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CASEM Pediatric Sport Medicine Conference

Niagara Falls, ON
June 01

Location

5th Floor – Strategy Room 3

Sheraton Fallsview Hotel

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Discuss mental health issues in youth athletes.
  2. Describe how exercise can be used as treatment in health conditions in youth.
  3. Perform joint-specific physical exams in youth athletes.

Accreditation:

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 4.5 Mainpro+® credits.

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Preliminary Agenda

8:30 am – Breakfast

9 am – Welcome and Introductions – Laura Purcell

9:10 am – Mental Health in Youth Athletes – Moderator: Erika Persson

  • 9:10 am – Specialization and Burnout – Eric Koelink
  • 9:30 am – Mental Health Concerns in Youth Athletes – Carla Edwards
  • 9:50 am – Disordered Eating is a Public Health Issue: A Focus on Young Athletes – Aryel Maharaj
  • 10:10 – Panel Q&A

10:30 am – Break

10:45 am – Medicine Through Movement – Moderator: Laura Purcell

  • 10:45 am – Exercise in Chronic Disease: Rheumatology – Liane Heale
  • 11:05 am – Exercise as Treatment for Mental Health Issues in Youth – Taylor Armstrong
  • 11:25 am – Exercise in Concussion Treatment – John Leddy
  • 11:45 am – Panel Q&A

12:00 pm – Lunch

1:00 pm – Workshops (choose 2)

  1. Shoulder Exam – Erika Persson
  2. Knee Exam – Kristin Lambrinakos-Raymond
  3. Concussion Management – John Leddy

1:45 pm – Break

1:55 pm – Workshops repeated

2:40 pm – Break

3:00 pm – Keynote: New Olympic Youth Sports – John Philpott

 

This is a post-conference course to the 2024 CASEM-OMA Annual Symposium in Niagara. This conference will be held at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel.

View full conference details including hotel and travel information.

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