DCoE Webinar Series (TBI): July 2014
 

Date/Time: July 10, 2014; 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT)
 

Reports of concussions during sporting events are increasing despite improvements in personal protective gear. Sports medicine experts recently published statements about the lack of effectiveness helmets and other equipment have on the incidence and severity of concussion. However, a recent study indicates that helmet design can reduce the transmission of impact forces to the brain and reduce concussion incidence.

Biomechanical determinants of injury risk can be measured even though an objective marker of mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis is not available. Determining an acceptable level of risk, risk variation with age, directional variables and other factors is important. The effects of sub-concussive blows, multiple concussions and the interval between them are largely unknown. This webinar will address the biomechanical determinants of concussion risk and their relevance to real world sports injuries.

You are invited to the DCoE Webinar Series (TBI): July 2014 titled, Do Helmets Prevent Concussion?  We look forward to your participation on Thursday, July 10, 2014 from 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT).  Below are the event details and instructions for participating.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe current sports medicine expert consensus statements about the effectiveness of football helmets on concussion prevention
• Examine the biomechanical factors and pathophysiology of concussion
• Discuss the use of acceleration information as a metric for characterizing brain injury risk
• Relate the concussion risk in football in relationship to better equipment, rule changes and proper techniques

PRESENTERS:

Kristy Arbogast, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Co-Scientific Director
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa

Donald Marion, M.D., M.Sc.
Clinical Affairs Senior Advisor
Contract support to Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Silver Spring, Md.

Steven Rowson, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.

MODERATOR:

Robert Labutta, M.D.
Clinical Affairs Senior Advisor
Contract support to Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Silver Spring, Md.

HOW TO REGISTER/ENROLL IN A COURSE:

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/do-helmets-prevent-concussion
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course” and/or "Pre-Registration Questionnaire"

**IF YOU ARE A NEW USER, PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE "PRE-REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE" LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, COMPLETE BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THE WEBINAR AND FOLLOW THE REMAINING STEPS BELOW.

• Once you have completed the "Pre-Registration Questionnaire" you will click on the link titled "This course is a dependency of Do Helmets Prevent Concussion?" which will return you to the course landing page.
• Scroll down and click on "Take Course", you are now registered for the course.
• Upon completion of registration, a confirmation email will be sent providing webinar event details.
   

IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY REGISTERING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERVICE DESK AT, 919.668.8916.

 

TO VIEW THIS WEBINAR, PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/do-helmets-prevent-concussion
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course”
• Click on the Webinar icon for Adobe Connect provided on the screen.

*If you have any technical issues accessing Adobe Connect, you may log in to Defense Connect Online (DCO) by clicking the DCO icon. You need only to sign on to either one of the sites to fully participate in the webinar.  

• The webinar window will then appear on your screen.
• Login as a guest to view the webinar.
• Audio will NOT be provided via Adobe Connect. Use the following dial-in information to access the audio portion of the webinar. (CONUS) 888-877-0398, (International) 210-234-5878; Participant pass code: 3938468.
   

TO COMPLETE ALL COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CLAIM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

• Complete the post-test.
• Complete the course evaluation.
• Attest to your hours of completion.
• Download your certificate.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:
 

Continuing education credit is available from Duke Medicine. You must register on or before July 10, 2014, at 3 p.m. (EDT) to qualify for the receipt of continuing education credit.

To qualify for receipt of continuing education credit for applicable webinars, eligible participants must create a profile in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System and register for the event on, or before, the event registration deadline. Complete responses to all pre-registration questions are required to be eligible to receive credit for attending this event. For guidance on creating a user account and event registration in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System site, please visit https://www.dcri.org/cee/education/ethosce-learning-center/EthosCE_Fundamentals.pdf

Please note:  DCoE's awarding of continuing education credit is limited in scope to health care providers who actively provide psychological health and traumatic brain injury care to U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen, military veterans and/or their families.

For additional details, please visit http://www.dcoe.mil/Libraries/Documents/DCoE-Monthly-Webinar-Series-Continuing-Education-Accreditation-April-2014.pdf