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ACSM25 Annual Meeting Sessions by Category
Click on a category below to see the in-person session listings for the 2025 ACSM Annual Meeting.
All education sessions to take place at the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
The Online Program Planner has the most up to date schedule.
Session Start and End Times:
Tuesday
12:30 – 6:35 p.m.
Wednesday
8 a.m. – 5:50 p.m.
Thursday
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Dates and times for each session and non-programming events will be available soon.
Athlete Care and Clinical Medicine
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Medical Considerations of Elite Para Athlete |
| John R. Sutton Clinical Lecture | Sutton Lecture – Coming Soon! |
| Clinical Workshop | Clinical Evaluation of Balance, Gait, and Sensorimotor Integration in Concussion Diagnosis and Management |
| Clinical Workshop | Navigating Anterior Knee Pain |
| Clinical Workshop | Osteopathic Treatment of Upper Extremity Injuries in Overhead Athletes |
| Clinical Workshop | Therapeutic Use Exemption in Elite Sport: the Endocrinologist as the Expert for Hormonal Drugs |
| Clinical Workshop | Zebras within the Herd: When Nerve Pain presents like a Musculoskeletal Complaint – A Hands-On Ultrasound Series |
| Colloquium | Is Access Really Accessible? Examining Healthcare Access in Para Sport Athletes |
| Colloquium | NASS/ACSM Colloquium: Challenging Cases in Spine and Sports |
| Exchange Lecture | American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture |
| Exchange Lecture | American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Exchange Lecture |
| Exchange Lecture | National Athletic Trainers’ Association Exchange Lecture |
| Symposium | Death and Catastrophic Injury in Sports: Beyond the Heart |
| Symposium | CAQ Review |
| Symposium | Field of Vision – The Role of Eye Care in the Assessment, Training, and Rehab of Athletes |
| Symposium | Heart of a Champion: Navigating the Cardiovascular Health of Elite Endurance Athletes |
| Symposium | Mass Participation and Tournament Event Management: From Consensus to Clinical Practice |
| Symposium | National Physical Activity Plan 2028 and Physical Activity Alliance |
| Symposium | The Pediatric Athlete – A Case-based Session |
| Symposium | The Team Physician Consensus Statement in Clinical Practice: Return to Sport Considerations |
| Symposium | Trailblazing Science: Advancing Health and Performance in Female Endurance Runners |
| Symposium | Training and Competing in Extreme Heat: Policy, Practice, and Emergency Action to Protect Athlete Health |
| Tutorial Lecture | 2025 Update to the “Bethesda Conference” Scientific Statement for the Management of Athletes with Heart Disease |
| Tutorial Lecture | Breaking The Taboo On Pelvic Floor Dysfunction In Elite Female Athletes. From Screening To Treatment |
| Tutorial Lecture | Considerations for Athletes with Disabilities and Impairments on Concussion Assessment and Return to Sport |
| Tutorial Lecture | Rapid Fire Tutorial Lecture – Treating Athletes |
| Tutorial Lecture | Select Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and Team Physician: A Team Physician Consensus Statement 2025 Update |
Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Biological and Mechanical Basis of Skeletal Muscle with Respect to Aging and Response to Exercise |
| Symposium | Beyond Performance: Exploring Biomechanical Changes and Injury Risks with Advanced Footwear Technology in Distance Running |
| Symposium | Challenges of Off-site, Mass Biomechanical Data Collections: Lessons Learned |
| Symposium | Injury Prevention in Elite Sport: Is Load Management Effective? |
| Symposium | Interdisciplinary Insights: Field-Based Research at the FURTHER 6-day Ultra-Endurance Event |
| Symposium | Lifespan Considerations for the Patellofemoral Joint: Preventing and Managing PFP & Osteoarthritis |
| Tutorial Lecture | Benefits and Pitfalls of Marker-less Motion Capture |
| Tutorial Lecture | I (Don’t) Like the Way You Move: Abnormal Biomechanics and Neuromuscular Dysfunction Early after ACL Reconstruction |
Cardiovascular, Renal, Immune, and Respiratory Physiology
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | The Respiratory Musculature – The “Other” Skeletal Muscles |
