Grand Rounds (Neurology): "Life in the Fast Lane: Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Sports"

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Grand Rounds:

"Life in the Fast Lane: Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Sports"

Speaker:

Dr. Stephen Figueroa Associate Professor of Neurocritical Care Department of Neurology and Department of Neurological Surgery Fellowship Director and QI Director UT Southwestern Medical Center

Objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants should have increased information to:

Review the history of sports related traumatic brain injury in professional sports

Compare the strengths and weaknesses different methods of assessment in sports related traumatic brain injury for acute and chronic injury

Examine the steps taken in the NFL and NASCAR in order to assess for acute brain injury and mitigate the risks to long term health

Neurology Grand Rounds are designed for Neurology, Transitional Year, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Family Medicine physicians, residents, and medical students.

The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 creditTM. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Credit

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to one (1) MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.