NY Times: Report Indicates an Increase in Concussion Awareness
October 6, 2011 NY Times Report Indicates an Increase in Concussion Awareness
CFPSM Teams with UNC-Chapel Hill; Becomes Rotation Site for Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
This month, Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine begins a new endeavor – as a rotation site for UNC’s Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program. With this new affiliation, CFPSM will host two fellows for the next 12 months, allowing them a unique opportunity to enhance their primary care skills and further develop skills in…
Press Release: Governor Purdue signs Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act
Matthew Gfeller died in August 2008 after sustaining a head injury during a high school football game in Winston-Salem. He played for R.J. Reynolds High School. Jaquan Waller, a football player at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, died in September 2008, after sustaining a head injury during a game. Waller suffered from Second Impact Syndrome, a condition that occurs when a person sustains multiple concussions in a short period of time.