AGENDA: 38th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium at the Boston Marathon

The American Medical Athletic Association presents the

38th ANNUAL SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM AT THE BOSTON MARATHON
The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston

April 18-19, 2009

AGENDA

Saturday, April 18th

7:00 - 8:00 am On-Site Registration and Continental Breakfast 
8:00 – 8:45

Dysnatremia: Evaluation and Management Lessons from the Boston Marathon Medical Tent
(Arthur J. Siegel, MD)                     

8:50 – 9:30 

Medical Triage in the Tent (Pierre A. d'Hemecourt, MD)

Break  
9:45 – 11:45

Panel Discussion: The Marathon as a Mass Casualty Event 
(Chaired by Chris Troyanos, ATC; Individual Speakers TBA)    

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

Treating Cardiac Events in Elite Athletes (Todd A. Caulfield, MD)

1:50 – 2:35

Surviving a Heart Attack Physically and Emotionally by a Former Boston Marathon Champion (Alberto Salazar)

Break
2:50 – 3:30

Exercise is Medicine™: Engaging Physicians in Exercise Prescription 
(Edward Philips, MD)

3:35 – 4:15

Transitioning from Running to Multisport and Triathlong Training
(Paul Krause, MD)

4:20 – 5:00

Running for the Brain
(Patrick J. Hogan III, MD) 

Sunday, April 19

8:00 – 9:00 On-Site Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:40

Update on Vitamin D (....or is "Hormone D"?) (Thomas R. White, MD)

9:45 – 10:25

Treating Sports-Induced Pain and Inflammation: What's New in 2009?
(COL Francis G. O'Connor, MD, MPH)

Break  
10:45 – 11:25

Hip Injuries in Runners (Cathy Fieseler, MD)

11:30 – 12:10 Leg Pain in Runners (Ira Meyers, DPM)
12:15 – 12:55 Unilateral Strength Training for Runners (Tom Holland, MS, CSCS)

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

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