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American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Aossm)
Did You Attend the AOSSM 2012 Annual Meeting?
CME notices and pictures from the meeting will be available in mid-August. Be sure to check your inbox and the website for details.
Submit Suggestions for AOSSM 2013 Annual Meeting Instructional Courses Online
AOSSM is currently accepting proposals for the AOSSM 2013 Instructional Courses being held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, July 11-14, 2013. Please visit the AOSSM website at www.sportsmed.org to submit a proposal online. You will need to submit course title, course objectives, and faculty suggestions. Please be prepared to include a course description at the time of submission. Deadline is August 31, 2012. Any questions can be directed to Patricia Kovach at
Fall Is Coming—Help Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
If you haven’t already joined the campaign or donated, it’s easy to get involved. Simply fill out the online form under the Join Our Team tab and submit your sporting organization, hospital/institution, or practice bio and logo to campaign director Michael Konstant at
Upcoming Meetings
August 10-12, 2012
Chicago, IL
August 24-26, 2012
Toronto, Canada
December 6-9, 2012
New Orleans, LA
March 23, 2013
Chicago, IL
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (Amssm)
AMSSM in London for the Olympics
Dr Cindy Chang, immediate past president of AMSSM, was in London for the Olympics serving as the chief medical officer. She led a group of 80 medical specialists in caring for our Olympic athletes as they competed against the world’s best in London this July.
AMSSM Members Elected to American College of Sports Medicine Leadership Positions
Congratulations to AMSSM members Bill Dexter, MD, Andrew Gregory, MD, and Lauren Simon, MD, on election to leadership positions in the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr Dexter is the president-elect, and Drs Gregory and Simon will serve on the Board of Trustees
Upcoming Conferences
The popular Advanced Team Physician Course will make its way to the bayou this year. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, December 6-9, 2012.
Sports Physical Therapy Section (Spts)
SPTS Members Receive APTA’s Highest Honors
At PT 2012, several SPTS members were awarded recognition by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
The highest honor was presented to Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT, former president of the SPTS, who was named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA.
Wilk has made numerous professional contributions in the areas of sports physical therapy clinical practice, education, research, and advocacy.
As present vice president of education and associate clinical director for Physiotherapy Associates and Champion Sports Medical/Physiotherapy Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, Wilk is also a rehabilitation consultant for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team and director of rehabilitation research for American Sports Institute, also in Birmingham. Past posts have included vice president of education for Champion Sports Medicine/Benchmark Medical, and co-owner/codirector of Champion Sports Medicine, both in Birmingham. Wilk earned his DPT from Massachusetts General Health Institute and his BS in physical therapy from Northwestern University Medical School Programs in Physical Therapy.
In his role as full-time clinician, known nationally and internationally for his expertise and skill in treating patients, Wilk has worked with many of the most famous professional and collegiate athletes in the United States. Widely recognized as an expert in rehabilitation after injury to the knee or shoulder, Wilk integrates the best available evidence with his clinical experience and expertise to provide the best care for individual patients. The guidelines and standards he has developed—including the Throwers 10 exercise program and Short Toss–Long Toss program for return to throwing for patients with shoulder and elbow complaints—have been adopted by other PTs and have influenced the care of sports patients worldwide. Wilk’s research includes reports of clinical outcome after thermal capsulorrhaphy, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, for which he received the 2002 Breg Award for Excellence in Sports Physical Therapy Research.
Wilk has contributed to education through his service in the SPTS as president, vice president, and program chair and coordinator of the section’s home study courses. For more than 20 years, Wilk has held responsibility for planning and organizing the educational content for the SPTS at the Combined Sections Meeting, the Physical Therapy Section, and the AOSSM. He has presented at professional society and continuing education meetings and is a regular presenter at APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting and Annual Conference. As coordinator of the SPTS’s Home Study Courses, Wilk served as the guest editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 5 times. Wilk has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has edited or written 5 textbooks.
Kevin Wilk will be a speaker at the 2012 Team Concept Conference in Las Vegas.
Stephen Correia, PT, MHS, OCS; Mark Rutledge, PT, MHS, OCS; and Greg Sills, PTA, BS
Outstanding Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant Team Award
Mark Reinking, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC
Dorothy E. Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching
Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ATC, ScD, SCS, FAPTA
Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature
Philip Paul Tygiel, PT, MTC
Lucy Blair Service Award
Congratulations to all winners!