Recorded for the 2019 Spring Convention

36 minutes of synced audio and PowerPoint

Course Description:

Mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, has become a very important issue in professional and school sports. Because of media reports of the prevalence of concussion and the potential long-term sequelae, there is a growing awareness and concern for making the diagnosis and managing concussion in the most timely and effective manner. There are also many non-sports-related head injuries that can potentially lead to concussion. Learn why urgent care, being on the front line of managing many head injuries, can be the ideal setting for making the diagnosis of concussion and potentially managing these patients to recovery with a successful return to school, work, or sports in a safe and organized fashion. This course will help urgent care operators decide if they should develop a concussion program, what services should they provide from the continuum of possible services, and how they would measure the success of their program.

Speaker: Stanford Coleman, MD, MBA

Stanford Coleman, MD, MBA is Chief Networking Officer for Medical Affairs and Community Relations and Vice President for Righttime Medical Care in Maryland. He graduated from Howard University with a B.S. in Chemistry. He received his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is board-certified in Pediatrics, receiving his pediatric training at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Coleman has enjoyed a long and diverse career in medicine, including practicing primary care pediatrics for Group Health Association in Washington, D.C., teaching on the pediatric clinical faculties of Georgetown and George Washington University Medical Schools, management consulting with A.T. Kearney, and serving in senior level leadership roles in medical group management for several healthcare organizations. Dr. Coleman joined Righttime Medical Care in 2007 as an urgent care clinician and Special Advisor to the CEO. His role at Righttime grew to Director of Medical Affairs and Provider Development where he had a central role in the recruitment, training, and development of new urgent care providers. Dr. Coleman is one of the co-founders of HeadFirst Sports Injury and Concussion Care, the concussion management program of Righttime Medical Care, where he serves as a senior clinician in managing patients with concussion. Dr. Coleman is currently directing a new service for Righttime Medical Care in telemedicine, called RighttimeNOW. Dr. Coleman and his talented wife have been married for 50 wonderful years. They have two beautiful grown daughters, an outstanding son-in-law, and two fabulous grandchildren. He is a budding musician currently teaching himself piano and advanced music theory and composition.

Disclosures:

None

1 CME

Designation Statement

The Urgent Care Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

The Urgent Care Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Submitting for Credit:

If you would like to submit for credit above, you must complete the 4 question knowledge test and answer 3 out of 4 correctly. Your certificate will be available in your library under Credits and below the title of the session.

Please email education@ucaoa.org with questions.