Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022

🤖 Plain-English Summary

For over two decades, the Concussion in Sport Group has held meetings and developed five international statements on concussion in sport. This consensus process also integrated new features including a focus on the para athlete, the athlete's perspective, concussion-specific medical ethics and matters related to both athlete retirement and the potential long-term effects of SRC, including neurodegenerative disease.

🔑 Key Findings

• This 6th statement summarises the processes and outcomes of the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Amsterdam on 27-30 October 2022 and should be read in conjunction with the (1) methodology paper that outlines the consensus process in detail and (2) 10 systematic reviews that informed the conference outcomes.
• Over 3½ years, author groups conducted systematic reviews of predetermined priority topics relevant to concussion in sport.
• The format of the conference, expert panel meetings and workshops to revise or develop new clinical assessment tools, as described in the methodology paper, evolved from previous consensus meetings with several new components.

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