5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport

Programa

DAY 1 - October 27, 2016

Time Session
08:00 - 08:15 Welcome and conference opening
08:15 - 08:30 CISG process
08:30 - 09:15 PLENARY LECTURE
09:15 - 10:00 Morning tea break - Posters (Concussion Definition & Sideline Screening)
10:00 - 11:00 What is the definition of concussion?
15 minutes for 2-3 Oral Research Presentation
15 Minute lecture of summary and recommendations
30 Minute panel discussion with co-authors and audience Q&A, moderated by lead author
11:00 - 12:00 What are the critical elements of sideline screening that can be used to establish the diagnosis of concussion?
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break - Posters (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) & Post-injury Assessment)
13:00 - 14:00 What tests and measures should be added to the SCAT3 and related tests to improve their reliability, sensitivity and/or specificity in sideline concussion diagnosis?
14:00 - 15:00 What domains of clinical function should be assessed post-injury?
15:00 - 16:00 Afternoon tea break - Posters (Advanced or Novel Testing & Treatment)
16:00 - 17:00 What advanced or novel tests can assist in the evaluation of concussion?
17:00 - 18:00 What is the evidence for and efficacy of specific treatment interventions?
18:00 Close of day 1
18:30 Welcome Reception

DAY 2 - October 28, 2016

Time Session
08:00 - 08:45 Breakfast - Posters (Physiologic Recovery - Return to Play & Modifiers)
08:45 - 09:45 What is the time course of physiological recovery after sports concussion?
09:45 - 10:45 What are the key modifiers of concussion outcomes?
10:45 - 11:30 Morning Tea break - Posters (Childhood concussion & Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms)
11:30 - 12:30 What is the difference in concussion management in children as compared to adults?
12:30 - 13:30 What is the best approach to investigation and treatment of persistent postconcussive symptoms?
13:30 - 14:30 Lunchbreak - Posters (Long Term Sequellae & Risk Reduction)
14:30 - 15:30 What is the current state of the scientific evidence about the prevalence, risk factors and causation of possible long term sequelae like CTE and other neurodegenerative diseases, with respect to sports concussion?
15:30 - 16:30 What strategies can be used to effectively reduce the risk of concussion in sport?
16:30 - 17:00 CLOSING LECTURE
17:00 Official close of open meeting