PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Willem H Meeuwisse
AU  - Kathryn J Schneider
AU  - Jiří Dvořák
AU  - Onutobor (Tobi) Omu
AU  - Caroline F Finch
AU  - K. Alix Hayden
AU  - Paul McCrory
TI  - The Berlin 2016 process: a summary of methodology for the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097569
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 873--876
VI  - 51
IP  - 11
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/11/873.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/11/873.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2017 Jun 01; 51
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to summarise the methodology for the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. The 18 months of preparation included engagement of a scientific committee, an expert panel of 33 individuals in the field of concussion and a modified Delphi technique to determine the primary questions to be answered. The methodology also involved the writing of 12 systematic reviews to inform the consensus conference and submission and review of scientific abstracts. The meeting itself followed a 2-day open format, a 1-day closed expert panel meeting and two additional half day meetings to develop the Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (Pocket CRT5), Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) and Child SCAT5.