CASEM Annual Symposium 2025

7:45 am
Registration // Coffee & Breakfast Available in the Exhibit Hall (unaccredited)

8:15am – 8:30am
Welcome Remarks from CASEM President and Scientific Committee Chair
Kim Coros (CASEM President), Allison McGlashan (Committee Chair)

8:30am – 9:15am
Opening Keynote – Athletes Defying the Odds
Ellie Black, Canadian artistic gymnast and Olympian
Mark Arendz, Canadian biathlon, Para-Nordic skier and Paralympian

9:15am – 10:00am
Beyond the Medals: Reflections and our Vision for Future Olympic and Paralympic Games
Andrew Marshall, MD, Dip. Sport Med.,
Mike Wilkinson, MD, Dip. Sport Med.,
Moderator: Randy Goodman

10:00am – 10:30am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing (unaccredited)

10:30am – 11:30am
Sandy Kirkley Research Session I
• Concussion Risk and Severity Associated with a Pre-Season Multi-Modal Neurologic Training Program among Elite Male Ice Hockey Players – Maryam Butt, PhD
• Advancing Compassion Concussion Education: Application of Cultural Historical Activity Theory Analytical Framework – Areeba Chaudhry, BSc
• An Evaluation of Self-Identified Amenorrhea, Oral Contraceptive Use and Sport-Related Injury in Female Varsity Endurance Athletes – Annie Boyd, MSc
• A massive open online course (MOOC) in concussion: impact on knowledge about current and previous consensus recommendations – Pierre Fremont, MD, PhD
Moderator: Kien Trinh, MD, PhD

11:30am – 12:00pm
Medico-Legal Risks of AI in Health Care
Eileen Bridges, MD, MSc, FCFP, Dip Sport Med, CPC(HC) Senior Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care – Learning. CMPA

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch – Time to Check out the Exhibit Hall (unaccredited)

1:30pm – 2:30pm
AMSSM Exchange Lecture – Pupillometry for the Diagnosis of Concussion
Kim Harmon, MD

2:30pm – 3:15pm
Concurrent Workshops

• W1 (MAIN Plenary Room): Mental Health Removal From Play and Return to Play – Alexis Gagnon-Dolbec, M.A., D.Psy.
• W2 (CEDAR Room): Frostbite 2025: A Canadian Update – Warren Thirsk, MD, Dip. Sport Med
• W3 (TIGNISH Room): Return to Sport After an ED – Tina Atkinson, MD, Dip. Sport Med
• W4 (SOURIS Room): Safe Sport – Making the Report and Next Steps – Laurence Lafrenière, CAT(C), Major Games Canada
• W5 (CHARLOTTETOWN Room): Oral/Maxillofacial Injuries in Sport – Diagnosis and Management on and off the Field – in collaboration with the Academy for Sport Dentistry – Michael Salyzyn, DDS,FASD

3:15pm – 3:45pm
Nutrition Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing (unaccredited)

3:45pm – 4:30pm
Repeat Workshops

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

5:00pm – 6:00pm
CASEM AGM

7:00pm – 10:00pm
Social Event: Kitchen Party at Peake’s Quay

7:00am
Social Event: Pole Walking and Exercise Session (unaccredited, free registration required)

7:45am
Coffee & Breakfast Available in the Exhibit Hall (unaccredited)

7:30am – 8:15am
Student/Resident Breakfast Learning Session (unaccredited)
Shaelene Standing, Medical Student
Adele Arsenault, Medical Student

8:30am – 9:15am
Breaking the Glass Ceiling – Women in Sport
Kim Harmon, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer NHL
Stefania Rizzo, Director of Performance Rehabilitation at Brooklyn Nets
Moderator: Kirsty Newson, MD

9:15am – 10:00am
1) ACL Pearls: What graft should I have? Primary ACL reconstruction
Nathan Urquhart, MD, Dip. Sport Med.

