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PODCASTS

Welcome to AMSSM Sports Medcasts, brought to you in association with the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). The AMSSM would like to thank BJSM for assisting in the production of the Medcasts. Produced frequently throughout the year beginning Summer 2013, Medcasts (i.e. medical podcasts) allow AMSSM members to present clinically relevant sports medicine topics in a concise and entertaining format. To listen, click on the links below.

AMSSM SPORTS MEDCAST

CJSM PODCASTS FEATURING AMSSM MEMBERS

The 2019 AMSSM Position Statement on Concussion, Past President Dr. Kim Harmon takes a look at the updated AMSSM Position Statement on Concussion and what practicing clinicians need to know when diagnosing and managing a concussion in 2019.
A Conversation with Christina Master, MD about Vision/Vestibular Dysfunction in Children Post-concussion, Dr. Christina Master talks about her research on physical exam findings of vision and vestibular dysfunction which aid in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of pediatric sport-related concussion.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Standards of Excellence, Dr. Irfan Asif discusses the AMSSM position statement on Proposed Standards of Excellence for Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship training programs.
ECG for the PPE? A conversation with Dr. Jonathan Drezner, Past President of AMSSM and lead author of the new AMSSM Position Statement on Cardiovascular Pre-participation Screening. The podcast focuses primarily on the pros and cons of considering the use of ECG for screening to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death and Arrest in young athletes.
Turf vs. Grass: What field should your girl soccer players be using? With AMSSM member Dr. John O’Kane, head team physician of the University of Washington and lead author of a new study on female youth soccer injuries which looks at the effect of playing surface on injury rates.
The Effect of Viscosupplementation in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis with Past AMSSM Board of Director, Thomas Trojian, MD, Chief of Sports Medicine at Drexel University, Philadelphia and lead author of the AMSSM Scientific Statement Concerning Viscosupplementation Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Importance for Individual Patient Outcomes discusses the new AMSSM Scientific Statement.
The Wilderness Medicine Issue with AMSSM Past President, Chris Madden, MD, one of the authors of the thematic issue collaboration between American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and the Wilderness Medical Society, discusses topics from diagnosing acute mountain sickness in pre-verbal children to the top 3 most memorable parts of his year as AMSSM president.
Sports Ultrasound: A Powerful Resource for Sports Medicine Clinicians with American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) member Jonathan Finnoff, DO, lead author of two AMSSM sports ultrasound position statements.
Advancing the Preparticipation Evaluation: A Conversation with Dr. William Roberts the lead author of a new consensus statement on the Preparticipation evaluation (PPE), jointly issued by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS). Dr. Roberts discusses how the PPE may be enhanced to provide more useful information and better clinical care.
Concussion in Elite Soccer: Can We Improve Return-to-play Decision-making? with American Medical Society of Sports Medicine guests Drs. Cindy Chang and Matthew Gammons. This podcast explores the concussion incidents occurring in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Athletes with Chiari Malformations: Risk of Catastrophic Injury is Low: A conversation with William P. Meehan III, the lead author of new, original research on Chiari malformations in athletes. This evidence-based study found no catastrophic injuries in a large sample of athletes with the malformation; the results may change how clinicians manage such athletes.

BJSM PODCASTS FEATURING AMSSM MEMBERS

Low Back Pain in Adolescents: Dr. Stanley Herring Talks Spondylolysis
Sports Cardiology Expert and Past President Dr. Drezner Explains What New Electrocardiogram Criteria Mean for Athletes
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: What You Don't Diagnose May Dill a Patient with Past President Dr. Francis O'Connor
Mayo Clinic and AMSSM Sports Medicine Physician Dr. Jonathan Finnoff on Managing Leg Pain in Sport
Challenging Leg Pain/Calf Pain and Military Injuries with Past President Dr. Francis O'Connor
Spotlight: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM): with Dr. Irfan Asif
How to Promote Lifestyle Medicine in the Clinic, Curriculum, Community with Dr. Irfan Asif
Why Patients and Docs Make Poor Decisions. Challenge of Evidence in Practice with Dr. Steve Stovitz
Dr. Bob Sallis on Exercise as Medicine
AMSSM Sports Medcast: Overuse Injuries and Burnout with Dr. Neeru Jayanthi
The Super Bowl Professor! A Special Day in the Life of Dr. Jonathan Drezner and the Seattle Seahawks
2012 Sudden Cardiac Death Update: Two New Key Messages with Past President Dr. Jonathan Drezner
Managing Concussion with Dr. Past President Kim Harmon
The Jump-ACL Study with Dr. Anthony Beutler

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