Newswise — Dallas, TX. – April 15, 2016 -- As part of the 2016 AMSSM Traveling Fellowship program, the President of the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine and Executive Committee Member for the International Sports Medicine Federation, Maurizio Casasco, MD, is serving as this year’s International Visiting Fellow.
Dr. Casasco will be presenting as a keynote speaker discussing the importance of establishing pre-participation screenings and prevention programs during this week’s 25th AMSSM Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX on Saturday, April 16 from 5:10-5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Dallas (Downtown) Hotel. According to Dr. Casasco, in Italy, all competitive athletes are required to obtain a “Competitive Sports License” prior to playing their sport, a total of about 8 million people. This testing is sport specific and includes a medical history, physical exam and obtaining an electrocardiogram (ECG) at rest and during exercise as well as a few other tests.
Prior to the Annual Meeting, Dr. Casasco visited sports medicine centers at the Mayo Clinic, Tria Orthopaedics and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, and UT-Southwestern and the Dallas Stars NHL training facilities.
The purpose of the AMSSM Traveling Fellowship program is to encourage academic interchange, shared research and exploration of common clinical interests among sports medicine leaders throughout the world. The experience includes the opportunity to view live patient encounters, tour sports medicine facilities, share cases and spend time with regional experts in sports medicine.
The second phase of the 2016 Fellowship Program will be a return visit to Italy from three U.S. Traveling Fellows. The Traveling Fellowship tour culminates with participation in the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine National Congress to be held Dec 1-4, 2016.
Dr. Casasco is the President of the Italian Sports Medicine Federation (FMSI). As a member of the Executive Board of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the Executive Committee for Federation of Sports Medicine Association (EPSMA), he is also a member of the Multidisciplinary in Sports Medicine of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Dr. Casasco serves as Professor in Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Specialisation School in Sports Medicine at the University of Brescia in Brescia, Italy. He is the Director of the Scientific Magazine, Medicina dello Sport.
This program was made possible by the generous support the AMSSM Foundation received from DJO Global. AMSSM wishes to thank DJO Global for its educational support of this exchange of ideas and knowledge by world leaders in sports medicine.
About the AMSSM Annual Meeting: The conference features lectures and research addressing the most challenging topics in sports medicine today including concussion and mental health, tendinopathy, running medicine with a focus on nutrition, mechanics, youth running and ultramarathon, thromboembolic events, diabetes, sideline management of abdominal and chest trauma, low back pain, emerging technologies, bone health including a stress fracture workshop and treatment/interpretation of bone edema on MRI and more.
About the AMSSM: AMSSM is a multi-disciplinary organization of 3,000 sports medicine physicians dedicated to education, research, advocacy and the care of athletes of all ages. The majority of AMSSM members are primary care physicians with fellowship training and added qualification in sports medicine who then combine their practice of sports medicine with their primary specialty. AMSSM includes members who specialize solely in non-surgical sports medicine and serve as team physicians at the youth level, NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLS and NHL, as well as with Olympic teams. By nature of their training and experience, sports medicine physicians are ideally suited to provide comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams or active individuals who are simply looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle. www.amssm.org
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