2) Clinical Pearls for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Preston Wiley, MD, Dip. Sport Med.,

10:00am – 10:30am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing (unaccredited)

10:30am – 11:30am
Sandy Kirkley Research Session II
• Development and initial insights into the Australian knee injury study: a nationwide knee injury inception cohort – Marc-Olivier Dube, PT, Ph.D.
• Clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with knee osteoarthritis with and without a previous knee injury: A cross-sectional study – Richard Magony, MSc
• Validity of a Smartphone App to Serve as Proxy for Activity Level in Functionally Active Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction or with Knee OA – Nicole Kathryn Bryant, BMSc (Candidate)
• Using Metabolic Biomarkers of Cartilage Degeneration for Diagnosing Osteoarthritis Earlier Than X-Ray Changes – Moaz Bin Yunus Chohan, MBBS, MSc.,MMSc.,CCFP
Moderator: Kien Trinh, MD, PhD

11:30am – 12:00pm
The Role of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Indigenous Youth Sport
Darrell Menard, MD, Dip. Sport Med.

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch – Time to Check out the Exhibit Hall! (unaccredited)

1:30pm – 2:15pm
Building Healthier Communities: A Role for Sport and Exercise Medicine
Robert Strang, Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) in Nova Scotia

2:15pm – 2:45pm
Vascular Issues in Sport Medicine
Michel Bourgoin, MD

2:45pm – 3:30pm
Concurrent Workshops

• W1 (CEDAR Room): Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines – Travis Saunders, PhD
• W2 (MAIN Plenary Room): Practical Tips for Foot and Ankle in Recreational Runners – Randy Goodman, Dip. Sports P.T.
• W3 (TIGNISH Room): Optimizing Athletic Performance with Blood Work – Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson, RD/DtP, IOC Dip Sport Nutr.
• W4 (SOURIS Room): Involvement of Public Health in Major Sporting Events – Robert Strang, CMOH in Nova Scotia
• W5 (CHARLOTTETOWN Room): Key Considerations for Effective Speed Training in Golf – Chad Anderson, D.C.

3:30pm – 4:00pm
Nutrition Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing (unaccredited)

4:00pm – 4:45pm
Repeat Workshops

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

7:00pm
Social Event: CASEM Gala with entertainment from Vintage Band (unaccredited)

7:00
Social Event: Charity Fun Run (unaccredited)

7:45am
Continental Breakfast—in Exhibit Hall (unaccredited)

8:30am – 9:15am
Lance Richard Memorial Lecture
Connie Lebrun, MD, Dip. Sport Med.
Moderator: Andrew Marshall

9:15am – 10:00am
Resident Session: Severe Injuries During Games and Management Strategies

• Life and Limb Threatening Trauma During Sport – Moaz Chohan, uOttawa
• C-Spine Injuries – Ahmed Andijani, uOttawa
• Eye Injuries in Sport – Estabraq Alnajar, McGill

10:00am-10:30am
2 Minutes 2 Slides*
Moderator: Rich Trenholm, MD, Dip. Sport Med.

10:30am – 11:00am
Coffee Break (unaccredited)

11:00am – 12:00pm
Debate: Injury by Sport (Basketball, Running, Hockey, Sitting Volleyball)
Mickey Moroz, Dip. Sport Med.
John Philpott, Dip. Sport Med.
Darrell Menard, Dip. Sport Med.
Connie Lebrun, Dip. Sport Med.
Moderator/Referee: Allison McGlashan

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Sandy Kirkley Research Session III
• E-Consults to Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialists Improve Access and Modify Primary Care Provider Management and Referral Behaviour – Setti Imène Belhouari, MD
• The Use of Point-of-Care ultrasound in Sideline Medicine in the Canadian Football League – Madeline Teitz, MD
• CASEM Abstract Title: Analyzing the risk of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) Post Hip Intra-Articular Steroid Injection; A systemic review of the literature – Jesse Irvine, MD
• Transitioning Out of Elite Sport: The Experience of Integrated Support Team Members – Marni Lyn Wesner, MD, MA
Moderator: Kien Trinh, MD, PhD

1:00pm
Closing Remarks

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

*Do you have an interesting sport medicine case that can be summed up in under 2 minutes using only 2 slides? Then we have an opportunity for you! The 2025 committee will select the best of the bunch to ensure a rich and varied session filled with sport medicine clinical pearls to take back to your practices. Format is two (2) Slides in PowerPoint format in English or in French. Submissions or questions can be sent to cpd@casem-acmse.org.

