Concussions in Children - What We Know

Concussions in Children - What We Know is organized by Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA).

Start date: 06/05/2024
End date: 06/30/2027

Description:
Understanding concussions in children helps to support monitoring and care to ensure optimal health and wellness outcomes and provide insights for concussion prevention. In this we will provide concussion estimates in children including injury mechanisms. She will also discuss concussion diagnosis in children, where they are seen for care, the long-term effects of concussions, and interventions to improve recovery. 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify recent estimates of Concussion/TBI in children and the mechanisms of injury across the pediatric lifespan.
• Discuss how concussions are diagnosed in children.
• Describe the long-term effects of concussions in children.