8:30 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Welcome and introductory remarks with memorial for Drew Ferguson 

9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.: The Great Debate: Optimal Management of Meniscus, Shoulder, and Hip Pathologies in Athletes

• Steven Brown, M.D., associate professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; Chief of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Family and Community Medicine
  
• Amit Momaya, M.D., associate professor, UAB Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery 

9:55 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.: Concussion Update

• Heath Hale, M.D., MPH, associate professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; director, Sports Medicine Clinic, UAB Student Health Services; medical director, UAB Athletics

10:35 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.: Keynote Lecture

• Calvin Spellmon Jr., M.D., assistant professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; medical director, Birmingham City Schools

11:45 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Lunch & Conference Expo

• Be sure to check out all of the incredible local brands supporting the region's sports community!

12:30 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.: PANEL - Nutrition to Optimize Sports and Exercise Performance

• Ashley Licata, Ph.D., RD, LD, Samford University 
• Caroline Cohen, Ph.D. RD, LD, assistant professor, clinical dietician, UAB Family & Community Medicine 
• Tori Faught, MS, RDN, LD, dietician, nutritionist, UAB Family & Community Medicine  

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: BREAKOUT SESSIONS

ROOM A

Breakout 1: Future of Rehab Modalities

• Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, lead physical therapist, UAB Athletics

Breakout 2: Endurance Athlete/Biomechanical Assessment

• Brian Riddle, PT, DPT, MBA, ATC, CSCS, manager, UAB Outpatient Physical Therapy - UAB Hospital-Highlands
  

Breakout 3: Behavioral Health

• Ashley Reno, Psy.D., associate professor, associate chief of Psychology, UAB Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, 

ROOM B

Breakout 1: Orthobiologics in Sports Medicine: Evidence, Applications, and Future Directions

• Steven Brown, M.D., associate professor, UAB Family & Community Medicine; Chief of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Family and Community Medicine 

Breakout 2: Pre-Hospital Emergency Management

• Jeremy Towns, M.D., assistant professor, UAB Emergency Medicine

Breakout 3: How to Manage Back Pain & Spine

• Dale Colorado, D.O., MPH, associate professor, UAB Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; medical director, Perfoming Arts Medicine

2:55 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.: Cardiac Considerations for the Athlete

• Irfan Asif, M.D., chair, UAB Family & Community Medicine; Heersink Endowed Professor of Sports & Exercise Medicine 

3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Open Q&A and Wrap-Up

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