Topic-Specific Trainings for the Healthcare Provider's Toolkit
Wendy Ellmo MS CCC-SLP, BCNCDS Brain Injury Specialist, Brain Links
Videos: Click on the colored text below.
Concussion Management Protocol: This is a recommended protocol for the treatment and management of traumatic brain injury.
Research Support: This is the literature showing the gaps in current practice. It supports the development of the toolkits and the Concussion Management Protocol.
Six Types of Concussion: A model for concussion, showing that concussion can take various clinical trajectories and that active treatment is effective.
Reference Tools: A variety of useful tools in the reference section of the toolkit including: the Concussion Management Protocol, CDC Pediatric and Adult Guidelines, Tennessee’s Return to Learn/Return to Play Concussion Management Guidelines, and more.
Tools for Use In-Office: Explanation of the CDC Acute Concussion Evaluation, Post-Concussion Symptom Inventories and a Symptom Tracker.
Tools to Send Home with the Patient: Recommended education tools and other optional ones.
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