This course is designed for anyone who desires to improve their concussion management skills. A temporal approach is taken to the course, where we focus on pre-injury baseline testing, followed by acute sideline evaluation of a concussion. This is progressed to management of a concussion in the first 48-hours, and eventually the physical therapy office. Day two of the lab intensive focuses on various concussion trajectories their associated treatment paths. The lab finishes with return-to-sport, return-to-work, and return-to-learn discussions.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

• Obtain a subjective history from patient and caregiver, screening all systems, environmental, and social scenarios that may impede clinical care and outcomes.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive physical examination to diagnose and/or recognize concussion signs and symptoms in the pediatric to geriatric patient.
• Demonstrate specific interventions to address specific concussion trajectories: ocular, vestibular, post-traumatic, cervical pain, cognitive-fatigue, anxiety/mood issues, etc.
• Appreciate the interdisciplinary model necessary to appropriately care for the chronic post-concussive patient, and be able to identify which patients would benefit from referral to other health care providers.
• Evaluate an athlete’s readiness for return-to-play after a concussion.
• Incorporate and analyze real-life patient stories for next-day clinical knowledge translation.

Evidence In Motion is a BOC approved provider of continuing education.