Southeast Mental Health Symposium for Athletic Stakeholders
The yearly South East Mental Health Symposium for Athletic Stakeholders will cover a broad range of topics that impact the individuals involved in the daily life of collegiate athletes. Participants include athletic trainers, coaches, coaching staff, sports medicine providers, and licensed mental health professionals that serve this community. The topics are informed by this community as well as topics suggested by our faculty and residents. It is the intention of this program to further the awareness of the impact of mental health in athletes and provide resources and insight into care.
Target Audience
Primary Audience:
- Practicing Physicians
- Fellows
- Residents
Secondary Audience:
- Fellows
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Social Workers
- Physical Therapists
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Coaches
- Athletic Community
- Directors
- Associate Directors
- Trainers
Specialty Audience:
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners will know how to recognize, manage, and respond to various mental health concerns such as substance use, depression/anxiety, identity outside of sport, and pressure to perform.
Additional Information
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Conference Schedule | |
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Friday, July 19th | |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | Registration and breakfast (provided) |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | MHFA Training Part I |
| 9:15 am - 9:35 am | Athletic Identity; Bailey Nevels, PhD |
| 11:35 am - 11:55 am | Importance of Sleep on Performance in Sport and Mental Health; Shea Fontana, DO |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Keynote Speaker; Corey Miller |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | MHFA Training Part II |
| 1:40 pm - 1:50 pm | Impact of Injury on Mental Health; Shea Fontana, DO |
| 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Nutritional Impacts on Performance; Kayleigh Best, MPH, RD, LD |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | NCAA Mental Health Best Practices
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The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit
- 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. - 9.50 Attendance
Required Hardware/software
Complete the activity evaluation for the program you attended - the full program OR the keynote speaker only. Attest to the number of credit hours you attended. Once submitted, you can go to your Ethos profile / Transcripts and Certificates to verify your hours have been counted.

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