Carey, Lauchlan
Terry, Douglas P.
McIntosh, Andrew S.
Stanwell, Peter
Iverson, Grant L.
Gardner, Andrew J.
Article History
Received: 3 August 2020
Accepted: 2 August 2021
First Online: 16 September 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by The University of Newcastle’s Human Ethics Committee (reference number: H-2015-0323) and was performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable
: The authors, Lauchlan Carey, Peter Stanwell, Andrew McIntosh, Doug Terry, Douglas Terry, Grant Iverson, and Andrew Gardner, declare that they have no competing interests. Dr. Grant Iverson has been reimbursed by the government, professional scientific bodies, and commercial organisations for discussing or presenting research relating to MTBI and sport-related concussion at meetings, scientific conferences, and symposiums. He has a clinical practice in forensic neuropsychology, including expert testimony, involving individuals who have sustained mild TBIs (including athletes). He has received honorariums for serving on research panels that provide scientific peer review of programmes. He is a co-investigator, collaborator, or consultant on grants relating to mild TBI funded by the federal government and other organisations. He has received research support from test publishing companies in the past, including ImPACT® Applications Systems, Psychological Assessment Resources, and CNS Vital Signs. He has received research support from the Harvard Integrated Program to Protect and Improve the Health of NFLPA Members, and a grant from the National Football League. He serves as a scientific advisor for BioDirection, Inc, Sway Medical, Inc., and Highmark, Inc. Dr. Andrew Gardner serves as a scientific advisor for hitIQ, Ltd. He has a clinical practice in neuropsychology involving individuals who have sustained sport-related concussion (including current and former athletes). He has been a contracted concussion consultant to Rugby Australia. He has received travel funding or been reimbursed by professional sporting bodies, and commercial organisations for discussing or presenting sport-related concussion research at meetings, scientific conferences, workshops, and symposiums. Previous grant funding includes the NSW Sporting Injuries Committee, the Brain Foundation (Australia), an Australian-American Fulbright Commission Postdoctoral Award, a Hunter New England Local Health District, Research, Innovation and Partnerships Health Research & Translation Centre and Clinical Research Fellowship Scheme, and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), supported by Jennie Thomas, and the HMRI, supported by Anne Greaves. He is currently funded through an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship, and the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Stroke and Brain Injury. He has received unrestricted philanthropic support from the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Retired Players Brain Health research programme.