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title: All the Details for Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference August 23rd
description: Discover all the details for the Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference on August 23rd at NWAHEC. Learn from expert presenters about dance medicine fundamentals and injury prevention.
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# [All the Details for Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference August 23rd](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/winston-salem-dance-medicine-2024)

 Written by [Brooke Kochanski](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/author/brooke-kochanski) | Jul 8, 2024 7:43:00 PM

Join us on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 from 8:00 am–5:05 pm at Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education for the Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference. Featured Presenter is Antoine Hunter aka Purple Fire Crow an award-winning internationally  known African-American, Indigenous, Deaf, Disabled, choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, producer, and Deaf advocate. 

The Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference (WiSDM) is a multi-disciplinary educational opportunity for physicians, allied health professionals, dancers, dance instructors, and students to review (or learn anew) the fundamentals of dance medicine, including unique biomechanics, genre-specific considerations, and social/psychological demands that may influence performance and injury risk. The conference provides both instructional and networking opportunities in order to create an environment conducive to adult learning.

**Check out all the details below and **[**register now**](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/73602?utm_source=campainger&utm_campaign=campaignertest&utm_medium=email)** to reserve your spot.**

**Download full program brochure - **[**click here**](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/brochures/73602/public/240823_73602brochure_final.pdf)

**Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:**

- Characterize the initial steps in the identification and reporting of an injured dancer, temporizing measures to increase safety but attempt to permit participation, conduct a genre-specific physical examination, identify useful imaging findings and pitfalls, and explain a differential diagnosis for symptoms that do not resolve.
- Discuss surgical indications for toe pain in a dancer, implement return-to-stage protocols, and discuss company level injury reduction.
- Recognize how to incorporate nutrition and mental health components into assessment, treatment, and performance optimization for dancers.
- Describe how to incorporate a standardized approach to pointe shoe fitting to detect risk factors for injury and make suggestions for performance or risk factor reduction.
- Summarize leading research in various dance genres and incorporate recommendations for injury treatment and prevention.
- Identify opportunities to increase diversity in the dance studio environment and develop proactive strategies to increase inclusivity

 

[View more info and register](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/73602/winston-salem-dance-medicine-conference-2024-wisdm-2024)

 

 

 

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