Annual Symposium Program

Please note that 25% of the presentations will be dedicated to a Q&A session, which will immediately follow the presentation.

Please note that 25% of the presentations will be dedicated to a Q&A session, which will immediately follow the presentation

Please note that 25% of the presentations will be dedicated to a Q&A session, which will immediately follow the presentation

Fuel up and learn with Women’s Health in Sport & Exercise Medicine!
Saturday, May 2 from 7 to 8:30am before the main conference.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the key principles and clinical relevance of the FAIR Consensus for injury prevention in female, woman, and girl athletes.
2. Identify sex- and gender-specific factors that influence musculoskeletal injury risk and prevention in sport and exercise medicine practice.
3. Apply selected FAIR Consensus recommendations to common clinical scenarios involving female athletes across the lifespan.
4. Discuss practical strategies for implementing FAIR recommendations within diverse clinical and sport system contexts.

Overall Learning Objectives

At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Identify new developments in the field of sport and exercise medicine that will enhance the assessment, diagnostic skills and management of sport & exercise related health conditions and promote healthy active living.
• Recall advancements in cutting edge sport medicine research that will enhance patient management.
• Identify important healthcare, practice and legislative issues affecting sports medicine providers and patients.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration amongst sports medicine physicians and healthcare providers with a variety of interests and backgrounds.

The Future of Sport in Canada

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the challenges and opportunities afforded by the structures, complexities and shortcomings of the Canadian sport system.
2. Recognize the need for Sport Medicine Physicians to be actively involved in the leadership of sport.
3. Appreciate their professional responsibilities in ensuring the complete health, well-being and safety of those entrusted to their care in sport settings.

Major Games Infectious Disease Prevention and Management – Strategies and Lessons Learned

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify key infections disease risks associated with major games using real-world examples.
2. Apply evidence-informed prevention strategies to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission among athletes and staff in a games environment.
3. Develop and implement a structured approach to infectious disease preparedness.

HIP Session – Everything you wanted to know about the hip (except arthritis)

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate common non-arthritic hip pathologies (e.g., intra-articular vs. extra-articular causes) based on clinical presentation and examination findings.
2. Perform and interpret key physical examination maneuvers to improve diagnostic accuracy in patients presenting with hip pain.
3. Develop evidence-informed management plans for non-arthritic hip conditions, including indications for imaging, rehabilitation strategies, and referral when appropriate.

Lance Richard Memorial Lecture: Texture Makes Medicine Come Alive

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the historical contributions and foundational leaders upon which current CASEM members and practices are built.
2. Explain the concept of “texture” in the practice of medicine and illustrate how it influences clinical judgment, professional identity, and patient care.
3. Define and apply the L/T (Listening/Time) ratio to clinical interactions in order to enhance patient engagement and therapeutic relationships.
4. Assess and describe the importance of active professional involvement within CASEM, including participation in education, mentorship, and leadership activities.

New Canadian Best Practices Guidelines for Iron Optimization in Athletes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Summarize the recently developed Canadian Best Practices Guidelines for Iron Optimization in Athletes which is a collaborative effort from Canadian sport medicine physicians, dietitians and physiologists. And to appreciate that this evidence-based information is designed to ensure a consistent national message when screening, managing and treating athletes regarding their iron status.
2. Apply the key highlights and nuances when implementing the current evidence-based recommendations for iron optimization with regards to screening and treating athletes to support their iron status for health and sport performance.

Team Travel Trials and Tips

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify Common and Uncommon Team Travel Medical Scenarios
2. Discuss Solutions for Different Medical Scenarios while traveling internationally with teams

The Soccer Players’ Hip and Pelvis Issues

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify some important aspects of how a pelvis and hip issue can result in knee dysfunction (ACL?)
2. Identify muscle imbalances between Hip/Pelvis structures leading to dysfunction
3. Identify how specific field position (like set piece taker) requirements should influence off field strengthening programs

Intro to Force Plate Analysis for Return to Play Decision Making

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate between key force platform metrics to enhance the objective assessment of an athlete’s physical readiness.
2. Interpret force platform data within the context of a late-stage ACL rehabilitation program to support evidence-based return-to-sport decision-making.
3. Demonstrate the practical application of force platform technology through interactive testing, identifying how these tools complement traditional functional measures.

US Guided Injections

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Compare and discuss the advantages of image-guided injections versus palpation-guided injections.
2. Differentiate between in-plane and out-of-plane ultrasound-guided injection techniques.

Performance Nutrition Hot Topics

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. To acquire knowledge related to current popular sport nutrition practices that can impact the health and performances of athletes, especially when athletes can be influenced by AI.
2. To recognize the potential when sport medicine physicians and other health care professionals strive to collaborate with sport dietitians to manage the health and performance of athletes.

Esports Athletes Under the Microscope: Vascular Strain, Lean Mass, and Overuse Injuries

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify and evaluate the unique metabolic and vascular risks associated with elite esports, including “e-thrombosis” and sarcopenic obesity.
2. Differentiate gender-specific musculoskeletal injury patterns and their correlation with body composition to refine clinical assessment.
3. Implement evidence-based intervention strategies, such as active recovery breaks, to optimize executive function and mitigate physiological strain.

The Power Within: Lessons from Two Champions

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe and analyze the unique learning experiences of being a student-athlete preparing for the Olympic Games while attending medical school.
2. Apply lessons from the athletic journey to the development of medical learners and practicing professionals.

Controversial Pediatric Sport Medicine Injuries – An Interactive Case Based Discussion

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify common controversial Pediatric Sport Injuries.
2. Be able to apply current management and investigation strategies for these injuries.
3. Know what types of injuries require referral to higher level specialist care.

2027 World Anti-Doping Code

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate the legal concepts of intent, fault, recklessness, and negligence as they apply to anti-doping and contamination cases.
2. Complete a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) application and determine when a retroactive application is appropriate.
3. Describe how the Code evolves and identify mechanisms for participating in its development.

The Invisible Opponent: Air Pollution and Sport

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the key physiological and performance-related effects of air pollution exposure on exercise related to cardiorespiratory function, cognition, and sport-specific metrics.
2. Evaluate current evidence-based strategies to reduce or mitigate air pollution exposure during sports and exercise, including personal and organizational approaches.
3. Recognize populations with unique vulnerabilities to air pollution within the athletic community and special considerations for mitigation strategies.

Planetary Health and the Role of SEM Physicians

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Define planetary health,
2. Recognize the impacts of the current planetary health crisis on human health, and on athletes and people who exercise in particular
3. Identify ways in which sport and exercise (and medicine) is impacting the planet.
   In addition, participants will be able to
4. Formulate responses to the planetary health crisis in their practice and daily lives.

Game Changing Recent Literature

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. -Identify new developments in the field of sport and exercise medicine that will enhance the assessment, diagnostic skills and management of sport & exercise related health conditions and promote healthy active living.
2. Recall advancements in cutting edge sport medicine research that will enhance patient management. Identify important healthcare, practice and legislative issues affecting sports medicine providers and patients.
3. Identify opportunities for collaboration amongst sports medicine physicians and healthcare providers with a variety of interests and backgrounds.

Exertional Lower Limb Pain in Athletes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Develop a differential diagnosis for an athlete presenting with lower limb pain during exertion.
2. Recognize the key symptoms and clinical signs for each differential diagnosis.
3. Establish a management plan based on the pathology.

Weird Nerve Stuff That Confuses Sports Docs

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate key clinical differences between neurological & musculoskeletal pathologies
2. Evluate the limitations and indications of electromyography (EMG) testing in the Sport Medicine population
3. Analyze common clinical pathologies intertwining neurological and musculoskeletal symptoms through clinical cases

Exertional Lower Limb Pain in Athletes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Develop a differential diagnosis for an athlete presenting with lower limb pain during exertion.
2. Recognize the key symptoms and clinical signs for each differential diagnosis.
3. Establish a management plan based on the pathology.

