2019 Matthew Gfeller Neurotrauma Symposium Curriculum
Friday, March 8, 2019: 8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00 Registration/Check-in
Third Floor, Blue Zone, Loudermilk Center for Excellence
8:40 Program Remarks & Introduction
Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC
Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Co-Directior, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8:45 Intersecting Sports Medicine with Division I Athletics
Bubba Cunningham
Athletics Director, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Session 1 – Injury Assessment
8:50 Concussion: A changing landscape
Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FACSM
Chancellor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Director, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center
9:20 The headache with headaches: Assessing the most common symptom
Tad Seifert, MD
Director, Sports Neurology
University of Kentucky
9:40 Seeing is believing: Assessing vision post-injury
Brett Miller, OD, FCOVD
Director, Vision Therapy Services
Chapel Hill, NC
10:00 The Neuropsychology of Professional Football Players: The CFL Experience
Marty Mrazik, PhD, R. Psych
Associate Professor, Dept. of Educational Psychology
University of Alberta
10:20 The psychology of concussion: Psychosocial considerations
JD DeFreese, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:40 One size does not fit all: Clinical profiles and treatment models
Micky Collins, PhD
Director, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program
Pittsburgh, PA
11:15 Academic Keynote Address
Is there a future for football?
Allen Sills, MD
Chief Medical Officer, National Football League
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN
12:00 – 1:00: Lunch & Exhibitors
1:00 Athlete Keynote Address
Racing to the finish
Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Micky Collins
1:45 – 2:00: Break
Session 2 — Advancing Neurotrauma Science
2:00 Transcranial Doppler: Measuring cerebral blood flow
Tricia R. Combs, MEd, ATC
PhD Candidate, Human Movement Science
Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:20 It’s electrifying: Measuring brain activity
Cassie B. Ford, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:40 Future visions: A look into enhancing concussion management
Tina Vander Vegt, MS, ATC
PhD Candidate, Human Movement Science
Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:00 How pictures can change injury management: Neuroimaging/biomarker findings from the NCAA-DOD Grand Alliance Consortium study
Michael McCrea, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Director of Brain Injury Research
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3:30 Are kids just little adults? Injury modeling for pediatric athletes
Jason Luck, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University, Durham, NC
3:50 Energy transfer vs. accelerations: Looking at head impact biomechanics
Adam Bartsch, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Prevent Biometrics
Minneapolis, MN
4:10 Panel Discussion
Adam Bartsch, Tricia Combs, Cassie Ford, Jason Luck, Michael McCrea, Christina Vander Vegt
4:30 – 6:00 — Neurotrauma networking reception
Saturday, March 9, 2019: 8:00am – 4:00pm
8:00 Registration/Check-in
Third Floor, Blue Zone, Loudermilk Center for Excellence
8:25 Converging upon neuroscience: Tackling the problem
Chris Clemens, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Session 3 – Injury Management/Treatment
8:30 Treating headache: More than just a Tylenol
Tad Seifert, MD
Director, Sports Neurology
University of Kentucky
8:50 Taking the helmet and keys away: Implications for post-injury driving
Julianne Schmidt, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
9:10 School before sport: Return to learn considerations
Pete Duquette, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:30 “Seeing” better outcomes: Treating vision deficits
Brett Miller, OD, FCOVD
Director, Vision Therapy Services
Chapel Hill, NC
9:50 Exertion evolution: Advances in pragmatic and active treatment strategies
Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sports Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:20 Atypical concussion recovery: Managing complex cases
Kevin Carneiro, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:50 Break
11:00 Q&A with the experts: Medical panel
Panelists:
Nicole Alexander (Athletic Trainer, Women’s Basketball, UNC-Chapel Hill)
Kevin Carneiro (Physiatrist, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC-Chapel Hill)
Mario Ciocca (Physician, Director of Sports Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill)
Weston Northam (Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, UNC-Chapel Hill)
Kristen Phillips Ramsey, MSEd, LAT, ATC (Athletic Trainer, Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine)
11:45 – 12:45 — LUNCH & EXHIBITORS
SESSION 4 — Public Health & Long-Term
12:45 Preventing Pediatric Trauma
Bob & Lisa Gfeller
Matthew’s parents
1:05 Sudden death in sports: The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research
Kristen Kucera, PhD, MSPH, LAT, ATC
Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:25 The science of bad science
Zachary Y. Kerr, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:45 Changing culture one stakeholder at a time
Julianne Schmidt, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2:05 Mixing it up: Mixed Methods research
Melissa Kay, MS, ATC
PhD Candidate, Human Movement Science
Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:25 Break
2:40 Scientific advances in sport-related concussion: How far have we come in 30 years?
Michael McCrea, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Director of Brain Injury Research
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3:10 Into the future: Is CTE inevitable?
Breton Asken, MS, ATC
PhD Trainee, Clinical Psychology
Department of Florida, Gainesville, FL
3:30 From civilians to soldiers: The ATTAC Forces Initiative
Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC
Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Co-Director, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4:00 Closing remarks & adjourn
Jason Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC