Release date: 9/15/2024
Expiration date: 9/15/2025
Activity Overview
This monograph aims to equip athletic trainers (ATs) with the current evidence-based strategies for the evaluation and management of SRCs. By enhancing understanding and application of recent guidelines, ATs can optimize care and improve outcomes for athletes diagnosed with concussions.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for an audience of athletic trainers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize updates to the guidelines and recommendations for the evaluation and management of sport-related concussions
- Apply the knowledge regarding the best practices for evaluation and management of sport-related concussion into clinical practice
Criteria for Success
To obtain a certificate of completion, a score of 80% or better on the post-test is required. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test and evaluation, and have received a digital copy of your certificate. You must participate in the entire activity to receive credit. If you have questions about this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at [email protected].
CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.
In support of improving patient care, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Athletic Trainers
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare (BOC AP#: JA0007034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 1.0 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Faculty
Ashley Marshall, PhD, ATC
Dr. Ashley Marshall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Appalachian State University. In her role, she teaches a number of courses in the CAATE accredited professional athletic training program. Dr. Marshall has worked in a number of different settings and continues to serve the community and profession.
Dr. Marshall also serves as an Athletic Trainer and Coordinator of Concussion Research for USA Swimming, along with a Volunteer Medical Provider with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. In this role, she has served on the medical staff for 2 Olympic Games and numerous other domestic and international events.
Ashley Long, PhD, LAT, ATC, CBIS
Dr. Ashley Long has over 20 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer. Dr. Long is the founder and owner of Neuro Active, a company focused on concussion education and assessment that collaborates with physician practices to provide evaluation, treatment, and care for athletes with concussions.
Before founding Neuro Active, Dr. Long established and coordinated the concussion clinic at Mt. Olive Family Medicine Center, a state-designated rural health center in eastern North Carolina. This clinic was supported by grants from the Carolina Panthers Charities, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and direct funds awarded by the general assembly through the North Carolina state budget.
Dr. Long has conducted research on the cumulative effects of repetitive hits on the developing brains of high school athletes and has explored student-athlete mental health, particularly focusing on biases in depression screening tools used during pre-participation physical examinations. Her volunteer work with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association spans various roles at both the state and national levels. In 2023, she was honored with the Bill Griffin Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Dr. Long is dedicated to ensuring that athletes in rural and underserved areas receive the same high-quality care for sport-related concussions as those in more urban settings.
| DISCLOSURES | ||
| Name | Relationship | Commercial Interest |
| Ashley Marshall, PhD, ATC (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Ashley Long, PhD, LAT, ATC, CBIS (faculty) | Consultant | Alcon |
| Speaker | Allergan | |
| Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN – VP, Healthcare Continuing Education and Operations | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| AKH Inc Staff and Planners | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. | ||
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant’s misunderstanding of the content.
