New and interviews from ICHIRF
IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport
Monaco, 25-27 November 2021 The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport will be the premier international conference for those interested in clinical aspects of sports and exercise medicine. The diverse
Outer Temple Chambers and Irwin Mitchell joint webinar
Preserve the Game – Protect the Players. Concussion and Liability in Sports Law Louis Walsh chaired the event and was honoured to be joined by Dr Michael Turner, Medical Director of The International
BASEM: Concussion overload – Does anyone still care about sport-related concussion?
From the Spring 2019 edition of BASEM magazine "It is often forgotten that concussion is a newly defined disorder and only came into existence in its current form at the 1st Concussion Consensus
Brain Matters 2019
Excerpt from the newsletter of Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders “…Previously we reported the risk of repeated blows to the head in professional football players in developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy,
Horse & Hound: Calls for riders to donate their brains ‘when they’ve finished with them’
Excerpt from the 31 May 2018 article in Horse and Hound magazine "...Riders are invited to donate their brains to help form a greater understanding the long-term effects of concussion in sport. The International
Ex-sportspeople have a role to play in researching the long-term effects of concussion
Excerpt from the 17 May 2018 article in The Telegraph "...CTE is a condition which was only written up for the first time in 2005 and was not even defined properly until 2015
Resources
Concussion Recognition Tool
Concussion Awareness and Advice Card
