Interprofessional Concussion Management of the Interscholastic Athlete

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to describe three differences for managing a concussion between a professional athlete and an interscholastic athlete.
2. Learner will be able to describe the current “problem” the competitive athlete faces at the professional, collegiate, and interscholastic level. 

Summary

This course will compare the differences and similarities of concussion management at the professional, collegiate and the interscholastic level. The panel will include physicians and athletic directors who can speak to the communication, coordination of care, as well as the resources available at each level and how to ensure proper care for all athletes. The group will also have time to reflect on the concussion “problem” depicted in the keynote address and provide insight on what is being done at each level. 

Speakers

Moderated by:
Ashwin Babu, MD
Team Physician

Dr. Ashwin Babu is a team physician for the Boston Bruins, New England Revolution and US CP Soccer National Team. He completed his medical education at Rutgers University, his residency in PM&R at Northwestern University and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Harvard/Spaulding. He has extensive experience recognizing and managing sports concussions for the professional and national teams his covers.  

Patricia Cordeiro, MS, ATC, CSCS
Athletic Trainer

Pat Cordeiro has worked as an athletic trainer for the past 32 years. This is her first year working at Mass General Brigham providing athletic injury health care in Boston Public Schools. She previously worked with athletes of all levels of sport including professional, Olympic, collegiate, and performing arts. Teaching is one of her passions and she taught at the undergraduate level for 10 years and worked as a preceptor supervising athletic training students. Pat received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and a concentration in Athletic Training from Bridgewater State University.  After working for 10 years, she continued her education at AT Still University in Arizona graduating with a Master of Science in Athletic Health Care. Pat currently resides in Woburn, MA and spends her free time hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. 

Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Iaccarino is an attending physician in the MGH Youth and Sport Concussion Program and is the Sr. Director of Brain Health Services at Home Base, an MGH and Red Sox Foundation Program that treats military services members with TBI. She also serves as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Home Base overseeing clinical programs to provide mental health and TBI care to military service members and veterans nationally. She is an independent neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League and treats retired NFL players in the MGH Brain and Body Program.

Her research focuses on diagnostic tools in the evaluation of concussion and repetitive head trauma as well as new therapeutic modalities to improve concussion recovery and long-term brain health. Dr. Iaccarino obtained a degree in biology from Georgetown University and completed her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship at the University of Virginia. She then moved to Boston where she completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Phil Madore, MS, ATC, PES
Athletic Trainer, Concussion Care Coordinator

Phil Madore has been a secondary school athletic trainer and the Concussion Care Coordinator for Brigham and Women’s Hospital (now Mass General Brigham) since 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Springfield College where he majored in Athletic Training, and a Master of Science degree from California University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Exercise Science with a focus on Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement. He has served as an athletic trainer at Phillips Exeter Academy, St. Sebastian’s School, and Pomfret School before joining the medical staff for the New England Revolution. During his eight years as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Revolution, he served as the Head Athletic Trainer for their Academy program for several years.  During his 19-year career, Phil has worked with middle school, high school, and professional athletes providing athletic training services with an extensive career of evaluating, recognizing, and providing care for concussions.

He is proficient in using the SCAT5, VOMS, and ImPACT screening tools with a certification as an ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer. Phil works closely with orthopedics, physiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, and rehab medicine to treat sports related concussions. Phil has helped to develop concussion protocols and return to play criteria for all our secondary school contracts.

Claus Reinsberger, MD, PhD
Professor of Sports Medicine at Paderborn, Chief of Sports Neurology and Neurosciences at Mass General Brigham

Dr. Claus Reinsberger is a board-certified neurologist and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He studied medicine at Ruhr-University, Bochum (GER), Galway (IRE) and Galveston (Tx, USA) before he finished his residency in Neurology with specific focus on clinical neurophysiology in Nottwil (CH), Zuerich (CH) and Wuerzburg (GER). After a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, he joined faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and became Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School in Boston (MA, USA), After moving to Germany in 2014 to become Germany’s first Neurologist to serve as Chair of Sports Medicine he was recently appointed Chief of Sports Neurology and Neurosciences at Mass General Brigham. His clinical and scientific interest consist of various topics within the field of sports neurology, specifically sports associated concussion, sports and exercise therapy in neurological diseases and the autonomic nervous system. He also serves as a member of the medical commission of the German Football Association (DFB) and of the expert commission on head injuries of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).    

