graduate work in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), earning his Master's Degree in December 2004. He was a recipient of the Dr. Thomas S. and Mrs. Caroline H. Royster, Jr. fellowship, allowing him to complete his doctoral work at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the summer of 2009. Jason’s primary research interests include studying the biomechanics related to head trauma and studying the common pathways to managing head trauma from the sideline through the emergency department. He is also interested in the neurocognitive and postural deficits associated with sports related mild traumatic brain injury, analyzing postural control strategies, investigating the sequellae associated with MTBI in athletes (i.e. postconcussion syndrome, posttraumatic migraine, etc.), and exploring the potential for concussion rehabilitation in virtual reality environments. His secondary research interests include cervical spine management in equipment-intensive sports.

Mike Ryan    Mike Ryan, head athletic trainer/ physical therapist for the Jacksonville Jaguars, just completed his 22nd season in the NFL since starting with the New York Giants in 1988. In 2003, Ryan and his staff won the prestigious Ed Block Courage Award’s NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year. Ryan is the recipient of the 2008 Southeast Athletic Trainers Association’s Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year award and the Athletic Trainers Association of Florida’s 2007 Athletic Trainer of the Year. Ryan is president of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society Research & Education Foundation. He is a member of the National Football League Foot & Ankle Committee. Ryan also serves as chairman of the NFL Collegiate Athletic Trainers Committee. Ryan served as a volunteer athletic trainer/physical therapist at the United States Olympic Training Center in the summer of 2008 prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Ryan earned a degree in physical therapy from the University of Connecticut after receiving a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Central Connecticut State University. An avid fitness enthusiast, Ryan has completed six Ironman Triathlons along with many unique races around the world.

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Friday, May 14, 2010
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Fenway Park