2004 medical management of endurance events.AMAA AMAA Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 AMAA American Medical Athletic Association AMAA American Maine-Anjou Association AMAA Afghan Medical Association of America AMAA Armenian Missionary Association of America, Inc. is pleased to announce that the American Road Race Medical Society is co-hosting the AMAA Sports Medicine Symposium at the Marine Corps Marathon, being held in Arlington, Virginia, October 29-30. As a result of the combined efforts, the symposium promises to be an outstanding educational opportunity with excellent speakers and topics. Following is the tentative line-up (for the complete agenda and presentation times, visit www.amaasportsmed.org): Friday, October 29th * Heat Stroke in the Marathon & Other Sports Activities (Bill Roberts, M.D.) * The ACSM ACSM American College of Sports Medicine. Team Physician Concensus Conference Statement on Mass Participation Medical Care (Bill Roberts, M.D.) * Hypertonic hypertonic /hy·per·ton·ic/ (-ton´ik) 1. denoting increased tone or tension. 2. denoting a solution having greater osmotic pressure than the solution with which it is compared. Saline for Hyponatremia Hyponatremia Definition The normal concentration of sodium in the blood plasma is 136-145 mM. Hyponatremia occurs when sodium falls below 130 mM. Plasma sodium levels of 125 mM or less are dangerous and can result in seizures and coma. (Arthur Siegel, M.D.) * Dantrolene for Heat Stroke (Sheila Muldoon, M.D.) * Lessons Learned in Endurance Medicine from the Hawaii Ironman (Bob Sallis, M.D.) * Muscle Cramps (LTC LTC abbr. lieutenant colonel Fred Brennan, Jr., D.O.) * Management of Medical Care at the Marine Corps Marathon/Case Studies (TBA TBA See: To be announced ) Friday Evening Panel Discussion: Non-Steroidals & Endurance Medicine: Current Controversies * NSAIDS & Hyponatremia (Joseph Chorley, M.D.) * NSAIDS, Osteoarthritis & Running: Do They Mix? (Suraj Achar, M.D.) * What about COX2 Inhibitors? (TBA) Saturday, October 30th * Medical Lessons from 24 Years of the London Marathon with 580,000 Runners (Dan Tunstall Pedoe, M.D.) * Observations from a Hot Day at Boston Marathon: Recognition and Care of Exertional Heat Stroke (Doug Casa, Ph.D., A.T.C.) * Exercise & Statins (Paul Thompson, M.D.) * TBA * Aqua Running (Robert Wilder, M.D.) If you are interested in providing volunteer medical care for the Marine Corps Marathon, please contact Barbara Baldwin prior to September 1 at bbaldwin@americanrunning.org or call 800-776-2732, ext. 12. |
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