Scientific Programme Saturday, April 2 20.00 Welcome dinner at the Abri-Cotier restaurant Sunday, April 3 08.30-10.30 Session 1 Working as a team physician - challenges and strategies Chair: Lars Engebretsen (Norway) 08.30-08.45 Roald Bahr (Norway), Fredrik Bendiksen (Norway) & Peter Jenoure (Switzerland): Welcome 08.45-09.30 Gordon Matheson (USA): Where are your loyalties: Coach, team or athlete? 09.30-10.00 Roald Bahr (Norway): From postseason injury analysis through pre-season screening - risk management in the team setting 10.00-10.15 Karim Khan (Canada): How teams work - learning from outside sport 10.15-10.30 Panel discussion 10.30-11.00 Coffee break 11.00-12.30 Session 2 Working as a team physician - pearls & pitfalls Chair: Roald Bahr (Norway) The smartest and the dumbest thing I have done as a team physician: 11.00-11.10 Wayne Derman (South Africa): Working with the South African Olympic and Paralympic Teams 11.10-11.20 Geoffrey Verrall (Australia): Working with an AFL football team 11.20-11.30 Ola Rønsen (Norway): Working with the Norwegian Olympic Team 11.30-11.40 Jiri Dvorak (Switzerland): Working with an international federation 11.40-11.50 Willem Meeuwisse (Canada): Working with an NHL hockey team 11.50-12.00 John Orchard (Australia): Working with an Australian rugby team 12.00-12.10 Kimberly G. Harmon (USA): Working with a US college team 12.10-12.30 Panel discussion 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-15.45 Session 3 Managing concussions in a team setting Chairs: Jiri Dvorak (Switzerland) & Martin Schwellnus (South Africa) 13.30-13.40 Paul McCrory (Australia): Introduction and two cases illustrating key issues 13.40-13.50 Small-group discussions 13.50-14.05 Willem Meeuwisse (Canada): The Zurich concussion consensus approach - outcomes and controversies 14.05-14.20 Willem Meeuwisse (Canada): Acute sideline assessment - the role of the SCAT 2 14.20-14.35 Michael Makdissi (Australia): Return to play issues 14.35-14.50 Michael Makdissi (Australia): How can we best use NP assessment strategies to guide return to play 14.50-15.05 Paul McCrory (Australia): What do you do with the difficult cases? 6 IOC Advanced Team Physician Course
15.05-15.20 Paul McCrory (Australia): Long-term risks - is chronic traumatic encephalopathy a real entity? 15.20-15.45 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 15.45-16.15 Coffee break 16.15-18.45 Session 4 The groin enigma in sports Chairs: Nicholas Mohtadi (Canada) & John Orchard (Australia) 16.15-16.25 Lars Engebretsen (Norway): Introduction and two cases illustrating key issues 16.25-16.30 Small-group discussions 16.30-16.50 Per Hölmich (Denmark): Groin problems - not only soft tissue problems but also include bone and joint 16.50-17.10 Marc Safran (USA): The hip joint as a cause of groin pain in athletes - etiology, diagnosis and surgical options 17.10-17.30 Geoffrey Verrall (Australia): MRI - the significance of bone marrow edema - is osteitis pubis/ pubic bone stress a diagnosis? 17.30-17.50 Per Hölmich (Denmark): The clinical diagnosis of hip and groin pain in athletes 17.50-18.10 Geoffrey Verrall (Australia): Non-surgical management of chronic groin injuries 18.10-18.45 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 20.00 Dinner at La Signoria restaurant Monday, April 4 08.30-09.45 Session 5 The overtrained athlete Chair: Peter Jenoure (Switzerland) 08.30-08.35 Ola Rønsen (Norway): Introduction and case presentation: I m so tired - and my legs don t work 08.35-09.20 Jeroen Swart (South Africa): Is exercise limited by the cardiovascular/skeletal muscular systems or regulated by the brain in anticipation? - the mechanisms of fatigue and overtraining 09.20-09.45 Panel discussion: Review of case and learning objectives 09.45-10.15 Coffee break 10.15-12.45 Session 6 Protecting health and preventing illness in athletes Chairs: Michael Kjær (Denmark) & Kimberly G. Harmon (USA) 10.15-10.25 Martin Schwellnus (South Africa): Introduction and three cases illustrating key issues 10.25-10.35 Small-group discussions 10.35-10.50 Jonathan Drezner (USA): Cardiac screening in athletes: What is the value of the IOC consensus on Periodic Health Examination? 10.50-11.05 Gordon Matheson (USA): Non-cardiac illness screening in athletes: What is the value of the IOC consensus on Periodic Health Examination? 11.05-11.20 Martin Schwellnus (South Africa): Illness patterns in athlete: What can I expect when I travel with a team? 11.20-11.30 Coffee break IOC Advanced Team Physician Course 7
11.30-11.50 Wayne Derman (South Africa): Detection and treatment of respiratory illness in athletes: Allergies and infections 11.50-12.10 Martin Schwellnus (South Africa): Detection and treatment of other common illness in athletes 12.10-12.30 Ola Rønsen (Norway): Stay healthy! How it is done within the Norwegian Olympic team 12.30-12.45 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 12.45-13.45 Lunch 13.45-16.15 Session 7 Novel approaches to the treatment of tendinopathy Chairs: Gordon Matheson (USA) & Geoffrey Verrall (Australia) 13.45-13.55 Roald Bahr (Norway): Introduction and two cases illustrating key issues 13.55-14.00 Small-group discussions 14.00-14.30 Michael Kjær (Denmark) & Karim Khan (Canada): What is tendinopathy and why does it happen? What is mechanotransduction? 14.30-14.40 Roald Bahr (Norway): Does eccentric training really work? 14.40-14.55 Håkan Alfredson (Sweden): Ultrasound-& Doppler-guided sclerosis and electrocoagulation 14.55-15.05 Lars Engebretsen (Norway): Platelet-rich plasma injections for tendinopathy 15.05-15.15 Michael Kjær (Denmark): Shock-wave therapy 15.15-15.30 Karim Khan (Canada): Pharmaceutical treatment options for tendinopathy 15.30-15.45 Håkan Alfredson (Sweden): Ultrasound- & Doppler-guided mini-surgery for patellar tendinopathy 15.45-16.15 Panel: Case discussions: Which is the first option, and which the last line of defense? Review of learning objectives 16.45 Departure for the Citadelle of Calvi, private concert and transfer to the restaurant for dinner by private Micheline train 19.30 Aperitif and dinner at A Siesta Beach restaurant Tuesday, April 5 08.15-10.00 Session 8 Pharmacological treatment of common acute sports injuries Chairs: Karim Khan (Canada) & Paul McCrory (Australia) 08.15-08.25 Nick Mohtadi (Canada): Introduction and two cases illustrating key issues 08.25-08.35 Small-group discussions 08.35-08.50 Michael Kjær (Denmark): Acute muscle and ligament injuries: What is the pathology? 08.50-09.00 Michael Kjær (Denmark): Is there a place for cortisone injections in the treatment of acute muscle and ligament injuries? 09.00-09.10 John Orchard (Australia): Is there a place for local anaesthetics in the treatment of acute sports injuries? 09.10-09.25 Karim Khan (Canada): NSAIDs and Cox-2 inhibitors in the treatment of acute sports injuries 09.25-09.40 Lars Engebretsen (Norway): Platelet-rich plasma injections for acute sports injuries: Do they work and are they legal? 09.40-10.00 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 10.00-10.30 Coffee break 8 IOC Advanced Team Physician Course
10.30-12.00 Session 9 Current clinical controversies Chairs: Wayne Derman (South Africa) & Ola Rønsen (Norway) 10.30-10.45 Jonathan Drezner (USA): Introduction and two cases illustrating clinical controversies: I can t feel my legs! (cervical spinal stenosis) 10.45-11.00 Kimberly G. Harmon (USA): I can feel my legs and they hurt! (anterior tibial cortex stress fracture) 11.00-11.15 Cindy J. Chang (USA): Why is my urine red? (renal injury and polycystic kidney disease) 11.15-11.30 Jonathan Drezner (USA): I just got the wind knocked out of me (thoracoabdominal trauma - rib fracture, pulmonary contusion, pneumothorax) 11.30-11.45 Kimberly G. Harmon (USA): I m fine now that I have a defibrillator (return to play with defibrillator or pacemaker) 11.45-12.00 Cindy J. Chang (USA): It s okay, it runs in the family (clearance for sports with asymptomatic long QT) 12.00-13.00 Lunch 13.00-14.00 DJO lecture Chair: Fredrik Bendiksen Helge Riepenhof (Germany) & Heiko van Vliet (Switzerland): The role of NMES (Compex ) in athlete recovery and injury prevention 14.00-16.00 Session 10 The hamstring problem in sports Chairs: Marc Safran (USA) & Håkan Alfredson (Sweden) 14.00-14.10 Lars Engebretsen (Norway): Introduction and two cases illustrating key issues 14.10-14.15 Small-group discussions 14.15-14.25 Geoffrey Verrall (Australia): Setting the stage: Which are the clinical entities involved in hamstrings injuries and pain? 14.25-14.40 Geoffrey Verrall (Australia): The etiology of hamstring injuries: Possible explanations 14.40-15.05 Per Hölmich (Denmark): Diagnostic dilemmas in chronic hamstring syndrome: Approach to clinical history, examination and investigation 15.05-15.40 Nick Mohtadi (Canada): Management of acute and chronic hamstring injuries: Insertional and non-insertional 15.40-16.00 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 16.00-16.30 Coffee break 16.30-18.30 Session 11 Return to sport: How do we make the best medical decisions? Chairs: Ned Amendola (USA) & Willem Meeuwisse (Canada) Introduction and five cases illustrating key issues 16.30-16.35 Gordon Matheson (USA): A stress fracture - what are the key issues? 16.35-16.40 Kimberly G. Harmon (USA): A female athletes with disordered eating - how do you decide? 16.40-16.45 Marc Safran (USA): A ligament injury treated non-operatively? 16.45-16.50 Jiri Dvorak (Switzerland): Low back pain in a soccer player IOC Advanced Team Physician Course 9
16.50-16.55 Marc Safran (USA): An overuse shoulder injuries an overhead athlete 16.55-17.10 Small-group discussions 17.10-17.25 Gordon Matheson (USA): Can return to play decisions be standardized? 17.25-17.40 Roald Bahr (Norway): What are the factors that go into return to play decisions? 17.40-17.55 Nick Mohtadi (Canada): How good is the scientific evidence for return to play decisions? 17.55-18.10 Martin Schwellnus (South Africa): What is the best practice for medical decision making in return to play? 18.10-18.30 Panel: Review of cases and learning objectives 19.00 Departure from the hotel Transfer to Calvi airport and group departure with private plane to Nice Airport Speakers: - Håkan Alfredson MD PhD Professor University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden - Roald Bahr MD PhD Professor (Chair, Scientific Committee) Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway - Cindy J. Chang MD Asst Clinical Professor University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA - Wayne Derman MD PhD Professor University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa - Jiri Dvorak MD Professor Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland - Jonathan Drezner MD Associate Professor University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA - Lars Engebretsen MD PhD Professor Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Oslo, Norway - Kimberly Harmon MD Clinical Associate Professor University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA - Per Hölmich MD Associate Research Professor Amager Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Karim Khan MD PhD Professor University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Michael Kjær Dr.Med. MD Professor Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark - Michael Makdissi MBBS PhD University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia - Gordon O. Matheson MD PhD Professor Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA - Nicholas G. Mohtadi MD Clinical Professor University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada - Paul McCrory MBBS PhD Associate Professor The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Willem Meeuwisse MD PhD Professor University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada - Jeroen Swart MD PhD Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa - John Orchard MD PhD Adjunct Associate Professor University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia - Helge Riepenhof MD Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany - Ola Rønsen MD PhD Norwegian Olympic Training Center, Oslo, Norway - Marc R. Safran MD Professor Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA - Martin Schwellnus MD PhD Professor University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa - Heiko van Vliet, Bachelor, Physical Education, B ed. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - Geoffrey Verrall MBBS SPORTSMED.SA Sports Medicine Clinic, Adelaide, Australia 10 IOC Advanced Team Physician Course