Dr Savvas-Apollon CHRONIS MD 
Specialist Physiatrist SPMR  & Sports Medicine FIMS  attended the World Sports Medicine FIMS Congress  held in Ljubljana Slovenia 29/9/16-2/10/16

MAIN TOPICS

Opening Lecture by Willem van Mechelen                                                       

SYMPOSIA / ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Exercise for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases

&prescription for health

Exercise in chronic diseases

Physical activity and cancer

Concussion in sport

Sudden cardiac death in sports and exercise: causes and prevention

Sports performance

Talent identification in Asian Sports arena

Monitoring of the individual workload tolerance

Technology involvement in elite sport training

Nutrition and exercise

Haematology in sport

Environmental medicine

Sports dentistry in our daily practice on sports medicine

Importance of recovery modalities in elite sport training and competition

Injury prevention

Sports injuries

Management of low back pain

Physiotherapy in sports

Traditional medicine in managing sports injuries

Evidence based use of NSAIDS

Current Role of MRI and Ultrasound in detection of Sports Injuries

Role of the physiotherapist in emergency management

Current practice of  Pre-Participation Evaluation (PPE)

Sports and exercise cardiology

Pediatric sports medicine

FIMS Collaborating Centers

Olympic values in sports medicine

Athlete Biological Passport

Violation Caused By Counterfeit Medicines

Genomics and sports

WORKSHOPS

Isokinetic Testing

Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)

Low back pain

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Performance in the heat : How do we apply study findings

Hamstring injuries    : So many studies and so little evidence

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

Foot & ankle examination / Knee examination / Groin & hip examination

Elbow, wrist &hand examination/Shoulder examination/Spine examination

Monitoring of the individual workload tolerance

Technology involvement in elite sport training

Importance of recovery modalities in elite sport training and competition

Interpretation of haemathological and biochemical results

Load, amount and Intensity in sport: best practice & long term aspects

Evidence based use of NSAIDS

Body composition assessment in sport

17.       Taping of knee

18.       Sports cardiology

19.       Emergency workshop for non-physicians

20.       How to use EMG for research: surface vs intramuscular

21.       Injury prevention workshop

22.       Chronic Kidney Disease: Physical Activity Prescription for Therapy and Rehabilitation