Arizona Concussion Summit

Friday, August 19, 2011

What: Arizona Concussion Summit

When: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, 10 a.m. to Noon

Where: Arizona State University, Arizona Ballroom, Room 221, Memorial Union (Parking information attached)

Description: Coaches, athletic trainers, athletic directors, medical professionals and others concerned about protecting high school athletes from the effects of concussions will gather for the Arizona Concussion Summit.

Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion, and U.S. Ski Hall of Fame member Picabo Street and Steven Threet, retired quarterback of the Arizona State Sun Devil football team will also address the audience. Both will be available to talk with the media after the event.

Other speakers include:

• Donald Hughes, Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Care Innovation
• Wyatt Decker, M.D., Mayo Clinic Vice President and CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona
• David Dodick M.D., Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic in Arizona and President of the American Headache Society
• Martha Dennis Christiansen, Ph.D., Associate Vice-President, Arizona State University
• Superintendent Kenneth Baca, Tempe Union School District
• P. David Adelson, M.D., Director of Neuroscience Institute, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
• Steven Erickson M.D., Head Team Physician, Arizona State University
• Bert B. Vargas M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic in Arizona
• Diane Padilla, Assistant Athletic Trainer, Arizona State University Sun Devil Athletics

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