EBP-2: Six Clinical

Trajectories for
Concussion
Management

Instructors

Micky Collins, PhD (Co-founder and member of the board at ImPACT Applications, Inc.)
Audrey Paslow, PT, DPT (no financial relationships to disclose)

Course
Description

This six-part series features a detailed analysis of the six clinical

trajectories (Vestibular, Anxiety, Ocular, Migraine, Cognitive Fatigue,
and Cervical Spine). Each hour of the series includes a comprehensive
discussion of one of the trajectories. Each section also shows the
correlation of ImPACT and that particular trajectory.

Time

345:56

Educational Level

Advanced

Prerequisites

None

Format

Pre-recorded Lecture

Target Audience

Sports Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Nurse

Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Clinical Psychologists,
Neuropsychologists, Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists,
Occupational Therapists, Athletic Trainers

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

Identify mild traumatic brain injury as a heterogeneous entity.

Identify the components of a successful evidence-based

comprehensive clinical evaluation, including a clinical
interview, assessment tools and neurocognitive testing.

Create assessment strategies to manage a concussion and

determine treatment pathways based on the clinical interview,
assessment tools, and neurocognitive testing.

Develop treatment pathways based on the outcome of the

Vestibular Ocular Motor Screening Examination.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to participate in an ImPACT Training Workshop

that you have paid for you may request: (i) a refund, but only if you
provide lmPACT with at least three (3) calendar days notice in
advance of the workshop; (ii) reschedule to participate in another
workshop of equal or lesser value; or (iii) substitute someone to
participate in the workshop in your place. If you provide notice to
ImPACT fewer than three (3) calendar days in advance of the
workshop, you may reschedule to participate in another event of
equal or lesser value or substitute someone in your place, but you
cannot receive a refund. All cancellations and refund requests
must be submitted by the purchaser to lmPACT Applications, Inc.
and emailed to training@impacttest.com.

Completion Policy

Learners must view the course in its entirety to be issued a

statement of credit.

Assessing
Achievement of
Objectives

Learning objectives are assessed within the post-course evaluation

that is emailed to participants following completion of a course.

Accessibility
Statement

Participants who have special needs are encouraged to contact

program organizers so that all reasonable efforts to accommodate
these needs can be made.

Other Disclaimers

The purpose of this course is not to promote goods or services.

There are no outside sponsors for this course.

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Continuing Education Credits

Athletic Trainers

ImPACT Applications, Inc. (BOC AP# P3429) is

approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide
continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This
program is eligible for a maximum of 6 EBP Category
hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours
actually spent in the educational program.

Physical Therapists

At this time ImPACT is not able to offer pre-approved

continuing education credits to physical therapists for this
course. You will receive a certificate of attendance for each of
our courses with contact hours listed. Review your state laws
to determine if this training can be applied toward continuing
education without pre-approval.

Physicians

At this time, ImPACT is not able to offer AMA PRA Category 1

Credits. You will receive a certificate of attendance for each of
our courses with contact hours listed. Review your local, state,
and national Medical Society laws to determine if this training
can be applied towards AMA PRA Category 2 Credits. Click here
for more information on the AMA PRA Credit System.

Other Healthcare
Professions

At this time ImPACT is not able to offer continuing education

credits to occupational therapists, psychologists, registered
nurses, or other healthcare professionals. We are in the
process of applying to be able to offer credits to as many
disciplines as possible and hope to have the ability to offer
credits at future training events.

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Michael W. Collins, PhD

Michael (Micky) Collins, Ph.D., is a nationally renowned expert in
sports-related concussion. A leading clinician and researcher, Dr. Collins is
the director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
Established in 2000, it is the first and largest research and clinical program
that is focused on the diagnosis, evaluation and management of sportsrelated mild traumatic brain injury in athletes of all levels. Dr. Collins
expertise attracts many elite and professional athletes from around the
World to seek his comprehensive clinical care. On a yearly basis,
Dr. Collins treats thousands of high school, college and professional athletes with concerns
regarding safe return to play following concussion and treatment/rehabilitation of the injury.
In addition to his extensive clinical experience, Dr. Collins has been a lead author on several major
groundbreaking studies of high school and college athletes published in JAMA, Neurosurgery,
American Journal of Sports Medicine, and Pediatrics, and he has written more than 60 peerreviewed research articles for other prestigious medical journals. He is Associate Editor of the
Journal Sports Neurology and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Athletic Training and
Brain Injury Professional. He is a frequently invited presenter at international and national scientific
meetings on brain injury in sports.
Dr. Collins has been instrumental in the development of numerous concussion management
programs at the youth, collegiate and professional sports level nationwide. Dr. Collins is a cofounder of ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing), the first and
most widely used computerized sports-concussion evaluation system that has become a standard
of care in nearly all organized sports at all levels. He has become a national leader in teaching and
implementing the proper use of ImPACT as a clinical tool to help determine injury severity and
recovery for safe return to play for athletes at all levels of sport participation. Dr. Collins was the colead author of the Centers for Disease Controls Concussion Tool Kit for Physicians, which has
been disseminated nationwide to several physician subspecialties as an education standard
regarding concussion management. Dr. Collins is a consultant to the Pittsburgh Steelers Football
club and is an advisor to numerous athletic organizations, both nationally and Internationally. He
has consulted with numerous organizations, including Major League Baseball, USA Rugby, US
Lacrosse, the New Zealand Rugby Football Union, Cirque De Soleil, the National Federation of High
Schools, as well as being an advisor to numerous high level collegiate sport programs across the
Big Ten, SEC, PAC 10, Big East, and ACC conferences.
Dr. Collins professional memberships include the International Neuropsychological Association,
National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the North American Brain Injury Society. A graduate of
the University of Southern Maine with a bachelors degree in psychology and biology, Dr. Collins
earned a masters degree in psychology and doctorate degree in clinical psychology at Michigan
State University. The North American Brain Injury Society recognized Dr. Collins with the 2005
Innovations in Treatment Award, given annually to an individual for developing and implementing
innovative and efficacious treatment for persons with brain injuries. An athlete himself, Dr. Collins
played for the University of Southern Maine in the 1989 NCAA Baseball College World Series.

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Audrey Paslow PT, DPT

Chair, Eastern District
New York Physical Therapy Association
Ellis Medicine
Schenectady, NY

Dr. Audrey Paslow holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Sage Graduate
School, Troy, NY. She is an honors graduate of Russell Sage College, Troy, NY,
where she graduated with a BA in Biology. She was a Broughton Graduate
Fellows recipient, and has published and presented with her research group
at both the NYPTA Conference and the APTA Combined Sections Meeting.
Audrey currently serves as the Chair of the Eastern District of the New York
Physical Therapy Association. She is certified in Balance & Vestibular
Rehabilitation through the American Balance Institute in Florida. She practices
primarily in a hospital-based outpatient setting and is the lead physical
therapist of a multi-disciplinary concussion management team at Ellis
Medicine in Schenectady, NY. She is currently pursuing her Certified Brain
Injury Specialist certification through the Brain Injury Association. Her
passions include community education and engagement as well as
collaborating on a community model for concussion management.