Bon Secours Health System and UPMC, the leader in Concussion worldwide, have come together with the GAA to present Ireland's first Concussion Symposium which will take place at Croke Park on Saturday October 8.

Leading concussion experts from UPMC in the United States, Bon Secours Health System in Ireland and sporting figures from the GAA will join together for a ground breaking symposium which will share nationally for the first time the best practices, protocols and treatment of concussion today.

The event, which was launched in July, will feature a panel discussion involving some of the GAA's leading players and their own experiences of concussion. One of the players who will be involved as part of the panel, Tipperary's Seamus Callanan, was on hand in Croke Park this morning to help publicise the event.

A limited number of spaces are still available for those wishing to attend. The morning session is aimed at medical professionals and those involved in academic research while the afternoon session will allow coaches, players and administrators to benefit from the wisdom of those involved in ground breaking research and treatment in this field.

Those wishing to attend can register their interest by email to [email protected] or call 01 7008508.

Further information on concussion, including the GAA's Concussion Management Guidelines and Concussion E-learning course are available on the GAA website http://learning.gaa.ie/Concussion.

Further information on the symposium can be found at https://bonsecours.investnet.ie.

 

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