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American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
AMSSM Elects 2013 Board of Directors
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine welcomes new and reelected members to its Board of Directors. They are as follows: 2nd Vice President, Jon Divine, MD, MS; Secretary/Treasurer, Kathy Dec, MD (reelected); David Berkoff, MD; Jonathan Finnoff, DO; Eugene Hong, MD; Amy Powell, MD (reelected); Tom Trojian, MD (reelected); and Ty Wadsworth, MD (reelected).
AMSSM Foundation Increases Research Grant Funding by 50%
Thanks to sponsorships and individual contributions over the past year, the AMSSM Foundation, the fundraising arm of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, increased its amount of research grant funding by 50%. To support and recognize excellence in sports medicine education, research, and scientific activities, on March 1, the Foundation announced the following winners for its most recent research grants:
AMSSM Foundation Young Investigators Grant Award Winners
AMSSM Foundation Research Grant Award Winners
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
OJSM Launching in Spring 2013
The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine: An Open Access Journal for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Knee Arthroplasty (OJSM) launched this spring! Dr Bruce Reider, current editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, will also serve as editor-in-chief of OJSM. Associate editors for the publication will be Drs Allen Anderson and Mark Steiner. This trio of well-recognized professionals will lead the helm as the AOSSM ventures into its first open access publication. This platform will allow the journal to provide compelling research in the fields of orthopaedic sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, relevant translational research, sports traumatology/epidemiology, and knee arthroplasty while at the same time maintaining AOSSM’s high peer review standards.
For more information on this new publication and how you can submit your paper, visit www.ojsm.org.
Register Now for the AOSSM 2013 Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the AOSSM 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, July 11-14. Visit www.sportsmed.org to download the preliminary program and sign up for all the exciting events and courses being offered.
A block of rooms has also been reserved at the Sheraton Chicago at a group rate of $249 for single and double occupancy. Reservations may be made by calling (800) 233-4100 or (312) 329-7000. Specify that you are attending the AOSSM Annual Meeting. You can also book directly online by visiting www.sportsmed.org. The reservation deadline is June 8, 2013. Rooms are guaranteed until this date pending availability. Attendees are encouraged to book early.
Upcoming Meetings
May 9-11, 2013
Boston, MA
July 11-14, 2013
Chicago, IL
August 9-11, 2013
Chicago, IL
December 5-8, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
The Youth Sports Safety Alliance, composed of more than 100 organizations committed to keeping young athletes safe, launched the first-ever “National Action Plan for Sports Safety” to ensure comprehensive action to protect America’s student athletes. The plan was finalized by those in attendance at the 4th annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2013. The summit was convened by NATA and culminated with visits to legislators on Capitol Hill on February 6. While concussion legislation has now passed in 43 states, the plan addresses other leading health conditions and specifically urges schools to adopt safety measures to protect students from injuries or illnesses that mainly occur in 4 major areas: cardiac events, neurologic injuries, environmental/exertional conditions, and dietary/substance-induced conditions. A Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights was also formally released and reinforces the important rights of young athletes when participating in a secondary school sports program. It outlines essential elements that should be recognized by the athletes themselves, along with their parents, school, sports officials, and policy makers at all levels (www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org/docs/Athletes-Bill-of-Rights.pdf). Attendees included select Alliance members as well as health care professionals, parent advocate groups, education and school administration organizations, health care and sports associations, state and federal policy makers, athletic/activity associations, and sports governing bodies.
Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS)
SPTS Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary in San Diego
A beautiful night. A stunning venue. Old and new friends. Glamorous attire. It all came together on January 23 at the Ultimate Skybox in San Diego when 100 members of the SPTS gathered to celebrate 40 years of excellence in sports physical therapy.
Cocktail hour and dinner were accompanied by the music of the Sam Trio, while photographers captured memories of the evening. Revelers also enjoyed the view of San Diego and the harbor from a firepit and torch-lit balcony. The “photo booth” was a hit with attendees and brought out the creativity among participants. A gourmet dinner followed the cocktail hour.
President Tim Tyler kicked off the evening by sharing his thoughts about what each of the past presidents brought to the table . . . and to him. Then followed the “roasting” of the past SPTS presidents, including Lynn Wallace, the second SPTS president, who is deceased.
The SPTS is looking forward to the next 40 years of innovation and professionalism as a part of the American Physical Therapy Association.