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About Us

Sports cardiology has emerged as a unique and indispensable medical sub-specialty, but very few physicians and institutions across the country have the knowledge, skill and experience to deliver high quality cardiovascular evaluations of athletes. Most physicians are ill prepared to interpret athlete imaging studies or determine if athlete risk is present and there are no current educational opportunities to sharpen those skills that focus on elite and professional athletes. Evaluation, diagnosis, and management of athletes to determine the presence of risk in elite and professional athletes is an unmet educational need in the United States.

Despite the proven benefits of exercise on cardiovascular health, physical activity in those with acquired or genetic cardiovascular disease may lead to cardiac symptoms and an increased risk of acute cardiac events e.g., aortic dissection, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac arrest. Vigorous physical training results in adaptive changes in the heart’s structure and rhythm, the so-called Athlete Heart. These changes are often revealed on ECGs and echocardiograms and may mimic pathologic patterns that are associated with increased cardiac risk. The distinction between normal and abnormal can be challenging and can lead to both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of cardiac conditions. A key concern for those caring for young athletes is being able to recognize athletes at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Most elite and professional athletes with sudden cardiac arrest are the result of inherited structural cardiac abnormalities that have previously been undetected or misdiagnosed. Therefore, it is important that physicians understand alterations associated with expected athletic physiologic changes of the Athlete Heart and distinguish it from pathological conditions. Over diagnosis leads to unnecessary removal from sports and under diagnosis puts patients at risk for adverse cardiac events. Detection of players at increased cardiac risk utilizing pre-participation screening is now employed for all prospective and current professional athletes. Most amateur elite sports organizations including the Olympics, NCAA and elite level high school sports have the same process. The addition of cardiac specific screening to the pre-participation exam has been proposed as a measure to improve detection of athletes with high-risk cardiac abnormalities. However, studies suggest that many physicians do not have the knowledge to properly evaluate an athlete’s ECG, diagnostic imaging and other tests which can lead to false positive results and, in some cases, missed diagnosis. All athletes with or without known cardiac risk may have sudden cardiac arrest. There are best practices for management of acute sudden cardiac arrest in athletes that require mastery with continuous updates to maintain maximum athlete safety. In addition, many athletes with a known diagnosis of cardiac disease are opting to continue to play and require expert level evaluations to determine their ongoing individual risk and develop a safety plan. Gathering and sharing those best practices is best accomplished in an educational environment. As the Sports Cardiologist becomes an integral part of the sports medical team, this course will serve to educate those who are asked to fill the role.

 
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Course Director
Matthew W. Martinez, MD
FACC

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Course Director
Matthew W. Martinez, MD
FACC
Margot Putukian MD, FACSM, FAMSSM
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Jason Kessler, MD
MPH
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Jonathan H. Kim MD, MSC, FACC
Chairman
Matthew W. Martinez, MD
FACC
Net proceeds to benefit the Sports Cardiology Symposium Fund

Course Director

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Course Director
Matthew W. Martinez, MD
FACC

Director, Sports Cardiology

Co-Director, Chanin T. Mast Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Morristown Medical Center

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JORDAN SAFIRSTEIN, MD, FACC, FSCAI PROGRAM VICE CHAIR

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Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Director, Transradial Intervention

Morristown Medical Center / Atlantic Health System

Founder and Co-Director
Garden State Angio Club & Cors at the Shore
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Program Information

Program Highlights

Fees

  • Cardiac Care of the Athlete: New Frontier or Refining the Focus
  • Syncope and Arrhythmias in Athletes
  • Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling: What Physiologic 
  • Imaging Changes to Expect in the Elite Athlete.…
  • Cardiac Health and Safety Start with an EAP and AED
  • Current Cardiac Evaluations and Safety for Teams, Individuals and Leagues
  • Athlete Cardiac Imaging
  • Congenital Heart Disease: When to Refer to a Specialist
  • Suspected Cardiomyopathies
  • Shared Decision Making in Athletes
  • ICDs and Pacemakers in Athletes
  • Aortic Enlargement: Location, Etiology…
  • Physicians                                                                        $55
  • Allied Health professionals, including RNs,                $25 
    CVTs, NPs, PAs,and sonographers who are not
    from Atlantic Health System 
  • Members of NJ ACC Chapter                                         $45
  • Cardiology fellows, Atlantic Health System
    physicians,Atlantic Health System allied
    health  professionals,and Atlantic Health
    System sonographers                                                      Fee Waved

Registration Information

Registration is now open and “in-person” registration at the NBA Players Association Head Quarters in New York will be limited. 

