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The 21st Annual

The "Official" Ironman Sports Medicine Conference
October 4-8, 2009
held in conjunction with the
Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship

Royal Kona Resort, Kailua-Kona
Big Island of Hawaii

Conference Schedule and Faculty

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 4th
Medical Issues in the Athlete
7:30 Cardiac Problems of Competitive Athletes THOMPSON
8:10 Blood Problems in Athletes EICHNER
8:50 Treating Hypertension in Active and Athletic Patients THOMPSON
9:30 BREAK  
10:00 Exertional Rhabdomyolysis; Causes and Cures EICHNER
10:40 Exertional Syncope in the Athlete KRUSE
11:20 EKG Interpretation in Athletes THOMPSON
12:00 ADJOURN  
     
Monday, October 5th
Musculoskeletal Problems in the Athlete
7:30 Common Pediatric Orthopedic Problems SALLIS
8:10 Hip Injuries in the Athlete KRUSE
8:50 Evaluation and Treatment of Stress Fractures FREDERICSON
9:30 BREAK  
10:00 Common Problems in the 1st MTP Joint SIMONS
10:40 Patellofemoral Pain Evaluation and Treatment FREDERICSON
11:20 Orthotics in the Treatment of Sports Injuries SIMONS
12:00 My Road to Kona CONNERS-PACE
12:15 ADJOURN  
     
Tuesday, October 6th
Nutrition and the Athlete
7:30 Nutritional Supplements; What Works? SPRIET
8:10 New Developments in Sports Nutrition MAUGHAN
8:50 Energy Drinks in Exercise SPRIET
9:30 BREAK  
10:00 Developing a Personal Hydration Plan in Athletes MAUGHAN
10:40 Sports Nutrition for the Endurance Athlete SPRIET
11:20 Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss MAUGHAN
12:00 ADJOURN  
     
Wednesday, October 7th
Current Concepts in Sports Medicine
1:00 Legal Issues in Sports Medicine RUBIN
1:40 Vocal Cord Dysfunction; Diagnosis and Management SIMONS
2:20 Catastrophic Sports Injuries RUBIN
3:00 BREAK  
3:30 Basic Osteopathic Manipulation Techniques KRUSE
4:10 Core Strengthening in the Athlete FREDERICSON
4:50 The Sacroiliac Joint PEARCE
5:30 ADJOURN  
     
Thursday, October 8th
Endurance Medicine and Beyond
1:00 Heat and Cramping in the Arena EICHNER
1:40 Preparing to Cover Sporting Events RUBIN
2:20 Medical Challenges of Endurance Triathlons LAIRD
3:00 BREAK  
3:30 Ironman Legends Series - “My Life as an Ironman” ALLEN
4:30 Medical Tent Evaluation and Treatment SALLIS / PEARCE
5:10 Ironman Medical Tent MORRIS / MARCUS
5:30 Drawing for 2009 Ironman Conference Lottery Slot  
5:40 ADJOURN  
5:40 Medical Tent Orientation and Shirt Pick-up MORRIS
     
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2009
Free day to enjoy the island
 
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2009
Ironman World Championships
7 AM to
12 midnight
Ironman Medical Tent “Mini-Internship”– conference participants are invited to volunteer for a 4-hour session working as part of the Ironman Medical team caring for race participants, under the direct supervision of conference faculty
     

Medical Tent shift for volunteers
(separate registration required)

 

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Bob Sallis, MD, FACSM, FAAFP
Conference Chairman
Co-Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA
Immediate Past-President; American College of Sports Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Current Sports Medicine Reports

P.Z. Pearce, MD
Conference Co-Chairman
Group Health Permanente
Spokane, Washington
Medical Director: Ironman Arizona, Ironman Coeur d'Alene
Team Physician, Seattle Seahawks
Finisher, 1990 Ironman Triathlon

Robert Laird, MD, FAAP
Conference Co-Chairman
Medical Director
Ironman Triathlon World Championships
Pediatrics and Sports Medicine
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Finisher, 1988 and 2003 Ironman Triathlon
Ironman Hall of Fame Member

Mark Allen
Ironman World Champion
Ironman Hall of Fame Member

Randy Eichner, MD
Team Internist
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
University of Oklahoma

Michael Fredericson, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, PM&R Sports Medicine
Team Physician
Stanford University

Roger Kruse, MD, FACSM, FAAFP
Program Director
SportsCare Primary Care Fellowship
Toledo, Ohio
Head Team Physician
University of Toledo

Louise Morris, RN, BSN, CEN
Assistant Medical Director
Ironman Triathlon World Championships
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Ron Maughan, PhD, FACSM
Professor
School of Sport and Exercise Science
Loughborough University, England

Aaron Rubin, MD, FACSM
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA
Team Physician; University of California at Riverside

Steve Simons, MD, FACSM
Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
Associate Director, Family Practice Residency Program
St. Joseph Medical Center
South Bend, Indiana

Lawrence Spriet, PhD
Professor
Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Paul Thompson, MD, FACC, FACSM
Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Director of Cardiology
Hartford Hospital; Hartford, CT.

Colleen Conners-Pace
Winner, 2006 Ironman Sports Medicine Conference Lottery Slot



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