THE SCHEDULE OF SUMMIT PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 - ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE

8-8:05 AM          Welcome

  • Katherine Snedaker, LCSW (PINKconcussions) 
  • Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD (Dean, Georgetown School of Medicine)

8:05-8:15            Keynote

Major General Margaret C. Wilmoth PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN (Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization, Readiness, and Army Reserve Affairs)
United States Army

8:15-8:30             Keynote

Brian Hainline, MD (Chief Medical Officer, NCAA) NCAA-DOD Research

8:30-10                 Concussion and TBI Differences in Gender in Sports 

Moderator Margot Putukian or Chris Giza (to be determined)

  • Margot Putukian, MD, FACSM (Princeton University)
  • Tracy Covassin, AT, PhD, ATC (Michigan State University)
  • Zachary Kerr, PhD, MPH (Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention) 
  • Shane Caswell, PhD, ATC, CSCS(George Mason University)
  • Andy Lincoln, ScD, MS (MedStar Sports Medicine Research Center)
  • Q&A

10-10:15              COFFEE BREAK

10:15-12              Concussion and TBI Differences in Gender in Civilians & Soldiers

Moderator Elizabeth Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP (NorthShore University HealthSystem) 

  • Differences in Acquired Brain Injury - Angela Colantonio, PhD (University of Toronto)
  • Differences in Pediatric Cases - Gerry Gioia, PhD (Children's National Health System)
  • Differences in the Older Adults - Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD (Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey) 
  • Differences in Victims of Domestic Violence - Maria E. Garay, MSW, PhD (Sojourner Center) 
  • Differences in the US Army Soldiers - Odette Harris, MD, MPH (DVBIC) 
  • Q&A

12-1 PM            POSTER LUNCH

1-1:05               PM WELCOME

  • Steve Stenersen (President, US Lacrosse, PINKconcussions Board)

1:05-2               INJURY

Moderator Christine Baugh, MPH (Harvard University) 

  • Menstrual Phase as Predictor of Outcome After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Women - Jeff Bazarian, MD, MPH (University of Rochester School of Medicine) 
  • Social interaction after Repeat TBI in the adolescent female rats - Mayumi Prins, PhD (UCLA Department Neurosurgery) 
  • Clinical Spectroscopy of TBI: Implications for the Female Brain - Alexander Lin, PhD (Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School) 
  • Female differences inflammation and imaging - Christine Turitzo
  • Q&A

2-3                     DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT

Moderator Summer Ott, PsyD (UT Medical School at Houston)

  • Migraine and Post-traumatic Headaches in Females - Tad Seifert, MD (Norton Healthcare, U of K College of Medicine)
  • Gender Differences in Results of Neurocognitive Baseline and Post-Injury Concussion Assessment - Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD (Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey) 
  • Sex Differences in Processing Speed in Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - Connie Duncan, PhD (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
  • Overlapping Concussion Syndrome: Defined in a Pediatric Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic - David Wang, MD (Quinnipiac University)
  • Gender Impacts Tau Concentrations Following Concussion - Jessica Gill, PhD, RN (NIH)
  • Q&A

3-3:15             TEA BREAK

3:15-4:15        TREATMENT and RTP PROTOCOLS

Moderator Ruben Echemendia, PhD (State College) 

  • Gender Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Time to Recovery for Concussion - Kristy Arbogast, PhD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) 
  • Management and Rehabilitation Post-Concussion - Kathryn Schneider, PhD, DSC (University of Calgary)
  • RTP in Military Athletes - Tim Kelly, MS (Head Athletic Trainer/Associate Athletic Director, United States Military Academy) 
  • Gender Differences in Clinical Presentation and Recovery of SRC - Shannon Bauman, MD (Concussion North)
  • Neurotherapy for mixed traumatic brain injury/posttraumatic stress syndromes in female military personnel - Mary Lee Esty, LCSW-C, PhD (Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Center of Washington)
  • Q&A

4:15-4:45         EDUCATION, REINJURY & OUTCOMES

Moderator Jessica B. Schwartz, PT, DPT, CSCS (National Spokeswoman American Physical Therapy Assoc)

  • Improving efforts for Female Brain Donation - Chris Nowinski, AB (Concussion Legacy Foundation) 
  • The Intersection of IPV and TBI: A Call for Interdisciplinary Research - Gwen Hunnicutt, PhD (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
  • Advocating for sex difference research in neuroscience - STILL TENTATIVE
  • Q&A

4:45-5              WRAP UP AND FUTURE PLANS

  • Chris Giza, MD (UCLA Brain Injury Research Center)
  • Katherine Snedaker, LCSW (PINKconcussions)

Alternate Moderators - Donna Broshek, PhD (University of Virginia Health System), Mark Herceg, PhD (Weill-Cornell Medical College), Tom Trojian, MD (Drexel University) 

 

6-8 PM               RECEPTION with Awards, Athlete and Press Panels (Food and Drinks will be served) - for more info

  • Athlete Panel Moderator - Catherine McGill, PsyD (Children's National Health System) 
  • Press Panel Moderator - T.J. Quinn (ESPN)

 

POSTERS PRESENTATIONS for LUNCH SESSION

NOTE: We are still accepting abstracts.