| Symposium | Air Quality Effects on Exercise Physiology |
| Symposium | Integrating Exercise is Medicine into Innovative Approaches to Precision Exercise Prescription |
| Symposium | Peripheral Limitations to Exercise in Heart Failure |
| Symposium | The Physiological Crossroads of Intravascular Volume: From Athletes to Obesity, Altitude Adaptation vs Doping |
| Symposium | Understanding the Importance of the Active Process of Inflammation Resolution for Exercise Professionals |
| Tutorial Lecture | Anaerobic Threshold, Lactic Acid, and Exercise Intensity. Related? |
| Tutorial Lecture | Exercise and the Neurovasculome |
Clinical Exercise Physiology and Chronic Disease
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Maximizing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Using Data Sets to Unlock CPET Potential |
| Symposium | Do the Physical Activity Guidelines Provide the Same Health Benefits in Breast Cancer Survivors? |
| Symposium | Exercise Medicine for Parkinson’s Disease: Research and Clinical Perspectives |
| Symposium | Getting Up to Speed with Cardiac Rehabilitation: Barriers and Opportunities |
| Symposium | Long COVID – Developing Effective Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation to Address a Complex and Undulating Pathophysiology |
| Symposium | Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Initial Insights from the Human Clinical Trial |
| Tutorial Lecture | Advances in Resistance Training Prescription Methodology in Oncology – Evidence and Applications |
| Tutorial Lecture | Interactions Between Exercise and Commonly Used Anti-diabetic Drugs |
| Tutorial Lecture | Unravelling the Mechanisms of Post Exertional Malaise |
Environmental and Occupational Physiology
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Hot off the Press: Recently Developed Strategies for Performance and Resilience During Exercise in the Heat |
| Symposium | Extreme Environments and Human Performance: Navigating the Challenges of Hypercapnia, Heat, and Cold |
| Symposium | Heat Mitigation Strategies for Athletes – How to Prepare for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? |
| Symposium | Practical Considerations in Heat Mitigation Strategies: Customizing the Individualized Approach |
| Symposium | Relative Energy Deficiency in the Military (RED-M): Lessons from Military Science on the Effects of Energy Deficiency |
| Symposium | Risk Mitigation and Contingency Plan in Endurance Sports during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. What was Planned, What was Used |
| Symposium | Sweat Rate Prediction for Hydration Management: History and Current Status |
| Tutorial Lecture | Feeding the Gut-Muscle-Brain Axis to Support Warfighter Performance During Cold Weather Operations |
| Tutorial Lecture | Thriving High: Cross Adaptation and Altitude Performance |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Epi/Ediology Adult Environments |
| Symposium | A Decade of US Report Cards on Physical Activity in Children and Youth |
| Symposium | Autism & Exercise: Turning the Global Consensus into Everyday Practice |
| Symposium | The Physical Activity Paradox: What Is It, What Does It Mean, and What Can We Do About It? |
| Tutorial Lecture | Novel Physical Activity Data Collection in the Context of Large Epidemiologic Studies |
| Tutorial Lecture | The Status of Headgear Interventions: Exploring Attitudes, Barriers, and Evidence of Protective Effects across Sports |
| Tutorial Lecture | Thinking Outside the Accelerometry Box: Novel Measures for Understanding Health Outcomes |
| Tutorial Lecture | What is Meaningful Participation? Inclusion of Underrepresented Populations in Prenatal and Postpartum Physical Activity |
Exercise is Medicine
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Get Moving: The Digital Revolution in Physical Activity for Adults |
| Morris/Paffenbarger/Blair EIM Keynote Lecture | Morris/Paffenbarger/Blair Exercise is Medicine Keynote Lecture – Coming Soon! |
| Symposium | Barriers and Solutions to Clinical EIM Implementation: A Roundtable Discussion |
| Symposium | Need for Sports & Exercise Medicine Physicians |
| Symposium | Evaluating the Implementation of Exercise is Medicine Greenville (EIMG) |
