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A sports medicine day-long seminar focused on the female athlete. The seminar will be of the interest to the general public, student-athletes, and health care professionals-including physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaches, personal trainers and occupational therapists. Topics include: nutrition strategies, knee injuries, sleep strategies, common injuries, skin cancer & substance abuse.
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The Female Athlete: Strategies for Optimal Performance and Injury Prevention
Register today: (727) 940-2757 or SportsMedConference.org
This special conference will focus on the unique needs and challenges of the female athlete including the female triad, identifying and treating common sports injuries, the effects of alcohol and substances on performance, and training techniques.
Who should attend:• Female athletes (high school and older)• Parents of female athletes• Coaches• Athletic trainers• Personal trainers• Physical therapists• Occupational therapists• Nurses• Physicians• Physician assistants
This conference made possible by donations from Morton Plant Mease Foundation and St. Anthony’s Hospital Foundation.
Saturday, August 4 8am–4pm
Hilton Carillon Park 950 Lake Carillon Drive
St. Petersburg
2012 BayCare Sports Medicine Conference
BC120601-0412
Fees: Adults: $35 Students: $25 Athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses: $50 (6.5 CEU credits pending)Physicians and physician assistants: $50 (6.5 CME credits pending)
Featured Presentation Learn the most current, science-based guidelines for sports nutrition from Cynthia Sass, one of the nation’s most well-known and well-respected nutritionists. Frequently seen on national TV, she is a three-time New York Times best-selling author, contributing editor at SHAPE magazine and the nutrition consultant to the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. Presentations during the full day seminar include:• Recognizing the Female Athlete Triad - Jennifer Evans Watson, DO, Obstetrician/Gynecologist• The Female Knee - Why It’s Different - Brian Oliver, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon• Sleep: A Strategy for Improving Athletic Performance - Lisa Whims-Squires, DO, Pulmonologist• Exercise-Related Breathing Problems - Shelley Jaquish, MD, Otolaryngologist• Shoulder Pain in the Throwing Athlete - Koco Eaton, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon• Elbow Pain: The Facts, Options and Cures - Douglas Carlan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon• Sports Emergency Care - John Gross, MD, Family Medicine/Sports Medicine• Hip Pain in Athletes - Jennifer Swaringen, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon• Functional Training Techniques for the Female Athlete - Brian Gillooly, Physical Therapist• Effects of Alcohol and Substances on Female Athletic Endurance and Performance - Stacy Daughn, Psy.D, Clinical Psychologist
Featured Speaker
You Are What You Eat: Seven Nutrition Strategies to Optimize Athletic Performance
Cynthia Sass, MPH, MA, RD, CSSD
Register today: (727) 940-2757 or SportsMedConference.org
2012 BayCare Sports Medicine Conference
