UofL Health Sports Medicine Symposium: Unique Topics in Sports Medicine
About this Event
3rd Annual UofL Health Sports Medicine Symposium: Unique Topics In Sports Medicine
The dynamic one-day sports medicine symposium is designed for healthcare professionals, to explore unique clinical and performance topics. The event features interactive case discussions tackling critical issues like sudden cardiac illness and health considerations for the female athlete. Expert-led lectures will delve into specialized areas such as team effectiveness in college athletics, sports hand injury and rehab, orthopedic oncology in young athletes, and youth sports specialization and injury prevention. To provide practical, hands-on learning, attendees will also participate in targeted break-out sessions covering advanced skills including musculoskeletal ultrasound, return-to-sport participation, pelvic floor rehab, velocity-based training, innovative dynamic warm-up, and manual therapy techniques for both the shoulder and lumbar spine.
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 2026
Location: Angel's Envy Club, L&N Stadium
Target Audience: PT, PTA, OT, ATC, MD, DO, PA APRN, RN
Don't miss out on this chance to dive into unique topics in sports medicine and gain valuable insights to enhance your practice or passion for sports medicine. Register now to secure your spot!
- Physicians and Physicians Assistants
are encouraged to claim 8 contact
hours of AMA PRA Category 2 credit
- Nurses and Advanced Registered Nurse
Practitioners are approved for 9.1 contact
hours by the KBN (approval number: 4-0068-12-28-1489)
- UofL Health (BOC AP#: P12161) is approved
by the Board of Certification Inc. to
provide continuing education to Athletic
Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for
a maximum of 8 Category A hours
- Physical Therapists & Physical
Therapist Assistants are approved by APTA
Kentucky for 8 category 1 hours (CEUL182878)
- Occupational Therapists: Approval pending by the KBLOT.
Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Check-In/Continental breakfast
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
Opening Remarks
🕑: 08:10 AM - 08:30 AM
Keynote Speaker
Host: Amy Calabrese
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Case based discussion: Sudden cardiac illness in a young athlete
Host: Ruk Yakkanti, DO
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Practitioner Perspectives of Factors that Facilitate Performance Support Team
Host: Chad Workman, PhD, MSCC, CSCS
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
BREAK - Visit with sponsor/exhibitor tables
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Management and Rehabilitation of Athletic Hand Injuries
Host: Rodrigo Moreno, MD
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Morning Break-Out Sessions (21 min each)
Session A: MSK Ultrasound
Host: Jordan Hilgefort, MD, MBA, CAQSM, FAAFP
Session B: Isometric, Isotonic & Functional Exercise to treat hamstring injury
Host: Ahsa Rogers, PT, DPT, ATC
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Session C: Manual Therapy for the Shoulder
Host: Jason Bracco, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC
Session D: Return to Sports Testing: Vald Dynamo & Vald Force Plates
Host: Paul Mentele, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, CPSS
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
LUNCH (Morning Panel Discussion 12:45 to 1 pm) Visit with sponsor/exhibitors
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Afternoon Break-Out Sessions (21 min each)
Session A: Manual therapy Lumbar Spine/SIJ
Host: Ryan Galvin, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS
Session B: Rehab Exercise for Pelvic floor
Host: Mindi Daniel-Buhts, PT, DPT
Session C: Output Sports Velocity-based training, testing & programming
Host: Zoe Weidley, CSCS
Session D: Dynamic Warm-Up: Innovative approach to warm-ups and training
Host: Tristen “Coop” Schiafo, MS, CSCS
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
BREAK - Visit with sponsor/exhibitor tables
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Female Athlete: Case based discussion
Host: Jen Daily, MD
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
The Youth Athlete Injury prevention & sports specialization
Host: Jen Street, PA-C
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Orthopedic oncology and the young athlete
Host: Radolfo Zamora, MD, FAOA
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
PM Panel Discussion
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 25.00 to USD 75.00
