IOC WORLD CONFERENCE PREVENTION OF INJURY AND ILLNESS IN SPORT

Posted on May 17, 2021

Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg and Prof Martin Schwellnus are under the long list of speakers.

Herewith the extracts from the programme to indicate their involvement in this Conference

[295] Sleeping for success in sport

Athlete-specific challenges to sleep: An applied perspective (12 min)
Christa Janse van Rensburg (South Africa)

[321] Injuries in runners: Epidemiology, risks and prevention

Novel risk factors associated with running injuries: An important step in designing intervention for prevention (12 min)
Martin Schwellnus (South Africa)

[469] Evidence based prevention of illness associated with long-haul travel in elite athletes: Sorting the wheat from the chaff

  • Christa Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa)
  • Pharmacological and pharmaceutical approaches to illness prevention: From A to Zinc: The evidence base (15 min)

Panel discussion/questions (20 min)
(Janse Van Rensburg, Webborn, Derman, Meyer)

[248] Tokyo 2020: Protecting the athlete from environmental and logistical challenges

  • Jetlag and travel fatigue prevention and treatment at the games (12 min)
    Christa Janse van Rensburg (South Africa)
  • Illness during travel and at the games: how to prevent illness? (12 min)
    Martin Schwellnus (South Africa)

Panel discussion (15 min)
(Taylor, Janse van Rensburg, Schwellnus, Bougault, Mountjoy, Racinais)

for more information visit the  website : https://ioc-preventionconference.org/?page_id=1007

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