INJURY SECTION

POSTER 1: Under-Reporting of Concussions and Concussion-like Symptoms in Female High School Athletes

Mark A. Burghart, MOT ,*, Tracy McDonald, MSN, RN ǂ, Michael Moncure, MD, FACS ≠, ⊥, Niaman Nazir, MD, MPH ǂ, §, and Jeff Radel, PhD , ⊥

POSTER 2: Gender Differences in Transportation to Trauma Center amongst Injured Older Adults with Head Injuries

Anto-Ocrah M, MPH1,2; Jones CMC, MPH, PhD2; Bazarian J, MD, MPH2, Cushman JT, MD, MS 2,3;  Dozier A, BSN, MS, PhD1 Gillespie, S MD4, Caterino J, MD, MPH5; Cheng J, MD, MPH6, Shah MN, MD, MPH7 1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, ‪265 Crittenden Blvd ‪Box 420644, Rochester, NY 14642. 2Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 265 Crittenden Blvd Box 655C, Rochester, NY 14642 3Monroe County Health Department, Rochester, New York 4Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Aging University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry 5Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 6Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry 7Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

POSTER 3: Head Impact Exposure in Girls’ High School Varsity Lacrosse Players PANELIST AND POSTER

Shane V. Caswell1, Andrew Lincoln2, Oladipo Eddo1, Amanda Cary1, Lisa Hepburn2, Nelson Cortes1 - 1George Mason University, SMART Laboratory, Manassas, VA. 2MedStar Sports Medicine Research Center, Baltimore, MD.

POSTER 4: Female v Male Concussion Rates as Reported to School Nurses Across 11,000 Student Public School District

Katherine Snedaker, LCSW, PINKconcussions

 POSTER 5: Sex differences in the neuroinflammatory response following traumatic brain injury

Sonia Villapol1, David J Loane2, Mark P Burns1 -1Laboratory for Brain Injury and Dementia, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Shock, Trauma, and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

 

DIAGNOSIS/ASSESSMENT SECTION

POSTER 6: Neuromotor performance in female American football players is different than males in a pre- season balance test

Rhea, C.K., Ross, S.E., Schleich, K.N., Glass, S.M, Washington, L., Kuznetsov, N.A., Etnier, J.L., Duffy, D.M. - University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

POSTER 7: Neurocognitive performance in female American football players differs from their male counterparts

Duffy, D.M., Schleich, K.N., Glass, S.E., Washington, L., Etnier, J.L., Ross, S.E, & Rhea, C.K - University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

POSTER 8: DTI Shows Corpus Callosum Injury after Second Concussion in a Female Adolescent Cleared for Return to Play

Elisabeth A. Wilde1, Summer Ott2, Brian Biekman1, Coy Van Valkenburgh2, Mary Newsome1, Xiaoqi Li1, , Jill V. Hunter3, Xiaodi Lin1, Trevor Wu1, Brian A. Taylor1, Pramod Dash2, & Harvey S. Levin1 - 1Baylor College of Medicine 2University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 3Texas Children’s Hospital

POSTER 9: Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Kristine Lundgren, Christine Murray, Gwen Hunnicutt, Loreen Olson University of North Carolina Greensboro

POSTER 10: Sex Differences in Processing Speed in Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury PANELIST AND POSTER

Connie C. Duncan1, McKenzie Kaubrys1, Anne B. McFarland1, Allan F. Mirsky2, Louis M. French2,3, and David Benedek1

1Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 3National Intrepid Center of Excellence

POSTER 11: A Factor Analysis of Gender Differences in Results of Neurocognitive and Symptom Baseline Testing PANELIST AND POSTER

Kathryn J. Murray, PsyD, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, Robert Cabry, Jr, MD, Premier Spine & Sport, Havertown, PA, Philip Schatz, PhD, St. Joseph's University, Phila., PA

TREATMENT SECTION

POSTER 12: Gender Differences in Clinical Presentation and Recovery of SRC PANELIST AND POSTER

Shannon Bauman, MD - Sports Medicine Physician/Concussion North/Ontario, Canada

POSTER 13: Neurotherapy for mixed traumatic brain injury/posttraumatic stress syndromes in female military personnel  PANELIST AND POSTER

Mary Lee Esty, LCSW-C, PhD, Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Center of Washington, Bethesda, MD (presenter), David V. Nelson, PhD, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

 

EDUCATION, REINJURY & OUTCOMES SECTION

POSTER 14: The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Call for Interdisciplinary Research PANELIST AND POSTER

Kristine Lundgren, Christine Murray,  Gwen Hunnicutt and Loreen Olson University of North Carolina Greensboro

POSTER 15: "The Price She Pays to Play the Game” An Investigation of Female and Male Athletes’ Experiences Not Reporting Concussions

Jimmy Sanderson1, Melinda Weathers2, Katherine Snedaker3, Kelly Gramlich2

 

FOR-PROFIT ABSTRACT SECTION 

POSTER 16: Gender Differences in Symptom Reporting and Computerized Cognitive Performance, Pre- and Post-injury Using an Integrated Web-based Concussion Management Program

Dr. Harry Kerasidis (Calvert Memorial Hospital) Sports Concussion Research

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  • Neurotherapy for mixed traumatic brain injury/posttraumatic stress syndromes in female military personnel - Mary Lee Esty, LCSW-C, PhD (Brain Wellness and Biofeedback Center of Washington)