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Sports Concussion

The Oregon Concussion Awareness and Management Program (OCAMP) is working to help medical professionals, educators and community members identify and manage sports concussion in schools.

Get involved! If you would like to learn more about OCAMP and help support student athletes in Oregon, contact:

Michael Koester, MD, ATC, FAAP
Founder, Oregon Concussion Awareness and Management Program
Nonsurgical Pediactric Sports Medicine, The Slocum Center
michael.koester@slocumcenter.com

James Chesnutt, MD
Co-Director, Oregon Concussion Awareness and Management Program
Sports Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University

Ann Glang, PhD
Research Scientist, Oregon Center for Applied Science
aglang@orcasinc.com

Pat Sublette, PhD
Coordinator, Oregon Traumatic Brain Injury Team
sublettp@wou.edu

Laura Johnson
Project Support, Oregon Traumatic Brain Injury Team
johnsonlm@wou.edu

Athletic Concussion Training FREE Online

The ACTive program is available FREE online. It only takes 20 minutes to get the tools and information you need to help keep young players safe!

http://activecoach.orcasinc.com/

Coaches play a critical role in reducing the risks associated with concussion in young athletes. The athletic concussion training program (ACTive) is based on the the recommendations of leading sports concussion experts. A clinical trial funded by NIH showed that coaches who view the ACTive program have significantly greater knowledge of concussion symptoms and have increased confidence in making decisions about concussion management.

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