Thursday, September 6, 2012

Evaluation and Treatment of Concussions


CME program:
Evaluation and Treatment of Concussions
by
Alejandro Garcia, MD
Affinity Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center

(Dr. Garcia discloses no releveant financial relationships.)

Presented
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

OBJECTIVES
Following this CME activity, participants to will be able to:
1. Describe the signs and symptoms of a consussion, second impact syndrome and post-concussion syndrome.
2. Know what instructions should be given regarding follow-up care and monitoring.
3. Discuss how evaluation is related to guidelines for clearing and athlete to full-participation status.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary care physicians and other interested specialists and allied health professionals.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
This program is presented for informational purposes only. As of November 22, 2011, Affinity Health System no longer offers CME credit for enduring materials.

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.

System Requirements

Link to the Audio Only

E:60 Second Impact [Video] about (11:55 min)
            This is the video that Dr. Garcia showed at about 30 minutes into his program.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
            Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.

Patient Handout (Affinity Access Only)

Handout - Sample ImPACT Test Result (Affinity Access Only)

Evaluation and Treatment of Concussions AUDIO

Evaluation and Treatment of Concussions AUDIO
by
Alejandro Garcia, MD
Affinity Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center
(Dr. Garcia discloses no releveant financial relationships.)

Originally Presented
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center