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The crossroads of sleep physiology and performance continues to be an expanding area of research. At the ACSM 2024 meeting, there were several featured symposia addressing how sleep and circadian physiology contribute to the regulation of health and performance. This course builds upon the 2024…
This course will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about the six ACSM journals, including updates from the past year, how to get involved and presentations by the authors of the journal Paper of the Year winners for 2024. The course will include presentations by each of the…
This course will explore the new Administration and Congress with situational awareness and opportunities for engaging in the work of the federal government. There will be some discussion of current areas of opportunity for physical activity in regulation and legislation. Then, will leave time…
This course focuses on enhancing accessibility and participation in sports and physical activities among children and adolescents. Speakers will explore strategies to create inclusive environments that accommodate diverse abilities, backgrounds, and identities. Key topics include identifying and…
The para sport community is recognized as a medically underserved population and has largely been excluded from evidence-based interventions, medical research and clinical education of students. It is vital that we, as clinicians, educators, and researchers, recognize the barriers that members…
Dr. Priscilla Clarkson was well known for her excellent muscle damage research. Dr. Nosaka spent two years in her laboratory as a visiting scholar and published papers with her. He will explain about characteristics of eccentric exercises, including muscle damage and the repeated bout effect…
With the evolution of resistance training that I presented in a 2015 keynote, many interesting advances in research have occurred from the improved understanding of periodization to its impact on basic biological function. The fundamentals of exercise prescription have now expanded to include a…
This course will discuss the historic and recent progress in the clinical care and research of women athletes. The presenter will address methodological, physiological, and societal considerations in studying women and conducting multidisciplinary clinical care. The course will also highlight…
A confluence of medical, legal and social issues has led to the proposal and passage of sports-related youth concussion laws in all 50 states, the District of Columbia in the United States and abroad. Background history of this remarkable movement will be presented, including the role of ACSM in…
Nearly 49M people worldwide have a substance use disorder (SUD). There were 111k related deaths in the U.S. in 2022. The recent ACSM Call to Action highlights strategies to mitigate issues associated with SUD. This course will explore how nutrition and exercise act as trans-disease interventions…
This course will bring academic thought leaders and practitioners together to discuss the promotion and policy implications of long-term athletic development/athletic development model (LTAD/ADM), and how LTAD/ADM can be infused into policy and address various “hot topic” issues in youth sport.…
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is in the planning stages for the 3rd edition of Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which will be released in 2028. As part of the planning process, HHS issued a Call to Action highlighting core areas of interest and a list…
This course will discuss the thermophysiologic demands of tactical, occupational, and athletic populations during load carriage, common labor activities, and resistance exercise in the heat. A focus of this course will be to translate current evidence into actionable strategies that limit…
The profile of Para sport across the world is at an all-time high, and the United States will host two Olympic/Paralympic Games in the next ten years (Los Angeles 2028 and Salt Lake City 2034). Despite this growth, more work is needed to ensure that scientists and clinicians are prepared to meet…
There is growing recognition of the diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment strategies based on clinical exercise physiology. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides extensive physiological data, enhancing the ability to offer targeted care to individuals, from athletes to those with…
This course will briefly summarize the current status of the science and practice of sports nutrition and speculate on areas that will define its future. Topics for discussion include the value of wearables and technology; personalized sports nutrition via genetic testing; the role of the food…
This course will summarize the observational and experimental evidence for reductions in ADHD symptoms arising from physical activity with a special emphasis on novel findings, tensions, and controversies throughout. Studies examining physical activity and sport participation rates among…
Dr. Edward T. Howley is a past president of ACSM, but most importantly, he is a master teacher. Every year hundreds of new attendees, many of whom are students, come to the annual ACSM meeting. Dr. Howley has delivered this highly entertaining summary at past ACSM meetings, but has not done so…
The “Bethesda Conference” Guidelines for the Management of Athletes with Heart Disease has been the standard reference for managing athletes with diverse forms of cardiovascular disease since it was first published in 1984. These guidelines, and most recently “Scientific Statements” supported by…
Aerobic capacity is the strongest predictor of morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. This course will describe advances in our understanding of the O2 cascade and O2 utilization limitations affecting aerobic capacity in health and chronic disease. An overview of the O2 cascade, emphasizing…
This course is dedicated to exploring the latest digital and virtual resources available to help adults maintain an active lifestyle. As physical inactivity becomes increasingly common, leveraging technology can provide innovative solutions to keep individuals engaged and motivated. This course…
The research field of exercise ‘omics is constantly evolving, driven by new technologies and by the rapid expansion of data available to analyze. Genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and other approaches have been adopted by more and more groups, however, we have just begun to explore…
Iron is an essential micronutrient in our diet that contributes to several central roles of relevance to exercise, athletic performance and health. Despite iron’s importance, ~10% of male and ~35% of female athletes are thought to be affected by iron deficiency. Our work has been at the…
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in sports medicine marks a paradigm shift in athletic training and competition. This course explores AI's transformative potential, particularly generative AI, in revolutionizing biomedical control of training and sports performance analysis.…
