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Female Athlete Summit

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Agenda

Meet our Speakers and Planning Committee

Friday, March 6, 2026

7:30am | Registration, Breakfast, Vendors

8:00am | Welcome

8:10am – 8:40am | Opening Keynote

  • REDs in Female Athletes: Strategies for Screening, Diagnosis, and Care – Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH, FACSM

8:40am – 9:55am | Session 1 | The Physical and Psychosocial Impact of Youth Sport Specialization

  • Youth Sport Specialization and Lower Extremity Injuries in Female Athletes – Heather Bergeson, MD, FAAP CAQ
  • ACL Injury Prevention Coalition – Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD
  • Body Image in the Age of Social Media – Hannah Silva-Breen, MS, CMPC

9:55am – 10:40am | Session 2 | The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team for Eating Disorders in Athletes

  • Rasa Troup, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, OLY; Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH, FACSM; Carly Anderson, PhD, LP, CMPC, Lauren Loberg, PT, DPT, OCS

10:55am – 11:45am | Session 3 | Adolescent and Young Adult Athletes

  • If It’s Not on Strava, It Didn’t Happen: The Psychosocial Impact of Self-Monitoring – Hayley Russell, PhD, CMPC
  • What Athletes Want for Menstrual Health – Anna Goorevich, MSc

11:45am – 12:00pm | Session 4 | Cultural Shifts in Women’s Health

  • 50 Years of Fitness and Diet Fads: Why Weight Inclusive Care Matters – Heather Bergeson, MD, FAAP CAQ

12:00pm – 12:45pm | Lunch

12:45pm – 2:05pm | Session 5 | Being a Female Athlete in the Age of NIL and Title IX

  • The Changing Landscape of Women’s College Athletics – Carly Anderson, PhD, LP, CMPC; Ronni Beatty-Kollasch, M.Ed, LAT, ATC; Kevin Gomer
  • Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sport – Libby Sharrow, PhD, MPP

2:05pm – 2:55pm | Session 6 | The Adult Athlete

  • Postpartum Return to Sport – Chloe Murdock, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
  • Sports Cardiology for Female Athletes – Courtney Jordan Baechler, MD, MS

3:10pm – 4:05pm | Session 7 | Peri/Post Menopause Considerations

  • Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause – Heather Cichanowski, MD, CAQSM
  • Osteoporosis: Missed Diagnosis, Missed Opportunity, and Modern Prevention – Kristin Popp, PhD

4:05pm – 4:30pm | Closing Insights: Empowering the Future 

  • Brain Health Is Performance Health: What We Know, What We’ve Missed, What’s Next – Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC

4:30pm – 4:35pm | Wrap up

Q&A Sessions

You will have the opportunity to participate in live Q&A with our experts following each session. This is a great opportunity to interact with them and exchange perspectives. Presentation slides are provided in advance so come ready with your questions!

Objectives

Following this event, attendees will be able to

  • Identify common injuries female athletes sustain and treatment interventions to get them back to their sport.
  • Describe evaluation, unique considerations, and management of female athletes that may impact recovery and return to sport.
  • List five potential members of a multidisciplinary care team for a female athlete.

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