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to describe the components of a Medical Time Out and its importance in a game.
2. Learner will be able to outline key components of the process of reporting a head injury and the coordination of care within a school setting.  
3. Learner will be able to determine the risk factors for brain injury.

Summary

This course has been designed to present state law and year ending reporting process of concussions. The course will review the components of reporting including the coordination of care and the communication between school nurses and providers. The course will also touch on the absence of resources and tools for recruitment. The speakers and panelist will include athletic trainers, athletic directors and school nurses.  

Speakers

Jim Zachazewski, PT, DPT, ATC
Supervisor, Mass General Brigham Athletic Training

Jim Zachazewski is currently the Supervisor for Boston Public Schools Athletic Training Services through MGH Sports Medicine. He is a Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer with over 40 years of experience at various levels of athletic training and physical therapy practice. He has been a conference planner and speaker for multiple conferences in these areas, and has written or edited multiple textbooks, textbook chapters and peer reviewed articles.

Adam Bennett, MS, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer

Adam Bennett has been with the Mass General Brigham system serving as the Athletic Trainer contracted to King Philip Regional High School since 2015. He earned his BS in Athletic Training from Bridgewater State University in 2014 and his MS in Athletic Administration from Ohio University in 2018. Adam cemented himself as a valuable member of the school's Athletics Department and the hospital network's Athletic Training Outreach staff. Most notably reviewing and revising the school district’s concussion management policies and procedures, helping to lay a foundation for Mass General Brigham's Sports Medicine's concussion policy template and the portfolio of policy and procedure templates for partnering school districts to use. 

Justin J. Domingos, MS, CAA
Director of Athletics, Plymouth North High School

Justin Domingos has been an athletic director for seven years and is currently at Plymouth North High School. He earned his Master of Science in exercise science and athletic administration from McDaniel College, and coached men's lacrosse collegiately for 12 years, most recently at Gettysburg College, Colby College, and Boston University.

Erin Gillooly, MS, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer

Erin Gillooly has received her BS in Athletic Training from UCONN in 2009 and her MS in Sports Medicine from UNCG in 2011. She has been a secondary school athletic trainer for 13 years. For the past 15 summers Erin has served as an athletic trainer in the Cape Cod Baseball League. 

Laura Wilson, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Nurse Educator at Plymouth North High School

Laura Wilson is a nationally certified school nurse and has her master’s degree in Education with a concentration in School Nursing. Laura’s Independent Learning Project focused on concussions and the return to learn process for students in high school. 

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to describe the components of a Medical Time Out and its importance in a game.
2. Learner will be able to outline key components of the process of reporting a head injury and the coordination of care within a school setting.  
3. Learner will be able to determine the risk factors for brain injury.

Summary

This course has been designed to present the importance of an emergency action plan and how it is implemented for head and neck injuries. The course will review sideline assessment, scene management, and the coordination of care prior to an injury. The speakers and panelists include Athletic Trainers and Physicians. 

Speakers

Gian Corrado, MD
Director of Emergency Sports Medicine at Mass General Brigham

Dr. Gian Corrado is head team physician at Northeastern University and head team medical physician for the New England Patriots. Dr. Corrado also holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. In 1998, Dr. Corrado graduated from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and later served his residency at the University of Chicago. In 2004, Dr. Corrado moved to Boston and completed his fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital in the Division of Sports Medicine where until recently, he was an attending physician for 16 years. Dr. Corrado currently oversees the Sports Performance Department and is an integral part of the athlete’s development at Northeastern University.

Jonathan Raskow, ATC, LAT
Athletic Trainer

Jonathan Raskow has 15 years’ experience as an Athletic Trainer. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire in Kinesiology; Athletic Training. He’s worked with athletes from professional baseball, college/university, high school/middle school, competitive triathletes, weekend warriors, to the “industrial athlete.” He has been interviewed by the Boston Globe for his Emergency Action Plan work with a local high school, presented on concussions at Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health, Mini Med-School, wrote “Concussions: What you Need to Know” published to the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health Blog, and conducted and co-published research in football facemask removal at the University of New Hampshire.

