Concussions

Overview:

Concussions

Samantha Baginski, DO

The presentation will discuss concussion diagnosis and management, review guidelines and resources available, and finally will discuss legal issues with concussions and PPE.

After this presentation:

1. Review causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of concussions
2. Return to school/work protocol
3. Review Post–Concussive Syndrome
4. Pre-participation physical and concussions
5. Review legal considerations regarding concussion care
6. Discuss resources and guidelines available

Presenter:

Samantha Baginski, DO
Associate Program Director, CHRISTUS Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

 

Financial Disclosures:

Samantha Baginski, DO, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Fozia Ali, MD; Christine Camacho, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Nehman Andry, MD; Angelica Davila, MD; Nida Hussain, MD; Khorshid Amirkhosravi, MD) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

 

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- TAFP FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu