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Dr. Chris Farmer named medical director of Outdoor Fitness Festival
Oct. 9, 2007
 Dr.
Chris Farmer knows sports - sports medicine that is.
As
the newly named medical director for the upcoming Outdoor Fitness Festival,
Dr. Farmer has an impressive resume that shows he is more than up to the
challenge.
Hosted by Bass Pro Shops and sponsored by New Balance, the “Outdoor Fitness
Festival” will be Nov. 2-4 and consists of fitness events, health and
wellness activities and outdoor adventures for the whole family. The
festival will also feature the first ever Bass Pro Shops-Springfield
Marathon and the 29th annual Cohick Half Marathon.
To
ensure the safety and wellness of the participants, the Outdoor Fitness
Festival will be presided over by a medical team approach headed up by Dr.
Farmer and includes members of St. John’s Sports Medicine, physicians,
athletic trainers and EMS services.
Dr. Farmer, a member of St. John’s Clinic since July 2005, has treated
sports medicine patients at St. John’s Clinic-Nixa-Orthopedics and St John’s
Clinic-Orthopedic Specialists. He received his medical education from the
University of Missouri in 2000 and completed a family practice residency in
2003 and a sports medicine fellowship in 2005, both at the University of
Missouri-Columbia Hospitals and Clinics.
He
is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical
Society for Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians and
the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians.
Other precautionary medical efforts being provided by St. John’s EMS
services include 4 bike team medics who will ride in teams of 2 staged
appropriately. These bike team members are fully certified Advanced Life
Support Responders. A medical golf cart ambulance staffed at the ALS level
will follow the bulk of the runners. Also, an ALS ambulance will be posted
at the main Bass Pro Shops location and will be dedicated to the event.
The “Outdoor
Fitness Festival” will benefit Ozark Greenways, Big Brothers Big Sisters of
the Ozarks and Wonders of Wildlife Museum.
For more
information regarding this event, please contact Carol Hodson at
417-873-5025 or log on to
www.basspro.com/fitness.
Inquiries
regarding the medical aspect of the race can be directed to
Cora Scott at 417-820-2426 or 830-7271 or
cora.scott@mercy.net |