Hand & Wrist Exam Tips and Tricks

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Apply a simplified conceptualization of the hand & wrist and how they function.
2. Apply the principles of hand & wrist injury management, return-to-play decisions, and some recent innovations

How to get Involved in the Canadian Health Care Team at Games

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the election process for selection to Major Games.
2. Apply candidate evaluation and review criteria when assessing potential selections for Major Games.

Don’t Miss This: X-Ray Session

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Interpret X-rays of the commonly injured joints in sport medicine – knee, ankle and shoulder;
2. Identify common radiographic changes related to sport medicine injuries.

Pregnancy & Postpartum for Athletes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the latest guidelines on physical activity in pregnancy
2. Identify ways to support patients in return to sport postpartum

Resident Panel – Mental Health

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify common mental health challenges encountered in sport medicine training and clinical practice, including stress, burnout, and performance-related pressures.
2. Discuss practical strategies to support athlete mental health while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and scope of practice.
3. Incorporate at least one actionable approach to promoting psychological safety and well-being within their own clinical, team, or training environments.

The Science of Aging and Personalized Longevity

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the biological mechanisms underlying aging and their relevance to musculoskeletal health, metabolic function, and athletic performance.
2. Interpret emerging evidence on longevity-focused interventions (e.g., exercise prescription, nutrition strategies, recovery optimization) to inform individualized patient care.
3. Develop a personalized, evidence-informed approach to healthy aging for active adults and masters athletes, incorporating risk stratification and performance goals.

2 Minutes 2 Slides

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze unusual cases, their investigation and their treatment to enhance clinical knowledge
2. Demonstrate structured case presentation skills to provide physicians with the opportunity to practice the skills needed to prepare and deliver case presentations
3. Collaborate with colleagues to enhance shared clinical learning.

2026 CASEM Poster Abstracts

2026 CASEM Podium Presentation Abstracts

• Elevated Slow Electroencephalography Oscillations in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain: A Quantitative EEG Study  – Fateme Esfandiarpour
• Patient & Provider Satisfaction with a Self-Referral Acute Musculoskeletal Injury Clinic: Experience in a Tertiary, Rural Practice – Andrew Buckley
• Matching youth health needs to the Sport and Exercise Medicine model in the community Gwyneth de Vries MD1 Dalhousie University, Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada – Gwyneth de Vries
• Optimizing care through an interdisciplinary hip pain referral triage system: our one-year experience – Parth Lodhia
• An Injury Profile of Professional Box Lacrosse Players – Courtney Frengopoulos
• Dynamic Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Anterior Shoulder Reduction: A Practical Technique with Two Case Examples – Mattea Lee
• The BPII 2.0 in Patellofemoral Instability: Psychometric Validation and Clinical Application as a Patient-Centred Tool for Assessing Recovery After MPFL Reconstruction – Andy Reed
• What Score is “Good Enough”? Establishing the Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) Threshold for the BPII 2.0 after MPFL Reconstruction – Andy Reed
• Epidemiological Trends and Risk Factors in Ski Injuries – Catherine Yue Ji
• Using Co-Design Methods to Improve Sport Injury Prevention Knowledge Translation: A Usability Evaluation of the Active & Safe Platform – Allison M Ezzat
• Is Mountain Biking in Quebec a High-Risk Activity? A review of CHIRPP Injury Data – Frederique Vezina
• Machine Learning for Predicting Outcomes, Complications and Resource Utilization After Hip Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review – Ajaykumar Shanmugaraj
• Rapid Access Clinics for Knee and Shoulder Conditions: Factors Generating Patient Satisfaction within a New Model of Care Delivery – Breda HF Eubank
• Transparency of Reporting and Methodological Conduct of Prognostic and Diagnostic Clinical Prediction Models Developed Using Machine Learning in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal – Ajaykumar Shanmugaraj
• Stretch-Shortening Cycle Force-Time and Power-Time SPM Waveform Analysis Indicates Limitations of the Contralateral Limb Benchmark in Athletes After ACLR – Shadan Al-Saket
• Comparing the Effectiveness of Core Decompression With and Without Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy to Treat Non-Traumatic Early-Stage Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head – Araf Reshad
• Survey of Traditional vs Electric Mountain Bike Use Demographics, Injury Rates, in Mountain Bike Event Participants – Samuel Hogman
• Beyond the 28-day menstrual cycle: Salivary ovarian hormonal profiles in elite Canadian female athletes – Tish Doyle-Baker
• Hip Arthroscopy and Periacetabular Osteotomy Improve Sexual Function but Have a Risk of Iatrogenic Pudendal Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review – Madeline E. Hubbard
• An Investigation of Response Shift Bias and Coping Styles Following Hip Arthroscopy – Layne Jessup
• Lower Extremity Weakness and Injury Risk in High-Level Football Players – Mikayla Rudniski
  