PODIUM PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS

Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 10:30am – 11:30am

• Concussion Risk and Severity Associated with a Pre-Season Multi-Modal Neurologic Training Program among Elite Male Ice Hockey Players – Maryam Butt, PhD
• Advancing Compassion Concussion Education: Application of Cultural Historical Activity Theory Analytical Framework – Areeba Chaudhry, BSc
• An Evaluation of Self-Identified Amenorrhea, Oral Contraceptive Use and Sport-Related Injury in Female Varsity Endurance Athletes – Annie Boyd, MSc
• A massive open online course (MOOC) in concussion: impact on knowledge about current and previous consensus recommendations – Pierre Fremont, MD, PhD

Friday, May 9, 2025 – 10:30am – 11:30am

• Development and initial insights into the Australian knee injury study: a nationwide knee injury inception cohort – Marc-Olivier Dube, PT, Ph.D.
• Clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with knee osteoarthritis with and without a previous knee injury: A cross-sectional study – Richard Magony, MSc
• Validity of a Smartphone App to Serve as Proxy for Activity Level in Functionally Active Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction or with Knee OA – Nicole Kathryn Bryant, BMSc (Candidate)
• Using Metabolic Biomarkers of Cartilage Degeneration for Diagnosing Osteoarthritis Earlier Than X-Ray Changes – Moaz Bin Yunus Chohan, MBBS, MSc.,MMSc.,CCFP

Saturday, May 10, 2025 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm

• E-Consults to Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialists Improve Access and Modify Primary Care Provider Management and Referral Behaviour – Setti Imène Belhouari, MD
• The Use of Point-of-Care ultrasound in Sideline Medicine in the Canadian Football League – Madeline Teitz, MD
• CASEM Abstract Title: Analyzing the risk of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) Post Hip Intra-Articular Steroid Injection; A systemic review of the literature – Jesse Irvine, MD
• Transitioning Out of Elite Sport: The Experience of Integrated Support Team Members – Marni Lyn Wesner, MD, MA

POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Assessing the Implementation of a Self-Referral Acute Musculoskeletal Injury Clinic: Experience in a Tertiary, Rural Practice – Matt McIsaac, Ph.D, Julie-Anne Fritz, Ph.D

Attitudes Towards Chiropractic: An Analysis of Written Comments From a Survey of Canadian Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians – Cameron Borody, DC

Comparison of Painful Accessory Navicular Treatment in Young Athletes and Nonathletes: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Alexander Moiseenko, student

First Participation of Children With Transplanted Organs in the All-Russian Sports Festival “Transplant Games” in 2023 – Tatyana Shelekhova, M.D, Ph.D

Impact of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Risks of Cardiovascular Disease in Persons With Transplanted Organs and on Dialysis – Tatyana Shelekhova, M.D, Ph.D

The Benefits of Sport and Exercise for Donor Kidney Recipients – Tatyana Shelekhova, M.D, Ph.D

A Study of Soccer Tournament Participants Among Individuals With Organ Transplants and Undergoing Dialysis –  Tatyana Shelekhova, M.D, Ph.D

Femoral Shaft Stress Fracture in a Varsity Basketball Athlete: A Case Report – Faraz Damji, MD

Friday, May 9, 2025

Mouth Rinsing with Solutions of Different Taste Properties as an Ergogenic Aid in Team Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Timur M Vakhidov

The Relationship Between Rate of Perceived Exertion, Heart Rate, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, and Fatigue Induced by Sport-Specific High-Intensity Load in Young Elite Soccer Players – Timur M Vakhidov

The Relationship Between Repeat Sprint Ability and Sport-Specific Skills in Elite Youth Soccer Players – Timur M Vakhidov

Lower Extremity Weakness and Injury Risk in High-Level Football Players – Mason Beaulieu

Outcomes from the ‘Active Lifestyle by Addressing  Behavioral-Economics  Cognitive-Biases, the A-B-C Program’: a Quasi-Experimental Study to Explore the Efficacy of the A-B-C Program in Retaining Physical Activity Among Sedentary Adults – Sivan Klil-Drori, MD

Effect of Whole-body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) on Muscle Strength and Body Composition in People with a Sedentary Lifestyle and Prediabetes – Mahdieh Shojaa, Phd

Identification and Treatment of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) by Canadian Family Physicians: A cross-sectional, survey-based study – Emma F Wardhaugh, BHSc

The Use of Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Evaluating Recovery following Musculoskeletal Injuries in Athletes – A Scoping Review – Robert DiCesare, MD

Individualized Technique Feedback Reduces Knee Abduction Loading during Cutting Movements in Female University Soccer & Basketball Athletes: Implications for ACL Injury Prevention – Reid Vander Vleuten, PhD Student, MScPT

This event is free to delegates! Enjoy a complimentary drink ticket when you pick up your conference badge.

