Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRISM) 12th Annual Meeting

Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRISM) 12th Annual Meeting is organized by Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM) and will be held from Jan 30 - Feb 01, 2025 at Hilton Columbus Downtown, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.

Purpose:
The 12^th Annual PRiSM Meeting is designed to provide high-quality dissemination of information in the basic sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and technical advances in the multi-disciplinary areas of sports medicine for children and adolescents.

Meeting Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the diagnosis & multidisciplinary management of common pediatric and adolescent sports related injuries.
• Establish treatment guidelines and algorithms for working with childhood athletes and their families.
• Examine multiple evidence-based approaches to treating pediatric sports concerns.
• Explore clinical approaches to the injured athlete throughout their continuum of care.
• Evaluate effective ways to improve patient care and reduce lifelong sequelae of sports injuries.

Meeting Goals:

• Increase member and non-member competence in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine
• Promote the highest possible standards in clinical orthopaedic surgery, physical therapy, primary care, athletic training, etc. practices for pediatric and adolescent sports medicine
• Promote the highest possible standards in clinical physical therapy practice
• Provide the target audience with a forum for the exchange of ideas and methodologies in the field of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine and related medical and basic sciences
• Increase the body of knowledge existing in the field of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine
• Provide educational opportunities to members in all aspects of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine
• Provide an ongoing assessment of the impact of the PRISM CME Program and make modifications to existing activities and develop new activities as appropriate.

Add On Workshop: Pediatric MSK Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop
This hands-on ultrasound workshop will focus on providing the fundamental knowledge of MSK ultrasound to those just starting but also provide experiences for those advanced sonologists looking for help understanding the complex sonoanatomy of the skeletally immature athlete and those desiring to practice more advanced dynamic imaging techniques of the hip. This will be a combination of short instructional lectures and live demonstrations with an emphasis on time spent during the hands-on scanning sessions using real pediatric and adult models.

This add-on workshop takes place at 7:30am on Thursday, January 30th. Space is limited- please select this workshop when registering to secure your spot.