The main programme will be held in three large spaces: Tribuna, Auditorio and Suroeste. It will be divided in Traditional Sessions, Open Debates and Next Generation Leaders according to the following colour codes.
| TRADITIONAL SESSIONS |
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| OPEN DEBATES |
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| NEXT GENERATION LEADERS |
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| New Frontiers in Football Medicine |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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09:00 |
Welcome |
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09:30 |
The New Frontiers of Football Medicine: what to expect from the future |
Walden M (SWE) |
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09:45 |
Neuroscience application in Football injuries: the next frontier? |
Grooms D (USA) |
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10:00 |
Integrating genomics and epigenomics in modern Football Medicine |
Rodas G (ESP) |
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10:15 |
Present and future goals of women Football Medicine |
Putukian M (USA) |
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10:30 |
The future of regenerative medicine for Football players
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Saris D (USA) |
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10:45 |
Discussion |
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| On the edge with hamstrings |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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11:30 |
Living on the edge of hamstring injury prevention
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Van Dyk N (IRL) |
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11:45 |
From anatomy to function: the new era of monitoring the recovery |
Pedret C (ESP) |
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12:00 |
The hamstring needs for speed: how to assess kinetics and kinematics
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Mendiguchia J (ESP) |
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12:15 |
Are there any specificities for hamstring injuries in women football?
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Tomas R (POR) |
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12:30 |
A biomechanical approach for a safe return to play |
Olmo J (UK) |
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12:45 |
Discussion |
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| Best solutions for complex knee injuries |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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14:30 |
New frontiers to measure knee instability
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Espregueira-Mendes J (POR)
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14:45 |
The future of football surgery: artificial intelligence, mixed reality and arthroscopy
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Sonnery-Cottet B (FRA) |
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15:00 |
Innovative solutions for cartilage repair in the football player
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Kon E (ITA) |
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15:15 |
Exploring the future of ACL surgery for top football players
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Getgood A (QAT) |
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15:30 |
Complex multiligament injuries made easy
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Chahla J (USA) |
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15:45 |
Discussion |
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| The new frontiers of ankle injuries in Football |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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16:30 |
The ankle sprain and the domino effect: a new anatomical theory |
Dalmau-Pastor M (ESP) |
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16:45 |
News in deltoid ligaments injuries in football players
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d'Hooghe P (QAT) |
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17:00 |
Integrating biomechanics in return to play
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Griffin C (IRL) |
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17:15 |
Getting back to performance after ankle injuries
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d'Orsi G (ITA) |
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17:30 |
The future of ankle sprain prevention and care: AI & beyond
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Verhagen E (NED) |
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17:45 |
Discussion |
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| UEFA Champions Leagues studies: present & future |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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11:30 |
The new frontier of communication to reduce injury risk: a universal football language
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Ekstrand J (SWE) |
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11:45 |
Key injury parameters that impact team success in elite football |
Hagglund M (SWE) |
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12:00 |
Differences in injury patterns and characteristics between genders: a rethink of preventive strategies in women´s elite football? |
Hallen A (SWE) |
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12:15 |
Decoding football medicine strategy and structure in European club football |
Davison M (UK)
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12:30 |
The UEFA Injury Study - present and future
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Okholm Kryger K (UK) |
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12:45 |
Discussion |
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| ESSKA SESSION - ACL prevention, surgery and rehabilitation: all just pieces of the puzzle |
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| Timing | Speech | Speaker |
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13:30 |
The how and what of ACL injury prevention: update from US sports
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Janosky J (USA) |
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13:42 |
Football related ACL surgery to maximize outcomes
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Cavaignac E (FRA) |
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13:54 |
Ideal functional recovery path following ACL injury for football players |
Compagnin A (UK) |
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14:06 |
Young knees, different rules? Tailoring ACL rehabilitation for the youngest player |
Van Melick N (NED)
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14:18 |
Discussion |
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| Muscle injuries: biology VS function |
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| Role | Panel |
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CHAIR |
English B (UK)
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PRESENTER |
Krutsch W (GER) -
Balancing biological healing and functional recovery in 2025 |
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DEBATERS |
Pedret C (ESP), Huurman S (NED), Zanuso S (AUS)
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| Hamstring injuries: surgery VS non surgery |
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| Role | Panel |
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CHAIR |
English B (UK) |
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PRESENTER |
Haddad F (UK) - Refining the indications for hamstring surgery in footballers
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DEBATERS |
Lempainen L (FIN), Muller Wolfhart H (GER), Stride M (UK)
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| Spine injuries of the young football player |
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| Role | Panel |
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CHAIR |
Dvorak J (SUI) |
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PRESENTER |
Mayer M (GER) - Spine injuries of the young football player |
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DEBATERS |
Chomiak J (CZE), Sheeran L (UK)
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| Low back problems in the adult football player |
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| Role | Panel |
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CHAIR |
Dvorak J (SUI) |
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PRESENTER |
Compagnin A (UK) - Low back problems in the adult football player
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DEBATERS |
Edwards T (NZL), Romero M (QAT) |
| FIFA Medical Symposium: Concussion in Football |
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| TIMING | SPEECH | SPEAKER |
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11:30 |
Evidence on concussion and long-term brain health in football
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Meyer T (GER)
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11:45 |
Injury mechanisms & video signs of concussions in football
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Serner A (SUI)
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12:00 |
What should be included in a 3 min on-pitch assessment?
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Peek K (AUS) |
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12:15 |
Return to play following concussion in football
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Massey A (SUI)
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12:30 |
Concussion care in Para Football: challenges, learning points, and opportunity
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Weiler R (UK)
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12:45 |
Discussion |
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| FIFA SESSION - How can player health surveillance translate to improved player health? |
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| TIMING | SPEECH | SPEAKER |
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13:30 - 14:30 |
Round Table |
Chandran A (USA), Clarsen B (SUI), Larruskain Zabala J (ESP), Stokes K (UK) |
| What's new in foot & ankle injuries |
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| TIMING | SPEECH | SPEAKER |
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14:30 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE - New frontiers in the treatment of ankle injuries in football |
Kerkhoffs G (NED)
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14:45 |
Elite athletes can return to performance after treatment of OLT
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Hollander J (NED) |
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14:55 |
Low ankle-go score leads to a 9x increased risk of recurrence of ankle sprain |
Hardy A (FRA)
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15:05 |
Sensorimotor recovery and return to sports after acute ankle sprain
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Wagemans J (BEL) |
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15:15 |
Multidirectional or global ankle instability: a prospective cohort study |
de Cesar Netto C (USA)
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15:25 |
Neuromotor treatment for chronic ankle instability
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Dos Anjos T (FRA) |
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15:35 |
Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) in German professional football-do we trivialise LAS? |
Flore Z (UK)
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15:45 |
Discussion |
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| ACL: from injury to Return to Play |
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| TIMING | SPEECH | SPEAKER |
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16:30 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE - ACL injuries in skeletally immature players: experience and perspectives |
Monllau JC (ESP) |
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16:45 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE - The delicate balance between anatomy and function in return to play |
Dejour D (FRA)
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17:00 |
Psychological readiness is related to dual-task cost after ACLr
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Wydra J (USA) |
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17:10 |
Biokinetic profiles in single-leg horizontal landing after ACL reconstruction |
Leporace G (BRA) |
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17:20
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Football players have higher muscle injury incidence after ACL reconstruction |
Bengtsson H (SWE) |
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17:30 |
Recovery of preoperative absolute muscle strength in the quadriceps or hamstring
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Lindskog J (SWE) |
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17:40 |
Psychological and physical mismatch: insights on second ACL injury
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Piussi R (SWE) |
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17:50 |
Impact of on-field rehab on RTP outcomes & re-injury in 401 ACLr football players
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Picinini F (UK) |
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18:00 |
Discussion |
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