ISSS 2011-Program
| Sunday May 1 | Monday May 2 | Tuesday May 3 | Wednesday May 4 | Thursday May 5 | Friday May 6 | |
| 7:00 | Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration | ||
| 7:30 | Welcome and Introduction | Introduction | Open Day Ski at A-Basin or Group Excursion (TBD) | Introduction | Introduction | |
| 7:45 | Session 1 | Session 5 | Session 9 | Session 13 | ||
| 9:15 | Break and Exhibits | Break and Exhibits | Break and Exhibits | |||
| 9:30 | Break and Exhibits | Session 6 | Session 10 | Session 14 | ||
| 9:45 | Session 2 | |||||
| 11:00 to 3:00 | Registration Begins at 1:00 PM | Free time for outdoor activities | Free time for outdoor activities | Free time for outdoor activities | Free time for outdoor activities | |
| 3:00 | Session 3 | Session 7 | Session 11 | Session 15 | ||
| 4:30 | Break and Exhibits | Break and Exhibits | Break and Exhibits | Break and Exhibits | ||
| 4:45 | Session 4 | Session 8 | Session 12 | Session 16 | ||
| 5:30 | Welcome Reception 5:30 - 7:30 | Summary: Future Meetings | ||||
| 5:45 | ISSS General Assembly Members Only | |||||
| 6:15 | Dinner on your own | ISSS National Secretary Meeting | Dinner on your own | |||
| 6:30 | Dinner on your own | |||||
| 6:45 | Final Banquet | |||||
| 8:45 | ISSS Board Meeting |
| Monday | May 2 | Risk Management/Epidemiology | ||
| Session 1: | Ski/Snowboard Industry Safety | |||
| Moderator: Irv Scher | ||||
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Michael Berry, President, National Ski Areas Association | |||
| Ski/Snowboard Industry Safety | ||||
| 8:15 - 8:45 | Peter Reitz, JD, National Ski Areas Association The Rietz Law Firm | |||
| Ski Area Risk Management in US | ||||
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Peter Schaff, MD, PhD, CEO TÜV SÜD Management Service | |||
| Embedded systems reloaded – risk management as cross functional layer for management system integration in ski resorts | ||||
| Session 2: | Terrain/Snow Park Safety | |||
| Moderator: Mark Petrozzi | ||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Jasper Shealy | |||
| Jumping Features at Ski Resorts: Good Risk Management or Not? | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Mont Hubbard | |||
| Safer Terrain Park Jump Design Based on Equivalent Fall Height... | ||||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Nicola Petrone | |||
| Behavior of Ski Safety Barriers During Full Scale Impact Testing | ||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Brad Williams | |||
| Ski Racing Safety is No Accident | ||||
| Session 3: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: Arne Ekland | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Mike Langran | |||
| Review of Winter Sports Epidemiology | ||||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Marc-Hervé Binet | |||
| Trends in four specific injuries for apline skiing and snowboarding | ||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Stuart Willick | |||
| Use of a Custom Built EMR System to Facilitate Ski Epidemiology | ||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Robert Johnson | |||
| Skier Injury Trends - 1972 to 2010 | ||||
| Session 4: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: Lars-Gunnar Elmqvist | ||||
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Richard Penniman | |||
| CA Mountain Resort Safety Report: Scoring Criteria and Methodology | ||||
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Marc-Herve Binet | |||
| Prospective study to compare efficacy wrist protection... | ||||
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Peter Schaff | |||
| Active support of environmental measures in skiing areas... | ||||
| Tuesday | May 3 | Epidemiology | ||
| Session 5: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: Mike Langran | ||||
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Robert Johnson | |||
| How to Do Ski Injury Research | ||||
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Mike Langran | |||
| Injuries to Children from Alpine Skiing in Scotland | ||||
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Kelly Russell | |||
| Snowboarding Injury Rates and Characteristics on Terrain Park | ||||
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Arne Ekeland | |||
| Slope Injuries Related to Skiing/Boarding Ability | ||||
| Session 6: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: Marc-Hervé Binet | ||||
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Jean Dominique Laporte | |||
| Snow park injuries in France during the winter season of 2007 | ||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Mike Henrie | |||
| Comparison of injuries that occur inside versus outside terrain parks | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Arne Ekeland | |||
| Skiing and Boarding Injuries in Major Norwegian Ski Resorts 08/09 | ||||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Tracey Dickson | |||
| Easiest Routes and Slow Zones: How Fast Do I Go? | ||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Jan Rokyta | |||
| Cross Country Ski Injuries in the Czech Republic in Seasons 03-10 | ||||
| Session 7: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: Robert Johnson | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Mike Langran | |||
| Injuries associated with the use of ski lifts in Scotland | ||||
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Jean Dominique Laporte | |||
| Trends in winter sports injuries between 92-10 in the French resorts | ||||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Tracey Dickson | |||
| Upper Limb Injuries in Skiers and Snowboarders | ||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Vissarion Kim | |||
| Shoulder Dislocation At The Ski Resort Chimbulak (2006-2010) | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Mike Henrie | |||
| Descriptive Epidemiology of Wrist and Hand Injuries | ||||
| Session 8: | Epidemiology of Winter Sports Injuries | |||
| Moderator: | ||||
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Christopher Brown | |||
| Exploring the Utility of Web-Based Ski Injury Studies | ||||
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Lars-Gunnar Elmqvist | |||
