RAZOR Fitness Sports Medicine Symposium Set for Jan. 18
Aaron Sciascia, a presenter at the 2011 RAZOR Fitness Winter Sports Medicine Symposium, demonstrates evaluation with a student participant.
The eighth-annual RAZOR Fitness Winter Sports Medicine Symposium takes place Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Graduate Education Building on the University of Arkansas campus.
Online registration is available along with a schedule for the symposium.
The symposium is open to students, professors, coaches, teachers, physicians, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Speakers include Lenny Macrina of Champion Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., and R.J. Elbin, assistant professor of exercise science at the University of Arkansas.
The symposium is presented by the Graduate Athletic Training Education program at the University of Arkansas and Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists in Fayetteville. The Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy and the national Board of Certification for Athletic Training have approved 8 continuing education units for attendance. Cost varies by profession.
Graduate students will present their research at the symposium.
For additional information, call Jeff Bonacci at 575-4112.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu