Concussion Research Rounds: How and Why Did Concussion Awareness Evolve?

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Presenter: Dr. Charles H. Tator

Abstract: When I played hockey for my high school and university teams, and even at medical school, I never heard the word concussion. Now, in Canada and many other countries, there is major awareness about concussion. However, to counteract the continuing great toll of this condition, even here, it is important to close current gaps in awareness to ensure that the world is as concussion-free as possible. This presentation will chronicle the seminal events in this journey and indicate further steps for consideration.

Bio: Dr. Charles H. Tator trained in Neurosurgery and Neuropathology and was Chair of Neurosurgery, at the University of Toronto. He headed Neurosurgery at the Toronto Western Hospital, and was a founder of ThinkFirst, Canada, a national brain and spinal cord injury prevention foundation, and Parachute Canada, a national injury prevention agency. He held two research chairs at the University of Toronto, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and an inductee of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Currently, he is a Scientist in the Krembil Brain Institute and Director of the Canadian Concussion Centre at Toronto Western Hospital. He has received awards from the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Canadian Brain Injury Coalition, USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and the American Spinal Injuries Association. His book on Catastrophic Injuries in Sports and Recreation was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2008, and his Practice Primer on Concussions appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in 2013. He is the author of 452 publications in peer review journals. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurotrauma, Journal of Concussion, Neurotrauma Reports and the Neuroscientist.

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