Concussion: An Update

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Concussion: An Update

Presented By: Cody Ward, MD – Beacon Bone and Joint Specialists
Linda Mansfield, MD, CAQSM – Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Memorial Family Medical Residency

Learning Objectives:

• Present updates from the most recent consensus statement from the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport
• Review the SCOAT6 – a validated office concussion assessment tool
• Discuss return to play protocol as recommended by the CDC and adopted as policy for all schools contracting with Beacon for Athletic Training services.
• Review treatment for patients with prolonged concussion symptoms

Dr. Ward is a family and sports medicine physician with a strong background in athlete care and medical education. He completed his undergraduate degree in Physiology at Southern Illinois University and earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois. He went on to complete his Family Medicine residency at Memorial Hospital South Bend, followed by advanced training in the South Bend–Notre Dame Sports Medicine Fellowship program.
Dr. Ward joined Beacon Bone and Joint Specialists in 2023 and serves as faculty with the South Bend–Notre Dame Sports Medicine Fellowship, where he continues to teach and mentor residents and medical students. He has extensive experience managing a wide range of athletic injuries—including concussion—in athletes from weekend warriors to professionals. He currently serves as the team physician for John Adams High School.

Dr. Mansfield is a family and sports medicine physician whose career reflects a deep commitment to medical education and athlete care. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Dayton and earned her medical degree from The Ohio State University. After residency at Memorial, she became the first graduate of the South Bend–Notre Dame Sports Medicine Fellowship program.
Dr. Mansfield spent ten years practicing Family Medicine and Sports Medicine in Ohio before returning to Memorial to join both the family medicine residency and sports medicine programs. Since 2013, she has served as the Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, working closely with Beacon Athletic Trainers as Medical Director. She is also the team physician for Holy Cross College, IUSB, Washington High School, and Edwardsburg High School.