CASEM Pediatric Sport Medicine Conference

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss mental health issues in youth athletes.
2. Describe how exercise can be used as treatment in health conditions in youth.
3. Perform joint-specific physical exams in youth athletes.

Preliminary Agenda

8:30 am – Breakfast

9 am – Welcome and Introductions – Laura Purcell

9:10 am – Mental Health in Youth Athletes – Moderator: Erika Persson

• 9:10 am – Specialization and Burnout – Eric Koelink
• 9:30 am – Mental Health Concerns in Youth Athletes – Carla Edwards
• 9:50 am – BodySense: Promoting a Positive Body Image in Youth Sports – Liz Muldoon, Aryel Maharaj, Emily Tam
• 10:10 – Panel Q&A

10:30 am – Break

10:45 am – Medicine Through Movement – Moderator: Laura Purcell

• 10:45 am – Exercise in Chronic Disease: Rheumatology – Liane Heale
• 11:05 am – Exercise as Treatment for Mental Health Issues in Youth – Taylor Armstrong
• 11:25 am – Exercise in Concussion Treatment – John Leddy
• 11:45 am – Panel Q&A

12:00 pm – Lunch

1:00 pm – Workshops (choose 2)

1. Shoulder Exam – Erika Persson
2. Knee Exam – Kristin Lambrinakos-Raymond
3. Concussion Management – John Leddy

1:45 pm – Break

1:55 pm – Workshops repeated

2:40 pm – Break

3:00 pm – Keynote: New Olympic Youth Sports – John Philpott

This is a post-conference course to the 2024 CASEM-OMA Annual Symposium in Niagara. This conference will be held at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel.

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