PART 3: Unpacking the 12 R's of the Concussion Consensus Statement

Course Description:

• This course focuses on the recovery, reconsider, retire, refine and multidisciplinary panel discussion sections of the consensus statement.  We will be reviewing the current state of the science regarding concussion management.

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Learning Objectives:

• Review the best treatments currently available for concussion recovery (recovery)
• Review how to manage retirement from sports decisions (retire)
• Discuss the future directions of concussion assessment and treatment (refine)

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Speaker:

• Name: Elizabeth M. Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP, MPH
• Title: Director of the Concussion Program
• Organization: Rush University Medical Center/Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
• Bio: Elizabeth M. Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP, MPH is a Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist and is the Director of the Concussion program at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and Rush University Medical Center.  She is the Concussion specialist for the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, White Sox, Red Stars, Fire, Hounds & Steel, the Rockford Ice Hogs, Indy Fuel and the MLB Umpires Association.  Dr. Pieroth is the Co-Director of the NFL Neuropsychology Consulting Program and the Director of the Concussion Program for the National Women’s Soccer League. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Illinois and is a member of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, the USA Football Heads Up Advisory Committee, the US Soccer Concussion Task Force and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois Safety Committee. She has a Masters in Public Health through the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Pieroth has published on concussion management and neuropsychological assessment and recently filmed a TEDx talk on concussion treatment.

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