Events Calendar
Stay up to date with our upcoming events! Whether you are looking for webinars, educational sessions, networking, or volunteer events, we have opportunities for everyone in the sports pharmacy community.

USSPG July Collaborative Conversations - Mental Healthcare in Baseball: Journal Club with S & R Chair, Alexis Shook, PharmD
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation will be a journal club with Alexis Shook, Scholarship and Research Chair, breaking down the article published in Clinical Sports Medicine Journal - Mental Health Care of the Baseball Player.
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - June: Sports Pharmacy in Academia
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation invites members who are currently teaching sports pharmacy related content in an academic setting and members who are interested in integrating sports pharmacy related curriculum into their organizations.
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
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Virtual Student Member Meet Up
Calling ALL Students Interested in Sports Pharmacy! Join us virtually on Tuesday May 27th from 7-8pm for an hour of networking, collaborating, and talking with other students and USSPG leaders! Student Board Member at Large, Peyton Anderson, will be leading the meet-up among student attendees during the first 30 minutes to get to know each other and discuss successes, challenges, and ideas related to their efforts to move into the sports pharmacy space. During the last 30 minutes, we invite students to chat with USSPG committee chairs and board members in small groups to discuss all things sports pharmacy!
This session is open to all USSPG student members!
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - May: Interpreting the NCAA Prohibited List
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation will be a discussion surrounding how to interpret the NCAA prohibited list and key differences between the NCAA drug testing policies and the WADA code.
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - April: Journal Club with Scholarship and Research Chair, Alexis Shook, PharmD
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation is in collaboration with Alexis Shook, PharmD our Scholarship and Research Co-Chair!We will be presenting and discussing a journal club reviewing the the new FDA approved non-opioid pain medication, suzetrigine (Journavx).
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - March: Look Alike/Sound Alike Medications and the Case of Bobby Portis Jr
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation will be a discussion surrounding the suspension of Bobby Portis Jr due to mixing up Tramadol with Toradol, how this could be prevented in the future, and other prohibited medications that may be at risk of Look ALIKE/Sound ALIKE mistakes.
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
Registration Required through Webex.
Feel free to take a look at the below resources, if you have a chance!
1) https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2025/02/20/toradol-vs-tramadol-milwaukee-bucks-bobby-portis-suspension/79311917007/
2) https://www.nba.com/bucks/news/milwaukee-bucks-forward-bobby-portis-jr-suspended-25-games
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon -February Topic: Journal Club
This month's conversation will be a journal club reviewing the the article Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Years After Cessation of Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use published in JAMA in 2024. This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!
Feel free to take a look at the below resources, if you have a chance! 1) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828076
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Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - December Topic: Sports Pharmacy Residency and APPE Showcase
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation will be a panel of a few residencies and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) with Sports Pharmacy opportunities. The format will allow for an overview of each program and a Q & A led by USSPG student leaders. Open to all USSPG students and members.
Program Descriptions:
Sports Medicine Pharmacy Elective At Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center - Combination of retail and institutional pharmacies. Includes observations in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and orthopedic surgeries of all types. Retail side is prototypical with counseling patients and preparing their pre- and post-surgical medications though we do serve the community as well. On the institutional side, it’s management of all medications used during the surgical procedures and proper inventory management along with answering clinical questions that arise in our formulary.
Baptist Health Pharmacy & Sports Wellness - The program emphasizes interdisciplinary care in sports medicine, combining pharmacological expertise with clinical wellness practices to improve patient outcomes. It includes education on lifestyle modifications, clinical lab evaluation, disease state management, orthobiologics/regenerative medicine, the use of health wearables, assessment of evidence based dietary supplements, reviewing banned substance league policies (NFL and NHL), and effective medication therapy management.
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy PGY1 Community-based Residency Program (Campus Health) - We are part of a larger community-based program, but at Campus Health residents learn not only in our two outpatient pharmacies, but also in various clinics, notably Sports Medicine.
No preparation needed.

Collaborative Conversations with Athena Cannon - November Topic: Bovine Colostrum Use in Sports
Join the USSPG's Chair, Athena Cannon, as we gather monthly to have collaborative conversation about an interesting topic or question within Sports Pharmacy. Discussions have a goal of fostering idea generation to apply to your sports pharmacy journey, networking with members, and an opportunity to collaborate with others who share the same goals and interests.
This month's conversation will be a discussion on the recent uptick in interest in Bovine Colostrum. We will be discussing why it is taken, it's efficacy, anti-doping considerations, and more!
Feel free to take a look at the below resources, if you have a chance!
1) USADA Natural Products Derived from Plants and Animals: https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/natural-products-derived-plants-animals/
2) Use of Bovine Colostrum in Sports and Exercise: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8225123/pdf/nutrients-13-01789.pdf
This session is open to all USSPG members! No or minimal prep is needed to attend this session, just bring your perspective and experience!