Sport Medicine Council of Alberta

September 25th is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day! Learn how to recognize and respond - concussions can happen to anyone! Join us in raising awareness about concussions in Alberta!

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Happy New Year from the Sport Medicine Council of Alberta! Cheers to 2024!

Happy holidays from all of us here at the Sport Medicine Council of Alberta!

On Remembrance Day we honour those who gave their lives to serve our country.

Wishing you a happy and festive Thanksgiving from the Sport Medicine Council of Alberta!

September 30th marks the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. It is a day to come together, and honour residential school survivors and their classmates who never made it home.

Today marks the 3rd Annual Alberta Concussion Awareness Day! Whether you've personally faced a concussion or have witnessed its effects on a loved one, your story can inspire empathy, awareness, and positive change. By sharing, you're contributing to a stronger, more informed Alberta community.

Did you know? Now you do. September 27th marks the 3rd Annual Alberta Concussion Awareness Day. Join us in raising awareness about concussions in your community.

On September 27, 2023 at 7:10am Ash Kolstad will be interviewed on Global Morning News Calgary! Ash will be providing updated information about concussions!

On September 27, 2023 at 6:45am Dr. Martin Mrazik will be interviewed on Global Morning News Edmonton! Dr. Mrazik will be providing updated information about concussions!

On September 27, 2023 at 6:05am Dave Kato will be joining Stacey Brotzel and Daryl McIntyre on 630 CHED! Dave will be providing updated information about concussion!

Alberta Concussion Awareness Day is quickly approaching – September 27, 2023, which falls within National Concussion Awareness Week (September 24, 2023, to October 30, 2023). Softball Alberta wants to profile the importance of concussion awareness.

To better prepare you with the knowledge needed, we encourage everyone involved in softball to join in on creating greater awareness about the tools available for prevention, detection, management, and support for those who have sustained a concussion.

Below are available resources 👇

- Concussion: Promising Strategies for Prevention hosted by Mr. Ash Kolstad on Monday, September 25, 2023. Visit bit.ly/3sY1MZL to register today.

- Sport Medicine Council of Alberta – concussion awareness page includes links to valuable educational resources for everyone
https://www.sportmedab.ca/aca

- A free online Concussion Course through the University of Calgary and University of Laval. The next course will be offered in January 2024. The course material will include up-to-date content from the 6th International Consensus on Concussion in Sport.
https://kinesiology.ucalgary.ca/current-students/online-concussion-course

- Free NCCP eLearning series called “Making Head Way”. This program aims to educate coaches about concussions and empower them to share their knowledge with others.
https://coach.ca/sport-safety/concussion-awareness

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Did you know? Now you do. September 27th marks the 3rd Annual Alberta Concussion Awareness Day. Join us in raising awareness about concussions in your community.

Proper concussion recognition, response, and management is critical to recovery. September 27th marks the 3rd Annual Alberta Concussion Awareness Day. Join us in raising awareness about concussions in your community.

Learn how to recognize and respond. Concussions can happen to anyone. September 27th marks the 3rd Annual Alberta Concussion Awareness Day. Join us in raising awareness about concussions in your community.

Join us for an informative webinar on Concussion Prevention!

Learn about promising strategies for preventing concussions in sports and beyond. Ash Kolstad, will share the latest evidence-based insights. Don't miss out!

To register, click the link in our bio or visit bit.ly/3sY1MZL

Happy International Women's Day! Today and every day, we celebrate strong, intelligent women who make our community a better place to be!

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A day to honour those who gave everything for our freedom. To those who have served and continue to serve we thank you.

SMCA wishes you a happy and festive Thanksgiving!

This day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

In the 2012 Consensus statement on concussion in sport the guidelines did
recommend complete rest after a concussion. But research in the last few years has
shown that concussion recovery should include a short period of rest of 1 to 2 days,
followed by a gradual return to activity, listening to your body and reducing the
amount of activity if your symptoms get worse.

September 28th is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day! For more information visit:
https://bit.ly/3vCxYQW

September 28th is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day! This day is for everyone
with a role in healthy active living – sports and recreation participants, parents, coaches,
organizers, educators, and more!

For more information visit: https://bit.ly/3QffrSv

Most concussions involve disorientation, but not a loss of consciousness.
September 28th is Alberta Concussion Awareness Day!

For more concussion information visit: https://bit.ly/3vCxYQW