Judy Richardson DMS01
The American Association of Cycling Team Doctors has just
announced their first annual meeting and opened it up to
interested members. The meeting will be held in
conjunction with the Tour of California in Palo Alto, just
before the Prologue.
The AACTD is an interdiciplinary collaboration of science
and health care professionals dedicated to the health of
cyclists. You don't have to be an MD to become a member.
It is headed by Dr. Prentice Steffen of
Slipstream/Chipotle and includes UCI Team MD's,
unaffiliated MD's as well as physiologists, physical
therapists, research assistants- basically anybody
interested in the health and care of cyclists, research
regarding cycling physiology or policy development. If you
are interested please check out the website.
http://www.aactd.org
If you need information about lodging for this meeting or
other questions, send me a note off list.
Thanks
Judy Richardson, MD
River View Family Medicine
at Mid Columbia Medical Center
See Below Dr. Steffen's Press Release:
Feb 16 2008, Palo Alto
Dear Members, Applicants, and all Interested Doctor-types,
>
>I'm pleased to announce that the First Annual Symposium
of the
>American Association of Cycling Team Doctors is now
officially
>scheduled to be held on February 16, 2008 from 1-5 p.m.
at the
>Cardinal Hotel in Palo Alto, CA.
>
>Presentations and round-table discussions with the
Medical Staff of
>the Tour of California and the Medical Staff of Team
>Slipstream/Chipotle presented by H30 will highlight the
meeting.
>Time will also be dedicated to planning the future of our
very
>fledgling organization.
>
>
>The Hotel Cardinal is right on the prologue course and is
in the
>heart of beautiful Palo Alto. There is a block of rooms
reserved
>for us for a limited time. European style rooms (i.e.,
WC down the
>hall) are $75/night and standard rooms are $140/night.
Transfer
>from SFO to the hotel is easy and not too expensive.
There is even
>a mass trans option (check with the hotel for details).
>
>Of course you non-members will need to complete your
applications in
>order to attend.
>
>I believe this gathering will be interesting, fun, and
very good for
>the future of our sport. I hope to see as many of you as
possible
>there.
>
>Happy holidays,
>
>Prentice
>--
>Prentice Steffen, MD, FAAEM
>---
>Team Physician and Medical Director
>Team Slipstream/Chipotle present by H30