Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast
Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, discusses all things concussion. From the physiology, effects, treatment and rehabilitation process. All with the aim of providing the tools and education to help patients.
DISCLAIMER:
All information discussed and provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice of doctors or healthcare practitioners. If a listener believes they are suffering from a similar injury to one discussed by the author, please seek medical care of your doctor or physician and do not rely on the author's advice.
Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast
Paediatric Concussion and Emergency Medicine with Dr Rodger Zemek
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Professor Roger Zemek, an internationally recognised leader in paediatric concussion research and clinical care. Dr Zemek serves as a Paediatric Emergency Physician and Senior Researcher at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, while a Professor of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine at University of Ottawa. His work has been central to shaping contemporary approaches to concussion assessment, recovery trajectories, and evidence-based management in children and adolescents, including leadership of one of the world’s largest prospective paediatric concussion studies. Lastly Dr. Zemek has authored more then 250 peer-reviewed articles with more than 15,000 citations
01:10 – Journey into Medicine and Pivot to Concussion Research
04:30 – Empathy of Emergency Physician and Concussion
06:30 - What is a concussion?
10:00 - Differences in Concussion Between Adults, Adolescents, and Paediatric population
16:20 – Return-to-Learn (RTL) & Return-to-Play (RTP)
23:30 – Persisting Symptoms After Concussion (PSAC)
30:00 - Predictors for PSAC
40:30 - Principle Investigator - OBI Transcendent
47:10 - Biggest Take Home Message & How to Support Dr Zemek
Professor Rodger Zemek:
CHEO: https://www.cheoresearch.ca/research/find-a-researcher/roger-zemek/
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NF6riNcAAAAJ&hl=en
Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms Among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2499274#google_vignette
https://www.transcendentconcussion.ca
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