Get ready to take your expertise — and your athletes — to the next level.
The 2026 Next Level Sports Medicine Conference is a dynamic one-day experience designed for sports medicine professionals who are passionate about advancing the health, performance and care of athletes. Presented by AdventHealth and the Orlando Magic, this year’s event brings together top minds in sports medicine for a powerful exploration of whole-athlete care.
Featuring a multi-disciplinary lineup of expert speakers, the 2026 program will deliver practical, evidence-based insights that can be applied immediately in the athletic training room, clinical and performance settings.
Together, AdventHealth and Rothman Orthopaedic Institute will showcase how collaboration across specialties strengthens care for athletes of all levels.
Registration fee includes:
- Welcome Experience hosted by the Orlando Magic on January 24, 2026
- 1 day of Seminar (5.25 CEUs)
- Breakfast and lunch on seminar day
Special Pricing: For more information on special pricing for our High School Partners, Students and AdventHealth Employees - contact Katelea.Riggle@AdventHealth.com.
Objectives/Outcomes:
- Explore current trends and best practices in post-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and rehabilitation.
- Identify key benchmarks and indicators of progress — and potential concern — in post-operative ACL recovery.
- Define ramp lesions, their clinical implications, and approaches to surgical vs. non-surgical management.
- Recognize indicators for manipulation under anesthesia and appropriate patient selection criteria.
- Discuss early-stage combined ACL/medial meniscus repair rehab strategies for optimal outcomes.
- Apply neurocognitive techniques to enhance motor learning and decision-making throughout all phases of rehabilitation.
- Integrate sports performance principles to strengthen rehabilitation outcomes and improve return-to-sport readiness.
- Identify the key components of a performance-based return-to-sport protocol.
- Emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between medical, rehab, and performance professionals.
- Examine the psychological aspects of early sports specialization, including signs of burnout and effective sports psychology interventions.
- Discuss best practices in injury prevention and performance through wellness for youth athletes.
Conference Agenda
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Welcome Reception and Experience
- 4:30-5:30 pm Tour of the AdventHealth Training Center
- 5:30-7:00 pm Welcome Reception at the Kia Center
- 7:00 pm Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- The welcome experience is optional and included in the conference registration fee. Attendees must opt into this experience by completing an additional registration form that will be provided in your confirmation email.
Sunday, January 25, 2026
PRE-GAME
- Registration Opens & Breakfast
- Welcome
FIRST HALF
- Session 1: Experts in Knee Surgeries and Rehab
- Clinical pearls of post op knee rehab from an MD and PT viewpoint
- Session 2: Mind and Motion Connection: The Neurocognitive Edge in Rehabilitation
- How to utilize neurocognition and motor control training in athlete rehab
- Session 3: Return to Sport and The Role of Sports Performance
- How to use research and sports performance in the return to sport decision making
HALFTIME
SECOND HALF
- Session 4: Fireside Chat
- Session 5: Youth Athlete and Mental Health
- What are the consequences of specialization and how to gain the mental edge as an athlete
Closing Remarks
To register for this conference:
- Click on the "Register for Event" above (enter promotion code if applicable).
- Once you have completed your event registration you will immediately receive a confirmation email with the itinerary and detail information about this conference.
- On the day of the conference please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to event start time to check-in to ensure that you don't miss valuable information.
- Instructions will be given at the event on how to receive continuing education credit.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not receive a confirmation email within a few minutes after registering, be sure to look in your Junk Mail or Spam Folder, as it may appear there. If you still don't see it, please contact support@echeloned.com.
ACCREDITATION: This event has been submitted for CEU approval with the BOC for Athletic Trainers, the Florida Board of Athletic Training, and the Forida Physical Therapy Association. A total of 5.25 CEUs are pending approval.
Our Co-Directors:
Dr. Luke Oh is the Medical Director of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at AdventHealth Orthopaedic Institute. He is a renowned surgeon, medical educator, research scientist, entrepreneur, and innovator. He is a triple-fellowship trained, board certified Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr. Oh completed multiple subspecialty fellowships including Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Mass General, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, and an apprenticeship with Dr. James Andrews to master the techniques for Tommy John surgery for pro baseball players. Dr. Oh spent 14 years as a full-time faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Mass General and was also a team physician for the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Boston Bruins and Harvard University for over 12 years.
Dr. D. Harrison Youmans, MD is a board-certified non-surgical Orthopaedics and sports medicine specialist. He uses treatments like physical therapy, activity modifications, medication, and immobilization to treat all types of sports-related injuries and other Orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Youmans obtained his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, graduating as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed residency training in Family Medicine and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine where he trained under world-renowned Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews.
Our speaker lineup
Daryl Osbahr, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, FAOSSM, FASES, FAANA, FACS
David Garcia, PT, DPT, OCS
Meredith Chaput, PhD, PT, DPT, SCS
Jennifer Campbell, M.S., CCC-SLP
Todd Furman, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS
Russell Gaither, MS, CSCS, PES, CES, CSNC, MHFA
Sean Kennedy, PT, DPT, PhD , SCS
Katerina Backus, MD, FAAP, CAQSM
Shawn Stafford, Ph.D.
John Burnside, MS, LAT, ATC
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