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Best Practices in Concussion Treatment and Management
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Best Practices in Concussion Treatment and Management
Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA
- Integrate current best practices in the evaluation of concussion
- Present the merits of rest and activity in concussion management
- Implement concussion treatment and rehabilitation strategies
Faculty and Planning Committee Disclosures
The following faculty and/or planning committee members have indicated that they may have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.
Planning Committee - Dr. David Leff discloses he is on the Speakers' Bureau for Gilead, Abbvie and Allergan.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
All other faculty and planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation
The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
GRIEVANCE POLICY: The AOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Guidelines and Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be forwarded to AOMA Executive Director Josephine Zammuto, by calling the AOMA Office at 602-266-6699 or by mail to AOMA, 1951 W Camelback Rd, Suite 105, Phoenix, AZ 85015 or by email to info@azosteo.org.
Tamara McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, A.T. Still University
Dr. McLeod is the Athletic Training Programs Director, Professor of Athletic Training, Research Professor in the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, and the John P. Wood, D.O., Endowed Chair for Sports Medicine at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. McLeod completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in education with an emphasis in sports medicine from the University of Virginia. She was the founding director of the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network and her research has focused on the pediatric athlete with respect to sport-related concussion. Dr. McLeod was a contributing author for the NATA Position Statement on the Management of Sport-Related Concussion, the lead author on the NATA Position Statement on the Prevention of Pediatric Overuse Injuries, and a consultant and contributing author on the Appropriate Medical Coverage for Secondary School-Aged Athletes and the 2019 Appropriate Medical Care Standards. Dr. McLeod serves on numerous editorial boards and publishes frequently in the athletic training and sports medicine journals and is a NATA Fellow.
Dr. McLeod has no disclosures.