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to identify flags that might be present, should someone need counseling.
2. Learner will be able to define mental health and how it can relate to a student athlete.
3. Learner will be able to recognize mental health symptoms associated with concussions.
4. Learner will be able to identify how the team can implement evidence-based interventions.

Summary

This course was designed to introduce the topic of mental health in relation to the student athlete. The course will provide an overview of common mental health conditions as well as symptoms associated with concussions and evidence-based interventions from multiple theoretical perspectives. 

Speakers

Nathan Cook, PhD
Neuropsychologist at the Sports Concussion Program, Mass General Brigham

Dr. Cook is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He has an active research program designed to improve pediatric concussion and brain injury assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation, seeking to lay the foundation for providing children and adolescents with more personalized and effective health care to promote their recovery and restoration of function. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has lectured widely on such topics as pediatric concussion assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to identify the roles and responsibilities required when a student athlete returns to the classroom.
2. Learner will be able to describe three different academic accommodations for the student athlete.
3. Learner will be able to outline the important steps of developing an individualized return to learn plan for the student athlete. 

Summary

This course is designed to discuss the components of the return to learn process for the student athlete. The course will identify the relationship between physician, AT, and school nurse and distinguish the roles each provider has. The speakers will include an athletic trainer, school nurse and a neuropsychologist.

Speakers

Grant L. Iverson, PhD
Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School 

Dr. Grant Iverson is the Director of the Concussion Research Program for the Spaulding Research Institute and Spaulding Rehabilitation, and he is the Director of the Mass General for Children Sports Concussion Program. He is a leading proponent of a biopsychosocial model for conceptualizing both good and poor outcome from mild traumatic brain injury in athletes, civilians, active-duty military service members, and veterans. He has published more than 560 articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Nadine Marcheterre, BSN, RN, NCSN
Triton High School Nurse

Nadine received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Fitchburg State College in 1987. She has been in practice as a professional nurse in a diverse area of specialties. Nadine has spent the last 13 years of her career in school health, and is currently nationally certified in this specialty. Nadine works at Triton High School in Byfield, MA as the school nurse and has developed a cohesive, collaborative working relationship with her Athletic Trainer and Athletic Director. Recently, Nadine has completed a Concussion Educational offering through Boston Children’s Hospital.

Meghan Ober, CAGS, MS, BA
Director of Guidance, Triton Regional High School

Meghan Ober is the Director of Guidance at Triton Regional High School in Byfield, MA. While her role includes everything from event planning to data analysis to test administration, she has also worked with many students, and their families, as they adapt to and recover from concussions. She has supported students via 504 plans, communication between teachers, families, and practitioners, and simply in the everyday school life as these students recover and find their new normal. 

Mike Ruzycky, MS, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer

As an experienced athletic trainer with over a decade of experience, Mike Ruzycky has been providing student athletes with injury prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services ranging from adolescent to Division I college sports. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Bridgewater State University and a Master's degree in Athletic Training from Texas State University. With his expertise and knowledge, Mike has collaborated with school nurses and guidance counselors to develop and implement concussion management programs, ensuring the best possible outcomes for student-athletes.

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to define second impact syndrome.
2. Learner will be able to identify long term subclinical issues in relation to a concussion.
3. Learner will be able to recognize post concussion implications in the student athlete. 

Summary

This course is designed to discuss post concussion implications. The course will examine current research on Second Impact Syndrome and long-term sequelae as well as the different sub-clinical injuries that can be experienced by the student athlete following a concussion. 

Speakers

Claus Reinsberger, MD, PhD
Professor of Sports Medicine at Paderborn, Chief of Sports Neurology and Neurosciences at Mass General Brigham

Dr. Claus Reinsberger is a board-certified neurologist and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He studied medicine at Ruhr-University, Bochum (GER), Galway (IRE) and Galveston (Tx, USA) before he finished his residency in Neurology with specific focus on clinical neurophysiology in Nottwil (CH), Zuerich (CH) and Wuerzburg (GER). After a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, he joined faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and became Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School in Boston (MA, USA), After moving to Germany in 2014 to become Germany’s first Neurologist to serve as Chair of Sports Medicine he was recently appointed Chief of Sports Neurology and Neurosciences at Mass General Brigham. His clinical and scientific interest consist of various topics within the field of sports neurology, specifically sports associated concussion, sports and exercise therapy in neurological diseases and the autonomic nervous system. He also serves as a member of the medical commission of the German Football Association (DFB) and of the expert commission on head injuries of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).    

