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What's New in December 2023?

In the December 2023 edition of Sidelines you will find the following content:

  • President's Message
  • OMED 2023 On-Demand Content Viewing
  • SAOASM Update
  • Call for 2024 Abstract Submissions!
  • Recommendation from NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports
  • MATE Requirement - Helpful Information
  • USADA HealthPro Advantage Course
  • Featured Job Openings
  • Featured Journal Articles

President's Message

Dr. Priscilla Tu


Season’s Greetings, AOASM Family!

 

This time of year always feels rushed and hectic for everyone, especially for those of us in the sports world with all the games being played, covered, and watched in so many sports at all levels… not to mention the upcoming holidays! 

 

Notable Updates: Even with everything that is going on, we have had lots of members representing us across the world! Drs. Brett DeGooyer and Mark Rogers recently returned from France to teach the SportsOsteopathy™ course to our colleagues overseas. Several AOASM members served as faculty for the 2023 Advanced Team Physician Course in Salt Lake City, UT, as well. One last note of thanks to Past President, Dr. Jeffrey Bytomski, for his work on the Planning Committee for the conference as the AOASM liaison. We are also continuing to get our new website up and running, so please excuse any glitches you may see, but do let us know about them!

 

Conference Chair Dr. Kate Quinn continues to work with her committee to bring us a great conference come May 2024. You should have seen the Call for Abstracts email that came out earlier this month. Please consider submitting a case or research abstract – the deadline is February 5, 2024!

 

Committee Highlight: That being said, this month, I am highlighting the ones in charge of our case and research poster and podium presentations: the Research & Publications Committee. Chair John Luksch, DO, says:

 

“Hello everyone! I hope the holiday season is treating you and your families well! As the calendar turns, we enter the final stretch before our upcoming annual meeting in early May. One of the major responsibilities of this committee involves the collection, review, and curating of clinical case and research abstracts submitted for presentation at the 2024 Clinical Conference. All of these are put through a review process to ensure that the highest quality projects are shared with our membership in both poster and podium format. We are always looking for more interested and willing members to serve as initial reviewers, as well as judges for our poster and podium presentations! We also work to have the abstracts from our annual meeting published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. In addition, we help author cases for an online clinical learning tool throuch CJSM, as well as author and edit cases for "Best Practices in Sports Medicine" textbook written in collaboration with AMSSM. My hope is to have as many members as possible get involved with these projects. My goal going forward is to acknowledge and promote the research and publications of our members. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are looking to get more involved. See you in Tulsa in early May! “

 

Sporting Fun: For December, let’s talk volleyball! Here are some fun facts:

 

1.   Volleyball was originally called “mintonette” upon its invention in 1895, given its similarities to badminton, but was later changed to volleyball due to the objective to "volley" the ball back and forth across the net.

2.   Most volleyball players jump approximately 300 times in a match.

3.   Only one person has won an Olympic gold medal as both a player and a coach – People’s Republic of China’s Lang Ping (as a player for the women’s team in 1984, as a coach in 2016).

4.   Standard indoor volleyballs differ from beach volleyballs – they are slightly smaller, have a smoother surface, and have a higher internal pressure.

5.   The first beach volleyball games were played in Europe, and they were played by nudists! Beach volleyball gained popularity, in its clothed form, in the US in the 1920s and was officially added as an Olympic sport in 1996.

 

That about wraps things up for 2023! I wish you all a safe and joyful holiday season spent with your loved ones! See you all next year! 😊

AOASM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

Priscilla Tu, DO, FAOASM

President

Rance McClain, DO, FAOASM

President-Elect

Kat Quinn, DO, FAOASM

First Vice President

Mark Rogers, DO, FAOASM

Second Vice President

Brett DeGooyer, DO, FAOASM

Secretary/Treasurer

Blake Boggess, DO, FAOASM

Immediate Past President


Board of Directors

Stephanie Aldret, DO, FAOASM

Warren Bodine, DO, FAOASM

Daniel Day, DO, FAOASM

Al Kozar, DO, FAOASM

John Luksch, DO, FAOASM

Jason Smith, DO, FAOASM

Mary Solomon, DO, FAOASM

Gillian Wooldridge, DO, FAOASM

Anne Marie Zeller, DO


Associate Contacts

Michael Henehan, DO, FAOASM

CJSM Editor

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CALL FOR ALL ACCESS ARTICLES: Interested in writing for Sidelines? Now’s your chance! AOASM is looking for individuals to contribute to the All Access section of the monthly newsletter. Contact Kaylee Walters (kwalters@reesgroupinc.com) if you'd like to get involved!