• PEI Convention Centre – Exhibit Hall (Malpeque Rustico Tracadie)
• Wednesday, May 7 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Help us kick off the conference with canapés and a glass of wine or beer in the exhibit hall. Drink ticket included with registration package!

 This is a ticketed event – spaces are limited. 

• Peake’s Quay – 11 Great George St, Charlottetown (beside the Delta)
• Thursday, May 8 | 7:00 pm
• Includes: dinner, a drink ticket, entertainment

Get ready to kick up your heels and experience the warmth, music, and camaraderie of a true East Coast Kitchen Party! This social night is all about great food, good company, and toe-tapping tunes. Enjoy a delicious meal, sip on a drink, and soak in the lively atmosphere—whether you’re singing along, clapping to the beat, or just taking it all in, this is your chance to unwind and connect with fellow delegates in true Maritime fashion.

Come hungry, come thirsty, and come ready for a night of fun—you won’t want to miss it! 🍁🎶

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Start Your Day with a Pole Walking Session! 🚶‍♀️Limited sets of poles provided – sign-up to reserve.

• Meet in the lobby of the Delta
• Friday, May 9 | 7:00am

Rise and shine in beautiful Charlottetown with an invigorating Pole Walking and Exercise Session! This guided morning walk is the perfect way to energize your body, clear your mind, and experience the many benefits of pole walking—all while taking in the scenic charm of the east coast.

Led by Jodi Bussiere, Physiotherapist, this session is free to join, and a limited number of walking poles will be provided (or bring your own!). Whether you’re a seasoned pole walker or trying it for the first time, this is a fantastic opportunity to improve your mobility, enhance your endurance, and connect with fellow conference attendees in a refreshing outdoor setting.

Poles generously provided by Urban Poling.

Sign-up by completing this form: https://forms.gle/fTmD1Pqox46Dqrca6. Please indicate if you require poles.

 This is a ticketed event – spaces are limited.

• PEI Convention Centre – Bedeque Cardigan Hillsborough
• Friday, May 10 | 7:00pm – 1:00am

Come out and celebrate with your colleagues dressed up to the nines. Start the evening with a cocktail reception at 7:00pm. Includes a 3 course dinner and wine at 7:45pm.

Entertainment provided by Vintage Band! Finish the evening on the dance floor!

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This is a ticketed event.

• Starting line outside the Delta Prince Edward Hotel, registrants run at own pace along the water.
• Saturday, May 10 | 7:00am

Experience Charlottetown’s sights and sounds on foot! All the funds collected from this run will be donated to a local charitable organization – KidSport PEI.

KidSport PEI helps remove financial barriers that limit some children from participating in sport in PEI. They believe that all PEI children should have the opportunity to experience the positive benefits that sport offers.

Generously sponsored by MD Financial Management.

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Diamond Sponsors

• Bauerfeind
• Pendopharm
• MD Financial Management and Scotiabank Healthcare+
• Bioventus

Platinum Sponsors

• OrtoPed
• Canadian Orthopaedic Supply
• Enovis

Gold Sponsors

• SearchLight Pharma

Exhibitors

• Bauerfeind
• MD Financial Management and Scotiabank Healthcare+
• Pendopharm
• Clarius
• KineMedics
• VALD
• AQMSE
• OrtoPed
• Searchlight Pharma
• Enovis
• Canadian Orthopaedic Supply
• Western Health Sciences
• MD Biologix
• Bioventus
• Sport Physiotherapy Canada
• InflaFlex
• Medi Canada
• Forces
• Ossur
• GE Health Care
• CCES
• Prairie PoCUS
• ProScreen AI
• Zimmer Biomet
• Bred
• CSEP