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American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Fellowship Tour to Australia
The AMSSM has launched its first international traveling fellowship program tour, an academic exchange and cultural immersion initiative for sports medicine physicians to teach and learn sports medicine on a global level. Sponsored by DJO Global, AMSSM will host Peter Brukner, OAM, MBBS, an internationally recognized sports medicine clinician and researcher from Melbourne, Australia, as its first international traveling fellow. Dr Brukner will visit a few select stops, including the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City; Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland; and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, prior to arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a keynote speaker for the 2014 AMSSM Annual Meeting, scheduled April 5-9 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
The purpose of the program is to encourage academic interchange, shared research, and exploration of common clinical interests among sports medicine leaders. AMSSM plans to host 1 international traveling fellow in the United States at selected universities for a 2-week period each spring, culminating with a keynote speech at the AMSSM Annual Meeting. In addition, 2 young promising sports medicine physicians and 1 senior fellow from AMSSM will be selected to travel to the respective exchange country as visiting fellows. The inaugural class of visiting fellows will be headed to Australia from July 9 to 23, 2014, with senior traveling fellow and AMSSM Founder Jim Puffer, MD. Stops are scheduled for Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Housing and Registration Now Open for AOSSM 2014 Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, July 10-13, 2014. Be sure to download the Preliminary Program at www.sportsmed.org/AnnualMeeting for the latest course details, including new instructional courses and live surgical demonstration workshops on the knee.
In addition, a block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Seattle and Grand Hyatt Seattle. Secure your room by visiting www.sportsmed.org, or per the contact information below. Complimentary standard Internet in your guestroom is included in the rate. Both hotels are located approximately one block from the Washington State Convention Center, where all the AOSSM general sessions and exhibits will be held. The reservation deadline is
Sheraton Seattle: $263 single/double occupancy, 888/627-7056
Grand Hyatt Seattle: $279 single/double occupancy, 402/592-6464
Tell Us What You Do
In 2014, Sports Medicine Update will have a member spotlight column to highlight the various activities, teams, and work our members do every day in their local communities and institutions. Whether you’ve been practicing sports medicine for 40 years or just 5, or know someone who is performing some amazing feats caring for athletes of all levels and ages, we’d love to hear about it! Please forward your story or your colleague’s to Lisa Weisenberger at
Join Us for a Tweet Chat
Join the conversation on youth sports injury prevention with the STOP Sports Injuries monthly tweet chats! Be sure to follow the #SportsSafety hashtag on the following dates and times:
• Tennis and Racquet Sports Injury Prevention
May 14, 9
• Perceptions and Barriers to Safe Sports/Injury Prevention
June 11, 9
Questions, contact Joe Siebelts at
Sports Health Call for Photographers!
Sports Health is looking for amateur photographers to submit action, sports-related photos, free of charge, to appear on the cover of the Journal. Five different images are featured on the cover of each issue and picture athletes of all ages competing in sporting-related events. You are invited to submit your photos to the editorial office for approval and potential use. Photos must be submitted as JPEG or TIFF files and at a resolution of 300 dpi to be considered. Color photographs are strongly recommended. Please submit your photos and direct any questions to Colleen O’Keefe at
Upcoming Meetings
July 10-13, 2014
Seattle, WA
August 8-10, 2014
Chicago, IL
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
In its continued effort to address appropriate safety measures for youth athletes, the NATA hosted the fifth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2014. The event built on the success of the NATA-founded Youth Sports Safety Alliance and its prior summits. The Alliance, comprising nearly 150 organizations, is committed to preventing catastrophic injury and illness in youth athletes. The program culminated with visits to legislators on Capitol Hill on March 11. As a result of the National Action Plan for Sports Safety introduced at last year’s Summit, Congress introduced House Resolution 72 (H. Res. 72), the Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights. It addresses the important rights of young athletes when participating in secondary school sports programs. The plan is an educational initiative to improve sports safety, achieve appropriate medical care in secondary schools, understand the potential risks, and at the same time, bring to light the many benefits of playing sports. Recently, a companion bill has been introduced in the Senate. S. Res. 372 hopes to accomplish the same goals as the House version. Summit topics ranged from risk management for administrators to new research and recommendations on high school sports safety, including concussions, preparticipation exams, mental health and the athlete, and highlights of a new benchmark study that addressed appropriate medical care in today’s secondary school setting. Afternoon discussions included athletic administration, as well as best practices in awareness and training; on the field; and advocacy.