Sessions by Category

Athlete Care and Clinical Medicine

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Highlighted Symposium	Keeping Up with the Joneses: Examining Evidence Behind Popular Treatments	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
John R. Sutton Clinical Lecture	About the Sequence of Prevention, Ankle Injuries and Beyond	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	ACSM/NASS Colloquium: Why Does My Arm Hurt and Tingle? Differentiating Cervical Radiculopathy From Other Causes	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Becoming InterACTIVE: How Can We Help Children with Obesity ‘Move Well’ So They Can ‘Move More’?	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Cannabis in 2020: What Does the Evidence Show?	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Utility and Interpretation	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Case Studies in Sports Nutrition	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Competing with Cancer: Athletes Share Their Stories	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Dual-Task Paradigms for Concussion Management: Translation from the Laboratory to Clinical Implementation	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 4:35 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	ECG Interpretation in Athletes: The International Criteria	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Endocrine Cases	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Evidence Based Shoulder Exam and Shoulder Ultrasound	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Evidence-based Office Concussion Physical Examination	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 4:55 PM - 5:45 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Examination of the Knee	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Functional Evaluation of the Hip and Pelvis	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Get Up - Creating Mental Resiliency in Athletes	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Management of Acute Sports-Related Finger, Hand and Wrist Injuries and Fractures	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Management of Acute Sports-Related Lower Extremity and Pelvic Dislocations and Tendon Injuries	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Orthobiologics and the Role of Exercise	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Sesamoidal Injuries: It's Not Just a Turf Toe	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	The Clinical and Functional Examination of the Running Athlete	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	The Evaluation of the Spine in a Sports Medicine Back and Spine Clinic Practice Setting	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Training is Over—Now What? Practical Management Pearls for the Trainee in Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Ultrasound Diagnosis of Bone Stress Injuries in the Lower Extremity	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Update on Exertional Leg Pain in the Athlete	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	We've Got Your Back: The Biomechanics of Spine Injury in Performing Artists	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Clinical Workshop-Hands On Demonstration	Zebras Within the Herd: When Nerve Pain Presents like a Musculoskeletal Complaint – Part 2 (A Continuation from Part 1 at 2019 Annual Meeting)	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Colloquium	Current Evidence and Future Directions in Treatment of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 4:55 PM - 5:45 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Academy of Pediatrics Exchange Lecture - Kids and Extreme Sports: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Exchange Lecture	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture -Economics of Exercise	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Exchange Lecture	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture - Hip Arthroscopy - Where are we in 2020?	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Exchange Lecture	NATA Exchange Lecture	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 1)	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Symposium	CAQ Review Session (Part 2)	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Contemporary Management of Pediatric ACL Injuries: Individualizing Treatment by Patient Age and Gender	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Current Update in Acute and Chronic Tendinopathy	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Symposium	Deep Gluteal Pain in Athletes	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Symposium	Eligibility of Individuals with a Difference of Sex Development (DSD) in Elite Female Sports	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Symposium	Hypertension in College Athletes: ACSM Presidential Sub-committee on Post-competitive Athletic Health	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Symposium	Meniscus Update: New Research Models and Clinical Update	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Symposium	Prevention of Abuse and Harassment in Sport: How to Safeguard the Athletes’ Mental and Physical Health	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Symposium	The Crossover Athlete: Historical and Ethical Considerations When Athletes with Impairments Compete with Able-Bodied Athletes	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Symposium	The International Olympic Committee Consensus on Injury + Illness Surveillance	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Symposium	The PPE: Can We Please Start Over?	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	The Throwing Athlete, Current Clinical Recommendations for Managing Injuries and the Impact of Youth Sport Specialization	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	The Weight of Gold: Challenging the Stigma Around Athlete Mental Health	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	"HIIT"ing the Mark: Translating the Science of High Intensity Interval Training	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Tutorial Lecture	A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Optimize Energy Availability of a Women's 7s Squad Preparing for Tokyo 2020	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Dazed and Confused: On-field Concussion Management	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Health and Safety Policies: What it Means for High School Sports Medicine	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Hip-related Pain: Where are We Now? An Update from the 1st International Hip Pain Research Network Consensus Meeting	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Lower Limb Stress Injuries - Comparing Tension and Compression	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Pelvic Floor Health and Rehabilitation in Pregnancy and Post Birth	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 4:35 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Sickle Cell Trait in Athletes: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and Where We Go from Here	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Team Physician Consensus Conference	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Transgender Athletes: Care, Conundrums, and Controversy	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Youth Running: An Evidence Based Approach to Preventing Injury	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement

Cancer

Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory Physiology

Clinical Exercise Physiology

Environmental and Occupational Physiology

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Highlighted Symposium	Exercise and Dementia: Current Evidence and Opportunities in Prevention and Treatment	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Morris/Paffenbarger EIM Keynote Lecture	Exercise or Drugs: What is the Evidence?	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Colloquium	Exercise is Medicine in Clinical Practice for Patients with Physical Disabilities	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Colloquium	Exercise is Medicine Programming out of Your Campus Fitness Center: The University of Miami	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Colloquium	In Search of Longevity: METs versus MEDs	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Colloquium	Increasing Accessibility and Compliance to Clinical Exercise: Perspectives from Underserved Patients	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Colloquium	Lessons from Implementing Exercise is Medicine in Primary Care	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Colloquium	OSUWMC-EIM Program Development and Expansion into the Community Setting	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Breaking Down Silos: A Multi-Sectoral Perspective Toward Integrating Exercise into Clinical Care	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Exercise is Medicine in Oncology: From Vision to Reality	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	High-Intensity Interval Training in Health and Disease: New Insights and Emerging Perspectives	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	Identifying Physically Inactive Youth in the Clinical Setting: Vital Signs, Wearables and Future Directions	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Symposium	Implementing and Evaluating the Physical Activity Vital Sign and Exercise is Medicine in 4 Healthcare Systems across the US	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	Integrating EIM into Health Care: Canadian Perspectives	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging Women: Function and Disease Implications	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Symposium	Stepping into a New Decade: Healthy People 2030 Directions for Physical Activity, Health, and Well-Being for the Nation	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	The Role of Exercise during and after Childhood Cancer Treatment	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	A Call to Action: The Need for Pediatric and Adult Post-Bariatric Surgery Exercise Recommendations	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Active Transportation Advocacy: Building a Vibrant Community for Health, Equity, Physical Activity, and Climate	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Does Light Intensity Activity Belong in the Exercise Prescription?	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise is Medicine: Promoting Physical Activity for Older Adults in Multiple Settings	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Exercise Prescription for Osteoporosis - Breaking the Mold	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Walking the Talk Together: Creating a Comprehensive Curriculum to Train Future Healthcare Providers in Physical Activity	Tue, May. 26, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM

Fitness Assessment, Exercise Training, and Performance of Athletes and Healthy People

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Highlighted Symposium	Military Human Performance Optimization and Injury Prevention: International Perspectives	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Exchange Lecture	European College of Sport Science Exchange Lecture - Exercise and Health: Molecular Aspects	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Symposium	4th Trimester [Postnatal Training]: When and How to Return?	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Symposium	Sex Matters in Performance: The Female of the Species are Better than the Male?	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	The Pediatric Athlete in the 21st Century from Injury to Prevention	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	2 Hours - Marathon Records are Falling: Who and Why!	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Getting Everyone in the Game - Why Youth Sports Matter	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Is There a Pattern to Help the Breathless Athlete?	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	It Only Takes a Hop, Skip and a Catch: Ways to Improve Physical Activity and Sport Participation	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	MoTrPAC: Science, Implementation, Initial Lessons Learned in Humans	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Prescribing Endurance Training From Physiological Tests	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 4:55 PM - 5:45 PM
Tutorial Lecture	The Compatibility of Endurance and Strength Training: Old Myths and New Science	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Health Equity

