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2026 Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium - Keeping Pace with Her: Maintaining and Improving the Health of the Female Runner

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2026 Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium - Keeping Pace with Her: Maintaining and Improving the Health of the Female Runner

Location

Mountain Area Health Education Center
Blue Ridge Room
121 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803-2868

Dates & Times

Mar 20, 2026 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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This annual interprofessional symposium will explore evidence-based strategies for maintaining and improving the health of female runners across all levels of performance. Sessions will address unique physiological, biomechanical, and psychosocial considerations in women's running, with a focus on injury prevention, performance optimization, and long-term wellness. Exhibitors will be on-site with products and services relevant to the subject matter of the conference.

Please plan to join faculty and other conference participants for a special pre-conference conversation and networking event hosted by Anti-Fragile Physical Therapy at their 408 Depot St., Suite 160, Asheville, NC 28801 location on Thursday 3/19/2026 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.

This educational event is jointly provided by MAHEC (Departments of Continuing Professional Development and Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs) and EmergeOrtho – Blue Ridge Region.

Jointly provided by

UNC HS

Audience

Healthcare Professionals including Physicians, APPs, ATs, Nurses, OT/OTAs, and PT/PTAs; Running Athletes and Coaches

Objectives

check Describe the unique physiological and biomechanical factors that influence health and performance in female runners across different life stages
check Evaluate nutritional and hormonal considerations specific to female athletes, including energy availability, menstrual cycle impacts, and bone health
check Integrate interprofessional approaches to long-term wellness for female runners, including collaboration among sports medicine, physical therapy, nutrition, and behavioral health professionals
check Identify best practices for supporting female runners during the peripartum period, including safe return-to-running protocols, pelvic floor rehabilitation, and strategies for managing musculoskeletal and hormonal changes
check Analyze current evidence-based strategies for preventing and treating common running-related injuries in women, including stress fractures, tendon injuries, and pelvic floor dysfunction
check Apply principles of performance optimization tailored to female runners, incorporating strength training, recovery protocols, and mental health strategies
check Explore the realities and challenges of the female collegiate runner including the pressure to perform while maintaining physical and mental wellbeing

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Early Registration Fee - APPs, OTs, PTs, and Nurses

$75.00

Applies 12/3/25–3/13/26

Early Registration Fee - Athletes, Coaches, Residents/Fellows, and Students

$25.00

Applies 12/3/25–3/13/26

Early Registration Fee - ATs, OTAs, PTAs, EmergeOrtho Staff, and MAHEC Staff

$50.00

Applies 12/3/25–3/13/26

Early Registration Fee - Physicians

$100.00

Applies 12/3/25–3/13/26

Registration Fee - APPs, OTs, PTs, and Nurses

$90.00

Applies 3/14/26–3/20/26

Registration Fee - Athletes, Coaches, Residents/Fellows, and Students

$40.00

Applies 3/14/26–3/20/26

Registration Fee - ATs, OTAs, PTAs, EmergeOrtho Staff, and MAHEC Staff

$65.00

Applies 3/14/26–3/20/26

Registration Fee - Physicians

$115.00

Applies 3/14/26–3/20/26

Available Credits

CEU .600

The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.60 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

NCBPTE Contact Hours 5.000

MAHEC, as part of the NC AHEC system, is a NCBPTE-approved provider of continuing competence for activities directly related to physical therapy. NCBPTE 5.00 contact hours.

CME for Physician Assistants 5.500

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 5.50 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM 5.500

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Southern States CME Collaborative (SSCC) through the joint providership of Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and EmergeOrtho. MAHEC is accredited by the SSCC to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: MAHEC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Contact Hours 5.500

MAHEC designates this live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 5.50 Contact Hours.

Contact Hours 5.500

Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Practitioners: This activity was designated for 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

BOC CEUs for Athletic Trainers 5.500


NC Area Health Education Center (BOC AP#: P3459) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 5.50 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Speakers

Annie Barnes, PT, DPT, OCS, PCES
Brennan P. Dagle, MD
Michele Hobson, PT, DPT
Jess K. Knapp, DO, CAQSM
Jennifer Kurtz, Ph.D, CSCS, CISSN
Allison D. Lukacic, MPH, DO, CAQSM
Rachael Paszko, PT, DPT, OCS, PRPC
Emily Sherrard, MD, CAQSM, DipIBLM

Sessions

2026 Blue Ridge Sports Medicine Symposium - Keeping Pace with Her: Maintaining and Improving Health of the Female Runner

3/20 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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