Agenda
8:30 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Welcome and introductory remarks with memorial for Drew Ferguson
9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.: The Great Debate: Optimal Management of Knee, Shoulder, and Hip Pathologies in Athletes
- Amit Momaya, M.D., associate professor, UAB Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Steven Brown, M.D., associate dean, Graduate Medical Education, Meharry Medical College
9:55 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.: Seconds to Save: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Sport
- Irfan Asif, M.D., chair, UAB Family & Community Medicine; Heersink Endowed Professor of Sports & Exercise Medicine
10:35 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.: Keynote Lecture - Faith, Determination and Resiliency: When Sports Become More Than Just a Game
Sponsored by Caliber Medical Solutions
- Calvin Spellmon Jr., M.D., assistant professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; medical director, Birmingham City Schools
11:45 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Lunch & Conference Expo
- Be sure to check out all of the incredible local brands supporting the region's sports community!
12:30 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.: PANEL - Nutrition to Optimize Sports and Exercise Performance
- Caroline Cohen, Ph.D. RD, LD, assistant professor, clinical dietician, UAB Family & Community Medicine
- Tori Faught, MS, RDN, LD, clinical dietician, UAB Family & Community Medicine
- Eric Plaisance, Ph.D., associate professor, vice chair, UAB Nutrition Sciences
- Ashley Licata, Ph.D., RD, LD, assistant professor, Samford University Nutrition and Dietetics
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
ROOM A
Breakout 1: Trending Treatments in Sports Rehab
- Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, physical therapist, UAB Outpatient Physical Therapy - UAB Hospital-Highlands
Breakout 2: Return-to-Play Convergence: Translating "Return to Sport" Guidelines into Daily Clinical Decisions
- Brian Riddle, PT, DPT, MBA, ATC, CSCS, manager, UAB Outpatient Physical Therapy - UAB Hospital-Highlands
Breakout 3: Neuropsychological Evaluation in the Concussed Athlete
- Ashley Reno, Psy.D., associate professor, associate chief of Psychology, UAB Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology,
ROOM B
Breakout 1: Orthobiologics in Sports Medicine: Evidence, Applications, and Future Directions
- Steven Brown, M.D., associate dean, Graduate Medical Education, Meharry Medical College
Breakout 2: Emergency Medicine in Athletics
- Jeremy Towns, M.D., assistant professor, UAB Emergency Medicine
Breakout 3: Evaluation and Management of Low Back Pain: Pearls and Pitfalls
- Dale Colorado, D.O., MPH, associate professor, vice chair, UAB Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Chief of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2:55 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Break
3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.: Clearing the Fog: Updates in Sport-related Concussion
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Heath Hale, M.D., MPH, associate professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; director, Sports Medicine Clinic, UAB Student Health Services; medical director, UAB Athletics
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Open Q&A and Wrap-Up