Did You Miss OMED 2023? On-Demand Content Available Now through December 31!

Were you unable to attend OMED 2023 in-person this year? Register as a SPORTS MEDICINE Virtual Attendee today! The OMED 2023 on-demand content is available to all in-person attendees and new virtual attendees now through December 31, 2023.

Register as 'Sports Medicine' Virtual Attendee Today!

SAOASM Update

Written by: Annemarie Beran, SAOASM National Chair

Hello SAOASM! As we close out this year, we would like to take a moment to showcase some of our Chapters in the First Annual SAOASM Holiday Sports Equipment Drive! Thank you for your generous donations to local sporting organizations as we head into the holidays! There are a few chapters continuing their drives into the New Year, and we look forward to their continued efforts.

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine - Long Island Campus

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

VCOM - Carolina Campus

VCOM - Louisiana Campus

VCOM - Auburn Campus

VCOM - Virginia Campus

As we head into the New Year, please mark your calendar for this year’s Regional Conference schedule. Please be on the lookout for additional information or contact your Regional Representative to learn more!


Central Regional Conference: January 6, 2024


Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference: January 20, 2024


Northeast Regional Conference: February 19, 2024


Southeast Regional Conference: March 23, 2024


Western Regional Conference – March 23, 2024


Midwest Regional Conference – TBD


Happy Holidays from your SAOASM Executive Board!

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If there is ever anything you would like to learn about or see happen through the SAOASM, please reach out to our Executive Board at studentAOASM@gmail.com.



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Call for AOASM 2024

Case & Research Abstract Submissions

Deadline - Monday, February 5!

The Program Committee for the 39th Annual Clinical Conference of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine would like to promote the 2024 AOASM Clinical Conference scheduled for May 1-4, 2024.


Case submissions and research abstract submissions must be received by Monday, February 5, 2024. All submissions must be submitted via the forms below by 11:59 p.m. PT. Submissions received after this deadline will not be considered.


If your submission is not selected for podium presentation, we encourage you to present it as a poster during the convocation. Following the review process, we will notify authors of the status of presentation format. Notification emails with presenter instructions will be sent in early March. 


Click here to Submit Your Case Presentations 

Click here to Submit Your Research Presentations


Please contact Kaylee Walters, AOASM Innovations Manager, with additional questions in regard to submitting your abstract.


Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference! 

Submit Your Case Presentation Abstract
Submit Your Research Presentation Abstract

Recommendation from NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports

The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports has recommended that all three divisions adopt legislation that would remove Cannabinoids from the NCAA Banned List. The Summit on Cannabinoids was held at the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis in December 2022. Participants included athletes, coaches, athletic directors, scientists , epidemiologists, counselors, athletic trainers, physicians and NCAA staff. The consensus concluded that marijuana is not performance-enhancing and a harm-reduction approach is best managed at the school level.  The committee also recommended “a robust educational strategy.The NCAA plans to gather feedback from members and see final action on legislation in the fall of 2024. 


Everyone involved in NCAA sports should realize that this legislation would apply only to NCAA events. Collegiate athletes who may also be tested by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or the Athletics Integrity Unit (AID) should understand that those groups ban Cannabinoids.   


Submitted by Bob Adams, DO, FAOASM

MATE Requirement - Helpful Information

Click here for more information on the MATE (Medication Access and Training Expansion) CME requirement for new or renewing DEA licenses. The PDF includes a summary of the MATE Act, a link to the ACCME's FAQ, a link to SAMHSA's training requirements, as well as available AOASM-accredited CME offerings that meet this requirement.

USADA HealthPro Advantage: Anti-Doping Education for the Health Professional eLearning Course

Course Overview

Internet enduring material sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).


Health professionals play an important role in sport and anti-doping. This CME activity provides current anti-doping information for physicians and other health and medical professionals via interactive text, animations, videos, and case-based studies. After completing the course, participants will understand the doping control process and their roles and responsibilities in anti-doping, enabling them to better support their athlete patients in clean sport.



Intended Audience

This course is designed for health professionals of all specialties, including sports medicine, endocrinology, psychiatry, and orthopedics, as well as all other health professionals that may interact with athletes.

Click Here to Learn More!
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Journal Article Spotlight: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine

Gender Disparities Among Professional Team Sports Medicine Physicians

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Two-year MRI-defined structural damage and patient-reported outcomes following surgery or exercise for meniscal tears in young adults

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