2026 AGENDA
2026
AGENDA
Friday May 1st
Friday
May 1st
Morning Session
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:50 a.m – 8:00 a.m | Welcome and Announcements |
| 8:00 a.m – 8:45 a.m | The Science of Recovery Robin Thorpe, PhD |
The Science of Recovery
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 8:50 a.m – 9:20 a.m | Sleep Discussion |
| 9:25 a.m – 9:55 a.m | Nutrition Simin Levinson, MS, RD, CSSD |
| 10:00 a.m – 10:30 a.m | Mental Health and Recovery Brook Choulet, MD |
| 10:30 a.m – 10:50 a.m | Break |
| 10:55 a.m – 11:25 a.m | Optimizing Health Through Medication Awareness Jessica Beal-Stahl, PharmD |
| 11:25 a.m – 11:40 a.m | Panel Discussion |
| 11:40 a.m – 12:40 p.m | Lunch |
Afternoon Session
Translating Research in to Athlete Care
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 12:45 p.m – 1:15 p.m | Featured Speaker – Applying the Science in to Clinic Application Eric Meira, DPT, PT, SCS, CSCS |
| 1:20 p.m – 1:50 p.m | Complementary Discussion Jess Elis, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, SCS, COMT, CSCS |
| 1:50 p.m – 2:05 p.m | Panel Discussion |
| 2:05 p.m – 2:35 p.m | Break |
| 2:40 p.m – 3:10 p.m | Female Athlete Research: What do We Know? Where are We Going? Melody Hrubes, MD |
| 3:15 p.m – 3:45 p.m | Female Athlete Research: Application of New Research Rachel Geoghegan, PhD, ATC |
| 3:45 p.m – 4:00 p.m | Panel Discussion |
| 4:05 p.m – 4:50 p.m | Strong Clinician, Better Athlete Care: Preventing Burnout in Sports Medicine Zach Brandon, MS |
Happy Hour
4:50 p.m – 5:50 p.m
Saturday May 2nd
Saturday
May 2nd
Morning Session
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:50 a.m – 8:00 a.m | Welcome and Announcements |
Football Athlete Health and Performance
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m – 8:45 a.m | Applying the Science to Build Healthy Football Athletes Sam Contorno, PhD, RDN, CSCS |
| 8:50 a.m – 9:20 a.m | Non Operative Regenerative Options In-Season Chuck Peterson, MD |
| 9:25 a.m – 9:55 a.m | Rehabiltation After Regenerative Care Adam Loiacono, DPT, PT, SCS, CSCS |
| 9:55 a.m – 10:20 a.m | Break |
| 10:25 a.m – 10:55 a.m | From Core Muscle Injury to Return-to-Play: Moving Beyond the Term ‘Sports Hernia’ |
| 11:00 a.m – 11:35 a.m | From Calf to Achilles: A Comprehensive Approach to Preventing Tendon Failure Sue Falsone, PT, DPT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, FNAP |
| 11:35 a.m – 11:55 p.m | Panel Discussion |
| 11:55 a.m – 12:55 p.m | Lunch |
Afternoon Session
Current Concepts in Athlete Management
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 1:00 p.m – 1:35 p.m | TBD |
| 1:40 p.m – 2:15 p.m | Pelvic Floor Health in Male Athletes: Bridging the Gap in Recovery and Performance Carrie Yeager, PT, DPT, PRPC |
| 2:15 p.m – 2:35 p.m | Break |
| 2:40 p.m – 3:15 p.m | The Future of Skill: Modern Approaches for Sport, Rehabilitation, and Return to Play Javier Miller-Estrada, CSCS |
| 3:20 p.m – 3:55 p.m | Featured Speaker Eric Meira, DPT, PT, SCS, CSCS |
| 3:55 p.m – 4:00 p.m | Closing Remarks |