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Company plans further growth in concussion management products, training and partnerships ImPACT Applications, Inc., developers of ImPACT® (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing), today announced that Michael Wahlster has been named Chief Executive Officer and appointed as a member of the Board of Directors; and that Dr. Mark Lovell, former C.E.O. and a co-founder of the…

ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) program provides advanced training and leadership opportunities LAS VEGAS, NV —  ImPACT Applications, Inc. introduced the IMPACT Trained Athletic Trainers (ITAT) program today at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) 2013 Clinical Symposium and Convention.  The ITAT Program presents athletic trainers a new opportunity to become leaders in ImPACT Test…

ImPACT® expands mobile products to assist in concussion management anywhere, any time PITTSBURGH, PA — ImPACT Applications, Inc., developers of the ImPACT Test and ImPACT Concussion Management Model, today introduced PCSI™ (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory), Sideline ImPACT® and a new Mobile ImPACT Customer Center (MICC). These new mobile applications can be used at the site of a potential injury…

Concussions continue to affect all levels of athletics in the U.S., with an estimated 3.8 million recreation and sports-related concussions occurring in professional, collegiate and youth sports each year.(1) According to the American College of Sports Medicine, approximately 85% of those concussions go undiagnosed.(2) The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation today announced that it has partnered…

Responding to the growing concern over the short and long-term effects of sports-related concussions, Wells Fargo’s Student Insurance Division, Kaiser Permanente, Mercy Neurological Institute, Sutter Health and UC Davis Health System have joined forces to establish the Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium. The Consortium aims to improve identification and management of sports-related concussions and provide…

CIC Dr. Neal McGrath of Sports Concussion New England (first CIC in New England) received the Journal of Athletic Training’s 2011 Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Advancement at the NATA annual meeting in New Orleans June 20 for his paper “Supporting the Student-Athlete’s Return to the Classroom After a Sport-Related Concussion.” This paper discusses the…