Module 515: Concussion Bootcamp
By: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Course Description


Concussion BootCamp is an intensive 2-day, 15-hour course specifically curated for healthcare providers, offering both a foundational introduction and advanced updates on concussion care and management. Delivered in a fast-paced, high-level format, participants will immerse themselves in the latest evidence-based practices, diagnostic techniques, and treatment protocols. Whether you’re a professional seeking an introduction or an established provider aiming for a refresher, Concussion BootCamp equips you with the tools and insights to elevate your care and confidently address the complexities of concussion in your practice.


Concussion Bootcamp Course Objectives

THE FOUNDATION

- The functional neurology paradigm
- Establishing a singular unified definition of mTBI and concussion
- Review epidemiology of mTBI and concussion
- Summarize pivotal components of concussion pathophysiology
- Identify the 7 phenotypes of concussion
- Understanding and evaluating the hierarchy of main senses for optimal brain function
- Discuss the types of data collection needed for concussion evaluation

PREDICTING CONCUSSION AND PERSISTING SYMPTOMS

- Sensory Seeking Behavior
- Resilience
- Predisposing Factors
- Collection of helpful baseline data

TIME OF IMPACT

- Time of Impact Procedures
- Criteria for Hospital Transport and Imaging
- Symptom Assessment and Acute Management
- Is rest best?

AFFECT, PERCEIVED STRESS, SLEEP, AND AUTONOMIC FUNCTION

- Measuring Perception: The Neural Space
- The Effect of Affect and Stress on
- Concussion Recovery
- Screening for Sleep Disturbance
- Screening for Autonomic Dysfunction
- Orthostasis and Concussion

VESTIBULAR FUNCTION

- Understand the vestibular system, its integration, and contribution to human function
- Assessing vestibular function
- Fundamental Vestibular training

SOMATESTHESIA AND MOVEMENT

- How sensory processing contribute to spatial awareness, cognition, and motor function
- Ego/Allocentric Space
- Assessing proprioception and spatial awareness
- Modalities to modify or modulate ego/allo- spatial perception

VISION

- Identifying components of vision and oculomotor function integral to optimal function
- Assessing visual processing and oculomotor function
- Implementing basic orthoptic and neuro visual training

COGNITION AND SENSORY-MOTOR PROCESSING

- The core tenants of cognitive processing
- Domains of cognition
- Assessing cognition
- Training sensory-motor integration

Course Details

  • Module 515: Concussion Bootcamp
  • By:    Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
  • Instructor:    Dr. Adam Harcourt
  • Total CE Hours:    15
  • Course Format:     Live In Person Seminar
  • Course Start:    08/17/2024   09:00am
  • Course End:    08/18/2024   03:00pm
  • Time Zone:    Eastern
  • Location State:    New Jersey
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  • Course Categories:     DC Continuing Education
  • Course Subjects | CE HOURS:
    • Neurology  -15 CE Hours