Arizona Department of Psychiatry & Psychology Grand Rounds

Community Outreach

Monday February 18, 2019

11:30-1:00 PM

CP34B / MH 1-135

*Please bring your own lunch*

“Check them out!”  Mayo Clinic’s Concussion Check Program

And Relevant Tips for Managing Concussion Patients

Jennifer Wethe, Ph.D

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

Dr. Jennifer Wethe, PhD, lead neuropsychologist and Co-director of the Concussion Program at Mayo Clinic Arizona will present Concussion Check, a training program and evidence-based, sideline concussion identification protocol for non-medical personnel. Time permitting, she will provide guidance for facilitating the return-to-learn/work process and cutting edge information on exercise and return to play. She will address common myths and misconceptions regarding concussion recovery and long-term outcomes.

*** Submit your concussion-related questions in advance to Wethe.Jennifer@mayo.edu

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After this training, participants will be able to:

1. Explain why we need to provide concussion education to sport parents and volunteers.
2. Describe why objective, sideline tests for concussion are needed.
3. List the 3 Steps in the Concussion Check Protocol
    
   ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Wethe has more than 15 years of experience in the assessment and rehabilitation of adults and children with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions. Prior to joining Mayo Clinic in 2013, Dr. Wethe oversaw and coordinated the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury at Hook Rehabilitation’s comprehensive adult outpatient neurorehabilitation program at Community Health Network in Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to that she was at Barrow Neurological Institute / St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was an Associate Professor of Neuropsychology and Associate Director of the Children’s Center for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. She was instrumental in the development of the interdisciplinary B.R.A.I.N.S. (concussion) Clinic.

Dr. Wethe’s research interests include factors that influence concussion and rehabilitation outcome, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), clinical test validation, and neurobehavioral functioning in patients with hypothalamic hamartoma. Since joining the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Wethe has been the Principle Investigator for the multi-organization Correlates of Youth Athletic Participation study and the Emerging Tools in the Evaluation and Management of Concussion study. She was awarded the Penske Career Development Award for Research at Mayo Clinic Arizona for expanding the Correlates of Youth Athletic Participation study to include comprehensive longitudinal follow-up of concussed athletes and matched controls. She is also co-investigator on a large, longitudinal NIH/NINH grant to study CTE in retired professional athletes and controls.

Dr. Wethe completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at Purdue University. She went on to complete Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in clinical psychology, also at Purdue University. She trained as a pre-doctoral fellow at Wishard Health Services-Indiana University Medical Center; completed a neuropsychology internship at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and rehabilitation at Barrow Neurological Institute / St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

ATTENDANCE / CREDIT
Text the code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours. Credit is announced on the Series page. All sessions are reviewed individually and credit is pulled if it does not meet the criteria. Swiping your badge will NOT provide credit, that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements.

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this session will appear on your Transcript.

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