2024 Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium: Adventure Medicine in the Mountains
May 24, 2024 Closed Allied Health Medicine
Description
Online registration is now closed, walk-in spaces are available.
This annual interprofessional symposium will address "adventure sports" common in the mountains (biking, climbing, running, snow sports) and related sports medicine topics. Exhibitors will be on-site with sports-related products and services. This educational event is jointly provided by MAHEC (Department of Continuing Professional Development and Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs) and EmergeOrtho - Blue Ridge Region.
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Target Audience
Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, OT/OTAs, PT/PTAs, Athletic Trainers and other interested sports professionals
Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the impact of strength training and proper nutrition for endurance athletes
- Relay proper ergonomics and bike fitting for comfortable cycling
- Triage snake bites in the adventure athlete
- Manage common hand and shoulder injuries from climbing
- List common injuries in ultra/trail runners
- Implement evidence-based return-to-activity recommendations for postpartum athletes
- Identify and manage upper extremity injuries in mountain bikers
- Discuss common downhill skiing knee injuries and their management
- Implement graded return-to-adventure activities post-concussion
Faculty
- Brian Atkinson, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM
- Matthew Baird, MD
- Reid Beloni
- Jennifer B. Cook, OT/L, CHT
- Rachel Erickson, DO, CAQSM
- Kyle M. Judkins, DO, CAQSM
- Allison D. Lukacic, MPH, DO
- Josh Owen, MHS, LAT, ATC, PRT, ITAT
- Emily Sherrard, MD
- Eric Sobolewski, PhD, MBA, MS, BS