#92: Inside the Future of Sport, Neuroscience, & Concussion Education w/ Dr. Mario Bizzini #sportsphysio

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💡 In this Episode: Dr. Mario Bizzini, PhD, MSc, PT returns to discuss the intersection of neuroscience, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration in sport in Ep 92 of Concussion Corner Podcast®. Together we explore the evolution of sports conferences, the power of in-person education, and how collaboration between ortho, neuro, and sport physio professionals is reshaping concussion and injury prevention worldwide.
📍 Highlights include Insights from the 2024 Brain and Sport Conference in Bern, Reflections on lectures by Dusty Grooms, Suzanne Gard, Joanna Kvist, Eamonn Delahunt, Francesca Della Via, and Ava Agburg, The importance of team-based concussion management, he upcoming Sports Physio Swiss Conference 2025 in Lausanne (Oct 30–31) in partnership with Sports and Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS), A preview of the 2026 World Conference of Sports Physical Therapy in Bern. Mario Bizzini, PhD, MSc, PT is as a research associate at the Human Performance Lab, Schulthess Clinic in Zürich (Switzerland), where he works since 34 years. He earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2001), and completed his PhD at the Oslo Sports Trauma and Research Center at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences (2010).
Dr. Bizzini was also involved during 14 years (2002-2016) with the FIFA Medical Research and Assessment Center (F-MARC). His research interests focus on prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Mario has at today 135 peer-reviewed publications, 6 books, and 20 book chapters on these topics. He is Deputy Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine ( ⁨@BJSMVideos⁩ ) and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ( ⁨@IJSPT⁩ ). Dr. Bizzini, a former board member of the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT), is currently the Vice-President of the ⁨@sportfisioswiss2930⁩ Swiss Sport Physiotherapy Association (SSPA). He’s a rehabilitation consultant for professional ice hockey and football/soccer teams, and has worked at three ⁨@Olympics⁩ Games (2008, 2012, 2016), three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014), and two ⁨@fifa⁩ Women’s World Cups (2007, 2015).

📄 #FOAMed Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
🔗 Sports Fisio Swiss https://sportfisio.ch/
🎓 Joint Congress Sport & Exercise Medicine Switzerland and Sportfisio: https://bbscongress.ch/de/joint-congress-sems-sportfisio-2025
🎓World Congress of Sports Physiotherapy by the IFSPT and Sportfisio Switzerland (SSPA) heads to Bern, in the heart of Switzerland for the second time, December 4–5, 2026 https://wcspt.com/
🎥 SSPA 2024 Conference Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyFKL_-aBmwY8dmEm5QPOCmIBidpBJCW&si=4foNuZcVPcvQKvsu
🔗 http://mariobizzini.com/
📣 Email us at [email protected] for the SportFisio Swiss and IJSPT group discount code
📖 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Sports Physio Conference 2024
02:06 The Importance of In-Person Education
04:46 Highlights from the Sports Physio Conference
07:30 Key Topics and Speakers
10:04 Concussion Education in Europe
12:38 Teamwork in Concussion Management
15:31 Future of Sports Injury Prevention 17:59 Networking and Collaboration in Healthcare 20:44 Conclusion and Future Conferences

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