2017 UT Spring Sports Medicine Symposium
The University of Tennessee will be hosting its annual Spring Sports Medicine Symposium on Monday, May 8th, 2017. The event will be held on the UT Campus starting at 8:00am with registration likely to begin at 7:30am.
Speakers for the event will include Dr. Russell Betcher who will speak on elbow injuries, a local EMT speaking about traumatic extremity injuries, and Dr. Christopher Klenck discussing new NCAA cardiac guidelines and recommendations. Athletic trainers can earn up to 3 Category A continuing education credits for this event. There is no cost for attending the event.
You can register today for the free CE event through the link below. After registration you will receive further details about the event from the host.
Hughston Foundation Summer Continuing Education Event
The Hughston Foundation, in conjunction with Middle Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society, is providing athletic trainers with a one day continuing education opportunity. The event is being held on June 8th, 2017 on the MTSU campus. Athletic trainers will be able to earn 8 EBP continuing education credits in this event led by Andy Grubbs, M.Ed., ATC of Hughston Sports Medicine.
TATS will be providing lunch during a Middle Tennessee Regional Meeting in conjunction with the event.
The cost of this event $100 for the first (4 hour) session and $150 for both sessions. Further details about the event can be found below.
2017 Youth Sports Safety Conference at Vanderbilt University
Presented by the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS)
Information about registration is coming soon.
Learn strategies to help prevent youth sports-related injuries, protect the health of pediatric athletes, and improve physical literacy. Join us as we work together to find better ways to let kids participate in the activities they love.
Who should attend?
• General Practitioners
• Pediatrics, Family Medicine & Emergency Medicine
• Musculoskeletal Specialists
• Physical Therapists
• Athletic Trainers
• Physiatry, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
• Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
• Emergency Medical Personnel
• Mental Health Providers
• School Coaches, Teachers & Administration
• Community Youth Sports Organizations
• Concerned Families
CME/CEU credit is available
Keynote speakers for 2017 include...
Brian Hainline, M.D.
Dr. Hainline is the first chief medical officer of the NCAA, overseeing its Sports Science Institute. For over 20 years, Brian has been actively involved in sports medicine including as a founding member of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section, and serving as chief medical officer of the United States Tennis Association.
Bob Sallis, MD, FACSM
Dr. Sallis serves as the chairman for the international Exercise is Medicine initiative and previously served as president (2007-08) of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is a past-recipient of the Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and the Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine.
Avery Faigenbaum, BS, MS, EdD
Dr. Faigenbaum is a world-renowned professor at The College of New Jersey where he teaches a range of courses covering health promotion, exercise prescription, and clinical exercise physiology. His research interests focus on pediatric exercise science, resistance exercise, and preventive medicine. This involves exercise interventions in public schools and youth centers to understand changes in health, fitness, and athleticism in children and adolescents. In 2014, he was invited to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland to develop guidelines on youth athletic development.
Alexandra “Ali” Flury
As the Sports Safety Manager for Safe Kids Worldwide, Ali is responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the sports safety program elements for the Safe Kids network of over 400 U.S. coalitions. With the goal to change the culture and promote a safer environment for youth sports, Ali continues to expand and enhance the national program targeted to parents, coaches, and caregivers with evidence-based research, advocacy, and awareness from the injury prevention field.
Other presenters include
Sean Henry, President & COO of the Nashville Predators
Gabriel Brooks, Sports Physical Therapy Director at Texas Children’s Hospital
Candice Lee, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Deputy Athletic Director of Vanderbilt University
Mark Reeves, Assistant Executive Director, TSSAA
Gary Wilkerson, Professor in Graduate Athletic Training Program at UT Chattanooga
Stay tuned for more additions, including respected national and international Vanderbilt faculty, who will also appear.
We hope to see everyone at the Gala the night of July 13th (dinner, live music, keynote speaker from world of sports, silent auction) and the Conference during the day on July 14th, 2017.