2nd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference
By: null Date: 11/08/2006
2nd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 October 2006 in Newlands, Cape Town
On behalf of the UCT/MRC Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research Unit (ESSM), the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA), and the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), we would like to invite you to Cape Town for the 2nd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference.
As you are well aware, the theme of the Conference will be "Practical Clinical Techniques in Sports Medicine" with a specific emphasis on rehabilitation (medical and musculoskeletal). Over the 3-day period, well-known experts in the field will focus on updates, current guidelines and practical demonstrations that are relevant in medical and sports injury rehabilitation. Special seminars and mini-seminars will focus on current trends and recent updates of medical, nutritional, and psychological care of athletes, as well as the latest on the scientific aspects of training. Delegates to the conference will also be given the opportunity to register for International Federation of Sports Medicine's Sports Rehabilitation Course. By completing all the requirements, delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for this internationally recognised course. The programme will also include an opporunity to participate, learn and socialize during exercise sessions and practical workshops at the end of each busy day.
The conference will also include an exhibition area where members of the industry will familiarize delegates with equipment and products that can improve the medical care and scientific support to patients and athletes.
Although the meeting will include keynote lectures, there will be an emphasis on the practical demonstration of techniques, as well as hands-on clinical workshops to familiarize delegates with the clinical techniques that are used in medical and musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation.
This conference will be of particular value to all clinicians (doctors, physiotherapists, biokineticists, and fitness trainers) who are involved in, or would like to develop further hands-on expertise in caring for their patients.
The venue for the conference is the Vineyard Hotel which is centrally located in Newlands - a suburb in close proximity to the Sports Science Institute, the Cavendish Square shopping centre, and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. In addition to an intensive academic programme, planned social functions will include a fun physical activities and an optional conference dinner will be organised on Thursday evening 5th October.
Finally, this conference will be CPD-accredited, and a minimum of 24 CPD points has been applied for. Registration and accommodation booking forms are now available from the conference organizers (University of Cape Town Conference Management Centre)
Conference Coordinator: Deborah McTeer of the University of Cape Town Conference Management Centre.
Please indicate if you wouldl ike to receive further information by sending an email to mcollin@curie.uct.ac.za or deborah@curie.uct.ac.za
Please direct all other enquiries to Ms Marta Collins or Ms Deborah McTeer at:
Tel: 021 406 6348
Fax: 021 448 6263
We look forward to seeing you in Cape Town!!
Attached documents:
Conference preliminary program
Accommodation form
Registration form
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