The impressive program of #SPORTSKONGRES features 6 parallel sessions and workshops (rooms: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ballroom, Top of Town and Iceland) with distinguished national and international speakers. All talks are in English. In each parallel session, you will be able to find a topic of interest, no matter if your interest lies with sports orthopedic surgery, sports rehabilitation, sports rheumatology, anti-doping or general practice of sports medicine.
Thursday
08.30 – 9.45
Checkin
09.45 – 10.00
Norway
Opening of congress
10.00 – 11.00
Norway
KEY-NOTE LECTURE:
How do exercise training principles shift when you change from an athlete to a patient!
Prof. Stephen Seiler, PhD
Chair: TBA
11.00 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.30
Norway
Small Symposium
Surgical treatment for acute knee injuries in elite athletes
Speakers:
Andrew Williams, MD
Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Small Symposium.
Fascia – an overlooked tissue: from beliefs to science and practice?
Speakers:
Caterina Fede, PhD
Ass Prof. Jens Bojsen-Møller, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Small Symposium.
“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job”: Practical strategies for supporting female athletes
Speakers:
Prof. Kirsty Elliot Sale, PhD
Prof. Kerry McGawley, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Small Symposium.
Optimizing health in the para athlete with neurological impairment
Speakers:
Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD
Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop B
Muscle-tendon problems in the lateral hip: diagnosess and non-surgical management
Speakers:
Marie Bagger Bohn, MD, PhD
Kasper Spoorendonk, PT
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop A
Late stage rehabilitation of Achilles tendinopathy
Speakers:
Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD
Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD
Chair: TBA
12.30 – 13.15
Lunch
13.15 – 14.45
Norway
Large Symposium
Hit the brakes: deceleration ability and insights in relation to lower limb injury
Speakers:
Damian Harper, PhD
Jesper Bencke, PhD
Holly Silvers-Granelli, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Large Symposium
Exercise and weightloss on prescription!
Speakers:
Signe Torekov, PhD
Christoffer Clemmensen, PhD
Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Large Symposium
Multiligament instabilities of the knee in sports
Speakers:
Gilbert Moatshe, MD
Mathilde Lundgaard-Nielsen, PT
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Large Symposium
Tendon-related problems in adolescents – is it tendinopathy or apophysitis?
Speakers:
Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD
Ass Prof. Sinead Holden, PT, PhD
Kasper Krommes, PT
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop C
Pre-participation screening in Para athletes
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD
Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD
Christian Lykkeby, Para Athlete
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop D
Sports medicine case studies with practical examples – An update on when diagnostic imaging is warranted, and what specific imaging modalities can assist with ?
Speakers:
James Noake, MD
Chair: TBA
14.45 – 15.15
Coffee break
13.15 – 14.45
Norway
Oral presentations
Sweden
Oral presentations
Denmark
Oral presentations
Ballroom
Oral presentations
Top of town
Iceland
16.15 – 16.45
Coffee break
16.45 – 18.15
Norway
Large Symposium
Muscle strains: Basic and clinical aspects of prevention and rehabilitation
Speakers:
Prof. Abigail Mackey, PhD
Monika Bayer, PhD
Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Large Symposium
Sports cardiology in youth sport
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Katarina Ehrenborg-Steding, PT
Prof. Mats Börjesson, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Large Symposium
What about lateral extraarticular tenodesis (LAT) in ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents?
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD
Prof. Eivind Inderhaug, MD
Andrew Williams, MD
Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Large Symposium
Moving through cancer – the role of exercise in patients with cancer
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Lykke Sylow, PhD
Casper Simonsen, PhD
Gitte Holmen Oloffson, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop E
Womans health in sports
Speakers:
Prof. Kirsty Elliot Sale, PhD
Ass. Prof. Kerry McGawley, PhD
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop F
Hit the brakes: deceleration ability and insights in relation to lower limb injury
Speakers:
Damian Harper, PhD
Jesper Bencke, PhD
Holly Silvers-Granelli, PT, PhD
Chair: TBA
18.15-19.30
General Assemblies
19.30 – 21.00
Get together
20.00 – 21.00
Poster Walk, Norway
Chairs and Co-Chairs:
TBA
21.00 – 24.00
Afterparty, Ballroom C
Friday
08.00 – 09.15
Norway
Small Symposium
Surgery or not – for ACL injury
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD
Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Small Symposium
Biomechanical understanding on how can we optimize future prevention and rehabilitation strategies for athletes with hip and groin problems
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Laura E. Diamond, PhD
Filip Lysdal, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Small Symposium
Patella- and Achilles tendinopathy in athletes
Speakers:
Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD
Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Small Symposium
Management of shoulder and AC joint instability
Speakers:
Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD
Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop G
Biomechanics in sports – and how to apply this knowledge in athletic training and management settings
Speakers:
Jesper Bencke, PhD
Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop H
Sports medicine case studies with practical examples – An update on when diagnostic imaging is warranted, and what specific imaging modalities can assist with ?