• A Retrospective Observational Study on Pickleball Injuries in a Canadian Cohort – Kristopher Radke

• Assessing the Current Layout of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Chronic Elbow Pain Disorders: Scoping Review – Jose Uriel Perez
• Comparing Infectious Complications of High Dose Steroid Injections to Low Dose Steroid Injections in The Treatment of Osteoarthritis – A TriNetX Based Retrospective Cohort Analysis – Abdulrahman Alrajhi
• Outcomes of partial vs. complete repair for large to massive rotator cuff tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Sadiq AlAqaili
• Warm-Up Practices and Neuromuscular Training Implementation in Female Youth Rugby Union: A Multi-Season Comparison Across Canada and England – Liam Colbert
• Demographic and Utilization Patterns for Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in Musculoskeletal Conditions in a Canadian Outpatient Setting  – Jordan Deneau
• The intensity of exercise in early physical activity interventions after sport-related concussion: a systematic review. – Pierre Fremont
• Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: International Olympic Committee Consensus – Carly McKay
• The benefits are fantastic once you come out the other side – Allison M Ezzat
• Comparison of Sport Concussion Recovery of Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Athletes at a Community Physiotherapy – Megan Ogle
• Associations between Force Plate Jump Metrics and Field-Based Speed, Change of Direction, and Maneuverability in Canadian University Athletes – Eric Golberg
• Countermovement Jump Metrics in High-Level Football Athletes – Davidson Fadare
• Management of sports-related nasal fractures: a scoping review – Kieran Chalmers
• Evaluating Meaningful Change After ACL Reconstruction Using the KNEES-ACL Questionnaire” – Layne Jessup
• Meniscal Ramp Lesions: A New Diagnostic Technique – Spencer Ross Lindsay
• Early Signs Beneath the Surface: Prospective Insights into Hip and Groin Injuries in Female Collegiate Athletes – Maitland Martin
• Injury Incidence Rates, Burden and Risk Factors for Hip, Groin, Pelvis, and Upper Leg Injuries in Adolescent Sport – Maitland Martin
• Around the rink: Injury and concussion patterns in adolescent ringette athletes -Emily E Heming
• Injuries and Concussions in Canadian Girls Club Rugby Union: Comparing Club and High School Settings – Eric S Gibson
• Examining family medicine residents’ perceptions of opportunities to learn about musculoskeletal topics during postgraduate training – Constance Lebrun
• Multijoint Strength Deficits and Training Attitudes in Female Athletes After ACL Reconstruction –  Dana Jaclyn Hunter
• Prevention strategies for lower-extremity, upper-extremity, concussion, and spine+ injuries in female, woman, and girl athletes – Emily E Heming
• Perioperative Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: A Scoping Review and Case Series – Rory M. Trevorrow
• The Development and Implementation of Community-Based Paracanoe Programs for Youth with Physical Disabilities  – Mitchell Barran