JCC slates presentation on sports concussions

The Jefferson Community College health office will host a presentation on sports concussions by Dr. Brian Rieger of State University of New York Upstate Medical University at 6 p.m. on Nov. 9.

Rieger's presentation entitled "Recognizing and Managing Sports Concussions" will be held in the Robert R. and Jean S. Sturtz Theater. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Dr. Rieger is a chief psychologist and clinical assistant professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at SUNY Upstate. Additionally, he is the director of the Concussion Management Program and the Central New York Sports Concussion Center at University Hospital in Syracuse where he has also been a psychologist for eleven years. As a specialist on brain injuries, Rieger speaks frequently at medical, sports and community forums about sport-related concussions and concussions in general.

For more information about the sports concussions presentation, call the JCC health office (786-2247) or e-mail jperry@sunyjefferson.edu.