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2024 Female Athlete Summit

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Agenda

“I am excited to be a part of the 2024 Female Athlete Summit where I’ll be presenting on a crucial topic: ‘The Crisis in Girls Sports: Take Back the Game.’  I look forward to engaging with a wide variety of female athlete professionals to bring awareness of this issue and advance the future of women’s athletics.” – Linda Flanagan

Meet our speakers and planning committee

Friday, March 8, 2024

7:15am | Registration, Breakfast, Vendors

8:00am | Welcome

8:10am – 8:30am | Opening Keynote

  • Why Focus on the Female Athlete – Heather Bergeson, MD, CAQSM; Nicole LaVoi, PhD

8:30am – 10:05am | Session 1 | Youth Athletes (Pre-Puberty <12)

  • The Crisis in Girls Sports: Take Back the Game – Linda Flanagan
  • Sport Specialization & Injury Prevention Strategies – Lisa Woodroffe, MD, CAQSM
  • Coaching Girls: Challenging the Status Quo – Courtney Boucher, PhD
  • Panel Discussion: Can We Change Youth Sports Culture?

10:20am – 11:45am | Session 2 | Adolescent Athlete (13-22)

  • The TRIAD & REDs in Adolescent Athletes – Suzanne Hecht, MD, CAQSM
  • Nourishing the Female Athlete – Kaitlyn Pscodna, RDN, LDN
  • Body Image & Eating Disorders in Sport: The Impact of Weight Bias – Hannah Silva-Breen, M.S.
  • The Power to Play, Period. Understanding How Menstrual Health Impacts Girls in Sport – Sarah Zipp, PhD

11:45am – 12:10pm | Session 3 | Prevention Programs

  • How to Incorporate an ACL Prevention Program – Vincent Minjares, PhD

12:10pm – 12:55pm | Lunch Keynote (in person attendees only)

  • Amplifying the Female Voice – Ethelind Kaba; Lea B. Olsen

12:55pm – 2:10pm | Session 4 | Adults (23-45)

  • Bone Stress Injuries: Optimizing Bone Health for Life – Kristin Popp, PhD
  • Pregnancy and the Athlete – Tiffany Etterman, DO
  • Boob Ball – Katherine Rizzone, MD, MPH

2:10pm – 2:35pm | Session 5 | Multidisciplinary Care for Female Athletes

  • Case Based Panel Discussion – Liza Arendt, MD; Alicia Harrison, MD; Pete Larson, PT, DPT, OCS; Jillian Tholen, RD, LD

2:50pm – 4:25pm | Session 6 | Senior Athlete (Peri/Post Menopause)

  • Athletic Aging and Menopausal Hormone Treatment – Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD, MSCP, CFL1, PN1
  • Empowering Women Getting Strong: Why Muscle Matters – Heather Cichanowski, MD, CAQSM
  • Pelvic Floor Considerations – Diane Muenchow, PT, DPT
  • Body Image and the Perimenopausal Transition: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC

Q&A Sessions

There will be a live Q&A immediately following each session that includes all speakers from the current session.

Objectives

Following this event, attendees will be able to

  • Identify common injuries female athletes sustain and treatment interventions to get them back to their sport.
  • Describe evaluation, unique considerations, and management of female athletes that may impact recovery and return to sport.
  • List five potential members of a multidisciplinary care team for a female athlete.

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