FS101 - Leveling the Playing Field: Interprofessional Strategies for Concussion Care

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Location: Stars at Night Ballroom B1

Earn 0.15 CEUs

Sponsored By

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Moderator(s)

Alaina Bassett, Au.D., Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
California State University, Los Angeles
Cal Sate Los Angeles
Seal Beach, California

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose

Presenter(s)

JB

Jamie Bogle, PhD

Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose
RS

Rosemarie Scolaro Moser

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose
JM

Joel Marquez

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose
Anthony P. Kontos, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Abstract: Concussions are increasingly recognized as complex, multisystem injuries that affect not only cognition and vision but also auditory and vestibular pathways. This session will highlight the essential yet often underappreciated role of audiologists in the assessment and management of athletes with concussion-related dizziness, balance disturbances, and auditory cognitive deficits. The discussion will emphasize an interprofessional, evidence-based approach to recovery and decision-making for return-to-learn and return-to-play.

The panel will feature a team of experts representing audiology, athletic training, neuropsychology, and physical therapy. Together, they will explore the clinical overlap among auditory, vestibular, cognitive, and musculoskeletal systems following mild traumatic brain injury and outline practical strategies for collaboration across disciplines.

Summary: Brief Summary of Clinical Takeaways: Participants will learn evidence-based methods to assess auditory and vestibular concussion effects and apply collaborative strategies that support safe return-to-learn and return-to-play decisions.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the interaction and functional overlap among the vestibular, auditory, and cognitive systems following mild traumatic brain injury.
Implement validated, evidence-based assessments for identifying and managing vestibular and auditory symptoms within interdisciplinary concussion care.
Integrate interprofessional collaboration strategies to support evidence-based return-to-play and return-to-learn decision-making for patients with concussion symptoms.