Consensus Head Acceleration Measurement Practices Conference (CHAMP)

You are invited to participate in the Consensus Head Acceleration Measurement Practices (CHAMP) Conference occurring March 24 – 25, 2022 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Roberts Center for Pediatric Research (tentative schedule below). The goal of CHAMP is to develop consensus best practices for the gathering, reporting, and analysis of head acceleration data in sports. Given the rapid expansion of commercial head impact sensor systems in sports and the proliferation of studies based on them in the literature, there is a growing need for the field to define best practices for their use.

• The CHAMP effort consists of groups addressing the following areas:
• Laboratory validation of wearable sensor systems
• On-field validation of wearable sensor systems
• Video analysis of head impacts
• Physical (dummy) reconstructions of head impacts
• Computational modeling of head impacts
• Study design and statistical analysis
• Transparency and disclosure

Each group will produce a draft of a short, bulleted list of best practices and a full journal-length paper that will be released ahead of the consensus conference. We invite all invited participants to provide comments on the drafts before the conference and to attend the conference in March. During the conference, we will ask participants to engage in discussion on each of the above topics. At the end of the discussion, a vote will be taken to determine consensus on each of the best practices in the bulleted lists. After discussion and potential revision of each section during the conference, the full papers will be submitted to the Annals of Biomedical Engineering to be peer-reviewed for a special edition of the journal.

We take health concerns very seriously. COVID-related precautions will be in place to make the in-person event as safe as possible. Attendees must present proof of completed COVID-19 vaccination to attend in person and masks will be required to be worn. These policies may change as relevant recommendations change. Instructions on how to upload your vaccination card(s) are presented below.

• 7:30 AM ~ Shuttle pick up from The Study at University City
• 7:45 AM ~ Shuttle Arrives at Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
• 8:30 - 8:50 AM ~ Opening remarks
• 8:50 - 10:20 AM ~ Laboratory Validation of Wearable Sensors
• 10:20 - 10:30 AM ~ Break
• 10:30 am - 12:00 PM ~ On-Field Validation of Wearable Sensors
• 12:00 - 1:15 PM ~ Lunch
• 1:15 - 2:45 PM ~ Study Design and Statistical Analysis
• 2:45 - 3:00 PM ~ Break
• 3:00 - 4:30 PM ~ Transparency and Disclosure
• 4:30 - 5:00 PM ~ Summary and Next Steps
• 5:30 PM ~ Board Shuttle back to The Study for Reception

• 7:30 AM ~ Shuttle pick up from The Study at University City
• 7:45 AM ~ Shuttle Arrives at Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
• 8:30 - 8:45 AM ~ Opening remarks
• 8:45 - 9:45 AM ~ Video Analysis of Head Acceleration Events
• 9:45 - 10:00 AM ~ Break
• 10:00 - 11:00 AM ~ Physical Reconstruction of Head Acceleration Events
• 11:00 am - 12:00 PM ~ Computational Modeling of Head Acceleration Events
• 12:00 - 12:30 PM ~ Final Remarks, Summary, and Next Steps

REGISTRATION:

There is no registration fee for the conference. The conference will be held in-person with a virtual option.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

The Study at University City, 20 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ` ~ 215.398.1866. Participants will be responsible for making their own travel and hotel arrangements. Link to The Study is provided below. The meeting will be held at the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA. Please be sure to book your room by the deadline date of March 11, 2022. After the cut-off date of March 2nd, the hotel will release the rooms to the public.

There are two ways in which to secure your room:

1) put in number once contract is finalized

OR

2) Use this link to reserve your room (WILL RECEIVE ONCE CONTRACT IS SIGNED)

MEETING LOCATION:

Roberts Center for Pediatric Research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ~ 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 ~ Conference Rooms 1-120A/B.

RECEPTION / DINNER:

Thursday, March 24, 2022 at The Study, Drawing Room

6-7 Reception - Drawing Room; 7-9 - Dinner/Buffet, Drawing Room PARKING:

Parking is available at the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research. There are two entry locations: A Level (on South Street) or B Level (on Schuylkill Ave). Parking vouchers will be provided each day at the conclusion of the meeting.

Each parker must take a ticket when entering the Roberts Garage. Upon exiting, the parker must scan the original ticket at the exit verifier. The Courtesy Coupons acts as a chaser ticket (after scanning the ticket that was dispensed at the entrance, scan the Courtesy Coupon).

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO ROBERTS CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH:

From I-76 East: Take exit 346A for South Street. Stay in the left lane and turn left onto South Street. Right beyond the next light, turn right into the parking garage.

From I-76 West: Take exit 346A for South Street. Stay in the right lane and turn right onto South Street. At the next light, turn right into the parking garage.

If you choose to travel via taxi or ride-share service from The Study University City to the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, please use the following address for drop-off:

• 734 Schuylkill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146

SHUTTLE SERVICE:

For your convenience, shuttle service will be provided by REEF Parking to transport you from The Study to the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research on March 24th and 25th. Pick up times from the hotel will be 7:30 AM on both days. At the conclusion of the first day, the shuttle will return to Roberts Center for Pediatric Research at 5:30 PM to transport you all back to The Study for the reception and dinner.

VACCINE VERIFICATION:

We take health concerns very seriously. COVID-related precautions will be in place to make the in-person event as safe and enjoyable as possible. Attendees to the Consensus Head Acceleration Measurement Practices (CHAMP) Conference must present proof of completed COVID-19 vaccination (via registration process) to attend the conference in person. Masks are also required to be worn during the conference. We reserve the right to change these policies as relevant recommendations change. Please use this link to upload your vaccine card: https://redcap.chop.edu/surveys/?s=4PL7H3KD9LJE99CW. If you experience trouble with the link, copy and paste into your URL which will take you directly to the survey.

Thank you. We look forward to seeing you all!

Host or Publisher Children's Hospital of Philadelphia