| Symposium | What to do when Recreational and Elite Athletes want to Exceed Current Guidelines on Exercise during Pregnancy and Postpartum |
| Tutorial Lecture | Arthritis as a Barrier to Physical Activity: A Call to Action for Clinicians, and Exercise and Public Health Professionals |
| Tutorial Lecture | Defining Physical Activity Referral Schemes – are we Talking about the Same Thing? |
| Tutorial Lecture | Engage, Expand, Evaluate: A New Era with EIM-OC |
| Tutorial Lecture | Exercise is Medicine Canada Presents a Position Stand on Defining Qualified Exercise Professionals |
| Tutorial Lecture | One Size Does Not Fit All: Creating an Exercise Oncology Audit Tool for Rural Settings |
Fitness Assessment, Exercise Training, and Performance of Athletes and Healthy People
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Female Performance: From Paper to Pitch, and Back Again |
| Symposium | Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Across the Lifespan – Feasibility and Comparisons of MoTrPAC and SOMMA with Previous Studies |
| Symposium | Sex Differences in Physical and Athletic Performance Among Youths |
| Tutorial Lecture | AI Revolution in Sports Medicine: Enhancing Biomedical Control of Training and Sports Performance Analysis |
| Tutorial Lecture | Banding Together: The Past, Present, and Future of Blood Flow Restriction Training |
| Tutorial Lecture | Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity during Pregnancy on the Maternal and Fetal Gut Microbiome |
| Tutorial Lecture | Hypothalamic-Pituitary Hormonal Conditioning: A Novel Serendipitous Discovery in Male Athletes |
| Tutorial Lecture | Resistance Training: Facts, Theory and Mythology |
| Tutorial Lecture | Wearable and App-Based Body Composition Assessment Methods – Are They Accurate? |
Health Equity
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Prioritizing Inclusivity in Youth Physical Activity Programs |
| Symposium | Advances in Technology for Fostering Health Equity in Research and Applied Practice |
| Symposium | Developing Age Friendly Programming to Support Healthy Lifestyles for Older Adults: A Whole Health Perspective |
| Tutorial Lecture | Cultural and Contextual Determinants of Youth Physical Activity: Insights and Implications |
| Tutorial Lecture | Equity and Intersectionality to Promote Physical Activity Among Adults Aging with and into Disability |
| Tutorial Lecture | The Human Experience in Cancer Care: Considerations of the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Domains |
| Tutorial Lecture | Using mHealth Technology to Promote Muscle-strengthening Activities among Black Women: Novel Approaches for Reducing Health D |
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Endocrinology
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | The Elusive Nature of Alternative Protein Sources: The Athlete’s Dilemma |
| Symposium | Carbohydrate Metabolism Under Physiological Stress |
| Symposium | From Kitchen to Competition: Implementing Culinary Nutrition in Sports Medicine for Optimal Performance and Health |
| Symposium | How to Optimize Gut Microbial Ecology for Exercise and Health |
| Symposium | Is All Weight Loss GOOD Weight Loss? The Role of Exercise and Activity in the Medical Treatment of Obesity |
| Symposium | Polyphenol Benefits in Performance in Sport and Health |
| Symposium | The 2025 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Consensus on Nutrition for Cycling |
| Tutorial Lecture | Current Insights on Iron Regulation, Absorption and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Athletes |
| Clinical Workshop | Enhancing Patient Care for Ethnically Diverse Athletes: Addressing Problematic Eating Behaviors and Barriers to Access for Care |
| Exchange Lecture | European College of Sports Science Exchange Lecture – Lactate Metabolism |
| Pre-Conference | Professionals in Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (PINES) 10 Questions 10 Experts: Myth Busting in Sports Nutrition |
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Health Promotion Interventions
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Collective Impact to Influence Policy for Healthy Youth Sports |
| Symposium | Advancing Translation of Exercise Oncology Interventions through D&I Science |
