NATA Bridge Statement: Management of Sport-Related Concussion

Abstract:
The evidence concerning concussion care is rapidly evolving with limited resources to help inform athletic trainers on how to best transition this evidence into various clinical practice settings. This webinar will provide background and content from the current NATA Bridge Statement on Concussion Management to help address this gap.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define key updates to concussion practice evidence as it relates to athletic trainers.
  • Explain the role of mental health screening, return to school strategies, and return to sport strategies in concussion management.
  • Evaluate evidence concerning exercise and rehabilitation post-concussion.

Level:
Advanced

Domain(s):
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy 
Domain 2: Assessment Evaluation and Diagnosis 
Domain 4: Therapeutic Intervention 

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords: Position Statement, concussion, brain injury, best practices, concussion management



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Created in collaboration with the NATA Foundation Educational Resources Committee.

Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC, FACSM, FNATA

Dr. Johna Register-Mihalik is the Associate Chair for Curricula and Faculty Affairs and an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a core faculty member in the Matthew Gfeller Center and serves as the Co-Director of the STAR Heel Performance Laboratory and Traumatic Division Director for the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. 

Her primary research work is based in her background as an Athletic Trainer and centers on novel behavioral and clinical interventions to improve concussion care across the lifespan. She has been the recipient of several research grants to pursue this line of work including funding from the Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease Control, and several foundations. Dr. Register-Mihalik is also an active member of many professional organizations including the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the American College of Sports Medicine and is a Fellow in both organizations. 

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