1. Ontario ’s Concussion Strategy: Concussion Management in Schools International Summit 2015 Concussions April 23-24, 2015 Niagara Falls, Ontario

2. The purpose of today’s session is to:  Identify how concussion align with other EDU priorities  Learn about resources available to support implementation  Share best practices and challenges from the field Purpose

3. Vision for Education Four renewed goals for education: 1.Achieving Excellence 2.Ensuring Equity 3.Promoting Well-Being 4.Enhancing Public Confidence 3

4. EDU Policies and Priorities 4 Health and Physical Education Curriculum PPM 158- School Board Policies on Concussions

5. A comprehensive approach to injury prevention includes:  Making injury prevention a priority and promoting the importance of establishing a culture of safety mindedness in schools  Consistent messaging, learning and teaching practices related to injury prevention through all curriculum and school sponsored programs/ activities  Establishing a process to look at school/ school boards data related to injury prevention Safety Mindedness

6. OSBIE’s Incident Report Findings According to OSBIE’s 2014 data base: 92,009 school incident reports submitted 2,275 were labelled as “concussions” or “possible concussions”. Largest area of concussion frequency occurred during sporting activities.

7.  Ontario Concussion Web Portal (www.ontario.ca/concussions)  Brings together credible and reliable sources of information for anyone who may be impacted by concussions (e.g., students, health care professionals, coaches etc.)  Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines (www.ophea.net)  updated information on concussion prevention, identification and management; and  a NEW Safety Guidelines App!  Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Concussion Tool (web portal)  Symptoms and signs of a concussion  Action plan for suspected concussions  Memory and balance testing  Video: Concussions 101, A Primer for Kids and Parents Resources & Supports

8. Dialogue on Success and Challenges from the Field In a small group, discuss and share the successes and challenges your school board/school/public health unit has encountered. Using the chart paper, record your group’s thoughts and learnings into three categories:  What have we done well  What still needs to be done  What questions still need to be answered

9. Thank You! 9