Ross Zafonte, DO
President of Spaulding Rehabilitation, Senior VP of Medical Affairs, Research and Education

Dr. Ross Zafonte is the Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Harvard Medical School and Chief of PM&R at Mass General Brigham. Dr. Zafonte's textbook, Brain Injury Medicine, is considered one of the standards in the field of brain injury care. His current research is funded by the NIH, DOD and NIDRR and primarily focuses on understanding mechanisms of recovery after brain and spinal cord injury.

Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Iaccarino is an attending physician in the MGH Youth and Sport Concussion Program and is the Sr. Director of Brain Health Services at Home Base, an MGH and Red Sox Foundation Program that treats military services members with TBI. She also serves as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Home Base overseeing clinical programs to provide mental health and TBI care to military service members and veterans nationally. She is an independent neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League and treats retired NFL players in the MGH Brain and Body Program.

Her research focuses on diagnostic tools in the evaluation of concussion and repetitive head trauma as well as new therapeutic modalities to improve concussion recovery and long-term brain health. Dr. Iaccarino obtained a degree in biology from Georgetown University and completed her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship at the University of Virginia. She then moved to Boston where she completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Objectives

1. Learner will be able to describe two advancements in the treatment and rehabilitation of athletes post concussion.
2. Learner will be able to identify two interventions/treatments for interscholastic athletes for return to play. 

Summary

This course will introduce advancements and updates in the treatment and rehabilitation of athletes post concussion. This course will feature two, highly-respected Neuro Clinical Specialists (NCS) in the field and treatment plans and protocols that they introduce to their interscholastic athletes. 

Speakers

Kristina Dunlea, PT, DPT, NCS
Clinical Supervisor and Physical Therapist

Dr. Kristina Dunlea currently works at Brigham and Women’s Rehabilitation in Foxboro in her role as a Clinical Supervisor and as Physical Therapist. She received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University in 1993 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Simmons College in 2006. In 2014, she obtained her Advanced Board-Certification as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

In addition, she holds certifications in Vestibular Rehabilitation, Cervicogenic Dizziness Rehabilitation, Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy, and LSVT BIG®, and has become credentialed in concussion management through ImPACT’s® (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) Trained Physical Therapist Program.

Her current practice involves the rehabilitation of individuals with neurological diagnoses with a focus on vestibular rehabilitation including, but not limited to, post-concussion/mild traumatic brain injury from the young to the older adult, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vestibular Hypofunction, and Cervicogenic Dizziness, along with a multitude of other vestibular disorders.

In addition, she serves as Adjunct Faculty/Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University and as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, SHRS at University of Pittsburgh.

Lenore Herget, DPT, SCS, MEd, CSCS
Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist, Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant

Dr. Lenore Herget is board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the Mass General Sports Medicine Center. She is a member of the New England Patriots medical staff and serves as the Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant to the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, Boston Celtics, Home Base Program and the Mass General Sports Concussion Clinic.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Master’s in Education degree from SUNY in 2005, her post baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Hunter College in 2006 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.

Dr. Herget’s practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes and military personnel who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making, differentiating between concussion and cervicogenic symptom presentation, alternative exercise testing protocols, atypical mTBI presentations and considerations in the military population. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome.

Additionally, Dr. Herget focuses her orthopedic practice on the biomechanical assessment and management of lower quarter injuries, specifically hamstring strains, tears, and ruptures with a focus on step wise rehabilitation to return to play and prevention of reinjury; and uses experience from her dry needling certification courses when appropriate. She heads up the conservative rehabilitation branch of Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine Hamstring Center of Excellence which involves the triage and management of patients with acute and chronic hamstring injuries, data collection and development and utilization of a standardized return to sport/function rehabilitation plan.

Objectives

1. The learner will be able to define three different roles and the roles’ responsibilities when it comes to returning an athlete to play.
2. The learner will be able to identify 2-3 steps to monitor the athlete’s safety after returning to play following a concussion. 

