American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT)
Focus on Special Interest Groups: Physically Challenged Athlete SIG
After the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, the Paralympic movement gained notice in the United States. Physical therapy trailblazers Dr Kathy Curtis (National Women’s Basketball Association [NWBA] Hall of Fame Inductee) and Dr Robert Gailey (Amputee Running Guru) saw the need for creating a format for physical therapists involved in adaptive sports and founded the disabled athlete special interest group (SIG). Since that time, the focus of the SIG has been renamed the physically challenged athlete SIG and has broadened its scope to include athletes with physical and intellectual impairment.
What is an adaptive sport? Simple: it is any sport or recreational activity where the rules and/or equipment have been adapted to accommodate people with impairments. The physically challenged athlete SIG provides a platform for AASPT members with an interest in adaptive sports to learn and share. Some of goals of the SIG are as follows.
Advocacy
To promote inclusive sport and fitness models
To promote wellness and fitness for people with physical and intellectual impairment by partnering with organizations such as Special Olympics, Paralympic grassroots/feeder programs, Challenged Athletes Foundation, military adaptive sports programs, and many others
Knowledge
To provide physical therapists with programming and resources focused on adaptive sports, including equipment and technology, biomechanics, emergency medical management, and training considerations for athletes with physical and intellectual impairments
To facilitate the development of ideas for treatment of and athletic activities for individuals no matter what the disability
Networking (Social Media)
To connect physical therapists with other adaptive sports professionals (coaches, officials, recreational therapists, etc), local organizing committees, and adaptive sports programs
To provide members with lists of known adaptive sports events and activities across the United States
To celebrate and share stories of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and sports physical therapists who are already involved in adaptive sports
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Take the Leap at the 28th AMSSM Annual Meeting in Houston
The 2019 Program Planning Committee invites you to attend the 28th AMSSM Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, from April 12 to 17, 2019. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Small Steps and Giant Leaps in Sports Medicine.”
Session topics during the 2019 Annual Meeting include the following:
Psyche of the athletes and providers
Youth sports specialization program
Football, state of the game
The core/torso of the athlete
Special sessions on sports subspecialties: sports cardiology, sports neurology, and sports pulmonology
Technological “leaps” in sports and sports medicine
The Wall-E generation: tech gone too far?
Wrist/hand of the athlete and performing artist
Concurrent practice economics, management, and leadership sessions for the beginning, intermediate, or advanced sports medicine physician
Cancer and the athlete
Exploring the vastness of medical sports medicine
Special athlete populations
Lifestyle medicine for the sports medicine physician—making it practical
Translating aerospace medicine to clinical practice
Changing the world, “One Small Step” at a time
Hot topics in sports medicine
Last year’s Annual Meeting drew more than 2100 registrants. The 2019 Annual Meeting brochure and online registration will be available in mid-January by visiting AMSSM’s website at www.amssm.org.
Youth Early Sports Specialization Summit and Regenerative Medicine Symposium
Make plans to attend 2 new events in conjunction with the 2019 Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas: the Youth Early Sports Specialization Summit (April 12, 2019) and the Regenerative Medicine Symposium (April 13, 2019). The target audience for the Youth Early Sports Specialization Summit includes physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, or exercise scientists with an interest in athlete development and/or early sports specialization. Visit the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) home page for the 2019 Research Summit (www.amssm.org/CRN.php). The Regenerative Medicine Symposium is a 4-hour course that brings together many of the nation’s experts on regenerative medicine to speak about the current state of orthobiologic injections for chronic soft tissue and joint disorders. Registration for both events will open in January 2019, along with registration for the AMSSM Annual Meeting.
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act Signed Into Law
The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act was signed into law Friday, October 5, 2018, by President Donald Trump. The bill represents a bipartisan solution that protects team physicians, athletic trainers, and other sports medicine professionals when they travel across state lines with their teams to treat the athletes under their care. The passage of this legislation has been a years-long effort involving thousands of AMSSM members and would not have been possible without their collective advocacy efforts. AMSSM also worked over the past several years with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Physical Therapy Association, and other health care and sports organizations to gain support for the bill.
AMSSM President Chad Asplund, MD, MPH, testified in support of the bill before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2015, and said he was proud for this important legislation to become law.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Apply for a 2019 AOSSM Research Grant
Grant deadlines are around the corner, and several new opportunities are available. Visit sportsmed.org/research for complete details. Be sure to review the guidelines and instructions for each grant, as they have been updated. Questions? Contact Kevin Boyer, AOSSM Director of Research, at kevin@aossm.org. Grant winners will be selected by the AOSSM Research Committee at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Boston.
Available grants:
Steven P. Arnoczky Young Investigator Grant
All interested applicants are REQUIRED to submit a prereview to be eligible for this grant opportunity
Grant amount: up to $50,000
Prereview deadline: January 5, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Final deadline: April 1, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Project period: 12-24 months, starting no earlier than August 2019 and completed by August 2021
Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcomes Research Grant
Grant amount: up to $20,000
Prereview is strongly encouraged but not required for this grant opportunity
Prereview deadline: January 5, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Final deadline: April 1, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Project period: 12-24 months, starting no earlier than August 2019 and completed by August 2021
AOSSM/Aircast Foundation Return to Play Grant
Grant amount: up to $150,000
Application deadline: April 1, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Project period: 30-36 months, starting no earlier than August 2019 and completed by August 2022
AOSSM/Sanofi Osteoarthritis Grant
Grant amount: up to $50,000
Application deadline: April 1, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Project period: 12-24 months, starting no earlier than August 2019 and completed by August 2021
AOSSM/JRF Ortho Basic Science Allograft Grant
Grant amount: up to $50,000
Application deadline: April 1, 2019, 11:59 pm PST
Project period: 12-24 months, starting no earlier than August 2019 and completed by August 2021
Upcoming Meetings (Learn More and Register at sportsmed.org)
20th Annual AAOS/AOSSM/AANA Sports Medicine Course (register at aaos.org)
January 30-February 3, 2019
Park City, UT
Specialty Day (register at aaos.org)
March 16, 2019
Las Vegas, NV
Football Sports Medicine 2019: Youth to the NFL
March 29-31, 2019
Nashville, TN
AOSSM & ISAKOS Surgical Skills Course: Osteotomies Around the Knee
April 12-13, 2019
OLC Education and Conference Center, Rosemont, IL
2019 Annual Meeting
July 11-14, 2019
Boston, MA