The Concussion Health Summit, In Partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Announces Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz … – HuffPost

Top experts to share latest clinical and technological breakthroughs in concussion management supported by vigorous research.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Concussion Health, in partnership with Nationwide Childrens Hospital, will host The Concussion Health Summit in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency Friday, July 28-Saturday, July 29, 2017.

This two day long program will encourage education and discussion bringing together an influential array of experts, practitioners, and innovators from a range of specialties who will discuss the latest knowledge and technology regarding concussion management. By emphasizing the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach, the Summit aims to make the connection between prevention, baseline testing, time of injury, post-injury exam and the recovery process. The Program Planning Committee has assembled a faculty of renowned clinical experts to provide opportunities for approved continuing education sessions as well as special programming for concussion survivors and caregivers. The Concussion Health Summit will also provide opportunities to network through social events and round table discussions.

Hearing from the diverse panel of experts assembled will afford attendees an opportunity to expand their knowledge and skill base in caring for concussion patients, said Mark A. Letendre, ATC, Co-Chair of The Concussion Health Summit and Director of Umpire Medical Services for Major League Baseball. Allowing a hands-on approach as part of the Summit will take thoughts and information shared and turn them into actionable patient care trajectories.

The Summit will be highlighted by Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz who will serve as Luncheon Keynote Speaker on Saturday, July 29th. Dr. Guskiewicz is a neuroscientist, nationally recognized expert and leading researcher in the field of sport-related concussions. He became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in January 2016.

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Speaker Thomas Pommering, DO, is Division Chief for Sports Medicine and Medical Director for Nationwide Childrens Sports Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The Concussion Health Summit is a great opportunity for medical professionals to learn and begin the process of applying the latest concussion diagnosis and clinical treatment advances supported by vigorous research, said Pommering. On behalf of Nationwide Childrens Hospital and Nationwide Childrens Sports Medicine, we are pleased to partner with Concussion Health and offer continued education and discussion on this very important topic.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has received notable attention in the literature over many years with a consensus that each individual presents uniquely and recovery requires an intra- disciplinary and customized approach, said Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT and Co-Chair of The Concussion Health Summit. Yet, such ideas towards concussion (a type of TBI) has lagged in both research and clinical application. It is extremely exciting and promising to see experts from a variety of medical specialties sharing their knowledge on the evolving field of concussion management, especially the evolution of concussion as a treatable injury.

Concussion Health and Nationwide Childrens Hospital would like to thank the following sponsor and exhibitors for their support of The 2017 Concussion Health Summit: Bertec, ImPACT Applications, Inc.; Micromedical Technologies, Inc.; Upledger Institute; Atlas Concussion Testing; Biodex; Cyrex Laboratories; Center for Pain & Stress Research; The IronNeck; BrainCheck; MedTrak VNG, Inc, and Natus; Shuttle Systems. Also, a very special thank you to the Columbus Clippers!

Visit the Concussion Health website at http://www.concussionhealth.com/the-concussion-health- summit for more information regarding speakers and topics. Registration for healthcare and educational professionals, as well as survivors and caregivers is now open: https://www.concussionhealth.com/register.html

Concussion Health provides multi-disciplinary education, tools and services for concussion management. Through comprehensive training and certification programs, it enables industry

professionals, hospitals and outpatient clinics to expand their practices to successfully develop, implement and/or complement a comprehensive concussion management program. For more information visit concussionhealth.com

About Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Reports 2016-17 list of Americas Best Childrens Hospitals, Nationwide Childrens Hospital is one of Americas largest not-for- profit freestanding pediatric healthcare systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Childrens has a staff of more than 11,000 providing state- of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.2 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Childrens physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org

Amy Zellmer is an award-winning author, speaker, and advocate of traumatic brain injury (TBI). She is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, and has created a privateFacebook group for survivors and also produces a podcast series. She sits on the Brain Injury Advisory Council (BIAC) through the Brain Injury Association of Americas and is involved with the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance. She travels the country with her Yorkie, Pixxie, to help raise awareness about this silent and invisible injury that affects over 2.5 million Americans each year.

In November, 2015 she released her first book, Life With a Traumatic Brain Injury: Finding the Road Back to Normal which received a silver award at the Midwest Book Awards in May, 2016.Her second book, Surviving Brain Injury: Stories of Strength and Inspirationis a collection of stories written by brain injury survivors and caregivers and was released November 2016. for more information:www.facesoftbi.com

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