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Contemporary Topics in Pediatrics

2010-11 Continuing Medical Education Lecture Series

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Concussion Updates for Adolescent Athletes 2010

Dr. Alan Farrow-Gillespie, Medical Director of Pediatric Pain Management Services and Director of The Pediatric Pain Management Center at Children’s

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Dr. Robert Dimeff, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatrics & Family Medicine and director of Primary Care Sports Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will speak on the topic.

Following the session, attendees should be able to:

Define and describe the common symptoms of concussion.
Perform an appropriate sideline evaluation of an adolescent athlete with a suspected concussion and determine need for further evaluation.
Recognize the importance of and limitation of balance and neuropsychological testing in the evaluation of an adolescent athlete with a suspected concussion.
Describe the components of the SCAT 2-Sports Concussion Assessment Tool 2
Identify the current recommended graduated return to play protocol for a concussed athlete.

Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture begins at 6 p.m.