The Barbados Sports Medicine Association presents “Staying in the Game: From Prevention to Performance”, a Sports Medicine Conference on June 30 – July 1, 2018 at the Savannah Hotel, Barbados.
The goal of this event is to educate athletes, coaches and medical professionals on current best practices in sports medicine and assist in minimizing injury risks to improve athlete management and performance. Topics explored include treatment of injuries, advances in rehabilitation, diagnostic ultrasounds, psychology of performance, the Olympic medical code and more. Speakers include a multidisciplinary team of professionals from Barbados and the Caribbean region including orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, psychologists and sports medicine specialists.
Athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, athletic therapists, medical doctors, general practitioners, physical therapists, podiatrists, parents, physical education teachers and all sports affiliated persons/ persons caring for athletes are all welcome to attend.
Join the Barbados Sports Medicine Association as they Stay in the Game: From Prevention to Performance!
Staying in the Game: From Prevention to Performance
June 30 – July 1, 2018
Savannah Hotel, Barbados
Purpose: To educate athletes, coaches and medical professionals on current best practices in sports medicine and assist in minimising injury risks to improve athlete management and performance.
Objectives:
- to highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to athlete management
- to equip athletes and others with knowledge on sports injury prevention
- to emphasise the importance of athlete health and well-being for optimal sporting performance
Target Audience: Athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, athletic therapists, medical doctors, general practitioners, physical therapists, podiatrists, parents, physical education teachers and all sports affiliated persons/ persons caring for athletes.
Draft Programme
Day 1
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| Registration
8:00a.m |
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| 8:50 am | Welcome by BSMA President | Dr. Carl Ward |
| 9:00 – 9:30 *Keynote presentation | Considerations for the Young Athlete | Dr. Akshai Mansingh
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Jamaica |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | The Olympic Medical Code | Dr. Carl Ward
GP |
| 9:50 – 10:10 | General Approaches to Injury Prevention | Dr. Jacqueline King
Physiotherapist |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Pre-Participation Examination | Dr. Colin Alert
GP |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Optimal Nutrition for sports performance and recovery | Ms. Kimberley Rudder
Registered Dietitian |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Doping/Drugs in Sport | Dr. Adrian Lorde
Sports Medicine Specialist |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Psychology of Performance and Injury – How to think like an Olympian/Champion | Dr. June Caddle
Sports Psychologist |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | A Decades worth of Triumphs & Challenges as a Sports Psychologist in the Caribbean | Ms. Olivia Rose
Sports Psychologist, Jamaica |
| 11:50 – 1:00 | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Protective gear/equipment | Mr. Rondell Griffith
Certified Athletic Trainer |
| 1:20 – 1:40 | Recovery in Performance | Ms. Marita Marshall
Physiotherapist |
| 1:40 – 2:00 | Footwear Assessment | Mrs. Rosamund Beckles-James
Podiatrist |
| 2:00 – 2:20 | A problem solving approach in general preparation | Mr. David Ross
Strength & Conditioning Coach |
| 2:20 – 2:40 | COFFEE BREAK | COFFEE BREAK |
| 2:40 – 3:00 | 1. Introduction to Functional Movement Assessment – Workshop/
2. Psychology for athletes workshop |
Mr. Kurt Clarke Certified Personal Trainer/
Ms. Olivia Rose Sports Psychologist, Jamaica |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | 1. Basic First Aid workshop/
2. Kinesio Taping workshop: Applications for common upper & lower limb injuries |
Kyle Hinkson- EMT/
Marita Marshall Physiotherapist |
DAY 2
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration | Registration |
| 8:50 a.m. | Welcome by BSMA Vice President | Ms. Marita Marshall |
| 9:00 – 9:30
*Keynote presentation |
Stress fractures and REDs | Dr. Akshai Mansingh
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Jamaica |
| 9:30 – 9:50 | Concussion | Dr. Shane Drakes
Sports Physician |
| 9:50 – 10:10 | Shoulder injuries/The overhead athlete | Dr. Ayana Crichlow
Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Diagnostic US | Dr. Rene Best
Sports Medicine Specialist |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Exercise Induced Asthma | Dr. Adrian Lorde
Sports Medicine Specialist |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Common Knee injuries in sport | Mr. Randolph Carrington
Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Sport related hand injuries | Dr. Ayana Crichlow
Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Ankle injuries | Dr. Akshai Mansingh
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Jamaica |
| 12:50 – 1:10 | Advances in Rehabilitation: Shockwave therapy, Dry Needling | Dr. Phyllis Burnett
Physiotherapist |
| 1:10 – 1:30 | Optimising Performance: 1% ers in sports | Dr. Shane Drakes
Physiatrist |
| 1:30 – 1:50 | PRP Injections | Dr. Tamara Nancoo
Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| 1:50 – 2:00 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | 1. Shockwave therapy workshop/
2. Psychology Workshop |
Dr. Phyllis Burnett
Physiotherapist /
Ms. Olivia Rose Sports Psychologist, Jamaica |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | 1. Dry needling workshop/
2. Diagnostic Ultrasound workshop |
TBA- Physiotherapist /
Dr. Best & Dr Shane Drakes Sports Medicine Specialist |
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