Conference details
- 2024 Conference topic: Building the Athlete's Foundation
- Location: Putnam Club West, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
- Date and time: June 18, 2024, 8:30 am–5:00 pm
- Continuing education credits: 5.0 CEUs (please see Accreditation information below)
- Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at the entire live conference and completion of the post-evaluation form
Conference description
This year's conference will explore the combination of training elements that can sustain and enhance an athlete’s performance, including nutrition, sleep, mental health, musculoskeletal and cardiac screening, injury prevention, strength and conditioning, and recovery. Attendees will hear from leading experts in the field, learn about the latest sports medicine research and technology, network with colleagues in the industry, and leave with the increased knowledge, skills, and passion needed to advance their sports medicine careers.
Speakers and panelists will include experts in orthopedic surgery, physiatry, cardiology, psychology, strength and conditioning, and nutrition. The program will feature collaborations with our Center for Sports Performance and Research, also located within Patriot Place.
| Schedule | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:30 am-8:20 am | Check-in (Continental breakfast will be provided) |
| 8:25 am-8:35 am | Welcome Scott Gassett |
| 8:35 am-8:50 am | Keynote Zdeno Chara |
| 9:00 am-9:55 am | Introductory Panel Management of the Professional Athlete |
| 10:05 am-10:50 am 10:55 am-11:40 am |
Breakout Sessions Choose two from: - The Athlete’s Mental Health: Screening and Management Clinical Pearls - How can Nutrition Optimize your Athlete’s Performance? - Taking the Next Step: Performance Training for Successful Athletic Development |
| 11:45 am-1:15 pm | Lunch + Exhibitors (Lunch is provided) Exhibitors and Tours of the Lighthouse |
| 1:20 pm-2:05 pm 2:10 pm-2:55 pm |
Breakout Sessions Choose two from: - What Merits a Cardiac Screening? Tips and Tricks for Identifying Key Syndromes in Cardiac Health - Sleep and Recovery: Maintaining the Athletes Foundation - Preventative Training for the Female Athlete |
| 3:05 pm-4:00 pm | Closing Panel Tying it All Together |
| 4:00 pm-5:00 pm | Networking Hour Exhibitors, Networking |
Interested exhibitors
This will be the second year we are offering exhibitor space, with over two hours of open time for participants to network and check out your booth (lunch and the networking hour). The conference last year had attendees from all over New England and included a variety of professionals both healthcare and administrators. With our focus on the athlete’s foundation, we expect this turnout to be larger than last year including collegiate athletic trainers and the addition of strength and conditioning specialists with an anticipated 300+ local professionals.
Cost for exhibitors:
- Conference registration (now thru May 15th): $1,000
- Late registration (after May 15th): $1,200
The pricing includes:
- Signage at check-in area
- Designated exhibitor space (~10’x10’) and all necessary booth set-up; exhibitor space open during 90 minute lunch + 60-minute networking hour next to the Lombardi trophies and Super Bowl rings
- Logo/name on exhibitor flyer at the check-in table
- Lunch
This conference website will continue to be updated over the next few months.
If you are interested in being an exhibitor, please review the 2024 Exhibitor Packet. After review, please register here.
Once registered, someone from our team will reach out for your signed agreement.
Feel free to email mgbathletictraining@partners.org with any questions or concerns.
Registration and fees
Costs (space is limited):
- Early Bird Registration (prior to April 15th): $150
- Registration (April 16th to June 10th): $175
- Late Registration (June 11th thru Conference): $200
- Student: $110
- Employees within Mass General Brigham contracted schools: $150
Cancellation policy: A processing fee of $50 will be incurred for all registrants cancelling more than 5 business days prior to the conference. Unfortunately, no refund will be provided if it is less than 5 business days from the conference. Thank you for your understanding with this matter.
If you are interested in requesting a PO for conference registration:
Please indicate the attendees’ name, email, and role/position in the PO email request so we can contact them with how to proceed with the registration process.
Please also include the below information and send to: mgbathletictraining@partners.org.
- Billing Contact Name
- Billing Contact Address
- Billing Contact Phone
- Billing Contact E-mail
The following information needs to be submitted and the individual(s) must be registered by May 15, 2024. The PO invoices will be sent out at the end of May and must be paid in full by the day of the conference. If a bill is not paid by the conference, the registrant will be responsible for the full amount upon arrival to the conference. Please reach out to mgbathletictraining@partners.org with any further questions or concerns.
Accreditation
Certified Athletic Trainers: Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine (BOC AP# P8644) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 5.0 Category A CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Physical Therapists: The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network* is recognized as an approved provider of continuing education by APTA. Information provided should be used within scope of practice. Anticipated 5.0 contact hours/CEHs.
*SRN is a member organization of Mass General Brigham
Physicians: MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Nurses: MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 5.0 contact hours for nurses.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Location details
Putnam Club, Gillette Stadium West
One Patriot Place
Foxborough, MA 02035
(Located in Patriot Place, directly across from retail, restaurants, and hotels)
Directions and parking
Take Interstate 95 to Exit 19 onto Route 1 South. Merge onto Route 1 South and follow for approximately 3 miles until you see Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place on your left. Once you reach the stadium, take a left at the second set of lights (CVS Pharmacy on corner) and take your first right onto P6 Drive in front of the Renaissance Hotel. Take your first left after the Renaissance Hotel and stay straight to the West parking lots of the stadium. Lighted electronic boards and directional signals will direct you to your event.
View parking diagram (PDF) for the event. Conference attendees will be entering from the W1 and W2 entrances.
Take Interstate 495 to Exit 36A onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North approximately 4 miles to Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place (on the right). Once you reach the stadium, go through one set of lights and at the second set take a right onto P8 Drive. This road will lead you to the West parking lots behind the Renaissance Hotel. Lighted electronic boards and directional signals will direct you to your event.
View parking diagram (PDF) for the event. Conference attendees will be entering from the W1 and W2 entrances.
Proud partners
Our internationally recognized specialists are the best minds in medicine with Harvard Medical School credentials and experience that elite athletes depend on. Mass General Brigham is the official sports medicine provider for several local teams. View the teams we treat.
Disclosure
The conference planning group adheres to the principles of transparency related to any potential conflict of interest. Planners, speakers and anyone who may have an influence on the content of a continuing education activity are asked to disclose any relationship, financial and/or non-financial, they may have to companies producing pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, devices, etc. They will also demonstrate compliance with copyright laws and have ownership or permission to use all materials shared in conjunction with the presentation. The planning group will disclose to attendees any relationship that may be germane to the topics presented. Such disclosure is not intended to suggest or condone bias, but provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a given presentation. Presenters also attest to demonstrating high standards of professional conduct and non-discrimination. The disclosures are made prior to the presentation in the conference materials.
Additionally, disclosures will in good faith abide by the guidelines of any continuing education provider organization partners.
*MGH Institute of Health Professions is a member organization of Mass General Brigham
