Game Changers in Sports Medicine 2021: Athletics and Healthcare in the New Normal

Health system update by Patricia McGuire, VP-WMG Operations.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1) Identify the challenges of a health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

2) Describe the mitigation techniques of COVID-19 initiated at the system level. 

3) State the impact COVID-19 has had on health care systems.

Virtual Rehabilitation - Thomas Whitman

WellSpan Virtual Wellness Program for Student Athletes - Jessica Kuntz

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1) Discuss the challenges of virtual rehabilitation visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2) Describe how to plan and implement a prevention program during a virtual visit.

3) Discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on rehabilitation medicine and methods to assist patents.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1) Discuss benefits of exercise as a method to treat health problems. 

2) Outline the various levels of exercise and how it can easily be implemented with a patient.  

3) State the impact of COVID-19 on Exercise is Medicine and how virtual appointments may benefit patient access to this service.

Health Care Provider WellBeing - Ridgely Salter, MD

Athlete WellBeing - Ed Briercheck, MS

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant should be able to:

1) Identify challenges facing providers and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2) Outline mitigation techniques to reduce stress in physicians and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3) Outline a plan to assist in implementing stress reduction.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1) Discuss the challenges of athletic programs during COVID-19.

2) Discuss mitigation techniques for athletes and teams to reduce the spread of infection.

3) State the impact COVID-19 has on athletes. 

4) Discuss cardiac risk reduction best practice for athletes who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.