THE PROGRAM…(subject to change)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

9:00am – 12:00 pm          AAPRP Board Meeting (Board members only)

2:00pm – 7:00pm             AAPRP 7th Annual Golf Tournament (TBA)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

8:00am – 1:00pm                 Registration Opens

9:00am – 12:00pm               AAPRP Board of Directors Meeting (closed)

12:45pm – 1:00pm               Introductory Remarks

                                      Dr. Michael Schwartz

                                         Chairman – AAPRP

                                          Mr. Michael Mazzulli

                                          Director - Mohegan Sun Department of Athletic Regulations

1:00pm – 1:30pm             The Art of Ringside Medicine

                                       Dr. Osric King

                                       Fresh Meadow, New York                                     

1:30pm – 2:15pm                 “The Show Must Go On - Part 5” – Panel Discussion

                                           Dr. Domenic Coletta- Moderator 

                                           Cape May, NJ

2:15pm – 2:45pm                 Commissioners Forum -

                                          Medical Issues in Approving Fights

                                                Mr. Jim Erickson – Director - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

                                                Mr. Nick Lembo – New Jersey Boxing Commission

                                                Ms. Mary Feist – Commission - North Dakota Boxing

                                                Mr. Mike Kostrzewa – Commissioner – CT Boxing Commission

2:45pm – 3:00pm                 Refreshment Break

3:00pm – 3:30pm             EEG Studies in Professional Fighters

                                      Dr. Anthony Alessi  

                                       Norwich, CT            

3:30pm – 4:00pm                 Medical Data Bank Update

                                           Dr. Robert Smick

                                          Ms. Joan Pierce  

                                          South Jersey Medical Healthcare                                     

4:00pm – 4:30pm                 Ringside Physician Liability

                                          Dr. Paul Wallace

                                          Beverly Hill, CA                 

4:30pm –5:00pm                  Lab Tests and Medical Dilemmas - Panel Discussion

                                                      Dr. Michael Schwartz – Moderator

6:00pm – 8:00pm                 Welcome Cocktail Reception

Friday, October 16, 2009

8:00am – 9:00am                 Registration

                                          Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 10:15am            Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy                           

                                      Dr. Ann McKee – Boston, MA

                                       Mr. Chris Nowinski- Sports Legacy Institute, Waltham, MA

                                      Dr. Robert Cantu – Concord, MA

10:15am – 10:45am          Neuro-Imaging Update

                                      Dr. Barry Jordan

                                      White Plains, New York    

10:45am – 11:00am          ABC Update/Federal Legislative Update

                                        Bruce Spizler, Esq.

                                        Baltimore, MD

11:00am – 11:15am            Refreshment Break

11:15am – 11:45am          The Regulation of Boxing

                                      Robert G. Rodriguez, PhD.

                                      Lawrence, Kansas  

11:45am – 12:15pm            “Assault in the Ring”

                                        Mr. Eric Drath

                                                 New York

12:15am – 12:45pm          Judges Perspective on Ringside Safety

                                       Panel (TBA)

12:45pm – 1:30pm             Boxers Perspective on Ringside Safety

                                               Panel (TBA)

7:00pm – 10:00pm           AAPRP Annual Awards Banquet (Fight Night)

Invited Guests: Mr. Thomas Hearns, Mr. Chad Dawson, Mr. Bernard Hopkins, Mr. Peter Manfredo, Mr. Travis Simms, Mr. Micky Ward, Mr. Emanuel Steward, Mr. Tarvis Simms,     Mr. Vinny Pazienza, Mr. Brian Adams, Mr. Pauli Malignaggi, Mr. Delvin Rodriguez, Mr. Matt Remillard, Mr. Matt Godfrey

Saturday, October 17, 2009

8:00am – 9:00am                 Registration

                                                Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 11:00am               ImPACT 

                                      Neuropsychological Testing Certification Program

                                       Mark R. Lovell, Ph.D. – ImPACT Chairman 

11:00am – 11:15am            Refreshment Break

11:15am – 12:15am            Dehydration and Concussion Risk

                                      Steven Bailey Ph.D. – Elon University, NC

                                                Dr. Joseph Estwanik – Charlotte, NC

12:15am – 12:45pm            Hepatitis B & C in Ringside Medicine         

                                      Dr. Joseph Lim

                                                New Haven, CT

12:45pm – 1:15pm            AAPRP/ACSM Certification Update

                                      Dr. Dom Coletta

                                                Cape May, NJ

1:15pm – 1:30pm                 AAPRP Update

                                                Dr. Michael Schwartz

                                                AAPRP Chairman

                                                Darien, CT

1:30pm                                   Closing Remarks

7:00pm                                   Professional Bull Riding Championships

                                      Mohegan Sun Arena – Skybox Reception  

Sunday, October 17, 2009

Check Out and Departure

Note: Program Subject To Change

CME Credit:     12 – 15 Category I hours anticipated

Continuing medical education credit is available through Norwalk Hospital.  Norwalk Hospital is accredited by the Connecticut State Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.  Norwalk Hospital designates this continuing medical education activity for 12 credit hours in category 1 of the physician recognition award of the American Medical Association (AMA).