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

Send us Fan Mail Dr. 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 & gender 04:10 - How Dr Sailofsky Become Involved in Concussion, Sociology of Sport & gender 09:55 – 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 Injuries 21:15 – Athlete’s Identity and Cognitive Decline Post Career 29:00 – Impact of Neurodegenerative Disease 32:15 – Autonomy and Informed Consent of One’s Decisions 36:45 - Care Giver Burden of Neurodegenerative Disease and Inter Personal Violence 46:00 – The CTE Defence and Removal of Blame For Inter Personal Violence 50:15 – Relationship Breakdowns Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop weekly Social media: Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: [email protected]