The main Scientific Programme is spread across 3 large rooms. Click on the titles below to find out the details of each session.

SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2026

TIMING ARISTOTLE SOCRATES HIPPOCRATES PYTHAGORAS ARCHIMEDES PARMENIDES HERACLITUS POSTER AREA
09:00 - 09:30 WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME
09:30 - 11:00
Return to performance
in Football

FIFA
Brain health for the football player

The origins of Sports Medicine
11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 13:00
Neurocognitive performance in Football Medicine

FIFA
Integrating performance and medical aspects

ACL: from injury to peak performance

News In Orthobiologics

Injury Epidemiology
Case Reports Ankle & Hip

11:30 - 12:30
BTL WORKSHOP 1
13:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 14:30
ISAKOS Session
Meniscus lesions in football players: where are we today?

FIFA Medical Symposium
Player health surveillance

Injury Prevention Strategies

IBSA WORKSHOP 1

MYOCENE WORKSHOP

from PA to PH
14:30 - 15:15
Perfecting our approach to knee injuries in football

Muscle injuries:
when to go surgical

What's new in prevention & biomechanics

Women Football: Next Level

Rehabilitation & Return To Sport

Session 1

15:00 - 16:00
HAS MOTION WORKSHOP
15:15 - 16:00
Hamstring injuries:
Artificial vs Human intelligence
16:00 - 16:30 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:15
Present and future of ankle injury management

Gold standard for ACL injuries

RTP after hamstring injuries

Concussion in football

Football surgeries

Session 2

16:30 - 17:30
BTL WORKSHOP 2
17:15 - 18:00
The complex new era of
meniscus repair

SUNDAY 19th APRIL 2026

TIMING ARISTOTLE SOCRATES HIPPOCRATES PYTHAGORAS ARCHIMEDES PARMENIDES HERACLITUS POSTER AREA
08:30 - 09:15
Hip & groin injuries: from diagnosis to RTP

Never-ending debate:
time to RTP after ACLR


Health for Women Football

ACL - Surgery

Case Reports Medical Issues

09:00 - 10:00
SIEMENS WORKSHOP
09:15 - 10:00
How to achieve full performance after knee surgery
10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:15
Shift in the paradigm for ACL injuries

The footballer's shoulder: only a goalkeeper problem?

UEFA perspective on return
to performance: from evidence to practice

Football Biomechanics

ACL - Functional Recovery

Case Reports Knee & Muscles

10:30 - 11:30
ARTHREX WORKSHOP
11:15 - 12:00
Spine injuries in the
football player
12:00 - 12:45
Full performance for hamstring injuries

Back to performance after cartilage injuries

Innovation in foot & ankle injuries

Coach & Management

ACL - Biomechanics

Functional Assessment

12:00 - 13:00
LIFE UNIVERSITY WORKSHOP
12:45 - 13:30
The nightmare of recurrent and compensatory injuries
13:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:00
ICRS Consensus
Recommendations for cartilage, meniscus and orthobiologics

ESSKA session
ACL prevention and rehabilitation

Imaging & Health

ACL - Case Reports

IBSA WORKSHOP 2

from PL to PS
15:00 - 16:30
Recovering acceleration: RTP for Achilles & Calf

Can regenerative medicine help return to performance?

The future of youth football

Jump & Landing Biomechanics

ACL - Neurocognitive

Managing Hip & Groin Injuries

15:30 - 16:30
MASTELLI WORKSHOP
16:30 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:30
Youth football: the most common injuries

Maintaining perfomance with chronic injuries

Present and future of orthobiologics

AI & Video Analysis

ACL - Strength

Challenges In Muscle Injuries

17:00 - 18:00
ECOSEP WORKSHOP

MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026

TIMING ARISTOTLE HIPPOCRATES
08:30 - 10:00
Muscle injuries: from cells to performance

Getting ready for performance: Football Reconditioning
10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:00
Injury prevention in football: ACL and beyond

Targeting injury prevention via pre-season screening
12:00 - 13:30
Key factors in transitioning from rehabilitation to performance

Management of most common injuries in football
13:30 - 15:00 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:00 From Greek gods to NBA stars: what we can learn from basketball medicine Latin-American football - CONMEBOL
15:00 - 16:30
Integrating complex data: the future of RTP

Return to performance: top clubs' best practices