New Concussion Guidelines: What it means for members and practitioners

In February 2024, the AIS, in consultation with SMA, the ACSEP and the APA, released the ‘Concussion and Brain Health Position Statement 2024’ and ‘Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport’.  They offer guidelines relating to current best practices for prevention, recognition, and management of concussion, all of which is underpinned by available empirical evidence.

In collaboration with the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) and the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), Dr David Hughes, Chief Medical Officer at the AIS, presented a special online SMA, ACSEP and APA members-only event, where he covered:

• Evidence and key persisting issues regarding sport-related concussion in Australia.
• Evidence regarding short and potential long-term consequences of sport-related concussion.
• Challenges being faced by schools and community sport organisations in dealing appropriately with sport-related concussion.

The event aimed to help SMA, ACSEP or APA practitioners, clinicians or sports trainers gain a better understanding of what is known and what is not known regarding the health consequences of sport-related concussion, the need for clarity and consistency in concussion management in youth and community sport, and the resources available to support in the diagnosis and management of sport-related concussion.

Presenter

Dr David Hughes is a Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician with over 30 years’ experience working in high performance (HP) sport. He is currently Chief Medical Officer of the AIS and Chair of the Australian Olympic Committee Medical Commission. Sport sector experience includes International Rugby, the NRL, English Premier League football, International Women’s Basketball and Australian Open Tennis. David attended London 2012 as Team Physician for the Australia Opals Women’s Basketball Team. He was Medical Director for both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He is a former President of the Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Physicians (ACSEP). Key areas of David’s current work current work includes optimising collaboration, information exchange and peer support within the National HP Sport CMOs network, and delivering system-wide protocols to address athlete health/safety and ethical/integrity challenges in high performance sport.

Date of Live Event

03/04/2024

CPD Hours

1.0 Hours

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