Concussion, Autonomy and Care Giver Burden of Neurodegenerative Disease with Dr Deana Simonetto and Dr Daniel Sailofsky

Send us Fan MailDr. Deana Simonetto is a sociologist and Assistant Professor of History and Sociology at UBC Okanagan. Her research examines crime and deviance, gender, families, and sport, with a focus on how women navigate public identities while married to professional athletes. Dr. Daniel Sailofsky is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Toronto. A sociologist with a background in law and sport management, his work explores violence, gender, social harm, and the political economy of sport. He is the author of Playing Through Pain: The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport.  01:40 - How Dr Simonetto Become Involved in Concussion, Sociology of Sport & gender04:10 - How Dr Sailofsky Become Involved in Concussion, Sociology of Sport & gender09:55 – What is a Concussion/ CTE (Dr Simonetto)13:50 - What is a Concussion/ CTE (Dr Sailofsky)17:20 – Athlete’s as a Commodity, Fans as the Consumer and Sporting Work Place Injuries21:15 – Athlete’s Identity and Cognitive Decline Post Career29:00 – Impact of Neurodegenerative Disease32:15 – Autonomy and Informed Consent of One’s Decisions36:45 - Care Giver Burden of Neurodegenerative Disease and Inter Personal Violence46:00 – The CTE Defence and Removal of Blame For Inter Personal Violence50:15 – Relationship Breakdowns Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop weekly Social media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion  Email: [email protected]