THE 2007 Sports Medicine Spring Symposium –March 9 & 10, 2007

Marriott Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

Course Description:

This activity is designed for pediatricians, family practitioners, internists, emergency physicians, physical therapists, athletic

trainers, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, fitness train- ers, team physicians and orthopaedic surgeons who deal with

athletes in middle school through college. At the completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

•Diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, and prevent shoulder and elbow problems in throwing and non-throwing athletes.

•Diagnose and treat common knee and ankle injuries in both skeletally immature and skeletally mature athletes.

•Identify key principles in the prevention and rehabilitation of athletic injuries in female, pediatric and adolescent athletes.

•Make critical decisions regarding appropriate timing for return to play of the school-aged athlete.

•Discuss current concepts regarding concussions, steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, and sports nutrition.

•Perform appropriate initial histories and physical examinations for athletes with knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle injuries.

•Perform functional, sport-specific rehabilitation for the injured high school and college athlete.

Download the program materials here: http://www.fau.edu/divdept/exsci/seacsm/medicine.pdf

For more information please call the Office of CME toll free 1-866-637-6835 or directly at (843) 876-1925 or FAX your

questions (843) 876-1931.

Posted: 2/21/07