Summary

Panelists will emphasize the themes of today’s presentations. The discussion will focus on the importance of defining roles when it comes to the management of care of the athlete and how this is important when it comes to returning the athlete to play. The panelists will discuss where management goes after the athlete has returned to play, how to continuously monitor the athlete’s safety and important considerations to ensure safe return to play.

Speakers

Michael Belanger, PT, ATC
Director of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Outreach, Physical Therapist

Michael Belanger received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1997 and his Master of Science in Physical Therapy in 1999 from Sacred Heart University. He has been a Certified Athletic Trainer through the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer since 1998.  He holds board certification as a Sports Clinical Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Michael is the Director of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Outreach for Mass General Brigham and is also a Physical Therapist with Brigham and Women’s Rehabilitation Services at their outpatient center in Foxboro. 

Sabine Jean-Louis, DNP, FNP, MSN, RN
Boston Public School Nurse

Dr. Sabine Jean-Louis became a Registered Nurse in 2010 and has worked for Boston Public Schools as a school nurse for the past 11 years. During this time, she has earned her Master of Science in Nursing, became a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and most recently, became a Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019. She currently works in a school-based health center at a Vocational High School, located in Roxbury, providing health serviced and screenings to adolescents in collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission. Sabine has been a part of sports clearance and concussion management process for high school athletes. For the past 11 years.

Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Iaccarino is an attending physician in the Mass General Youth and Sport Concussion Program and is the Sr. Director of Brain Health Services at Home Base, an MGH and Red Sox Foundation Program that treats military services members with TBI. She also serves as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Home Base overseeing clinical programs to provide mental health and TBI care to military service members and veterans nationally. She is an independent neurotrauma consultant for the National Football League and treats retired NFL players in the MGH Brain and Body Program. Dr. Iaccarino's research focuses on diagnostic tools in the evaluation of concussion and repetitive head trauma as well as new therapeutic modalities to improve concussion recovery and long-term brain health. Dr. Iaccarino obtained a degree in biology from Georgetown University and completed her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship at the University of Virginia. She then moved to Boston where she completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Meghan Ober, CAGS, MS, BA
Director of Guidance, Triton Regional High School

Meghan Ober is the Director of Guidance at Triton Regional High School in Byfield, MA. While her role includes everything from event planning to data analysis to test administration, she has also worked with many students, and their families, as they adapt to and recover from concussions. She has supported students via 504 plans, communication between teachers, families, and practitioners, and simply in the everyday school life as these students recover and find their new normal. 

Djenny Lobo Lopes, DNP, MSN, RN
Senior Director of the Office of Health Services, Boston Public Schools District

Dr. Djenny Lobo Lopes is a Boston Public School (BPS) alumni and BPS parent alumnus with 12 years of nursing experience as an RN in multiple fields of nursing, healthcare and nursing education. Dr. Lobo Lopes graduated from Regis College with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, specializing in nursing education. She also holds a Master of Science Degree in Nursing, specializing in nursing education. Dr. Lobo Lopes has many years of experience as an RN, nurse leader, nurse educator and 3 years’ experience in school health and the public health sector. In her current role as the Senior Director of the Office of Health Services for the Boston Public Schools District, her primary mission is to enhance the health and quality of nursing services provided to every BPS student with a focus on implementing quality management systems and decreasing health inequities. 

Take Interstate 95 to Exit 19 onto Route 1 South. Merge onto Route 1 South and follow for approximately 3 miles until you see Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place on your left. Once you reach the stadium, take a left at the second set of lights (CVS Pharmacy on corner) and take your first right onto P6 Drive in front of the Renaissance Hotel. Take your first left after the Renaissance Hotel and stay straight to the West parking lots of the stadium. Lighted electronic boards and directional signals will direct you to your event.

View parking diagram (PDF) for the event. Conference attendees will be entering from the W1 and W2 entrances.

Take Interstate 495 to Exit 36A onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North approximately 4 miles to Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place (on the right). Once you reach the stadium, go through one set of lights and at the second set take a right onto P8 Drive. This road will lead you to the West parking lots behind the Renaissance Hotel. Lighted electronic boards and directional signals will direct you to your event.

View parking diagram (PDF) for the event. Conference attendees will be entering from the W1 and W2 entrances.