The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
TeachAids is proud to announce a partnership with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System’s (VAPAHCS) Headache Center of Excellence. Together they will develop high quality Veteran education materials and utilize cutting-edge technology to enhance Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and headache care. This partnership will leverage an interactive learning experience focused on the prevention and…
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body and a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), announced today that Dr. Piya Sorcar, TeachAids founder and CEO and Stanford School of Medicine Adjunct Affiliate has been named to its Education Advisory Council. The council is one of three that provide the organization leadership and…
TeachAids announces CoviDB for Kids, a global platform for organizing age-appropriate resources and learning materials. CoviDB For Kids is an interactive database that fills a gap in the online learning space for youth to understand in their language about COVID-19. Among the topics specifically covered are daily challenges such as social distancing, hand washing, face…
Concussions are largely invisible injuries and difficult to diagnose unless athletes report their symptoms. However, concussions are often under-reported for many reasons, including that athletes may lack the knowledge about concussion symptoms, understanding of concussion severity, or do not feel comfortable reporting their concussions. It is therefore important to evaluate concussion education to determine how well it…
TeachAids announced today a partnership with U.S. Ski & Snowboard to provide their members with the CrashCourse cutting-edge concussion education resources as part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to athlete health and wellness. “CrashCourse will not only enhance our ability as an organization to educate athletes and coaches, but thanks to TeachAids’ extensive network, it…
It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of its new Institute for Brain Research and Innovation. Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, the mission of this Institute will be to improve concussion reporting by implementing and evaluating innovative tools to enhance the knowledge of concussive symptoms, severity, and side-effects. The goal of…
We are proud to announce that Diana Anthony, Program Manager of the Neurosurgical Simulation and Virtual Reality Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, will continue to offer her medical expertise on our CrashCourse and CoviDB project initiatives. In middle school, Anthony joined her school’s United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) club, where…
Photo Credit: Texas Woman’s University As TeachAids continues to fortify its CrashCourse concussion curriculum, we are grateful that Sara Lowe Lilly, Synchronized Swimming Coach at Texas Woman’s University, is joining as an Advisor. At just 15 years of age, Lilly moved to San Francisco to pursue her athletic career in synchronized swimming. After being accepted…
TeachAids is pleased to announce a new partnership with USA Gymnastics. As part of their organization’s commitment to athlete health and wellness, they will provide members access to the CrashCourse concussion education. “The safety and well-being of our athletes is our top priority,” said Kim Kranz, USA Gymnastics Chief of Athlete Wellness. “Partnering with industry…
Photo Credit: Glenn Asakawa Throughout her career, Dr. Theresa Hernández, the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, has made significant contributions to our understanding of functional recovery and its vulnerability to stress following concussion or…
It’s been nearly four decades since the discovery of HIV. From developing impactful therapies to building more effective education, our world has made great strides in tackling this problem. We will continue the battle together till it is won. In commemoration of this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1st), TeachAids brings you individual stories from around…
Dr. Rajiv Doshi, who has worked as an HIV/AIDS advisor for TeachAids for many years, will be continuing his guidance as he joins the CoviDB initiative. Dr. Doshi is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the Director of the India Program at the Byers Center for Biodesign. The goal of the India…
