2ND EDITION
FOOTBALL | SOCCER MEDICINE ADVANCED COURSE
SCORE FOR YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Starting October 8th 2024
50
HOURS
ONLINE
LIVE CLASSES
TUESDAYS
FROM 7 PM TILL 9 PM (UTC)
24/7
ACCESS TO CLASS REPLAYS
14
MODULES
2
ASK AWAY SECTIONS
704€
PRE-ORDER
FOOTBALL | SOCCER MEDICINE ADVANCED COURSE
SCORE FOR YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Football | soccer medicine is a context-dependent exercise of knowledge, skills, communication and network. Beyond denominators such as graduation degrees and personal skills, continuous training and immersion in advanced teaching experiences are decisive to follow and aim to improve specialists' practice within the realm of football | soccer medicine.
Notably, led by an exceptional faculty team that can add the extra mile - or in our football | soccer language - a hat-trick supported in science, skills and factual experience.
The invited world-renowned faculty team was carefully selected to ensure participants with a comprehensive and updated learning experience of the main and hot topics, that all who are accountable should be able to master and manage with ease. These, among other topics, will cover injury and illness prevention, pre-participation cardiovascular and musculoskeletal screening, differential diagnosis, critical workflow, treatment and return to play.
Academia Clínica Espregueira in partnership with Clínica Espregueira- FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence are calling and offering you a unique program and a world class faculty to provide you with advanced football | soccer medicine education. This will empower and certify you as an asset for players' health and sports teams.
Join us to celebrate our common taste in knowledge and our collective quest for excellence in football | soccer medicine care!
Welcome to Academia Clínica Espregueira.
Strengths and Purposes of the Course
The Football | Soccer Medicine Advanced Course aims to place participants at the core of a meticulously designed program dedicated to enhancing the professional development of clinicians. Through a distinguished faculty, comprehensive scientific content, and an immersive learning model, the course seeks to elevate clinical practice and decision-making in the field of football | soccer medicine. Recognizing the existing disparity between scientific knowledge and its practical application, our primary goal is to empower clinicians with the necessary guidance for implementing scientific and clinical interventions. We are confident that the meticulously developed scientific and pedagogical structure will greatly assist clinicians in enhancing their practice, bridging gaps, and enabling the delivery of evidence-based clinical care to promote the physical and mental well-being of footballers | soccer players throughout their lives.
Choose your own timetable. Join clinicians from all around the world and reach the level that allows you to excel within football | soccer medicine.
Target audience
Medical doctors, physiotherapists, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and other football | soccer medicine stakeholders.
Course President
João Espregueira-Mendes
Organizing Committee
Diogo Rodrigues-Gomes MD | Flávia Ribeiro MSc Psychology | João Pedro Araújo MD | Jóni Nunes MD | José Pedro Marques MD | Maria João Sá MD | Pedro Prata MD | Rogério Pereira BHKin, PT | Tiago Lopes MD
Module 0 - Virtual Interface Training Session.
7.00pm | 8.00pm UTC
Training session to familiarize participants with the eLearning platform.
Module 1 - Official opening, pre-participation neuromusculoskeletal and cardiovascular evaluation.
6.30 pm | 6.55 pm utc João Espregueira Mendes
Official opening and course outline presentation.
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC Jonathan Drezner
1st class - Potentially a life-saving one.
Preparticipation cardiovascular evaluation for sudden cardiac death prevention in football | soccer:
- International criteria for ECG interpretation in athletes
- Strategies for first-responder treatment on the field
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC João Pedro Araújo
1st Class – Potentially a Life-saving one
Preparticipation cardiovascular evaluation for sudden cardiac death prevention in football | soccer:
- International criteria for ECG interpretation in athletes
- Strategies for first-responder treatment on the field
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC Sérgio Rodrigues-Gomes
Are there any red flags in imaging that could lead to a decision not to sign a player? How much clinical information can we share while maintaining ethical boundaries?
