4th Annual Baseball Sports Medicine: Game-Changing Concepts

4th Annual Baseball Sports Medicine: Game-Changing Concepts is organized by Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) and will be held from Nov 21 - 22, 2019 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This conference is designed for any physician, athletic trainer, occupational therapist, strength and conditioning expert, or coach concerned with the management or prevention of injuries to the baseball athlete.

Accreditation:
Physicians: The Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

FORE designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Athletic Trainers: The Foundation for Orthopaedic Research & Education is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers (P3115)

This program is eligible for a maximum of 15 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Physician Assistants: PAs may claim a maximum of 15 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Course Description:
This live activity is designed to identify areas of concern or controversy in the management of baseball athletes in a team sport setting through didactic presentations and case based scenarios. Key issues, along with up-to-date and practice solutions, will be addressed. Time has been built into the agenda for questions and answers.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Analyze epidemiological trends in baseball injuries for professional, collegiate and youth baseball players
• Integrate prevention strategies with their health care team(s) to improve musculoskeletal and medical health for baseball players
• Assess and apply surgical and non-surgical treatment recommendations and rehabilitation protocols for the management of essential musculoskeletal and medical conditions in baseball

Time: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm