Injury Management in the Female Athlete: A Comprehensive Hands-On Course

The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes In-Person Athletic Training CEU Event

**Offering 4.5 CEU’s to Athletic Trainers**

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the screening-based approaches defining treatment, intervention, and diagnosis of common sports injuries in females through a multidisciplinary approach.
  • Understanding of the interventional approaches for identification of nutritional deficits in the female athletes as well as appropriate risk assessment for injury.
  • Application of movement analysis and rehab intervention strategies relating to injury management that is specific to female anatomy and mobility.
  • Analyze the various approaches for injury prevention through identification of causal relationships for comparison.

Agenda and Panel

8:00 am:* Arrival and Check-In

8:30 to 8:35 am: Introduction and Welcome
Diana Toto, MS, Administrative Director Sports and Rehab Medicine, Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes

8:40 to 9:30 am: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Female Athlete Care
Ziva Petrin, MD, CAQSM, Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Institute, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

9:30 to 10:20 am: Tibial Stress Fractures in the Female Athlete
Louis Rizio, MD, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Institute, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

10:20 to 10:30 am: Break

10:30 to 11:20 am: Nutritional Management and Risk Assessment of the Female Athlete
Hannah O’Brien, MS, RD, Sports Dietitian/RD, Rutgers University Football

11:20 am to 12:10 pm: Physical Capacities of the Female Athlete, Dustin Baldwin, PT, DPT
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Rehabilitation at the JCC MetroWest

12:10 to 1:30 pm*
Lunch and Interactive Demonstration

*light breakfast and lunch will be served

Provider ID P10032. The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers.

Level of Difficulty: Essential Level

Learning Domains Include: Injury and Illness Prevention; Wellness Promotion; Examination, Assessment and Diagnosis

Cancellation Policy: Participants will be notified within 48 hours in advance if cancellation of any program is necessary. Programs will only be cancelled for confirmed attendance of less than ten participants or if there is inclement weather that hinders participation. Notification of any cancellation will include a make-up date for participants to attend as an alternate option. Programs will not be cancelled more than once and any necessary make-up dates will be held.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Rehabilitation at the JCC MetroWest

760 Northfield Avenue

Tepper and Schofel 2nd Floor Conference Room

West Orange, NJ 07052


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