  •  In Person Registration – $495.00
  • Online Live Stream Registration – $395.00

Faculty

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Course Director
Matthew W. Martinez, MD,
FACC

Director, Sports Cardiology

Co-Director, Chanin T. Mast Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Morristown Medical Center.

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Aaron Baggish, MD,
FACC, FACSM

Chief of sports cardiology at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV).
Professor of medicine at the University of Lausanne’s Institute des sciences du sport (ISSUL).

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Peter Dean, MD,
FACC

 Expertise in pediatric and congenital cardiology, sports cardiology, and
echocardiography.

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Michael Emery, MD,
MS, FACC

Co-director of the Sports Cardiology Center in the
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
(HVTI).

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David Engel, MD,
FACC
Professor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
Noninvasive cardiologist with expertise in Sports Cardiology, Marfan Syndrome and related connective tissue disorders, echocardiography, as well as general consultative cardiology.
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Eli Friedman, MD,
FACC

Medical Director of Sports Cardiology at Miami Cardiac & Vascular
Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida.

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Jonathan Kim, MD, MSc,
FACC

Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Sports Cardiology
at Emory University School of Medicine.

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Rachel Lampert, MD,
FACC
The Robert Berliner Professor of Medicine at Yale.
Involved with the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Associations, serving on committees and editorial boards.
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Benjamin D. Levine, MD, FACC,
FAHA, FACSM

 Founder and Director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM) at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

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Brad Mehl, MHA, ACS,
RDCS, RVT, RDMS, RT(R), FASE
Serving on the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center and Oklahoma State University Sonographer Advisory Boards 
The American College of Cardiology Faculty Member for Advanced Concepts for the Echocardiographer: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (ACE-HCM).
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Sports cardiologist and echocardiographer at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Director, Sports Cardiology
Co-Director, Chanin T. Mast Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Morristown Medical Center

Agenda

2021 Videos

Welcome and Introduction Matthew W. Martinez, MD,FACC

The State of the Virus and Vaccine Jason Kessler, MD, MPH play button

Covid Safety and Youth/High School Participation in Sports: Is it Safe? Margot Putukian, MD,FACSM,FAMSSM play button

Cardiac Safety in those with COVID 19: Should We Be Concerned about Anyone? Jonathan H. Kim, MD, MSc, FACCplay button

What to Know About Preparing for Fall Sports: Athletic Preparation and Injury Prevention Dean Padavan, MDplay button

Q & A Moderator: Matthew W . Martinez, MD FACCplay button

Close Program Matthew Martinez, MD, FACC

7:30pm to 7:40pm

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7:50pm to 8:00pm

8:00pm to 8:10pm

8:10pm to 8:20pm

8:20pm to 8:45pm

8:45pm to 9:00pm

Welcome and Introduction Matthew W. Martinez, MD,FACC

The State of the Virus and Vaccine Jason Kessler, MD, MPH play button

Covid Safety and Youth/High School Participation in Sports: Is it Safe? Margot Putukian, MD,FACSM,FAMSSM play button

Cardiac Safety in those with COVID 19: Should We Be Concerned about Anyone? Jonathan H. Kim, MD, MSc, FACCplay button

What to Know About Preparing for Fall Sports: Athletic Preparation and Injury Prevention Dean Padavan, MDplay button

Q & A Moderator: Matthew W . Martinez, MD FACCplay button

Close Program Matthew Martinez, MD, FACC

CONTACT US

You may reach us during business hours or email us:

Phone:
973-971-5968

Morristown Medical Center
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute
100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960

Accommodations

Hilton Garden Inn New York/Times Square Central
136 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

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Special Conference Rates December 8th and 9th

  • Queen Bed    $419.00
  • King Bed        $429.00
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Special Conference Ends November 8, 2022

THIS PROGRAM PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM

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Honoring the memory of John Taylor Babbitt, the Foundation was founded to help prevent death by increasing awareness about the severity and prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest and educating the public to recognize and respond to these life threatening events.
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Continuing Education

The COVID 19 Virus, Vaccine and the Heart: How to Safely Return to Youth and Competitive Sports program is accredited for continuing education as outlined below:

One (1) Pre-Approved CME AMA credit for physicians. Atlantic Sports Health is an approved by the American Medical Association to offer continuing education to physicians.

One (1) Pre-Approved category A CEU(s). Atlantic Sports Health is approved by the Board for Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education Certified Athletic Trainers