Clinical Programming

Featuring clinically focused sessions

Research. Practice. Discovery.

From clinical lectures to hands-on workshops to case presentations on a wide range of diagnoses, ACSM’s Annual Meeting has something for clinicians of all types and experience levels.

Clinical Programming Spotlights

John R. Sutton Clinical Lecture

The Return to Play Decision - Beyond the Science

June 3 | 1:00-1:50 PM PDT

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Margot Putukian, M.D., FACSM
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Injury and illness are common in sport and return to play decisions are commonly made by sports medicine physicians using a variety of criteria. Common considerations are the nature of the injury / illness, and additional factors specific to the athlete and/or sport.

Understanding the risks related to specific injuries or illnesses is important and therefore a critical interpretation of the science is essential. However, there are several factors to consider that are beyond the science and that include issues related to the individual, the sport, the athlete’s risk tolerance or their psychological readiness. Understanding the components of a shared decision making model in the return to play decision is an opportunity to look beyond the science.

Integrative Plenary Lecture

Team-Based Approach to Treating an Injured Athlete: Integrating Basic Science, Clinical Care and Coaching to Successfully Return an Injured Athlete to Competition

June 2 | 8:00-9:15 AM PDT

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Kevin R. Vincent, M.D., Ph.D., FACSM
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida

The case of a 15yr old High School Runner will be used to demonstrate a team based approach to evaluation, treatment and return to sport participation. The team included: medical staff (Sports Medicine and Endocrinology Physicians, Athletic Trainer, Physician Associate), basic and applied scientists (Biomedical Engineer, Exercise Physiologist), Nutritionist, Clinical Psychologist, and High School Coach. Through coordinated communication and treatment approach, the athlete was successfully treated and returned to sport through addressing the issues, both physical and psychological that contributed to the injuries.

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President’s Lecture

50 Bone Marrow Blood Vessels: The Potential Link Between Age-related Cardiovascular and Bone Disease

June 3 | 12:30 - 1:20 PM

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Rhonda Prisby, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Arlington, Texas

Clinical Programming Session Schedule

Athlete Care and Clinical Medicine

Session Type	Session Title	Date	Start Time	End Time
Tutorial Lecture	Complexities and Confounders of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) Diagnosis: an Update	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Select Issues in the Initial Management and Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injury: A Team Physician Consensus Statement	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Colloquium	Transgender Athletes and Sports Participation	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	COVID-19 and the Athlete’s Heart: Lessons from the Pandemic	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Athletes	1-Jun	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture - Biologics in Sports Medicine: PRP and Autologous Cellular Products	1-Jun	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Symposium	Ultra-endurance Sports, Clinical Consequences and Associated Risks: Practical Implications for Safe Participation	1-Jun	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Colloquium	Building an Interdisciplinary Female Athlete Program	1-Jun	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Academy of Pediatrics Exchange Lecture - Promoting the Participation of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities in Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity	1-Jun	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Collegiate Esports: We need Evidence-based Medicine!	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Objectively and Subjectively Measured Physical Fitness in Pregnancy and its Application in Clinical Practice	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Symposium	Preventing Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes: What do we Know and What are the Knowledge Gaps?	1-Jun	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 1)	1-Jun	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Concussion Assessment in the Paralympic Athlete - Science to the Field of Play	1-Jun	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Symposium	Optimizing Operational Readiness in the Female Warfighter	2-Jun	9:30 AM	11:30 AM
Symposium	Cardiovascular Disease in Competitive Athletes - Contemporary Challenges and Future Directions	2-Jun	9:30 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Lumbosacral Radiculopathy in the Athlete	2-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Exchange Lecture	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture	2-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Symposium	Health and Performance Implications of Acute Respiratory Illness in Athletes: The 2022 IOC Consensus Statement	2-Jun	1:30 PM	3:30 PM
Symposium	State-of the-Art Knee Cartilage and OA: Indications for Remedies from Nonoperative and Biologics to Operative Interventions	2-Jun	1:30 PM	3:30 PM
Exchange Lecture	National Athletic Trainers' Association Exchange Lecture	2-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Colloquium	ACSM/NASS colloquium: Rehabilitation of the Throwing Athlete with Low Back Pain	2-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 2)	2-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing: Rising to the Challenge and Lessons Learned	2-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Clinical Workshop	Gluteal Pain in Athletes: A Diagnostic Conundrum	3-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Clinical Workshop	Examination of the Knee	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Are You Engaged? Injury Management Strategies with Low Socioeconomic Status Stakeholders	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Neurointegration of the Brain and Visual System in Posture and Muscle Movement in Performing Artists and Sports Athletes	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
John R. Sutton Clinical Lecture	The Return to Play Decision - Beyond the Science	3-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: The Headache of the Pelvis	3-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Clinical Workshop	Examination of the Foot and Ankle: When to Return to Play	3-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Clinical Workshop	Ultrasound Evaluation of Upper Extremity Neuropathies	3-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM
Highlighted Symposium	Topic is Women in Sports – gender issues, Title IX	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	If you don't Snooze you Lose – Sleeping is (not) for the Weak	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	Using an Evolutionary Approach in the Prevention of Running Injuries	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Clinical Workshop	Zebras within the Herd: When Nerve Pain Presents like a Musculoskeletal Complaint – A Hands-on Exploration	3-Jun	4:55 PM	5:45 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Clinical Conundrums of Upper Extremity Pain	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Colloquium	Treating the Mechanistic Determinants of Muscles Weakness after ACL Injury: Translating the Science into the Clinic	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Clinical Workshop	Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity: How Providers can Engage Kids and Families for Treatment	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Clinical Workshop	Shoulder	4-Jun	9:00 AM	9:50 AM
Symposium	Active Treatments for Sport-related Concussion: Applying Current Evidence to Clinical Practice	4-Jun	9:00 AM	11:00 AM
Clinical Workshop	Management of Acute Joint Dislocations in Sports Medicine	4-Jun	10:10 AM	11:00 AM