Immunology/Genetics/Endocrinology

Metabolism and Nutrition

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Highlighted Symposium	Novel Dietary Approaches to Appetite Regulation, Health, and Performance	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Elsworth R. Buskirk Tutorial Lecture	Standing up for Sports Nutrition in the Age of Scienciness	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Colloquium	Carbs, Calories, or Quality? What Matters Most for Weight Control	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Colloquium	Wave Ripples for Change: Sport Nutrition as a ‘Carrot’ to Promote Healthy Eating and Life-Long PA in Active Youth	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Beyond Carbs: The Role of Protein and Fat in the Promotion of Exercise Adaptation	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Symposium	Collagen as a Nutritional Supplement	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Symposium	The Importance of Energy Flux for Body Weight Regulation	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	The Role of Diet in Athlete Bone Health	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Contrasting Perspectives: Have the Health Risks of Obesity been Exaggerated? Yes or No?	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Tutorial Lecture	New Considerations to Combat Iron Deficiency in Athletes	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 4:35 PM
Tutorial Lecture	The Power of Poop: The Gut Microbiome's Role in Obesity and Exercise	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM

Physical Activity/Health Promotion Interventions

Professional Development/Organizational Information

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Joseph B. Wolffe Memorial Lecture	When Diabetes, Depression, and Cancer Collide: The Benefits that Physical Activity can Provide	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
D.B. Dill Historical Lecture	The Intersection of Optimizing Human Health, Performance and Longevity: Clinical Sports Nutrition	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Integrative Plenary Lecture	Tribute to Barbara Drinkwater, Ph.D., FACSM - The Female Athlete Triad and Her Contribution to Women's Health	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
President's Lecture	50 Years of Sports Medicine and the Anterior Cruciate Ligament	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
President's Lecture	First in Friendship, Fourth in Obesity: Solving Complex Health Challenges through Parks and Recreation Partnerships	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
President's Lecture	Leadership Matters - An Outlier's Accidental Journey from Coach to PI to Chancellor	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
President's Lecture	Overcoming Disparities in Physical Activity: We Need to Dig Deeper	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Colloquium	Designing the Future of the Exercise and Fitness Professions: The Relationship Between Education, Certification and Employment	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 4:35 PM
Symposium	ACSM Journals Year in Review: Never a Better Time to Publish with ACSM	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Advocacy 101 for ACSM Members: Current Legislation and Best Practices	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 4:55 PM - 5:45 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Click, Share, Connect: Incorporating Social Media across the Curriculum	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Grant Writing Tips for Young Investigators Applying for ACSM Foundation Grants	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Physical Activity Policy Development and Advocacy: Creation of a New National Coalition	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Psychology, Behavior and Neurobiology

Session Type	Session Title	Date and Time
Highlighted Symposium	New Findings on the Science of Pacing in Physical Activity and Sport Performance	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Exchange Lecture	APA Exchange Lecture - The A.I.R. We Breathe: Advocacy, Inclusion, Representation and the Importance of Attending to Cultural Diversity in the World of Sport	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Symposium	A Little Goes a Long Way: Impacts of Acute Exercise on Brain and Behavior	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Symposium	Exercise and Addiction	Wed, May. 27, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Symposium	Modulation of Sensorimotor Pathways	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Symposium	Novel Approaches to Cognitive Enhancement through Exercise	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	A No-Brainer: How Performance May be Impaired or Improved through the Central Nervous System	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Tutorial Lecture	Creating Inclusive Environments in Exercise Science Education	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Monitoring Head Impact Exposure and Brain Health in Athletes	Sat, May. 30, 2020, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Tutorial Lecture	Sitting and Depression: Differential Relationships with Passive and Mentally-Active Sedentary Behaviors, and Potential Mechanisms	Thu, May. 28, 2020, 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Tutorial Lecture	The Influence of Exercise and Pregnancy on Maternal Mental Health and Mood: Don’t Worry Be Happy	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 4:25 PM - 5:15 PM
Tutorial Lecture	You Don’t Have to Choose… How to Encourage People to Sit Less and to Move More	Fri, May. 29, 2020, 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

ACSM Annual Meeting

Sessions by Category

Below is a listing of primary categories for the ACSM's Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise in Regenerative Medicine.

Athlete Care and Clinical Medicine

Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement

Cancer

Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory Physiology

Clinical Exercise Physiology

Environmental and Occupational Physiology

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®

Fitness Assessment, Exercise Training, and Performance of Athletes and Healthy People

Health Equity

Immunology/Genetics/Endocrinology

Metabolism and Nutrition

Physical Activity/Health Promotion Interventions

Professional Development/Organizational Information

Psychology, Behavior and Neurobiology

Skeletal Muscle, Bone and Connective Tissue

World Congress on Exercise is Medicine

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World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise in Regenerative Medicine

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