The 2023 schedule has not yet been released but you can review our 2019 schedule below.
Day 1: Sports Medicine
| 07:00-07:45 | BREAKFAST (Quest Cafeteria) AND REGISTRATION (Multi Purpose Room) |
| 07:45-08:00 | Welcome Remarks (Y. El-Sheikh, Multi Purpose Room) |
| SESSION ONE: (MODERATOR: Y. El-Sheikh) | |
| 08:00-08:20 | Injury Statistics in Sport Climbers (V. Schoeffl) |
| 08:20-08:45 | Biomechanics and Anatomy of the Finger: Differences between adults and adolescents (I. Schoeffl) |
| 08:45-9:30 | Differential Diagnosis of Finger Pain (V. Schoeffl) |
| 09:30-10:00 | How to Examine and Treat the Climber’s Injured Wrist (H. von Schroeder) |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS |
| SESSION TWO: (MODERATOR: H. von Schroeder) | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Surgical Treatment of Finger Repetitive Stress Epiphyseal Fracture Nonunion in Adolescent Climbers (Y. El-Sheikh) |
| 11:00-11:30 | The Impact of Forearm Biomechanics on Wrist Stability (M. Buse) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Clinical Neurodynamics: A Rock Climbing Case Study (J. Vagy) |
| 12:00-13:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:00-14:30 | PRACTICAL SESSION ONE: Mirroring Movement: A Climbing Specific Warm-up (J. Vagy) |
| 14:30-15:00 | COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS |
| 14:30-16:00 | PRACTICAL SESSION TWO: Finger Training with Blood Flow Restriction (T. Nelson) |
Day 2: Social Sciences
| 07:30-08:00 | BREAKFAST |
| SESSION THREE: (MODERATOR: W. Bateman) | |
| 08:00-08:30 | Shoulder Injuries in Climbers (V. Schoeffl) |
| 08:30-09:00 | Lower Extremity Injuries in Climbers (V. Schoeffl) |
| 09:00-09:30 | Rehabilitation of Upper Extremity Injuries in Climbers: a Staged Approach (N. Tappin) |
| 09:30-10:00 | Rehabilitation interventions for typical overuse rock climbing injuries in competitive climbers (E. Lajoie/J. Descheneaux) |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS |
| SESSION FOUR: (MODERATOR: N. Tappin) | |
| 10:30-11:00 | The Child and Adolescent Climber. Working with athletes (I. Schoeffl) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Anorexia athletica: The 5.14 denial (I. Schoeffl) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Anti-Doping Basics for Athlete Support Personnel (M. Lavigne) |
| 12:00-13:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:00- | FREE TIME |
Day 3: Training & Performance
| 07:30-08:00 | BREAKFAST |
| SESSION FIVE: (MODERATOR: Y. El-Sheikh) | |
| 08:00-08:30 | Conceptual Model for Effective Training of Finger Strength and Rate of Force Development (E. Horst) |
| 08:30-09:00 | Contemporary Stretching: Principles and Best Practice Guidelines for Climbing and Coaching (C. Berman) |
| 09:00-09:30 | A Potential Classification Schema and Treatment Approach for A2 Flexor Pulley Strains (C. Cooper) |
| 09:30-10:00 | Teaching Older Adults to Climb: My 6-week climbing course for age 40+ adults (A. Lee) |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS |
| 10:30-12:00 | SESSION SIX: (MODERATOR: W. Bateman) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Belay Methods for Competition Lead Climbing (I. Stewart-Patterson) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Training Modalities and Nutritional Interventions to Improve Tendon Health and Performance (E. Horst) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Sport Climbing in The Olympic Games (V. Schoeffl) |
| 12:00-13:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:00-15:30 | PRACTICAL SESSION THREE: (MODERATOR: Y. El-Sheikh) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Exploring a Pro Climber’s Journey: An evidence-Based Inquiry into Human Performance PART 1 (W. Bateman, A. Mandzuk) |
| 14:00-14:30 | COFFEE/REFRESHMENTS |
| 14:30-15:30 | Exploring a Pro Climber’s Journey: An evidence-Based Inquiry into Human Performance: PART 2 (W. Bateman, A. Mandzuk) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Closing Remarks (Y. El-Sheikh) |
| 19:00-23:00 | CLOSING DINNER |