Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

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Calling all athletes, coaches, and sports enthusiasts! Don't miss this unique opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in handling sports emergencies. Whether you're a player, parent, or part of a sports organization, this event is essential for keeping your sporting community safe.

Expert Insights: Learn from experienced professionals in the field of sports medicine and emergency response.

Injury Prevention: Discover valuable strategies and best practices to reduce the risk of sports injuries.

Be Prepared, Stay Safe, Play Smart

Some of the major concerns throughout the country with high school athletes are concussion, sudden cardiac arrest and external heat illness and UF Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is offering educational protocol for coaches, administrators, and parents throughout North Central Florida to promote our Heat, Head, and Heart program.

The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute is proud to be hosting our fourth annual Heat, Heart and Head Sports Medicine Symposium on July 30, 2016.

The focus of this symposium is to educate coaches and their staff  with the latest information about major areas of concern in youth sports:

The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute is proud to be hosting our sixth annual Heat, Heart and Head Sports Medicine Symposium on July 28, 2018.

The focus of this symposium is to educate coaches and their staff with the latest information about major areas of concern in youth sports:

The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute is proud to be hosting our seventh annual Heat, Heart and Head Sports Medicine Symposium on July 25, 2019.

The focus of this symposium is to educate coaches and their staff with the latest information about major areas of concern in youth sports:

Please join physicians and athletic trainers from UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute for a review of essential safety precautions and timely management of sports emergencies.

What will be covered:

  • Sports Related Emergencies
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • How we are moving forward with COVID based upon the lessons we've learned

This is a FREE educational event is open to all coaches, parents, and administrators of schools and sports organizations - all sports, all ages.

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