Doha, Qatar, August 26, 2020: Qatar’s sports medicine hospital Aspetar will play a key role in the world’s premier sports medicine event, the International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport, in Monaco next February.
Aspetar, the world’s leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, will be a partner in the conference and will contribute no fewer than 16 staff members as speakers, including the prestigious keynote spot with Professor Sebastien Racinais' address on how to prepare for the challenging climate awaiting participants in Tokyo for the Olympic Games in July 2021.
The 5th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport was initially scheduled to be held in March this year but had to be moved to February 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The conference will be held from February 11 to 13.
CEO of Aspetar, Dr. Abdulaziz Jaham al-Kuwari, said: “This conference is an ideal opportunity for Aspetar’s experts and researchers to join hands with healthcare professionals, sharing insight on illness and injuries prevention in sports. We are proud to be partners in such a prestigious event.
“As an IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, Aspetar is committed to sharing the knowledge with our partners around the world”.
Thor Einar Andersen, Chief of Sports Medicine in Aspetar, and 15 high-level experts from Aspetar will present their case studies and carry out informative panel discussions and workshops.
Topics include load management in elite football, cardiac screening of the elite paediatric athlete, preventing overuse injuries in team sports and how to prevent hamstring injuries. Professor Racinais, Head of Research at Aspetar, will present a paper titled ‘Tropical paradise or danger zone? Beat the heat to protect athletes in a sweltering 2020 Tokyo’.
Aspetar has been recognised as an IOC Research Centre since November 2014.
Source: Gulf Times