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®

Session Type	Session Title	Date	Start Time	End Time
Tutorial Lecture	Using Step Counts to Prescribe Physical Activity: What Is the Optimal Dose?	31-May	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Symposium	Implementation Science 101: Practical Strategies to Close the Research-to-Practice Gap in Exercise Medicine	31-May	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Symposium	COVID-19 and Exercise is Medicine for Underserved Communities: Lessons Learned, Future Challenges and Recommendations	31-May	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Colloquium	How Exercise is Medicine Can Help Universities Promote Active Transportation	31-May	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise is Medicine in Treatment of Eating Disorders: From Compulsive Exercise to Physical and Psychological Improvement	31-May	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	The Exercise is Medicine Credential - 2022 Refresh!	31-May	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Symposium	Exercise is Medicine: Translating Research into Practice - Increasing Physical Activity Uptake in Older Adults	31-May	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Optimizing Physical Activity in the Diabetes Prevention Program	31-May	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Colloquium	Establishing a Physical Activity Consultation Clinic	31-May	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Morris/Paffenbarger EIM Keynote Lecture	The Science of Behavior Change to Promote Physical Activity and Address Health Disparities	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Mutt Motivation: The Role of Dogs in Supporting Physical Activity across the Lifespan	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Highlighted Symposium	Understanding the Challenges of EIM Implementation from a Health System Perspective	1-Jun	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise is Medicine for Immune Function	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Colloquium	Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation: The Role of Exercise Interventions	2-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Walking Away from COVID-19: The Effect of Physical Activity on Severe Outcomes	2-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Colloquium	Crossing Lines: When do Exercise Professionals Refer Clients to RDNs and Vice Versa?	2-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Physical Activity as the Primary Intervention for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome	2-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine^®

May 31 - June 2

The 13th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine has multiple sessions focused on the role of exercise in patient care. Sessions are Tuesday through Thursday, and encompass topics such as pediatrics, aging and implementation of exercise into your clinical practice. You can claim CME credit for all EIM sessions.

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World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise and Vascular Health

June 2-3

Exercise is a key factor to supporting a healthy lifestyle. It’s even beneficial to our vascular health, promoting blood flow and circulation. In collaboration with established exercise researchers, vascular health experts will share how exercise can affect the risk for vascular conditions like heart attack, stroke, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, and high cholesterol significantly increases.

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Full Clinical Programming Session Schedule

