Becky Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) The 2008 Annual Drum Corps Medical Summit is scheduled in Orlando, Florida - ALL DAY Saturday, January 26, 2008 in conjunction with the 2008 DCI Winter Meeting. Over fifty representatives of various drum corps and other interested participants attended the First Medical Summit in Atlanta at the 2007 DCI Winter Meeting. The Keynote speaker is William Dawson, M.D., Emeritus Professor Northwestern University Medical School, and Immediate Past President of The Performing Arts Medicine Association [PAMA] < http://www.artsmed.org >. His topic is: · The Director's Role in Recognizing and Preventing Medical Problems in Corps Personnel* Other invited faculty and their topics: · Hearing damage and prevention in the marching performer** (invited faculty Kris Chesky, PhD, University of North Texas and board member of PAMA) · Pre-season Conditioning and Strengthening Programs** (invited faculty Wendi Weimar, PhD, Auburn University) · Performance anxiety and performance enhancement techniques** (invited faculty Jacob Levy, PhD, University of Tennessee) · Nutrition and Food preparation-serving-hygiene* (invited faculty Genevieve Geisler, M.P.H.) The remainder of the day is concentrated into lectures and breakout sessions ending in the late afternoon with a round table discussion summarizing the days topics. Presentation topics include the following and include facilitators and speakers from a variety of drum corps: -- How to develop a corps medical program* -- The ten most critical injuries / illnesses and how they might be prevented or minimized -- Medical-legal aspects of volunteer medical programs* -- First aid / injury treatment modalities * Of special interest to corps managers or designee **Of special interest to corps instructional staff For those interested in these topics and attending, DCMP would appreciate your acknowledgment by contacting us via e-mail address info.dcmp@gmail.com. For hotel and registration information please contact Lauren Sobanski, Travel & Meeting Coordinator, Drum Corps International at 630-628-7888 ext 26 or via e-mail address lsobanski@dci.org. We look forward to this Summit furthering the knowledge base of marching medicine, as well as giving participants a chance to network and further expand the medical community of performing arts organizations. Craig Bales, M.D. Rebecca Parker, M.D. Jacob Levy, Ph.D. Co-Facilitators The Drum Corps Medical Project Edited January 10, 2008 by Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Bravo! This is one of the most important things to happen to drum corps in years. The health and welfare of our marchers is of paramount concern. In corps that have medical screening, the doctors have discovered all sorts of conditions, some that were life-threatening. Hopefully, in time, more and more people will recognize the importance of what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tot Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 This rocks. Does the Project put out a publication? It would be neat for drum corps members, staff, and admin to have access to articles on these and other issues. I'd read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbc33 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 VERY great idea. would love to read some sort of report on this also, if it were to be made available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the words of support. We don't have a publication vehicle (yet) although PAMA does (a peer reviewed quarterly journal-see www.artsmed.org). We have been collecting various corps documents and advisory, looking to standardize something in the future, but that is yet to come. Suggestions are welcome. Lauren at DCI asks that people start off by calling the DCI office at 630-628-7888 and the general email of dci@dci.org for information. For those that want to register, DCI will pass you along to Lauren directly. We hope to see many people there, Becky Parker -- Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP Edited January 12, 2008 by Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I think that this concept has turned into a great idea. It never happened to me, but I can remember when kids passing out at the end of the show was almost a given. You never knew which Corps or which kid, but bookies could have taken bets on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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