Concussion management in children

Goodfellow Unit

English - February 04, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes
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Stephen Kara talks about concussion management in children. Stephen has an interest in sports related concussion and has commenced work at Axis Sports Medicine Clinic, focussing on the assessment and management of community based concussion.

Stephen is in his 9th season as doctor for The Blues Super Rugby Team, having been involved with rugby medicine since 2004. He has held previous roles with Auckland Rugby and has travelled as team doctor for NZ Under 19 Teams and Māori All Blacks. He works full-time within the realm of rugby medicine, is an educator for World Rugby in pitch-side immediate care and is Chairman of Sports Medicine NZ.