ACSM Annual Meeting 2018

ACSM's 65th Annual Meeting with 9th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy is organized by American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and will be held during May 29 - Jun 02, 2018 at Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 30.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

At this conference you’ll find sessions covering virtually every aspect of sports medicine, exercise science and the benefits of physical activity. Internationally recognized as the place to hear leading experts and learn about the latest research, this conference brings science and practice together. More than 6,000 industry professionals from around the globe make the ACSM Annual Meeting their priority conference. You’ll learn, network, engage and catch up with those as passionate about exercise science and sports medicine as you are!

Conference Objectives :

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, participants should be able to:

• Evaluate the biological, biomechanical, psychological and behavioral changes accompanying exercise in both normal and pathological states.
• Analyze state-of-the art and innovative basic science, applied science, and clinical medicine in the areas of exercise, fitness, health, and physical performance.
• Compare new approaches and perspectives concerning exercise science and sports medicine through interactive discussions with scientists and clinicians in related fields.
• Recognize the importance of basic science research as it relates to diseases and conditions that exist due to physical inactivity.
• Assess how physical activity research and practice can contribute to public health.

Clinically Specific Objectives:

• Incorporate new guidelines into the care of the female athlete to improve energy availability in order to safely return to play in their sport
• Develop strategies to counsel patients with chronic diseases to participate in physical activity to improve function and quality of life.
• Evaluate appropriate diagnostic and non-pharmacologic treatment strategies for young athletes with musculoskeletal pain in order to prevent further injury and return them to play.
• Determine which patients with common congenital heart diseases are at risk for sudden cardiac death and refer for advanced cardiac care when appropriate.
• Perform a comprehensive evaluation of an athlete with a concussion in order to determine a safe plan for rehabilitation and decrease the risk of post-concussive symptoms.
• Develop a treatment plan using current recommendations to prescribe effective exercise and physical activity plans to children, adolescents and adults to enhance health and prevent disease.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.