Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium 2022

Description

Please join EmergeOrtho/Blue Ridge Region, in collaboration with MAHEC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, for the third annual Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium 2022. This exciting event will cover a variety of subjects and provide an opportunity for you to learn more about the treatment of athletes.

Topics include:
• Emerging Trends in Tendinopathy
• Sports Cardiology
• Ankle Sprains and Ligament Reconstructions
• Stress Fractures
• Disordered Eating and Mental Health in the Athlete
• Shoulder Instability in the Athlete
• Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries

Symposium presenters will include EmergeOrtho sub-specialists and a Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Care specialist from MAHEC. The keynote address will be given by David Berkoff, MD, of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

This symposium will be offered in the traditional in-person format on MAHEC’s campus in Asheville, NC. However, we will also provide the option to attend virtually from the comfort of your own home via live webinar (Webex platform).

Provided by

In Collaboration with

MAHEC Primary Care
Sports Medicine Fellowship

Target Audience

Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, School Nurses, Registered Nurses, OT/OTAs, PT/PTAs, Students, Athletic Trainers, Athletic Directors, Coaches, and all other interested individuals

Objectives

• Discuss current concepts in shoulder instability in the athlete
• Identify emerging trends in tendinopathy
• Review ankle sprains and ligament reconstructions
• Describe patient presentation with TFCC injury
• State the importance of sports cardiology for the athlete
• Identify causes and treatments for stress fractures
• Discuss updates from the IOC on screening for mental health issues in the athlete – who, how, and why

Faculty

• David J. Berkoff, MD
• Robert E. Boykin, MD
• Patrick J. King, MD, CAQSM
• Jessica K. Knapp, DO, CAQSM
• Peter G. Mangone, MD
• Aimee Riley, DO
• Michael P. Shea, MD