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"You Can't Ice the Brain"
Program Details [.PDF]
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Trainers, coaches & parents invited to learn about head injuries in sports
Regrettably, head injuries in high school
and college sports are as inevitable as the
seasons. But how coaches, trainers, and the
athletes themselves approach these injuries can
make a world of difference in a young person's
future. The Mayfield Clinic will co-sponsor its
first educational symposium on the subject
on Friday, April 23 (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) at
Xavier University’s Cintas Center.
Entitled “You Can’t Ice the Brain,” the
symposium seeks to help increase awareness
of sports-related head injuries and to provide
information about how to recognize,
manage, and treat these injuries.
"Recent attention has been focused on sports related
head injuries in organized sports,"
notes Lori Shutter, MD, a neurointensivist
with the Mayfield Clinic and Director of the
Neurocritical Care Program at the University
of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute. "Athletes,
administrators of sports governing bodies,
medical personnel, and the media are speaking
out on the effects of concussions suffered
during physical activity."
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, more than 200,000
sports-related head injuries are seen in U.S.
emergency rooms each year.
“Many more occur but fail to receive medical
attention,” Dr. Shutter says. "Often the effects of
concussion are subtle, and the athlete's motivation
to return to the game can result in under-reporting
of injuries. This can lead to persistent problems,
occasionally with fatal consequences."
A multidisciplinary faculty will discuss
concussions, concussion screening and acute
management, returning to play, managing
persistent symptoms, and the impact these
injuries have on sports programs.
At the
completion of this workshop the
participants should be able to:
- Identify the signs of concussion
- Identify the risk of recurrent concussions
- Perform an assessment for concussion
- Distinguish between grades of concussion
- Discuss the appropriate management of
concussion
- Discuss the treatment options for concussion
The symposium is open to athletic directors,
coaches, athletic trainers, school nurses, athletes,
and parents.
For more information, or to register,
please contact Evelyn Ries at 513.569.5354 or eries@mayfieldclinic.com
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The UC Neuroscience Institute, a regional center of excellence, is dedicated to patient care, research, education, and the development of new treatments for stroke, brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, traumatic brain and spinal injury, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, disorders of the senses (swallowing, voice, hearing, pain, taste and smell), and psychiatric conditions (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression).
The Mayfield Clinic is recognized as one of the nation's leading physician organizations for clinical care, education, and research of the spine and brain. Supported by 20 neurosurgeons, five neurointensivists, an interventional radiologist, and a pain specialist, the Clinic treats 20,000 patients from 35 states and 13 countries in a typical year. Mayfield's physicians have pioneered surgical procedures and instrumentation that have revolutionized the medical art of neurosurgery for brain tumors and neurovascular diseases and disorders.
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Friday, April 23 8am - Noon
Xavier University’s Cintas Center
Registration Deadline:
April 20, 2010
Students: Free | Non-Students: $15
Make checks payable to:
UC Neuroscience Institute
Mail to:
UCNI
c/o Christa McAlpin
506 Oak Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Call: 513-569-5354
Email: events@UCNeuroscience.com
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