English Premier League, Dementia, and the Legacy Behind Head Safe Football with Dr. Judith Gates

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, we’re honoured to welcome Dr Judith Gates — educator, researcher, and founder of Head Safe Football. With a distinguished career spanning education and strategic planning, including roles at Harvard and Stanford, Dr. Gates now channels her expertise into raising awareness about sports-related brain injuries. Inspired by the legacy of her late husband, former professional footballer Bill Gates, she is a leading voice in the fight to protect athletes from the dangers of repetitive head impacts. -       Bill and Judith Gates Legacy (01:30)-       Repetitive Head Impacts in Bills Playing Career (07:30)-       Noticing the signs and Symptoms of Dementia (09:34)-       Diagnosis (13:00)-       Head Safe Football (18:57) – ‘Think Head Safe, Reduce Heading in Training’-       It’s Not the Old Heavy Footballs Myth (23:29)-       Head Safe Charity Match Results (24:50)-       Cost of Care (29:55)-       Head Safe Football Detail (35:20)-       Favourite Memories (38:00)  Head Safe Football:https://[email protected] Twitter: @headsafecharityIG:@headsafefootballFacebook: Head Safe FootballLinkedin: Head Safe Football No-brainer: A Footballer’s Story of Life, Love and Brain Injuryhttps://www.amazon.com.au/No-brainer-Footballers-Story-Brain-Injury/dp/1914487230   Social media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion  Email: [email protected]