Dr Adam White — Brain Health – Current Evidence and Strategies — Injury Rehab Network

The next Injury Rehab Network event with BASRaT, is taking place on Monday 11th May with a presentation from Dr Adam White – Director of Brain Health, Professional Footballers Association. Dr White will outline both the current evidence associated with brain health in football and the methods currently being deployed to address it.

Taking place online on Monday 11th May 2026 from 7pm – 8pm. Registration is free – click here to sign up.

Dr Adam White – Director of Brain Health, Professional Footballers Association

Dr Adam J. White is an experienced leader in Sport and Health. He currently holds the position of Director of Brain Health and the Professional Footballers’ Association, the trade union for elite football players in England. Adam has been at the forefront of research and policy on sport and brain health for well over a decade, and he is currently responsible for guiding football’s holistic response to concussion, dementia, and other chronic brain health conditions, such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

Adam co-founded of the Concussion Legacy Foundation UK; a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to support athletes, Veterans, and all affected by concussions and CTE; achieve smarter sports and safer athletes through education and innovation; and to End CTE through prevention and research.

Adam continues to collaborate with the global leaders in the field of sports neuroscience. He has authored dozens of peer-reviewed research papers and an academic book, “Sport, Theory and Social Problems,” which critically examines sport. He has an international reputation as a strong advocate for protecting athletes’ brain health.

Brain Health – Current Evidence and Strategies

Brain health is a growing issue in sport, with increasing public and political concern associated with both the acute management of concussion and the potential long-term outcomes of repetitive non-clinical head impacts. Football has undertaken to address this issue head-on with a comprehensive pan-football brain health strategy that focuses on addressing this issue at all levels of the game. Adam will outline both the current evidence associated with the issue and the methods currently being deployed to address it.

Book your place

• • Date – Monday 11th May 2026
  • Time – 7pm – 8pm
  • Cost – Free
  • Location – Online (Zoom)

• Register to attend – click here

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network in partnership with BASRaT will take place online on Monday 11th May from 7pm – 8pm. Anyone professionally involved with or studying sports medicine, performance and rehabilitation from injury is welcome to attend – click here to register.

There is a LinkedIn group for the Injury Rehab Network where the latest updates and information are shared – www.linkedin.com/groups/8770101/

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