To Have Error Is Human: To Conduct Baseline Testing for Concussion Is Divine

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This presentation is a replay from NATA 2023 in Indianapolis, providing another opportunity to access its valuable content and insights.

Abstract:
During the past 10 years, the preinjury concussion assessment has been brought into question. More specifically, barriers to baseline concussion assessment such as time and cost have limited the implementation of effective testing. However, the importance of the baseline assessment is having an accurate comparator to determine recovery from this highly individualized injury. The purpose of this session is to engage the audience and to discuss clinical measures that should be included in the baseline assessment, how to properly administer them and how to use technology to assist with data collection and documentation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Integrate baseline assessments using time and cost-effective clinical measures of concussion.
  • Discuss the most current evidence surrounding baseline assessments.
  • Appreciate how technology may assist with the baseline assessment at the secondary, post-secondary and professional levels of sport as well as non-sport venues.

Level:
Advanced

Domain(s):
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy 
Domain 2: Assessment Evaluation and Diagnosis 
Domain 5: Health Care Administration and Professional Responsibility

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords: Technology; Pre-injury, Post-injury

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Jacob Resch, PhD, LAT, ATC

Jacob Resch is originally from Spirit Lake, Iowa. Resch completed his undergraduate degrees in athletic training and health promotions as well as his M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science at South Dakota State University. Resch then pursued his doctorate in exercise science at the University of Georgia where he investigated clinical measures of sport related concussion and became involved with the global efforts to expand the profession of athletic training.

Resch then joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington for four years where he taught within the athletic training education program and conducted research addressing sport related concussion in middle school, high school, and collegiate athletes. In 2014, Resch joined the faculty at the University of Virginia's Department of Kinesiology where he continues to investigate clinical measures and recovery from sport related concussion and teaches withing the Kinesiology major and graduate athletic training and sports medicine programs.

The focus of Resch's research is to investigate the measurement properties of current and novel clinical measures of sport related concussion in athletes at all levels of sport as well as military personnel. Resch's previous studies have addressed the measurement properties of neurocognitive, balance and symptom measures in young and adult athletes. Resch is currently investigating novel biosignals inclusive of advanced neuroimaging, biofluids, and wearables that may provide insight into more efficient and cost-effective measures of sport related concussion to identify a sensitive clinical measure that aligns clinical and physiological recovery. Resch is also an active member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.

Catherine Donahue, PhD, ATC

Catherine (Cat) Donahue, PhD, ATC,  graduated with her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (UVA) in 2023 and is now a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Orthopedics with a research focus on sports concussions. Prior to her PhD at the University of Virginia, she completed her Masters in 2016 also at UVA, and her Bachelors at Point Loma Nazarene University in 2012.  

Dr. Donahue brings over 10 years of research and clinical experience as a certified athletic trainer, working in a variety of settings including athletics, military, and performing arts. Her research focuses on the sequelae of sports concussions, specifically the role of sleep and sleep-related factors. Outside of the lab, she enjoys paddleboarding, snowboarding, and spending time with her golden retriever, Goose.

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