30th annual Sports Medicine Symposium

Pearls of Wisdom: Unintended Consequences - Are My Athletes At Risk?
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Program

Speakers

Jeffrey Brown, MD
Director of Sports Medicine, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, West Hartford, Connecticut
Team Physician, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

Seminar: Inside the Black Cloud: Does This New Turf Cause Cancer?

Christopher Diamond, MD
Director, Student Wellness Services, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Seminar: Pushed Over the Edge: Intensity Meets Rhabdomyolysis

Jeff G. Konin, PhD, PT, ATC, FACSM, FNATA
Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island

Seminar: Avoiding the Witness Stand: How To Navigate Return To Play Dilemmas

Kristin Gates, MD
Family Medicine Residency Program, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, Connecticut

Seminar: It's Just Not Popping Ibuprofen: The Reality of NSAIDs Use

Shannon Jackson, Psy.D
Associate Director, Student Wellness Services for Counseling, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

Seminar: Riding the Red Bull: What’s Causing My Symptoms?

Michael N. Moustakakis, MD FASN
Chief, Section of Nephrology, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center

Seminar: Message in a Bottle: Kidneys at Risk!

Mary Gina Ratchford, MD
Board Certified Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ratchford Eye Center, Berlin, Connecticut

Seminar: More Than Meets the Eyes: Ocular Deficits Post Concussion

Subramani Seetharama, MD, MS, FAAPMR
Chief, Division of PM&R, Hartford Hospital
Medical Director, Hartford Hospital Rehab & Sports Network
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program
Assistant Professor, UCONN Medical Center

Seminar: Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon: Vestibular Deficits from Concussion

Robert Waskowitz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Associates of Hartford
Attending Physician, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, Connecticut
Senior Team Physician, Central Connecticut State University
Orthopaedic Consultant, ESPN X-Games

Seminar: Monsters Within : Scar Tissue and Adhesions

Lab Instructors

YOU’RE CLEARED: Transitioning From Rehabilitation to Strength Training with Modifications

Michael Ericksen, MS, CSCS
Director of Sports Performance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

Lab: Lower Extremity Modification Lab

Michael Piper, MS, CSCS, USAW-1
Associate Director of Sports Performance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

Lab: Upper Extremity Modification Lab