Athlete Care and Clinical Medicine

Session Type	Session Title	Date	Start Time	End Time
Tutorial Lecture	Complexities and Confounders of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) Diagnosis: an Update	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Select Issues in the Initial Management and Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injury: A Team Physician Consensus Statement	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Colloquium	Transgender Athletes and Sports Participation	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	COVID-19 and the Athlete’s Heart: Lessons from the Pandemic	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Athletes	1-Jun	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture - Biologics in Sports Medicine: PRP and Autologous Cellular Products	1-Jun	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Symposium	Ultra-endurance Sports, Clinical Consequences and Associated Risks: Practical Implications for Safe Participation	1-Jun	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Colloquium	Building an Interdisciplinary Female Athlete Program	1-Jun	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Academy of Pediatrics Exchange Lecture - Promoting the Participation of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities in Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity	1-Jun	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Collegiate Esports: We need Evidence-based Medicine!	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Objectively and Subjectively Measured Physical Fitness in Pregnancy and its Application in Clinical Practice	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Symposium	Preventing Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes: What do we Know and What are the Knowledge Gaps?	1-Jun	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 1)	1-Jun	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Concussion Assessment in the Paralympic Athlete - Science to the Field of Play	1-Jun	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Symposium	Optimizing Operational Readiness in the Female Warfighter	2-Jun	9:30 AM	11:30 AM
Symposium	Cardiovascular Disease in Competitive Athletes - Contemporary Challenges and Future Directions	2-Jun	9:30 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Lumbosacral Radiculopathy in the Athlete	2-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Exchange Lecture	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture	2-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Symposium	Health and Performance Implications of Acute Respiratory Illness in Athletes: The 2022 IOC Consensus Statement	2-Jun	1:30 PM	3:30 PM
Symposium	State-of the-Art Knee Cartilage and OA: Indications for Remedies from Nonoperative and Biologics to Operative Interventions	2-Jun	1:30 PM	3:30 PM
Exchange Lecture	National Athletic Trainers' Association Exchange Lecture	2-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Colloquium	ACSM/NASS colloquium: Rehabilitation of the Throwing Athlete with Low Back Pain	2-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 2)	2-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing: Rising to the Challenge and Lessons Learned	2-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Clinical Workshop	Gluteal Pain in Athletes: A Diagnostic Conundrum	3-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Clinical Workshop	Examination of the Knee	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Are You Engaged? Injury Management Strategies with Low Socioeconomic Status Stakeholders	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Neurointegration of the Brain and Visual System in Posture and Muscle Movement in Performing Artists and Sports Athletes	3-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
John R. Sutton Clinical Lecture	The Return to Play Decision - Beyond the Science	3-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: The Headache of the Pelvis	3-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Clinical Workshop	Examination of the Foot and Ankle: When to Return to Play	3-Jun	2:40 PM	3:30 PM
Clinical Workshop	Ultrasound Evaluation of Upper Extremity Neuropathies	3-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM
Highlighted Symposium	Topic is Women in Sports – gender issues, Title IX	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	If you don't Snooze you Lose – Sleeping is (not) for the Weak	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Symposium	Using an Evolutionary Approach in the Prevention of Running Injuries	3-Jun	3:45 PM	5:45 PM
Clinical Workshop	Zebras within the Herd: When Nerve Pain Presents like a Musculoskeletal Complaint – A Hands-on Exploration	3-Jun	4:55 PM	5:45 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Clinical Conundrums of Upper Extremity Pain	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Colloquium	Treating the Mechanistic Determinants of Muscles Weakness after ACL Injury: Translating the Science into the Clinic	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Clinical Workshop	Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Adolescent Obesity: How Providers can Engage Kids and Families for Treatment	4-Jun	8:00 AM	8:50 AM
Clinical Workshop	Shoulder	4-Jun	9:00 AM	9:50 AM
Symposium	Active Treatments for Sport-related Concussion: Applying Current Evidence to Clinical Practice	4-Jun	9:00 AM	11:00 AM
Clinical Workshop	Management of Acute Joint Dislocations in Sports Medicine	4-Jun	10:10 AM	11:00 AM

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®

Session Type	Session Title	Date	Start Time	End Time
Tutorial Lecture	Using Step Counts to Prescribe Physical Activity: What Is the Optimal Dose?	31-May	1:00 PM	1:50 PM
Symposium	Implementation Science 101: Practical Strategies to Close the Research-to-Practice Gap in Exercise Medicine	31-May	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Symposium	COVID-19 and Exercise is Medicine for Underserved Communities: Lessons Learned, Future Challenges and Recommendations	31-May	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Colloquium	How Exercise is Medicine Can Help Universities Promote Active Transportation	31-May	2:10 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise is Medicine in Treatment of Eating Disorders: From Compulsive Exercise to Physical and Psychological Improvement	31-May	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	The Exercise is Medicine Credential - 2022 Refresh!	31-May	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Symposium	Exercise is Medicine: Translating Research into Practice - Increasing Physical Activity Uptake in Older Adults	31-May	3:15 PM	5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Optimizing Physical Activity in the Diabetes Prevention Program	31-May	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Colloquium	Establishing a Physical Activity Consultation Clinic	31-May	4:25 PM	5:15 PM
Morris/Paffenbarger EIM Keynote Lecture	The Science of Behavior Change to Promote Physical Activity and Address Health Disparities	1-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Mutt Motivation: The Role of Dogs in Supporting Physical Activity across the Lifespan	1-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Highlighted Symposium	Understanding the Challenges of EIM Implementation from a Health System Perspective	1-Jun	1:00 PM	3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise is Medicine for Immune Function	1-Jun	3:15 PM	4:05 PM
Colloquium	Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation: The Role of Exercise Interventions	2-Jun	9:30 AM	10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Walking Away from COVID-19: The Effect of Physical Activity on Severe Outcomes	2-Jun	10:40 AM	11:30 AM
Colloquium	Crossing Lines: When do Exercise Professionals Refer Clients to RDNs and Vice Versa?	2-Jun	1:30 PM	2:20 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Physical Activity as the Primary Intervention for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome	2-Jun	3:45 PM	4:35 PM