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm UTC João Pedro Araújo
Team physician dilemma over the neuromusculoskeletal preparticipation evaluation: what, why and how to assess and measure.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC Sérgio Rodrigues-Gomes
Are there any red flags in imaging that could lead to a decision not to sign a player? How much clinical information can we share while maintaining ethical boundaries?
Module 2 - Imaging literacy within the context of football | soccer players injuries - Precise imaging, tips and pearls revealed.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm UTC
Rectus femoris injuries: anatomy, injury characterization and imaging tips and pearls to excel in MRI.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC
Enhancing clinical decision-making with MRI-based knee joint laxity measurement in the setting of partial ACL tears.
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC
Advanced imaging techniques for diagnosing and predicting prognosis of hamstring, gastrocnemius, and soleus muscle injuries: MRI and ultrasound.
Module 3 - Youth football | soccer - Development opportunities and health challenges.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm UTC Francisco Tavares
Youth football | soccer - is there a masterplan for performance enhancement?
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC Eirik Halvorsen
Male elite youth footballers | soccer players: growth and maturation as potential risk factors and injury profile changes through age.
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm UTC Nicky Keay
Are hormones, health, and performance a hat trick that has not yet been scored in youth football | soccer?
Module 4 - Primary and secondary ACL and muscle injuries mitigation in football | soccer. Fostering a culture of longevity, while minimizing the risk of career-derailing injuries.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Primary ACL injury mitigation in football | soccer: facts and figures.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Dustin Grooms
Neuroplasticity and ACL injury prevention: current evidence and insights for ecological implementation of new preventative strategies.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc Jan Ekstrand
Muscle injuries in male and female elite footballers | soccer players - a statistical, economic and team performance analysis.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Nicol van Dyk
Primary and secondary hamstrings injury mitigation: state of the art.
Module 5 - Severe knee injuries: diagnosis workflow and treatment options explained throughout clinical cases.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Medial collateral ligament injury: the decision of surgical intervention - are clear criteria available to address this important question?
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc João Espregueira Mendes
ACL tear: a precise anatomic and biomechanical characterization of the injury as key for an effective surgical solution.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Complex knee injuries, made simple.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Operative approaches for meniscus injuries: meniscectomy vs. repair - striving for optimal healthcare or settling for a temporary fix?
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm ut
Knee cartilage injuries: is it game over? What are the surgical treatment options available to address articular defects?
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc John P. Fulkerson
Patellofemoral disorders: anatomic vs unknown reasons for anterior knee pain! Solutions?
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Beyond the injury: unleashing the power of criteria-based rehabilitation and personal insights after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Embracing the mind-sport connection: the impact of psychological readiness to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Module 6 - Decoding the diagnosis workflow and treatment options for severe ankle injuries.
7.00 PM | 8.00 PM utc Pieter D'Hooghe
Cracking the code of syndesmosis injury: exploring diagnosis, treatment options, and the captain's perspective.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Foot and ankle cartilage Injuries: surgical innovations to keep players on the pitch. Are there any unheard-of novelties?
7.00 PM | 8.00 PM utc
From milestones to breakthroughs: a journey of 20 years in advancing arthroscopic treatment for ankle and hindfoot injuries: paving the path for today's standards.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Bruno Pereira
Managing achilles tendon ruptures in football | soccer players: unveiling the science of successful treatment and sharing my surgical journey.
Module 7 - Lower limb muscle injuries treatment
7.00 PM | 8.00 PM utc
Hamstrings injuries conservative treatment. How to design a flexible and adjustable exercises-based action plan?
8.00 PM | 9.00 PM utc Lasse Lempainen
Hamstring injuries surgical treatment. When is it indicated and how I do it?
7.00 PM | 8.00 PM utc Telmo Firmino
Triceps surae muscles: unveiling the key differences in rehabilitating soleus vs gastrocnemius injuries?
8.00 PM | 9.00 PM utc Diogo Rodrigues-Gomes
How to manage groin pain in the football | soccer player. Tips & pearls for rehabilitation and return to play.
Module 8 - Regenerative medicine in orthopedic sports medicine and/ or ultrasound-guided procedures to manage football | soccer -related injuries.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Platelet-rich plasma. State of the art on basic science, indications and technical pearls for therapeutic procedures.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Beyond repair: the promising future of regenerative medicine in menisci sports injuries
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Enhancing tendon and muscle healing process: is it time to embrace ultrasound-guided galvanic electrolysis?
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Nuno Loureiro
My experience as a Team Physician using ultrasound guided injections in the main joints for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes!
Module 9 - Is the upper limb something that feels disconnected from your clinical practice? It may have less impact on sports performance, specifically in football | soccer, but it hurts the same for the athlete.
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Luke S Oh
Bridging the divide with upper limb injuries. Diagnostic and treatment workflow for shoulder dislocation and other severe upper limb injuries.
Module 10 - Emergency medical first aid on-field.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc Margot Putukian
Sport related-concussion: when to remove the player from the pitch and how to proceed from the event to return to play.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Expert tips for handling severe joint injuries and fractures on the pitch.
Module 11 - Specificities of female athletes in women's football | soccer.
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Maximizing athlete health and performance: avoiding the "RED-S" card.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Return to play after severe knee injuries and secondary prevention in youth female players: development vs biomechanics?
Module 12 - Footballer | soccer player nutrition, recovery and microbiota-gut-brain axis
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Boosting performance on the table - legal, safe and effective supplements.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc Cláudia Marques
Microbiota-gut-brain axis - health and performance enhancement insights for footballers | soccer players.
7.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Training recovery and off-season detraining effects: how to achieve the first and mitigate the second.
Module 13 - Team physicians round table with an ask away section!
7.00 pm | 8.00 pm utc
Moderator
Speakers: Jason Koh and Rita Tomás
Topics for discussion:
- Communication between coaches and medical team: challenges to overcome.
- Prognostic for athletes' time away - preferences on the optimistic or pessimistic approach?
- Risk of reinjury - is everyone aware of the odds?
- Soft tissue injuries and pain masking - are athletes competent to make voluntary decisions?
- Football | Soccer medical governance: inclusion and athlete safeguarding as key to boost your team performance.
8.00 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Ask away section.
Module 14 - Featuring 3 countries, 16 cities, and 48 teams, the FIFA World Cup 2026™ is set to be an extraordinary sporting event.
7.00 pm | 8.30 pm utc
Moderator
Speakers: Margot Putukian and OLUFEMI R. AYENI
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
With such a massive scale, how can the health and well-being of the players be effectively managed during this major tournament?
- Travel fatigue and jet lag.
- Sleep quality.
- Health protection and screening protocols.
8.30 pm | 9.00 pm utc
Ask away section.
9.00 pm | 9.10 pm utc
Closing remarks and official closure of the first global edition of the Football | Soccer Medicine Advanced Course.
Faculty
FAQ's
704,00 €
Key Features of Our Online Course:
- Live, online, interactive classes run on Tuesdays from 7 pm till 9 pm (UTC).
- 24/7 access to class replays
- Official language: English
- Online synchronous course - join real-time interactive sessions on Zoom, enabling seamless communication with classmates and the professor through video, audio, and chat.
- Our course is led by a world-class faculty, consisting of experts from over 10 different nationalities, with experience in top universities and prestigious football | soccer institutions and clubs from around the globe.
- With the upcoming FIFA WORLD CUP 26™ as our inspiration, our Football | Soccer Medicine Advance Course envisions providing clinicians with a solid foundation to deliver top-notch services for athletes, ensuring optimal performance and injury management throughout their careers and beyond.
- Diploma issued by a FIFA, ISAKOS, ESSKA and ICRS accredited centre.
PROGRAM BEGINS
October 8th 2024
REGISTRATION FEE
Total cost of attendance:
- 704€ - Pre-order until May 30th 2024
- 880€ - until August 8th 2024
- 980€ - until September 8th 2024
- 1080€ - after September 8th 2024
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical doctors, physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches and other football medicine stakeholders.
ACCEPTING PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS
Yes, 3x interest-free:
25% due upon registration.
37.5% due 60 days after registration.
Remaining 37.5% due 90 days after registration.