Hospital for Special Surgery to host educational symposium to discuss on sports-related injuries

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the nation's top hospital for orthopedics, will host Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, an educational symposium to discuss how to identify, prevent and treat articular cartilage and hip/pelvis injuries, as well as injuries common to the throwing and multisport athlete.

The two-day symposium co-directed by Frank Cordasco, M.D., sports medicine orthopedic surgeon; and John Cavanaugh, P.T., MEd, ATC, SCS, features the expertise of HSS's Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and Rehabilitation and Performance staff. It is specifically designed for physician assistants, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, athletic trainers, coaches, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals to learn how to properly manage sports-related medical issues and hear about the latest treatments advances from HSS experts.

Physicians and physical therapists from Hospital for Special Surgery have the distinction of being the team physicians for 17 professional and college teams, and the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service has trained more than 100 of the sports medicine leaders in institutions all over the world.

"HSS continues to grow and advance medicine with pioneering surgical treatments techniques," said Dr. Cordasco. "Our staff is uniquely positioned to share information with local, regional and national audiences on how we're developing and restoring mobility to world-class athletes and returning them to play in top performance shape."

"Sports Medicine must include a variety of health and athletic professionals and physical therapists often play a significant role in providing that connectivity," said Cavanaugh. "Current Concepts gives HSS the opportunity to share the most up-to-date and current trends in sports medicine, whether its knee ligament repair, shoulder surgery or evaluation diagnostic tools."

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN SPORTS MEDICINE:

DATE:Friday, April 19, 2013, and Saturday, April 20, 2013

TIMES:8 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday, April 19
7:20 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 20

LOCATION:Hospital for Special Surgery
Richard L. Menschel Education Center, 2nd Floor
535 East 70th Street
New York

DETAILS:The seventh annual conference includes:
•Live surgery, and presentations and discussions that will recognize the most current approaches for managing and treating anterior shoulder instability;
•Discuss the principles of treatment progressions for the postsurgical hip arthroscopy population;
•Review surgical intervention for articular cartilage injuries and the implication for post-operative rehabilitation;
•Identify common injuries in the long-distance swimmer, runner and cyclist; and describe an evidence-based approach to rehabilitation strategies related to ACL prevention programs, weight training for the adolescent athlete and developing flexibility.

Session Highlights:

•The Throwing Athlete: Elbow Injuries

Struan H. Coleman, M.D., Ph.D., HSS; Neil S. ElAttrache, M.D., Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic and head physician, Los Angeles Dodgers; Michael Levinson, P.T., CSCS, HSS

Friday, April 19, 8:35 a.m.

•The Throwing Athlete: Shoulder Injuries

Stephen J. O'Brien, M.D., MBA; David W. Altchek, M.D.; Jessica Hettler, P.T., MS, ATC, Cert MDT, SCS

Friday, April 19, 10:25 a.m.

•Managing Hip and Pelvis Injuries in the Athlete

Anil S. Ranawat, M.D.; Jamie Edelstein, P.T., DScPT, COMT, CSCS; William C. Meyers, M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine; Peter Draovitch, P.T., M.S., ATC

Friday, April 19, 1:20 p.m.

•Articular Cartilage Injuries in Sports

Russell F. Warren, M.D.; John T. Cavanaugh, P.T., Med, ATC, SCS; Riley J. Williams III, M.D.

Friday, April 19, 3:35 p.m.

•The Multisport Athlete

Polly de Mille, R.N., M.A., RCEP, CSCS, John T. Cavanaugh, P.T, Med, ATC, SCS, Peter J. Moley, M.D., Leigh-Ann Plack, P.T., DPT

Saturday, April 20, 8:55 a.m.

•Decision-making in Sports Medicine

Stephen Fealy, M.D.; Frank A. Cordasco, M.D., M.S.; Michael Levinson, P.T., CSCS; John D. MacGillvray, M.D.

Saturday, April 20, 10:55 a.m.

•Where's the Evidence in Sports PT?

Theresa Chiaia, P.T., DPT; Sarah Killian, P.T., MSPT, ATRIC; Marla Ranieri, P.T., DPT; Jessica Graziano, P.T., DPT, CSCS

Saturday, April 20, 10:55 a.m.

Keynote: George Davies, DPT, M.Ed., SCS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, ACSM-CET, APTA-CCI, SMAC (REMT) FAPTA, co-director, Clinical and Research Service, Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine, Onalaska, Wisc.

Functional Testing Algorithm for Return to Play of the Overhead Throwing Athlete

Personnel:Frank A. Cordasco, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon in the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at Hospital for Special Surgery and activity co-director of Current Concepts in Sports Medicine

John T. Cavanaugh, P.T., M.Ed., ATC, Clinical Supervisor of Hospital for Special Surgery's Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center and activity co-director of Current Concepts in Sports Medicine

SOURCE Hospital for Special Surgery