ARP Annual Conference
Join us in Washington, D.C. for #ARP2024.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in D.C. from August 2nd to 4th, 2024.
With our new Ringside Basics course providing a solid foundation in the fundamentals of ringside medicine, this year’s conference will focus on current issues and advanced topics in ringside medicine.
Join us as we celebrate a successful year and continue our work advancing the art and science of ringside medicine.
Featured Speaker Joe Lauzon
The ARP is proud to announce this year’s featured banquet speaker Joe Lazoun, American UFC Lightweight champion and hold of the most post-fight bonus awards in UFC Lightweight history.
Schedule
Day 1 – Friday, August 2nd, 2024
Round 1
1:00 Introduction to Neuropsych Testing, Cat McGill
1:30 Mouth Guard Sensors Impact Sports, Adam Bartsch
2:00 Clearing an Athlete Post Intracranial Bleed, Peter Warriner
2:30 Cannabis Position Statement, Sam Stelpflug
Round 2
3:30 Panel: The Show Must Go On? – Prefight Cases, Don Muzzi, Abubakr Alfaouri, Elexi Wright
4:30 What Happens in the Ring – Intrabout Cases, Lou Durkin
Fellowship Night
Capitol City Brewing Company
Day 2 – Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
Round 3
8:00 ARP Position Statement Update, Part 1
- Care of the Older Fighter, David Bianchi
- Blood-Borne Infections, Kevin deWeber
- Eye Conditions, Alex Houser
8:30 Lacerations in Combat Sports, Mike Afanasiev
9:00 Fighter Mental Health Issues, Andrea Hill
9:30 Fight Story, Angela Lee
Round 4
10:30 Panel: Combat Sports Research
- Strikes Per Minute, Matthew Rosenthal, Andrew Larcher
- The Role of Weigh-Cutting in Professional Bare-Knuckle Fighting Injuries, Alex Skylar
- Where Can a Ringside Physician Stop a Fight, Thomas John
- The Impact of Grounded Knees in ONE Championship, Matthew Aschenbrenner
- King Devick in BKFC, Maciej Gracz
11:30 What Happens in the Ring – Intrabout Cases, Lou Durkin
12:30 ARP Business Meeting
ARP Banquet
6:00 Association of Ringside Physicians Banquet
Saturday Night Fight Watching Party
8:00 Penn Social
Day 3 – Sunday, August 4th, 2024
Round 5
8:00 ARP Position Statement Update, Part 2, Kevin deWeber
- Care of the Younger Fighter, Morgan Heinzelmann-Weisbaum
- High-Risk Fighter, George Velasco
8:30 Orbit/Mandible Fractures, Carlo Guevara
9:00 Ortho Deep Dive: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Taesung Kim
9:30 The Mystery of Chessboxing, Matt Thomas
Round 6
10:30 Panel: The Show Must Go On? – Prefight Cases, Taesung Kim, Shergil Zahid, Ethan McDonald
11:30 What Happens in the Ring – Intrabout Cases, Lou Durkin
12:30 ARP Board Review, George Velasco
ARP Board Exam
2:00 Location TBD