American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT)
New Post-COVID Learning Course!
The American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT) has released a new Return to Sports Post-COVID course on our Academy Learning Center! This continuing education program will focus on how COVID-19 has impacted organized sports participation from the outset of the virus to date. This program is presented by a multi-disciplinary panel of experienced clinicians, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, and physicians. Notable topics covered in this multi-segment program will include:
– A review of the impact of the virus on organized athletics
– The need for implemented policies and procedures in organized athletics to combat infectious disease
– Potential cardiovascular pathology post-COVID
– Phased return to sport considerations with case presentations
Individual segments of this program will allow the clinician to complete the program as their schedule allows. You can head to aaspt.org and navigate to our Academy Learning Center to learn more about this course and register! Members and non-members are encouraged to register and take advantage of this informational course.
“The Female Athlete” – Now Extended
The Academy has decided to extend access to our Team Concept Conference content through May of 2021 at a discounted price! TCC was centered around The Female Athlete this year and with such great presentations, speakers, and content, we couldn’t imagine limiting access to this course for our members and non-members! If you’re interested in checking out our TCC content and earning additional CEUs, head to aaspt.org and navigate to our TCC 2020 page under the Education tab on the home page.
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American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Get Ready to “Come Together” at the 2021 AMSSM Annual Meeting in San Diego
The Program Planning Committee invites you to the AMSSM 30th Annual Meeting from April 13 to 18, 2021. The 2021 meeting theme, “Come Together: Sports Medicine for Everybody,” is a meeting theme that demonstrates our commitment to meeting together, as well as our dual clinical missions of promoting exercise as medicine for all people and providing sports medicine care to all people.
We have a fantastic lineup of speakers from around the world that will inspire, energize, and educate. With this meeting we aim to bring you the up-to-the-moment and in-depth sports medicine knowledge that you need, as well as the collegiality and community building that is generated by coming together as a membership.
We will kick off the 2021 Annual Meeting with a focus on keys to Exercise Medicine and Health Equity that all sports medicine physicians should know. Joining us on Day One, we are lucky to have Billy Mills as our 2021 Presidential Keynote Speaker. Mr. Mills is an Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter run at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and went on to cofound a nonprofit that focuses on diabetes prevention in Native American youth.
Throughout the 2021 meeting, we will learn essential sports medicine knowledge from national and international experts. From the very latest on COVID-19 in athletes, to cutting-edge research on tendinopathy, to shared decision making in orthobiologics, to “food is medicine,” we have a lineup of topics that is clinically relevant and thought provoking. We are also excited that for the 2021 meeting, we will not only talk about physical activity but participate in some activity throughout the conference.
We continue to hope and plan for an in-person meeting for those able to travel to San Diego. We also know that many will be unable to attend in person, so we are planning to live-stream the meeting and create a virtual experience that allows all of us to connect with one another. Whether you can attend in-person or from home, we are excited to see you, catch up with you, and learn with you. We will continue to provide updates on logistics as we have them.
To view the complete program and register for the Annual Meeting, visit amssm.org.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
AOSSM-AANA Combined 2021 Annual Meeting
Partnership. Teamwork. Cooperation. Collaboration.
AOSSM and AANA (Arthroscopy Association of North America): Joining together to bring you a historic annual meeting experience. Now, more than ever, collaboration among like-minded individuals is vital. In the true spirit of collaboration, AOSSM and AANA are proud to announce that the 2 esteemed organizations are joining together to bring you the AOSSM-AANA Combined 2021 Annual Meeting, July 7 to 11, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stay Game-Ready With AOSSM’s Playbook!
Access AOSSM’s current and constantly growing Surgical Video Library and eLearning opportunities, including on-demand CME, to excel in the game! View at sportsmed.org/playbook.
Join the Sports Medicine Conversation
Check out AOSSM on LinkedIn—just search for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine to receive regular sports medicine news and updates. You can also see recent member videos and journal updates on our YouTube channels at www.youtube.com/AOSSM1972 and www.youtube.com/AOSSMPublishing. You can also read the latest on:
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
Celebrate National Athletic Training Month!
Held each March, National Athletic Training Month (NATM) shines a light on the athletic training profession and the important work athletic trainers do to care for their patients and communities. The theme of this year’s NATM is “Essential to Health Care.” NATA offers a variety of resources to help athletic trainers and their communities celebrate the athletic training profession. This includes the official NATM logo, an NATM poster, news releases, proclamations, and public service announcements to share. Learn more at www.nata.org/advocacy/public-relations/national-athletic-training-month.
Use the NATA Professional Development Center This Reporting Year and Beyond
2021 is a reporting year, and it’s never too early to start earning your required contibuing education units (CEUs) and evidence-based practice (EBP) CEUs. The NATA Professional Development Center (PDC) offers courses that cover a wide range of the topics athletic trainers encounter daily. This includes everything from mental health to telemedicine. PDC visitors can filter courses by level, domain, and course format. In addition, NATA members receive 10 free CEU credits that can be used in the PDC through December 31. For more information, visitwww.nata.org/professional-development-center.
Share Your #ATsinAction Photos
NATA is looking for athletic trainers to feature in our marketing and communications efforts. We know that athletic trainers perform many tasks and duties every day, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. ATs in Action authentically depicts athletic trainers doing what they do best—providing exceptional health care to a varied patient population in a host of settings. NATA is actively accepting photos that highlight diversity in athletic trainers, patients, settings, and activities, as well as photos that properly illustrate social distancing and the use of personal protective equipment. Help us tell your story. Learn more and upload your photos at www.nata.org/node/216428.