BASEM 2025 Annual Conference

Workshop
Workshops

Concussion: Advancing the management and rehabilitation - Learnings from Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH)

3:30
Tuesday
Pearl Suite

This workshop offers an in-depth and practical look at the innovative methods used at the ISEH concussion clinic, where objective outcome measures are central to refining diagnosis and tailoring rehabilitation. Participants will explore practical assessment techniques and evidence-based strategies that enable more precise management of concussion, gaining insights into how data-driven, measurable outcomes can enhance clinical decision-making and accelerate recovery.

Aimed at: SEM Consultants, Physiotherapists and Team Doctors looking to enhance their concussion care pathways.

Sponsored by:

Your Brain Health is a clinician-founded organisation dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals in advancing brain health, with a particular focus on concussion care and management. We support organisations worldwide through specialist consultancy and comprehensive concussion baseline screening, deliver evidence-based education courses, and provide our groundbreaking digital platform ScreenIT, to streamline assessments and management. Driven by cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art technology, we aim to connect and equip a global network of clinicians to elevate standards of care and transform outcomes in brain health.

Professor Mike Loosemore
Professor Mike Loosemore
Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH), London, UK

Professor Mike Loosemore is a leading consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine with extensive experience treating elite athletes and developing innovative concussion management protocols. His research focuses on concussion prevention and treatment, and he brings this expertise directly to workshop participants.ย  Key experience includes lead consultant treating sportspeople and children for concussion and sports injuries; pioneering researcher in concussion prevention and rehabilitation; Olympic, Commonwealth, World and European Championships medical team experience; PhD holder in the Pathophysiology of Boxing Injuries; recipient of the Sir Robert Atkins Award and MBE for services to Sports Medicine.

Mr David Bartlett
Mr David Bartlett
Physiotherapist specialising in sports medicine and concussion management, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH), London, UK

David Bartlett is a physiotherapist specialising in sports medicine and concussion management. He is part of the clinical team at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) in London, where he works at the intersection of research, clinical practice, and athlete care.

Alongside his clinical role, David is Lead Physiotherapist with Welsh Fire in The Hundred, providing player support in elite cricket. His work spans acute injury management, rehabilitation, and performance optimisation, with a particular emphasis on brain health and concussion care in high-performance sport.

David has extensive experience supporting athletes across professional cricket, football, and other elite environments. He is committed to advancing evidence-based approaches to concussion assessment and recovery, bridging the gap between clinical science and practical application in sport.

Associate Professor James McLoughlin
Associate Professor James McLoughlin
Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH), London, UK

James McLoughlin is an experienced Neurological Physiotherapist with degrees in both Physiotherapy (UniSA) and Clinical Neuroscience (University College London).ย  James has completed a PhD in balance and gait at the University of New South Wales.ย  James has gained extensive clinical experience in both neurological and vestibular rehabilitation including as Clinical Specialist in Neurology at St Georges Hospital, London in 2003-2005 and as Director of Advanced Neuro Rehab from 2005-present day.

James has been involved in research into Balance and human movement at several institutions, including the Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square (London), Neuroscience Research Australia (Sydney), Flinders University and the Repatriation General Hospital (Adelaide).

James has academic status as Associate Professor at Flinders University having previously created the Neurological Physiotherapy and Neurological Occupational Therapy Masters programs. In addition, James is director of a leading neurological and vestibular rehabilitation practice in Adelaide, advancedneurorehab.com.au and is Co-Director of Your Brain Health that aims to improve and support concussion care.

James describes himself as ‘a great scavenger of information ‘ and is passionate about providing the best care and support for his patients, in addition to providing relevant neuroscientific and clinical education for health professionals, patients, family and carers through Advanced Neuro Education James has conducted over 50 professional development courses since 2009 and has been an invited speaker at 25 different local, national and international clinical and research conferences.

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