November 14th, 2019
7:30-8:00 - Poster Setup
8:00-8:30 - Continental Breakfast / Poster session
8:30-8:35 - Welcome (Andrew Budson, MD)
8:35-9:20 - History of concussion & CTE (Robert Cantu, MD)
9:20-10:20 - Pathology of CTE (Ann McKee, MD)
10:20-10:35 - Coffee Break / Poster session
10:35-11:35 CTE Clinical Syndromes & PET in the study of CTE (Robert Stern, Ph.D.)
11:35-11:55 - Morning Question & Answer (Morning Faculty)
11:55-12:55 - Boxed Lunch / Poster session
12:55-1:40 - Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (Doug Katz, MD)
1:40-2:40 - Mechanisms of CTE (Lee Goldstein, MD, Ph.D.)
2:40-3:15 - The Impact of CTE in the Media (Christopher Nowinski, Ph.D.)
3:15-3:30 - Coffee Break / Poster session
3:30-3:50 - Afternoon & Day 1 Q & A (Day 1 Faculty)
3:50-4:50 - Family Panel Discussion - Robert Stern, Ph.D.
November 15th, 2019
7:30-8:00 - Poster Setup
8:00-8:30 - Continental Breakfast / Poster session
8:30-8:35 - Welcome (Andrew Budson, MD)
8:35-9:05 - Genetics of CTE (Jesse Mez, MD)
9:05-9:35 - Comorbid pathology of CTE (Thor Stein, MD, Ph.D.)
9:35-10:20 - Fluid biomarkers in CTE (Henrik Zetterberg, MD)
10:20-10:35 - Coffee Break / Poster session
10:35-11:20 - Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury & Repetitive Head Injury (Alexander Lin, PhD)
11:20-11:40 – Concussion in UK Rugby – (Adam White, PhD)
11:40-12:00 - Morning Q & A (Morning Faculty)
12:00-1:00 - Boxed Lunch / Poster Session
1:00-2:00 - Differential diagnosis and treatment of CTE (Andrew Budson, MD)
2:00-3:00 - Risk factors for CTE (Michael Alosco, Ph.D.)
3:00 – 3:15- Coffee Break / Poster Session
3:15-3:35 - Perception of CTE in athletes (Christopher Nowinski, Ph.D.)
3:35-4:35 - Afternoon & Whole Course Q&A
4:35-4:45 - Concluding Comments (Andrew Budson, MD)
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