![](https://cme.bu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/course_image/public/CTE.jpg?itok=ZbU30csX)
7th Annual Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Conference - November 30 to December 1, 2023
To register for the conference please visit - https://www.cteconference.com/
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic subconcussive hits to the head. Brain degeneration is associated with memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia.
During this course participants will learn about all aspects of CTE including its pathology, pathophysiology, genetics, biomarkers, imaging, clinical syndromes, clinical criteria, differential diagnosis, impact on veterans and implications for the family, and what it is like to live with or worry about the disease.
This conference is for Intermediate and Advanced clinicians
Target Audience
- Coaches
- Dementia Specialists
- Graduate & Postdoctoral Students
- Neurologists
- Neuropathologists
- Neuropsychologist
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses & Nurse Practitioners
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians & Physicians Assistants
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- PTSD Specialists
- Radiologists
- Rehabilitative Services
- Researchers
- Sport Psychology Consultants
Learning Objectives
Through lectures and question and answer sessions, and panel discussion participants at the conclusion of this conference will be able to:
- Identify the pathology of CTE
- Describe the clinical syndrome of Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Identify bio markers of CTE
- Describe the co-morbidity of Alzheimer’s Disease & related disorders
- Identify the risk factors of CTE
- Identify different types of exposures for CTE
- Understand why psychologists, social workers and physicians need to work together to care for individuals and their families with repetitive head impacts
Day | Time | Talk Title | Speakers |
Day 1 | Thursday, November 30th, 2023 | ||
9:00-9:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | ||
9:30-9:35 AM | Welcome | Kate Turk MD, and Andrew Budson, MD | |
9:35-10:35 AM | The Neuropathology of CTE and Its Relationship to Repetitive Head Impacts | Ann McKee, MD | |
10:35-11:35 AM | Diagnosing CTE During Life: Contributions from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project (12/15/2015 - November 30, 2023) | Robert Stern, PhD | |
11:35-12:20 PM | Neuropsychology in the Era of Biomarkers: New Insights into the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy | Michael Alosco, PhD | |
12:20-1:00 PM | Lunch | Lunch | |
1:00-1:05 PM | Ron Killiany Memorial Lecture Introduction | Rhoda Au, PhD | |
1:05-1:45 PM | Ron Killiany Memorial Lecture, Investigating Post-Traumatic Neurodegeneration | David Sharp, PhD | |
1:45-2:05 PM | Morning Questions & Answers | All Morning Faculty | |
2:05-2:50 PM | Crafting the Amsterdam International Concussion in Sports Consensus statement on CTE | Robert Cantu, MD | |
2:50-3:30 PM | Mechanisms of CTE | Lee Goldstein, MD, PHD | |
3:30 - 4:00 PM | Mechanisms of tauopathy: novel approaches in the age of AI & digital pathology | John Crary, MD, PhD | |
4:00-4:20 PM | Afternoon & Day 1 Questions and Answers | With all Day 1 faculty | |
4:20-5:00 PM | Military Family Panel Discussion | Christopher Nowinski, PhD, and others | |
Day 2 | Friday, December 1, 2023 | ||
9:00-9:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | ||
9:30-9:35 AM | Welcome | Kate Turk MD, and Andrew Budson, MD | |
9:35-10:35 AM | Understanding Risk for CTE | Jesse Mez, MD, MS | |
9:35-10:35 AM | The BU/BMC Memory and Aging Clinic: Our Approach to Patients at Risk for CTE | Jesse Mez, MD, MS | |
10:35-11:15 AM | Mixed and Novel Pathologies Associated with Repetitive Head Impacts and CTE | Thor Stein, MD, PHD | |
11:15-11:55 AM | Immune Changes Drive Early CTE Pathogenesis in Young Individuals with a History of Repetitive Head Trauma | Jon Cherry, PHD | |
11:55-12:35 PM | The Application of Data Science Approaches to Characterize and Understanding the Relationship Between Brain Trauma in Sport and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy | Thomas Blaine Hoshizaki, PHD | |
12:35-1:10 PM | Lunch | ||
1:10-1:30 PM | Morning Q&A | With all morning Faculty | |
1:30-2:10 PM | Detecting Delayed Neurodegeneration in Former Professional Athletes Who Have Suffered Repetitive Concussive and Sub-Concussive Head Injuries | Carmela Tartaglia, MD | |
2:10-2:40 PM | Long-term Effect of TBI Among Veterans | Kate Turk, MD | |
2:40-3:00 PM | From Boston to Britain: CTE Prevention Protocols in Professional Soccer | Adam White, PhD | |
3:00-3:45 PM | Afternoon & Full Course Q&A | With all Faculty | |
3:45-4:45 PM | Panel: Impact of CTE on Families in the United Kingdom | Christopher Nowinski, PHD | |
4:45-4:50 PM | Concluding Remarks | Kate Turk MD, and Andrew Budson, MD |
CCE Program Manager - Naomi Moeller
Physicians
In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
New York State
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Barry Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0181
Note: NYS psychologists must attend all sessions for credit. Partial credit is not allowed.
The Department’s approval of a provider of continuing education does not constitute the Department’s endorsement of the content, positions or practices that may be addressed in any specific continuing education course offered by the approved provider
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 12.75 general continuing education credits.
NEW YORK STATE:
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Barry M. Manual Continuing Medical Education Office is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0589.
Social Workers must attend all sessions for credit. Partial credit is not allowed.
Available Credit
- 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 12.75 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
- 12.75 Social Work (ACE)
- 12.75 New York State Social WorkBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Dr. Barry M. Manuel Continuing Medical Education Office is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0589.
- 12.75 Participation