| The Swedish ACL Registry – Characteristics of Injuries... | ||||
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Heather LaHart | |||
| An Analysis of the USSA/FIS Standards for Slopestyle Courses | ||||
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Daniel Hill | |||
| Sledging Related Injuries Within a Dedicated Sledging Area... | ||||
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Marc-Hervé Binet | |||
| Skier's Thumb | ||||
| Thursday | May 5 | Biomechanics/Equipment | ||
| Session 9: | Biomechanics and Protective Equipment | |||
| Moderator: Peter Schaff | ||||
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Veit Senner | |||
| Keynote on Biomechanics and Protective Equipment; Ski Binding/Snowboard binding | ||||
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Jean-François Merino | |||
| Method for quantifying binding release | ||||
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Jean-François Merino | |||
| 6 years on-slope measures | ||||
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Darrin Richards | |||
| Neck Force and Injury Potential During Head First Impacts on Snow | ||||
| Session 10: | Wrist Protection in the Winter Sports | |||
| Moderator: Rick Greenwald | ||||
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Giannina Bianchi | |||
| The Use of Wrist Protection Amongst Snowboarders | ||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Naomi Engel | |||
| Implications of Wrist Guard Use on Injuries in Paediatric Snowboarders | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Kai-Uwe Schmitt | |||
| Characterizing the Performance of Snowboard Wrist Protectors | ||||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Frank Michel | |||
| Strategic Considerations Towards a Standard for Snowboard Wrist Protectors | ||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Rick Greenwald | |||
| On-slope evaluation of wrist loads and wrist motion during recreational snowboarding | ||||
| Session 11: | Helmets | |||
| Moderator: Jasper Shealy | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Mike Langran | |||
| Attitudes of Scottish Ski Instructors and Ski Patrollers Towards Use of Helmets and Wrist Guards | ||||
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Jasper Shealy | |||
| Role of Helmets in Mitigation of Head Injuries: Case/control Study | ||||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Laurence Young | |||
| Head Impact Protection Through Filler Materials Embedded in a Helmet Liner | ||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Stefan Lehner | |||
| Use of a Neck Protection Device as an Option for Head and Neck Safety in Skiing | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Irv Scher | |||
| Examining Multiple Impacts and the Relationship to Rental Helmets | ||||
| Session 12: | Biomechanical Analysis Topics | |||
| Moderator: Jan Roykta | ||||
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Thomas Holleczek | |||
| Towards Collision Avoidance on Ski Slopes | ||||
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Yukio Urabe | |||
| Proprioceptive Function in Athletes | ||||
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Nicola Petrone | |||
| Comparison of Indoor Drop Landing Experimental Data and 2D Forward Dynamics Musculoskeletal Model Simulations for Early Validation | ||||
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Christopher Brown | |||
| Theoretical Analysis of Line and Loads in Alpine Ski Racing | ||||
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Paul McAlpine | |||
| Normative Biomechanical Data of Snowboard Jump Landings | ||||
| Friday | May 6 | Terrain Parks/Equipment/Orthopedics | ||
| Session 13: | Terrain Park Modeling and Design Considerations | |||
| Moderator: Darrin Richards | ||||
| 7:45 - 8:00 | James McNeil | |||
| Modeling the "Pop" Effect in Analyzing Winter Terrain Park Jumps | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Irv Scher | |||
| Landing Distance Measurements and Modeling of Terrain Park Jumps | ||||
| 8:15 - 8:30 | James McNeil | |||
| The Inverting Effect of Curvature on Terrain Park Jump Take-offs | ||||
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Andrew Swedberg | |||
| Terrain Park Table-Top Jumps Do Not Limit Equivalent Fall Height | ||||
| Session 14: | Winter Sports Equipment Advances | |||
| Moderator: Chris Brown | ||||
| 9:30 - 9:45 | William Seibold | |||
| Protection of ACL From Phantom Foot and BIAD Through an Under-Binding Plate | ||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Fritz Bircher | |||
| Investigation of the Behavior of a Novel Synchronized Ski System and Comparison of the System with Conventional Carving Skis | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Jeffrey Greenwood | |||
| An Alpine Ski Brake for Skiing Backwards | ||||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Nicola Petrone | |||
| Field Acquisition of Ski Boots Flexural Behaviour for the Correct Definition of Standard Laboratory Tests | ||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Brenda Costa-Scorse | |||
| Release Torque Values for New Zealand Ski Area Rental Ski-Binding- Boot Systems Do Not Meet International Standards | ||||
| Session 15: | Orthopedic Treatments and Outcomes | |||
| Moderator: Harald Lystad | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Mark Purnell | |||
| Type VI Tibial Plateau Fracture in Skiers | ||||
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Karen Briggs | |||
| Outcomes of Microfracture in Professional Skiers | ||||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Micum McIntire | |||
| Effect of Noninvasive Devices on Knee Mechanical Axis Alignment and Symptomatic Ratings for Alpine Skiers | ||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Karen Briggs | |||
| Common mechanisms of hip injury and associated hip pathology in professional skiers and snowboarders | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Maury Hull | |||
| Timing and Causes of Anterior Laxity Increase in Knees Reconstructed with a Soft Tissue Allograft | ||||
| Session 16: | Summary and Future Directions | |||
| Moderator: Rick Greenwald | ||||
| 16:45 - 17:30 | Rick Greenwald | |||
| Discussion Session - TBD | ||||