| Symposium | Bridging Research, Clinical Practice, and Community: A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting Youth Physical Activity |
| Symposium | Update on Global Alliance of Physical Activty |
| Symposium | Harnessing the Transformative Power of Parks: Centering Community Connection, Cultural Responsivity, and Commitment to Equity |
| Symposium | Letting Go of Perfect: Using Weight-Neutral Health Coaching to Create Sustainable Behavior Change in Middle-Aged Women |
| Symposium | Soccer is Medicine: From Science to Global Public Health |
| Symposium | Studying How Animals Move Us: Human-Animal Bond Research in Kinesiology |
| Symposium | The Goverment Works from Lab Bench to Park Bench: Understanding Translation at the Federal Level |
| Tutorial Lecture | Breaking Barriers, Building Habits: How Concurrent training and Short Breaks can Revolutionize your Exercise Adherence |
| Tutorial Lecture | Bridging the Gap from Clinical Trials to Community Programs: Advancing Inclusive Physical Activity Opportunities for Individu |
| Tutorial Lecture | From Pixels to Pathways: Harnessing AI to Map Pedestrian Infrastructure |
Professional Development and Organizational Information
| Type | Title |
| Joseph B. Wolffe Memorial Lecture | Margot Mountjoy, MD, PhD, FACSM – Title Coming Soon! |
| D.B. Dill Historical Lecture | Stanley A. Herring, MD, FACSM – Title Coming Soon! |
| President’s Lecture | President’s Lecture – Coming Soon! |
| President’s Lecture | President’s Lecture – Coming Soon! |
| Charles M. Tipton Tutorial Lecture | Frank Booth, PhD, FACSM – Title Coming Soon! |
| Priscilla M. Clarkson Tutorial Lecture | Ken (Kazunori) Nosaka, PhD – Muscle Damage and Adaptations by Eccentric Exercise |
| Symposium | ACSM Journals Symposium: Updates, Opportunities, and Papers of the Year |
| Tutorial Lecture | Certification Board Key Updates: Strategic Plan, Advocacy, and Major Initiatives |
| Tutorial Lecture | Classic Exercise Physiology in 50 Minutes |
| Tutorial Lecture | Sports Medicine Leadership: Creating Highly Effective Medical Teams |
| Pre-Conference | ACSM Media Spokesperson Preconference: The Art of Brevity in Communicating Science |
| Pre-Conference | Student & Early Career Preconference: From Draft to Journal: Writing Habits, Tips, and Insights from Editors |
Psychology, Behavior and Neurobiology
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Harnessing Behavioral Science to Optimize Physical Activity Messaging and Communication in Patients and General Population |
| Exchange Lecture | American Psychological Association Exchange Lecture |
| Symposium | Brain Health and Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan |
| Symposium | Intervention or Placebo Effects: What are we Measuring and how can we Harness it? |
| Symposium | Leveraging Exercise and Nutrition as a “Trans-disease Intervention” to Enhance Recovery in Substance Use Disorders |
| Symposium | Physical Activity to Address Trauma-Related Multimorbidity: Translating Research from Lab Bench to Park Bench |
| Symposium | The Role of the Glymphatic System in Sleep Health, Athlete Sleep, and Special Populations |
| Symposium | Your Brain on X |
| Tutorial Lecture | Optimizing Recovery: Targeted Nutritional Therapy for Concussions |
| Tutorial Lecture | The Science of Emotions: Implications for Physical Activity Interventions |
Skeletal Muscle, Bone and Connective Tissue
| Type | Title |
| Highlighted Symposium | Oxygen at the Final Frontier: Advances in the Assessment of Aerobic Function in Health and Disease |
| Symposium | Beyond Protein – Skeletal Muscle Quality and Function in an Aging Population |
| Symposium | Epigenetic Responses to Exercise – Conversations Between our Environment, Our Genes and Our Health |
| Symposium | Making or Break Them! Bone’s Response to Life Events |
| Symposium | Movement as Mitochondrial Medicine: Translating results from the Lab Bench to the Park Bench |
| Symposium | Reimagining Mitochondrial Health: Breakthroughs and Beyond |
| Symposium | Sleep as a Key Driver in Muscle Health and Performance: Considerations Across the Lifespan |
| Tutorial Lecture | Muscle Fiber Phenotypes at the Crossroads of Sports, Health and Disease |
| Tutorial Lecture | Translatability of Exercise Omics Data: Getting from Bench to Field/Bedside |
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