Sports Medicine Symposium

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.

Registration with CME/CEU Credits ($65) Registration without CME/CEU Credits ($35)
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
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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