USA Lacrosse Sports Medicine Symposium 2021
October 13-14, 2021
(5-9 pm EST each day)
This is a Virtual Event for athletic trainers, sports scientists, medical and allied professionals, administrators, and support staff who seek to improve the health and well-being of lacrosse athletes.
Note: Only registrations with CME/CEU will receive a certificate.
The National Strength and Conditioning Association has approved this event for 0.6 CEU - Category A.
Schedule & Session Topics
Wednesday, October 13 |
6 pm - COVID Pandemic Response Presenters: ● Dr. Eugene Hong* (Chief Physician Executive, Medical Univ of South Carolina) ● Dr. Brian Hainline (Chief Medical Officer, NCAA) ● Dr. Catherine Logan (Head League Physician, Premier Lacrosse League) ● Dr. Jeff Bytomski (Head Team Physician, Duke University Men's Lacrosse) |
7 pm - Team Approach to Team Care (View Session) Presenters: ● Nina Walker* (Head Athletic Trainer for Men’s Lacrosse, Univ. of North Carolina Chapel Hill) ● Mary Ellen Kelly* (Sports Nutritionist, Fuel Forward, LLC) ● Dr. Jeni Shannon (Director, Mental Health and Performance Psychology, UNC Chapel Hill) ● Dr. Kari Kindschi (Medical Director, Morgan State University) |
8 pm - New Research in Lacrosse Presenters: ● Dr. Andrew Lincoln* (Director, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Research, MedStar Health Research Institute/Georgetown Univ. Medical Center) ● Dr. Shane Caswell* (Professor/Co-Director, Sports Medicine Assessment Research and Testing Lab, George Mason University) ● Dr. Dan Herman (Associate Professor, UC Davis) ● Dr. Patricia Kelshaw (Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire) ● Kyle Wallace (Sports Medicine Graduate Student, Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine) |
Thursday, October 14 |
5 pm - Emerging Injury Trends Presenters: ● Dr. Mark Link* (Professor/Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, UT Southwestern) ● Dr. David Berkoff* (Associate Professor/Director, UNC Sports Medicine Performance Lab) |
6 pm - Mental Health/Wellness for Athletes Presenters: ● Dr. Andrew Wolanin* (President, Wolanin Consulting and Assessment) ● Dr. Tim Herzog (Counselor & Mental Performance Coach, Reaching Ahead LLC) ● Lizzie Colson (Lacrosse Player, University of Maryland) |
7 pm - Safety and Abuse Prevention in Sport Presenters: ● Dr. Karen Sutton* (Chief Medical Officer, World Lacrosse/Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery) ● Ju'Riese Colon (Chief Executive Officer, US Center for SafeSport) ● Trish Sylvia (Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Safety Initiatives) ● Suzanne Boyd (Senior Safety Manager, National Center for Safety Initiatives) |
8 pm - Applications and Ethics of Using Biometric Data in Sport Presenters: ● Dr. Richard Hinton* (Medical Director, MedStar Sports Medicine) ● Dr. David Klossner* (Director of Sports Medicine & Student-Athlete Welfare, Univ. of Maryland) ● Matt Nein* (Assistant Director of Athletics, Salisbury University) |
* member of the USA Lacrosse Sports Science & Safety Committee |
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