The American Medical Athletic Association presents the

37th ANNUAL SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM AT BOSTON

April 19-20, 2008
Boston, MA

AGENDA
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Saturday, April 19th
Held at the Quincy Auditorium, Hancock Place, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston


6:30 - 7:30 am Continental Breakfast at The Colonnade
(depart for the Hancock Building at 7:30 am)
8:00 – 8:45

Killer Athlete Killers:  Sideline Management of the Collapsed Athlete
(Neha P. Raukar, MD, MS)    

                       
8:50 – 9:30 

Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Update (Arthur J. Siegel, MD and
Peter Moyer, MD)

Break  
9:45 – 11:45

Panel Discussion: The Competitive Athlete and the Human Heart
(Chaired by Paul D. Thompson, MD)
Aaron L. Baggish, MD and Mark Link, MD
           

11:45 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 1:40

The Logistical and Clinical Implications of Measuring Weights in Marathon         Participants (John Cianca, MD and Joseph Chorley, MD)

1:45 – 2:25

When Should You Consider Canceling a Marathon?
(Joe Chorley, MD and John Cianca, MD)

Break
2:40 – 3:35

A Call to ARRMS: Medical Issues Confronting Road Races Today
(Moderated by Chris Troyanos, ATC)
John Cianca, MD; Joseph N. Chorley, MD; Pierre A. d'Hemecourt, MD; Kathryn Brinsfield, MD, MPH; George T. Chiampas, MD; and Guest Panelist Craig Horswill, PhD


3:40–4:20

Influence of Hydration on Exercise Heat Tolerance and Performance: Do Differences Exist Between Lab and Field Studies?
(Douglas J. Casa, PhD, ATC, FACSM
)

4:25 – 5:05

Hyperthermia on a Short Race Course:  The Falmouth Road Race Experience
(Donald O'Malley, MD) 

Sunday, April 20
Held at The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston


9:00 – 10:00 On-Site Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 10:40

The Athlete and Orthopaedic Implants (John M. Keggi, MD)

10:45 – 11:30

Making Sense of the Sports Food Scene (Nancy Clark, RD, MS)

Break  
11:50 – 12:35

Exercise and Statin Myopathy (Paul D. Thompson, MD)

12:40 – 1:15 The Athlete with Osteoarthritis (LTC Kevin deWeber, MD)
1:20 – 2:00 Running Footwear:  The Present & Future (Paul Langer, DPM)
Meeting Adjourned

REMINDER:
The
"Run the Boston Marathon with AMAA" package
includes registration for the Sports Medicine Symposium

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