Preventing Concussion in Sport: From Lab to Law 3:30pm
Preventing Concussion in Sport: From Lab to Law
3:30pm – 5:00pm 12/02/11
Scientific Speaker: Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD ATC, 2011 MacArthur Fellow Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Parent’s Perspective: Robert J. Gfeller, Matthew Alan Gfeller Foundation
Public awareness of the importance of preventing – and correctly managing – sports concussion is rapidly growing. Thirty-six states have passed concussion laws. Guskiewicz and Gfeller were instrumental in establishing North Carolina’s Gfeller-Waller Concussion Law, which was signed into law June 16, 2011. They will address the personal and scientific significance of concussion prevention and management, and the next steps in this rapidly-evolving area.
Where: Medical Biomolecular Research Building (MBRB) G202