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Challenge Atlantic City (CAC) and the Challenge Global Family are proud to announce the inaugural Challenge Atlantic City Sports Medicine Symposium (CACSMS) June 27-29, 2014 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The CACSMS is a two day comprehensive educational symposium focused on sports medicine for the endurance athlete. The first of its kind in the region, the symposium will feature nationally and internationally renowned speakers in the field of sports medicine as well as athletic performance, nutrition, and recovery. The symposium is held in conjunction with the Challenge AC Triathlon (CAC).

The CACSMS will feature leading edge, evidence-based treatment and methods for effective management of office and field-based clinical conditions. The practical, skill-oriented information is designed for sports medicine professionals such as physicians and allied medical professionals including APNs, PAs, PTs, ATCs, RNs and others engaged in the care of endurance athletes.

 In addition to attending the symposium, attendees may volunteer as race-day medical tent personnel. This unique partnership between CAC and the CACSMS offers world-class care to the competing athletes from a variety of experts in the field of sports medicine. It allows the medical professionals the opportunity to provide care in a real-time, real-world competitive environment with both professional and amateur endurance athletes.

Brad Bernardini, MD of Reconstructive Orthopedics, was chosen by The Challenge Global Family to be the Medical Director of the inaugural Challenge Atlantic City Ultra-Distance Triathlon. An avid triathlete, Dr. Bernardini leads the Recon Sports Medicine group, a part of ReconSports & Reconstructive Orthopedics, New Jersey’s largest Orthopedic group.

Challenge Atlantic City Sports Medicine Symposium 2014 (CACSMS) is supported in part by ReconSports & Reconstructive Orthopedics. Recon Sports Medicine is also the Official Medical Sponsors, responsible for supervising and staffing the medical tents throughout race weekend.

The CACSM Planning Committee:

Brad Bernardini MD, FAAOS – Symposium Chairman

Robert Sallis, MD FACSM FAAFP

Gerardo Goldberger, DO, FAOAO – C

Robert M. Greenleaf, MD FAAOS

Kevin Briles, ATC – Committee Member