MEDIA ADVISORY FOR April 17-21, 2013
Newswise — Featuring world-renowned faculty from Sweden, Australia and the United States, the 2013 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) 22nd Annual Meeting will serve as a forum for speakers to provide regional, national and international perspectives on a broad range of sports medicine topics—from the common to the controversial and unusual.
Highlights include a special symposium on sports-related concussion; the USADA’s Chief Scientific Officer on the evolution of anti-doping;Ketorolac Tromethamine (Toradol) use in Competition; management of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes; plus more than 70 presentations on current hot topics in sports medicine, including return-to-play challenges. The meeting will also include more than 400 cutting-edge research and case abstracts submitted by AMSSM members.
WHO: More than 1,200 sports medicine physicians from the US and abroad.WHEN: 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 through 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2013 with Pre-Conference sessions beginning 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.WHERE: Manchester Grand Hyatt, One Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101
For meeting details, visit https://www.amssm.org/ConferencesDetails.php?IDconf=47&Past=.
For media guidelines, visit https://www.amssm.org/Content/pdf%20files/2013_AM_Media_Guide.pdf
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The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is a multi-disciplinary organization of sports medicine physicians whose members are dedicated to education, research, advocacy and the care of athletes of all ages. Founded in 1991, the AMSSM is now comprised of more than 2,200 sports medicine physicians whose goal is to provide a link between the rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its application to patients in a clinical setting. Visit www.amssm.org to learn more.
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