Speakers:
James Noake, MD
Chair: TBA
09.15 – 09.30
Break
09.30 – 10.30
Norway
Oral presentations
Sweden
Oral presentations
Denmark
Oral presentations
Ballroom
Oral presentations
Top of town
Iceland
10.30 – 11.00
Break
11.00 – 12.30
Norway
Large Symposium
Adjoint rehabilitation: the forgotten aspects of treatments that will help rehabilitation experts recover their athletes better and quicker
Speakers:
Prof. Anna Melin, PhD
Prof. Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, PhD
Ass Prof. Filip Larsen, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Large Symposium
Severe lower extremity muscle-tendon injuries among athletes: surgical indications and return to sport
Speakers:
Prof. Lasse Lempainen, MD, PhD
Marie Bagger Bohn, MD, PhD
Dorthe Ryberg , PT
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Large Symposium
Managing hip and groin problems in football – From start to finish across genders
Speakers:
Matthew DeLang, PT
Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD
Laura Bowen, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Large Symposium
Exercise induced lower leg pain in athletes
Speakers:
Simon Doessing, MD, PhD
Sophia Halldin Lindorsson, MD, PhD
Prof. Jonas Eiberg, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop J
DSSF guidelines: Lateral ankle spain and return to sport
Speakers:
Anders Christer Larsen, PT
Mark Strøm, PT
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop I
Late stage rehabilitation of athletes with Achilles tendinopathy
Speakers:
Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD
Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD
Chair: TBA
12.30 – 13.15
Lunch
13.15 – 14.45
Norway
Large Symposium
Back on track – how to deal with back pain in athletes?
Speakers:
Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan, PT, PhD
Anni Aavikko, MD
Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Large Symposium
The stiff knee – a new perspective on arthrofibrosis
Speakers:
Kayley Usher, PhD
Sebastiano Nutarelli, PT
Ass Prof. Christoffer Tandrup Nielsen, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Large Symposium
Maximizing performance by manipulating watts/kg on race day! – Considering weight management and low energy availability
Speakers:
Ina Garthe, PhD
Ass. Prof Mette Hansen, PhD
Prof. Anna Melin, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Large Symposium
The Mental Game: addressing psychological and social factors in sport injury rehabilitation
Speakers:
Niklas Cederstróm, PhD
Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD
Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop L
Management of shoulder and AC joint instability
Speakers:
Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD
Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD
Dorthe Ryberg, PT
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop K
Diagnosing and treating common conditions in the sports medical clinic: A practical approach
Speakers:
Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD
Simon Dossing, MD, PhD
Jesper Petersen, MD, PhD
Mads Münster Karlsson, MD
Chair: TBA
14.45 – 15.15
Coffee break
15.15 – 16.15
Norway
Small Symposium
ESSKA Consensus: Hip and groin pain in physically active – terminology, clinical examination and imaging
Speakers:
Dora Papadopoulou, MD, PhD
Adam Weir, MD, PhD
Prof. Vikas Khanduja, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Small Symposium
Foot and ankle injuries – from easy to complex sprains
Speakers:
Filip Lysdal, PhD
Jente Wagemans, PT
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Small Symposium
Head impacts in football – should players worry about their brain health?
Speakers:
Sara Dahlèn, MD
Stian Sandmo, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Small Symposium
Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention
Speakers:
Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD
Liz Bayley, PT
Chairs: TBA
Top of Town
Workshop N
Injury prevention in racket sports: how can athletes, doctors and physical therapists learn from each other?
Speakers:
Niels-Christian Kaldau, MD
Dorthe Rybjerg, PT
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop M
Biopsychosocial assessment and diagnosis of active people with chronic back pain
Speakers:
Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan, PT, PhD
Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD
Chair: TBA
16.15 – 16.45
Break
16.45 – 18.00
Norway
Oral presentations – Competition
Judges:
Editors from BJSM, AJSM, JOSPT, KSSTA, SJMSS, BOSEM, TSM, IJSPT”
Chairs: TBA
19.30-
Galla dinner party
Saturday
09.00 – 10.00
Norway
Small Symposium
Optimizing rehabilitation in patients with meniscus and ACL injury
Speakers:
Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD
Prof. Anders Holsgaard-Larsen, PhD
Ass Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Small Symposium
Advancing the understanding of trochlea dysplasia
Speakers:
Peter Balcarek, MD, PhD
Niklas Eysturoy, MD
Kaya Kvarme Jacobsen, MD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Small Symposium
Adolescent athletes with niggles and pains: when is it too much?
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Sinead Holden, PT, PhD
Jenny Jacobsson, PT, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Top of Town
Workshop P
The Mental Game: Addressing psychological and social factors in sport injury rehabilitation
Speakers:
Niklas Cederstróm, PhD
Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD
Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD
Chair: TBA
Iceland
Workshop O
Surgery or not – for ACL injury
Speakers:
Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD
Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD
10.00 – 10.15
Break
10.15 – 11.15
Norway
Small Symposium
Womens football: Understanding injury and performance in the right context!
Speakers:
Anna Hallen, PE
Ass Prof. Katrine Okholm-Kryger, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Sweden
Small Symposium
The Achilles tendon contains 3 subtendons – Does that mean it is time to rethink its management after full tendon rupture?
Speakers:
Raad Khair, PhD
Susanne Schaarup, MD
Chairs: TBA
Denmark
Small Symposium
Respiratory illness is responsible for 50% of acute illness in athletes – we can all do better!
Speakers:
Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD
Prof. Hege Clemm, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Ballroom
Top of Town
Workshop Q
ESSKA Consensus: Hip and groin pain in physically active – terminology, clinical examination and imaging
Speakers:
Prof. Per Hölmich, MD, PhD
Prof. Vikas Khanduja, MD, PhD
Chairs: TBA
Iceland
Workshop R
Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention
Speakers:
Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD
Liz Bayley, PT
Chair: TBA
11.15 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.30
Norway
KEY-NOTE LECTURE
How to build muscle for strength and function
Prof. Brad Schoenfeld, PhD
Chair: TBA
12.30 – 13.00
Norway
Closing of congress