Beyond the Impact: Understanding Concussions and CTE

Description

Dementia Friendly PA presents the free, upcoming webinar "Beyond the Impact: Understanding Concussions and CTE" on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 on Zoom from 11:00AM to 12:30PM EST. 

The webinar will cover:

-Fundamentals of concussions

-Connections between concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

-Current treatment for concussions

-Concussion prevention and education

-Research opportunities

Presenters: Julia Kofler, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Director, Division of Neuropathology, Director, National Sports Brain Bank, Co-director and Neuropathology Core Leader, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Pittsburgh; Jacob Ponce, B.S., Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh; Aaron J. Zynda, Ph.D, CCRP, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh; and Tori Togashi, Ph.D., Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh.