Injury Prevention Symposium

4th Annual Injury Prevention Symposium

Please look for information regarding IPS 2021 coming soon.

Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC) CEU credits for athletic trainers are available for attending this free live webinar.

Keynote Speaker, Roald Bahr, MD, PhD for 4th Annual Conference Announced

Dr. Bahr is the Professor of Sports Medicine in the Department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and Chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center. He is also Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Medical Department at the National Olympic Training Center, Olympiatoppen. Prof. Bahr is also the Director of the Aspetar Sports Injury & Illness Prevention Program at Aspetar Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar.

Additional speakers during the conference include:

Injury Prevention Symposium Webinar Tentative Schedule

9:00am MST - Keynote Address: Roald Bahr

Injury Prevention for the Olympic & Paralympic Athlete

9:00am

Dr. Roald Bahr, MD The Norwegian Olympic & Paralympic Screening and Monitoring Program; what is it, why do we do it and does it help Norway win medals?

9:30am

Jon Finnoff, DO The USOPC’s Response to COVID-19

9:45am

Bahati Van Pelt USOPC Athlete Services Division

10:00am

Dr. Gloria Beim, MD Prevention of Suicide in Athletes

10:15am Q&A

Break

Biomechanics and Strength & Conditioning – Implications for Injury Prevention

10:45am

Matt Jordan, PhD Managing Uncertainty After ACL Injury: A Case Study from Alpine Ski Racing

11:00am

Dr. Ernie Rimer, PhD Applied Sport Epidemiology

11:15am

Sam Gardner, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D PARA: Proper Appreciation for Relentless Athletes

11:30am Q&A

LUNCH

Challenges in Return to Play Decision Making

12:15pm

Trent SaloContextual Considerations for Returning to Play in NBA

12:30pm

Carlos Jimenez, DPT, SCS, CSCS US Women’s Soccer RTP topics

12:45pm

Dean Little Return to Performance: How player tracking may help us close the gap?

1:00pm

Gillian Bower, PT, SCS

Kyle Wilkens, MS, PA-C, ATC-L Ski & Snowboard RTP Topics

1:15pm Q&A

Break

New Perspectives in Concussion Management

1:45pm

David Howell, PhD Preventing Injuries After Sport-Related Concussion: How Do We Identify Who is at Risk, and What Can be Done?

2:00pm

Doug Wiebe, PhD Injury Prevention Opportunities in the Ivy League - Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study

2:15pm Q&A

Break

Bridging the Gap – Clinical Perspectives in Injury Prevention Research

2:45pm

Marc Philippon, MD Hip Screening to Identify the Hip "At Risk"

3:00pm

Dustin Nabhan, DC, DACBSP, CSCS

David Taylor Preservation of Athlete Health: Tips for High Performance Teams

3:15am

Dr. Travis Maak, MD The relationship between hip morphology, function & injury prevention

3:30pm Q&A

Break

Injury Prevention for the Female Athlete

4:00pm

Sophia Nimphius, PhD Exercise and Sport Science Failing by Design in Understanding Female Athletes

4:15pm

Kate Ackerman, MD, MPH The RED-S statement

4:30pm

Chimsom Oleka, MD How Understanding the Menstrual Cycle can Prevent Injury in Female Athletes

4:45pm

Michelle Carter Going for Gold

5:00pm Q&A

5:15pm Webinar Closing Remarks

Learning Objectives

1.) Consider and apply the role of mental health in injury and illness prevention programs in the Sports Medicine setting.

2.) Discover the role of epidemiology and functional profiling in the development of injury prevention programs.

3.) Integrate epidemiology concepts into clinical management of sport concussion.

4.) Consider and interpret key outcome measures in the return to play decision making process.

5.) Speculate the different between female and male injury Risk Factors, and propose future research directions.

Schedule and Format: Web-based lecture symposium with numerous speakers throughout the event

Cancelation/Refund Policy: No refund policy due to being a free event. Attendees will be notified of cancelation via email as soon as possible

Number of contact hours/CEUs that will be available: 6.5 CEUs will be offered for Certified Athletic Trainers.

Fees: none, free event

Target Audience: This lecture series is intended for sports medicine clinicians and researchers including athletic trainers, physicians physical therapists, sport chiropractors, and strength and conditioning specialists.

Sponsors: Steadman Philippon Research Institute and the US Coalition for the Prevention of Illness and Injury in Sport

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Jenna Street, ATC at Jenna.Street@usopc.org