The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S. 808) has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
The new “International Criteria for ECG Interpretation in Athletes” consensus guidelines have been published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine and co-published in two prestigious cardiology journals, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the European Heart Journal.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (H.R. 302) by voice vote January 9, 2017. The next step for the bill, which was reintroduced by the U.S. House last week, will be its introduction to the 2017-18 U.S. Senate.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is pleased to send a contingent of leaders in the field sports medicine to Italy as part of the International Traveling Fellowship Program, which is in its third year.
Legislation protecting team physicians moves one step closer to becoming law
Cardiovascular screening in young athletes is widely recommended and routinely performed prior to participation in competitive sports. While there is general agreement that early detection of cardiac conditions at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and death (SCA/D) is an important objective, the optimal strategy for cardiovascular screening in athletes remains an issue of considerable debate.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) presented the following awards during its 25th Annual Meeting held April 15-20, 2016 at the Sheraton Dallas (Downtown) Hotel.
Jennifer Hopp, MD, presented her research “Corrected Error Video vs. Physical Therapy Instructed Home Exercise Program: Accuracy of Performing Therapeutic Exercises” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Dallas, TX.
Matt Gammons, MD, was installed today (April 18) as President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) during its 25th Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Dallas (Downtown) Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Neeru Jayanthi, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Emory University Sports Medicine Center in Atlanta, GA, presented “The Effects of Serial Sports Training Risk Assessment and Counseling in Kids (T.R.A.C.K.)” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Dallas, TX.
Margot Putukian, MD, who serves as the Director of Athletic Medicine & Head Team Physician at Princeton University and Associate Clinical Professor of UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson presented “Team Physician Consensus Statement on Illness and Injury Prevention” today at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Dallas, TX. Dr. Putukian served as president of the AMSSM from 2004-2005.
Charter Member William Dexter, MD, received the Founders’ Award today (April 16, 2016) at the 25th American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX.
Gary Solomon, MD presented a lecture on Concussion and Mental Health today (April 16) at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in Dallas, TX.
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.
Alison Brooks, MD, MPH, along with co-investigator David Bell, PhD, ATC, is the 2016 recipient of the AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant for her research titled, “Parent-Athlete Knowledge of Sport Volume Recommendations, Attitudes and Beliefs towards Sport Specialization.”
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) selected John Wilson, MD and Andrew Peterson, MD as the two Junior Traveling Fellows for AMSSM’s International Traveling Fellowship program tour to Italy.
More than 70 sports medicine physicians of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) will be volunteering with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to promote health in schools with the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program® at Gray Elementary School this Friday, April 15, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) testified before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on HR 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of disability in adults in the United States and knee OA specifically is ranked within the top 10 non-communicable diseases for global disability-adjusted life years.
AMSSM President Jon Divine, MD, MS participated in the Bystander “Stop the Bleed” National Forum held at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 6, 2015.
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