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Agenda
Details for our March 2028 summit will be added to this page when available.
The information below is from our 2026 Female Athlete Summit.
Meet our Speakers and Planning Committee
Friday, March 6, 2026
7:30am | Registration, Breakfast, Exhibitors
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 Sport Participation
- Youth Sport Specialization and Lower Extremity Injuries in Female Athletes – Heather Bergeson, MD, FAAP CAQSM
- ACL Injury Prevention Coalition – Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD
- Female Athlete Body Image Across the Lifespan – Hannah Silva-Breen, MS, CMPC
9:55am – 10:40am | Session 2 | Eating Disorders in Athletes
- The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Team for Eating Disorders in Athletes – Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH, FACSM; Carly Anderson, PhD, LP, CMPC, Michelle Hoff, DO; Lauren Loberg, PT, DPT, OCS; Rasa Troup, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, OLY
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 CAQSM
12:00pm – 12:45pm | Lunch and Exhibitors
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; Lauren Crowl; Kevin Gomer, JD
- Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX’s Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports – 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.
