Alice Theadom

Professor, Registered Psychologist and Rutherford Discovery Fellow. Researcher into #braininjury #TBI #concussion. Director of the TBI Network. Views are my own

[Bina Pattel @BinaPattel]

MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS IN RUBGY PLAYERS CHANGE PROTEINS IN THEIR #BLOOD – NEW STUDY

RETIRED RUGBY PLAYERS WHO SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS HAVE ABNORMAL LEVELS CERTAIN PROTEINS IN THEIR BLOOD

MORE INDICATION OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE AFTER THEY HAVE RETIRED

https://t.co/6FHwOBgGnK

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

We are recruiting! Have you experienced a mild #tbi or #concussion we would love to hear if and how it affected your romantic relationships in any way

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

We're keen to hear your experience of NZ concussion services and barriers and facilitators of access. If you've had a #concussion or mild #TBI in the last 5 years we would love to hear your thoughts in a short online survey.

[BrainImpairment @BrainImpairment]

This qualitative study reveals a need for routine screening processes, clarification of professional roles, streamed healthcare pathways, data sharing and upskilling workforce knowledge to facilitate identification and management of #TBI in the justice sector @atheadom

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

More evidence for abandoning severity classification of #TBI by GCS score. CT abnormalities observed in mild TBI ranked the same as those in moderate to severe TBI - just less frequent. https://t.co/ja2pylL3Rq

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our Growing Connections @AUTUNI #TBI event yesterday. What a fabulous day of sharing, learning and generating new research ideas with people from such diverse backgrounds. Feeling very excited about the way forward!

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

Registrations for our Growing Connections Event close on 16th April. Spaces are limited due to the interactive nature of the event and are filling up fast. Be sure to register soon if you want to join us!

[Progressive Rugby @ProgressiveRug]

A tough watch 😢

“I didn’t know I was leading my little boy to an early death.” John Guyton.

Billy Guyton

👦Began rugby age 4
🏉Māori All Black
🤕17 recorded concussions
😢Died aged 33
🧠Stage 2 CTE discovered

We need to better protect players NOW.

https://t.co/y8GYQVVFyx

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

So privileged to attend the #TBI and #violence conference in Whanganui. Such a fabulous group of people doing such great work in a complex but important space.

[Nat Hardaker @Nathardaker]

New paper on injury patterns in male and female athletes across sport. Published with @SpringerNature in @SportsMedicineJ @ProfPatria @summerstack 🙌🤸‍♀️⛹️‍♂️

https://t.co/6EjSRpdv1f

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

So excited about this upcoming event @AUTUNI in Auckland. Please come and join us if you can. Open to anyone with an interest in #TBI #concussion.

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

New paper out today showing value of the @autuni Brain Injury Screening Tool to improve access to services following #concussion #mTBI services. https://t.co/lqm7obCVov

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

Some more exciting #concussion research underway @AUTuni . Really appreciate the support of the ARL.
https://t.co/0kuuB7ABm6

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

Sadly a story so many working in government organisations can relate to. https://t.co/BzuH2B26bX

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

Great to finally see some consistency across sports in return to play guidelines after #concussion! Now we need to provide supports and enable clinicians to implement the guidelines. https://t.co/giHMoZdvDD

[PINK Concussions 🧠 @PinkConcussions]

TBI is more than Mild, Moderate and Severe TBI - “We need to find a better way to classify TBI.” - Geoff Manley @NIH_NINDS

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

A great project by one of our MPhil students has just been published! The findings highlight that standardised processes are needed to identify acute and historic #TBI # concussion in the justice sector. https://t.co/OEg619Fmlq

[Alice Theadom @atheadom]

@jw_faulkner Thanks @jw_faulkner! Super excited about this one!