Wicked Good Sports Medicine Symposium

Speakers will include: W. Larry Kenney, PhD, FACSM, Penn State University (Heat Related Deaths in Athletes); Michael S. Davis. DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State University (Metabolic Lessons from the World's Best Endurance Athletes); Christopher A. Toth, DPM, The Medical Group of Southern Maine Medical Center, Akari and Goodall Hospitals (Form Dictates Function); Barry Braun, PhD, FACSM, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Interactions Between Pharmacology and Exercise to Prevent Type-2 Diabetes); Sean Walsh, PhD, Central Connecticut State University (Muscle Mass and Strength:  Is it the "Gym: or my "Genes"?); Tamara King, PhD, University of New England (Moving Towards a Better Understanding of Advanced Osteoarthritis Pain); and William J. Kraemer, PhD, FACSM, University of Connecticut (Resistance Training:  Mythologies, Anecdotes, and Facts in the Search for Achieving Maximal Performance)

Programs will constitute 4.5 continuing education units for certified athletic trainers.  (Program Level of Difficulty 2-Advanced)