1:00               Welcome
Jim Chesnutt, M.D.
OHSU Sports Medicine
Co-chair, OHSU Concussion Initiative

1:15               "Dynamic model of concussion"
Erin Kenzie, M.S.
Portland State University

1:45               "Cellular and network levels of brain injury" (Presentation not available.)
Marc Freeman, Ph.D.
Director, Vollum Institute

2:15               "Morning bright light to improve sleep and pain in Veterans with TBI"
Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, Sleep Disorders Clinic, Portland VA
Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University

2:45                Break

3:00               "Capturing vestibular disfunction in people with chronic balance complaints
following mTBI"
Lucy Parrington, Ph.D.
Balance Disorders Laboratory

3:20               "Oculomotor function in concussion"
Sam Stewart, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Scholar, Oregon Health & Science University

3:40               "Auditory conditions reported in patients with head and neck injury"
Sarah M Theodoroff, Ph.D., CCC-A
Investigator, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, OHSU

4:00               Research Keynote: "Evidence for Concussion Subtypes"
Angela Lumba-Brown, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Director of Stanford Brain Trauma Evidence-Based Consortium (B-TEC)

5:00                Reception and Poster Session  

7:30         Continental Breakfast

8:00         Clinical Keynote: "Evidence-based management of concussion in children"
Angela Lumba-Brown, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Director of Stanford Brain Trauma Evidence-Based Consortium (B-TEC)

9:00          "Addressing sensory processing changes"
Kyla Laraway, M.S., OTD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Oregon Health & Science University

9:30          "Sensory overload management: A patient's perspective" (Presentation not available.)
Teresa Hillier, MD, MS

10:00         Break

10:15         "Vestibular and balance problems after mTBI: A closer look"
Natalie Pettigrew, PT, DPT, and Jennifer Wilhelm, PT, DPT, NCS
Oregon Health & Science University

11:00         "Concussion: Sleep management and return to learn strategies"
Ryan Rockwood, A.T.C.
Exercise Specialist
Oregon Health & Science University

11:30          "Exercise rehabilitation for sports-related concussion: Where do we stand?"
Emily M. Kosderka, ABD, ATC, ITAT
Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science
Concordia University

12:00          Adjourn

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