POSTED: Tuesday September 22nd 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIFA Medical Conference, 17 and 18 October 2009 in Zurich

Delegates will enjoy an exceptional introduction to the latest achievements in football medicine and the many benefits for associations, communities, teams and players at all levels of play.

FIFA will hold a two-day Medical Conference     in Zurich     on 17 and 18 October 2009. Medical staff, but particularly administrators     and officials from FIFA member associations worldwide, will enjoy an     exceptional introduction to the latest achievements in football medicine     and the many benefits for associations, communities, teams and players at     all levels of play.

   

 

   

The     topics of this conference, organised by the FIFA Medical Committee     together with the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC),     include the prevention of injuries and sudden cardiac death, fair play     from a medical perspective, FIFA’s pioneering Football for Health     initiative as well as exactly how to implement football medicine in     regional and national programmes all around the globe. All this will be     presented in an easily comprehensible, entertaining way under the guidance     of Dr Michel D’Hooghe (Chairman     of the FIFA Medical Committee and FIFA Executive Committee     member) and Prof. Jiri     Dvorak (FIFA Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of F-MARC) to inspire a     non-medical audience.

   

 

   

Among     the many speakers will be FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA Secretary     General Jérôme Valcke, Gérard Houiller, former South African international     Lucas Radebe and Swedish international referee Martin     Hansson.

   

 

   

For     more than a decade, F-MARC has been unique in that no other research or     education body has had a similar approach to sports (football) medicine.     While most sports scientists and physicians focus on improvement of     performance, from the very beginning F-MARC focused on protecting the     health of players, injury prevention and improving standards of care.     F-MARC also has a philosophy of sharing its knowledge and providing     expertise to everyone for the maximum benefit of all players and athletes     worldwide. The Football for Health programme goes beyond the game and     those who play it and addresses the major health threats to communities     worldwide.

   

 

   

Note to editors:

   

The     FIFA Medical Conference at the Swissôtel in Zurich-Oerlikon, Switzerland (Am Marktplatz     Oerlikon, Schulstrasse 44) will be open to the media. Journalists     interested in attending are kindly asked to register by sending an e-mail     to media@fifa.org. The deadline     is 9 October 2009. The conference will be held in English.     Translations to Spanish, French and German will be available. The detailed     programme can be seen at: http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/medical/01/10/40/41/programme_medicalconference_19.09.09_media.pdf     A media briefing with Dr Michel D’Hooghe and Prof. Jiri Dvorak is     scheduled for Sunday, 18 October at     noon.

   

   

 

   

For more     information on FIFA’s medical research:

   

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/medical/index.html

   

 

   

Further     information from: 

   

FIFA     Media Department – tel.: +41-43/222 7272, fax:     +41-43/222 7373, e-mail: media@fifa.org    

   

FIFA Communications     & Public Affairs Division / Zurich, 22 September     2009

   

 

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Name: Nicolas Maingot
Organization: FIFA
Email:
Phone: +41-43/222 7272
URL: http://www.fifa.com/index.html

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