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.
Preliminary 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
Time and location TBD
Day 2 – Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
Round 3
8:00 ARP Position Statement Update, Part 1, Kevin deWeber
8:30 Lacerations in Combat Sports, Mike Afanasiev
9:00 Combat Sports Athlete Mental Health, Andrea Hill, Angela Lee
Round 4
10:30 Panel: Combat Sports Research, Matthew Aschenbrenner, Matthew Rosenthal, Andrew Larcher, Alex Skylar, Thomas John, John Neidecker, 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 Location TBD
Day 3 – Sunday, August 4th, 2024
Round 5
8:00 ARP Position Statement Update, Part 2, Kevin deWeber
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, Joshua Culberson
11:30 What Happens in the Ring – Intrabout Cases, Lou Durkin
12:30 ARP Board Review, Larry Lovelace
ARP Board Exam
2:00 Location TBD