Concussion: Protecting your Players and the Future of Contact Sport in Schools
Zoom Webinar
Webinar with Dr Sam Barke
Dates & Venues
Concussion and the risks of contact sports is a topic that isn’t going away in schools. Failure to properly acknowledge and manage the injury not only puts the health of the individual player at risk but also threatens the future of contact sports. In this session Dr Sam Barke talks through the current landscape and how, if schools manage the injury well, things may not be as doom and gloom as many fear.
- The current landscape – why isn’t concern going away?
- Back to basics – what is concussion and what are the risks?
- Recognising concussion and managing it well
- Where things go wrong
- The Future – is contact sport worth the risk?
Course Leaders
Dr Sam Barke
Dr Sam Barke is Head of Sports Medicine at Return2Play and leads their Head Injury & Concussion Care service. He has been at the forefront of improving the management of head injuries in amateur sport and in children for the last 10 years. Alongside working in elite sport, Sam is sports doctor for a number of top independent schools.
Prices
INDIVIDUAL £69
SCHOOL SUBSCRIPTION £149 (log in on up to five separate devices)
Zoom webinar runs 7pm to 8.30pm. School subscription allows up to 5 members of staff. Recording available for 48 hours. All prices exclude VAT.