2021 Symposium Information

THE 9^TH ANNUAL SPORTS NEUROPSYCHOLOGY SOCIETY VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM

MAY 14 – 15, 2021

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Overview

This activity will provide education by internationally recognized faculty to improve understanding of the dynamics of sports concussion.

Goal Statement

The goal of the symposium is to provide state-of-the-art research and clinical information related to the science and practice of sports concussion and concussion management from multidisciplinary and internationally recognized faculty. Specific topics of the 2021 SNS Symposium will include a focus on enhancing cultural competency when working with diverse athletes with concussion, neurobiological manifestations of concussion, current tools and advancements in the clinical measurement of concussion, and the integration of evaluating psychological trauma in the context of concussion. Professional practice guidelines for sports neuropsychologists and ethical obligations in tele-neuropsychology for concussion will also be discussed. During the symposium, practitioners, researchers, and students will be able to expand their experience, knowledge, and skills when working with sport-related concussion.

 

Target Audience: This educational curriculum is intended to target an intermediate to advanced audience of clinicians and researchers including physicians, psychologists, neuropsychologists, athletic trainers, nurses, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists.

 

Learning Objectives for the Conference Program: After completion of the activity, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss the scope of sports injury surveillance and its role in defining the epidemiology of sport-related concussions in various populations of athletes.
2. List translational research supported by national databases and registries in sport-related concussion.
3. Explain the use of blood biomarkers in traumatic brain injury.
4. Summarize the current measurement properties of existing clinical measures of sport concussion.
5. Assess how a professional’s own unique cultural, linguistic, and privilege affect their work with diverse athletes.
6. Identify the areas of competency development to focus on as professionals working with diverse athletes.
7. Identify current areas of professional advocacy in sport concussion that warrant attention.
8. Analyze the degree to which trauma manifests in the lived experiences of the clients we serve through understanding clinical procedures for trauma assessment.
9. Identify several unique ethical challenges inherent to tele-neuropsychology practice as well as strategies to communicate these in clear, accessible language to patients and their families.
10. Describe the autonomic nervous system and the heart-brain relationship in normal and concussed states.
11. Describe the National Hockey League (NHL) concussion protocol including the neuropsychological testing battery employed in the NHL, cultural influences on the neuropsychological test battery, and the use of visible signs to help identify whether a concussion has occurred.
12. Identify biomarkers of head injury that lead to new treatments to prevent the consequences of concussions.
13. Explain an overview of blast-related concussion in the military, including special considerations working with military concussion.
14. Describe the current state of cultural diversity in sports neuropsychology with attention to cognitive perspective taking and cognitive dissonance.
15. Explain how cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective in the treatment of persistent post-concussion symptoms.

 

Level of the Activity: Intermediate to Advanced

 

Program CE Sponsorship: The Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Sports Neuropsychology Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The educational content of the full program will result in an award up to 11.0 CE credits. The Opening and Closing remarks as well as Student Poster Awards and Presentations are not offered for CE credits.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit – This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Medical Association of Georgia through the joint providership of Southern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME and Sports Neuropsychology Society. The Southern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Southern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 Board of Certification CE – Sports Neuropsychology Society, Inc. P8601 is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 11 EBP Category hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

 

Faculty Disclosures

	Speaker	Relationship(s)	Organization(s)
1	Avinash Chandran	Salary, Contracted Research	NCAA
2	Robert Conder	None Reported	N/A
3	C. Munro Cullum	Royalty	Pearson
4	Nyaz Didehbani	None Reported	N/A
5	Ruben Echemendia	Consultant	NHL, MLS, NFL/Boston Children’s Hospital, Princeton University
		Contracted Research	NFL/Boston Children’s Hospital
		Ownership Interest	EyeGuide
6	Christopher Filley	Salary	University of Colorado
		Royalty	University Press of Colorado, Oxford University Press
7	Mauricio Garcia-Barrera	None Reported	N/A
8	Gerard Gioia	Royalty	PAR, Inc.
9	Alexandra Jackson	None Report	N/A
10	James Kelly	None Reported	N/A
11	David Lechuga	None Reported	N/A
12	Michael McCrea	Contracted Research	NIH, DoD, NCAA
13	Rosemarie Scolaro Moser	N/A	N/A
14	Marc Norman	Salary	NHL
15	Summer Ott	None Reported	N/A
16	William Parham	None Reported	N/A
17	Karen Postal	None Reported	N/A
18	Jacob Resch	Salary	BioCore, LLC
		Contracted Research	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium
19	Sonia Villapol	None Reported	N/A

 

 

 

Contact Information

For questions regarding the meeting, please contact:

Symposium Chair, Kenneth Podell, Ph.D.

kpodell@houstonmethodist.org

Symposium Director, Catherine McGill, Psy.D.

mcgillneuropsych@gmail.com

 

For Information about membership in SNS, please contact:
Martin Mrazik, Ph.D.
mrazik@ualberta.ca

 

For general questions about SNS contact:
SNS President, Munro Cullum, Ph.D.
Munro.Cullum@utsouthwestern.edu

SNS Executive Director, Donna Broshek, PhD

broshek@virginia.edu

For questions regarding registration for the symposium, please contact:
Karrie Kirwan
karrie@theassociationcompany.com
404-538-9000

Alyson Conley
alyson@theassociationcompany.com
770-613-0932

 

Registration Fees

Category	One Day	Two Days
Professional / Associate / Affiliate Members	$75	$150
Post Doc Members	$40	$80
Student Members	$25	$50
Non-SNS Members, Doctoral level	$90	$180
Non-SNS Members, Non-Doctoral level	$60	$120
Non-SNS Member Postdoctoral Fellow or Student	$45	$90

 

 Cancellation Policy

By registering as a meeting attendee, I agree and adhere to all policies and regulations. I guarantee payment in full due to the amount indicated on the registration form. If for any reason, the meeting must be canceled, management is not liable for any costs other than attendee registration fees that are already pre-paid. If the date must be changed for any reasons beyond management’s control, it is agreed that pre-paid registration fees are non-refundable as a date change will be provided. Should I decide to cancel this agreement and withdraw my registration, the refund/cancellation policy is as follows for registered attendees: Cancellation 30+ days prior to meeting – 50% refund; Cancellation 29-15 days prior to meeting – 25% refund; Cancellation 15 days or less before meeting – NO REFUND. Must allow 6-8 weeks for refund processing.