WHAT: An informal backgrounder for reporters on injury prevention and health protection in elite winter athletes.
WHO: Dr. Jonathan Drezner, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ expert on heart screenings for young athletes;Dr. Brian Krabak, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ rehab medicine expert on elite athletes and a physician at past Olympics;Dr. Stan Herring, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ expert on recognizing sports back injuries and concussions and return-to-play issues;Dr. John O’Kane, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ winter sports fitness expert;Dr. Chris Wahl, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ sports medicine surgeon and Husky team physician.
WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009
WHERE: Rose Auditorium. Conibear Shell House, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Athletic Complex, Seattle
Shell house is on the lake behind the tennis courts near the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ IMA Building
IN ADDITION: Learn about a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ report sponsored by the International Olympics Committee on preventing and responding to sudden heart attacks in young athletes
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