Excellence in the Evaluation and Management of Concussion

State-of-the-science concussion knowledge for athletes, parents, coaches, and health professionals.

About this Event

Excellence in the Evaluation and Management of Concussion

Join us online or in-person at the 2025 Lake Tahoe Performance Summit to learn a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, and state-of-the-science approach for the evaluation and management of concussions, including the latest guidance for returning patients and athletes to school, sports, and activities, delivered by a team of experts from the UCLA BrainSPORT Program.

Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the typically unmet needs of those who experience concussion, including strategies for addressing headache/migraine, POTS, mental health, diet, and more. Knowledge gained will help the student athelte, professional athlete, those participating in extreme sports, and those with non-sports related brain injuries.

In-person attendees will enjoy breakfast fare, a gourmet catered lunch, and following the Summit, passed appetizers and Alibi AleWorks Hoppy Hour NA beverages on the lakefront patio as they network with local experts and community members.

Audience

This workshop is intended for physicians, including neurologists, orthopedists, pediatricians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, athletic trainers, and other sport science professionals, psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, other licensed mental health providers, graduate students, coaches/athletic staff, parents and athletes. Instruction is at an introductory level.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the event, participants will be able:

• to clinically identify concussion and recall key symptoms;
• to analyze the various factors that contribute to the severity and prognosis of a concussion;
• to identify common comorbidities of concussion and make informed decisions about concussion care;
• to explain how concussions affect athletic performance and learning;
• to identify current, evidence-based concussion management guidelines, return to play, and return to learn protocols.

About UCLA BrainSPORT

The UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program aims to make leading discoveries through research, provide forward-thinking diagnosis and treatment and transfer our knowledge of sports related concussion and brain health to the broader community. Safety: Increase TBI awareness, knowledge and prevention; Performance: Better understand and implement interventions to improve resiliency and brain health; Outreach: Educate future clinicians, researchers, policymakers, parents, athletes and the general community; Research: Develop better understanding of and more effective treatments for TBI through translational research; Treatment: Care for those with TBI through comprehensive assessments and multi-disciplinary interventions.

Speakers for the event include:

• Christopher Giza, MD, Sports & Pediatric Neurologist and Medical Director of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center and Clinic for Brain Health and UCLA BrainSPORT Program
• Meeryo Cho, MD, Sports and Pediatric Neurologist and Associate Director of the UCLA BrainSPORT Program
• Joshua T. Goldman, MD, Sports Medicine Physician, Associate Director of the UCLA BrainSPORT Program, Red Bull Athlete Performance Physician, UCLA Football and LA Chargers Team Physician
• Patricia Walshaw, Ph.D., Pediatric Neurosurgery, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA Health Neuropsychology, Assistant Professor UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
• Josh Kamins, MD, Sports Neurologist, Associate Director of the UCLA BrainSPORT Program, Assistant Clinical Professor, Goldberg Migraine Program
• Madison B. Harris, OTD, Occupational Therapy, Board Certified, UCLA BrainSPORT Program

Registration Fees

$250 / per person / $150 Full-time student rate

$50 additional fee for continuing education (CE) credits - 6 Credits Available

Light breakfast fare, gourmet catered lunch, and passed appetizers provided

Continuing Education Units

6.0 Continuing Education units are available for professionals. 0.6 Continuing Education units are available for California Physical Therapists (CPTA #25-213) and Athletic Trainers (pending). CE Certificates will be issued by email within seven days of program completion.

This 7.5 hour conference includes a 1-hour lunch break, and 2, 15-minute breaks. According to APA’s Standards and Criteria for Approval of Sponsors, only those persons who complete the program in its entirety may be awarded CE credits. Partial credit will not be given. Attendance will be monitored by sign in and sign out at the beginning and end of the event.

Courage Project is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, by the California Physical Therapy Association, by the Nevada Physical Therapy Board and is pending approval from the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers.

Courage Project maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Accessibility Statement

Courage Project is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. If participants have special needs, we will make reasonable attempts to accommodate them upon request, consistent with ADA requirements. Please contact an officer of the Courage Project at 775.349.2499 or at aW5mbyB8IGNvdXJhZ2Vwcm9qZWN0ICEgb3Jn to request any specific accommodations a minimum of 10 days in advance of the event.

Refunds, Cancellation & Grievance Policy

Please address questions, concerns, and any complaints to Brie Moore at YnJpZSB8IGNvdXJhZ2Vwcm9qZWN0ICEgb3Jn or 775.349.2499. An administrative fee of $40 will be charged for cancellation of registration. Please note, no refunds will be granted after September 8, 2025.

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There is no potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support for this program or its presenters.

Agenda


🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Sign-in, refreshments, light breakfast fare

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome, Agenda & Introduction: Concussion in Mountain Communities
Host: Patricia Walshaw, Ph.D.

🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Prevalence of Concussion & special considerations by age and gender
Host: Meeryo Choe, MD

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break

🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Concussion in Extreme Sports
Host: Josh Goldman, MD

🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
State of the Science
Host: Chris Giza, MD

🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Catered Lunch

🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Headaches, Other Comorbidities, & Treatments
Host: Josh Kamins, MD

🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Break

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Return to Learn & Play Guidelines
Host: Madison Harris, OTD

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Multi-disciplinary team integration and Q&A

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Alibi Ale Works Lakeside Hoppy Hour (attendance not required for CEs)

🕑: 05:00 PM
End of Summit

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