17th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA)

17th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) is organized by Londocor Event Management and would be held during Oct 24 - 27, 2017 at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The target audience for this medical evnt basically for Physicians.

Course Description :
SASMA is a multidisiciplinary professional and scientific society dedicated to co-ordinating, integrating and optimising medical, scientific and educational services in sports, exercise and health in South Africa. The theme for 2017 is “Integrate – Accelerate –Elevate”, and aims to emphasise the importance of integration across various platforms in order to accelerate and improve outcome and elevate performance.

The topic of integration has never been more relevant in sport, particularly interdisciplinary integration, cultural integration and integration with technology. A thoughtfully crafted programme will thread together themed academic content, skills workshops, and panel discussions that will inspire and empower clinicians, academics, learners and leaders.

Congress Highlights :
Clinical Themes at the Congress will Include:
• Pre-participation screening - What’s in and what’s out? The debate continues
• Sports Cardiology Symposium
• Paediatric Sports Medicine and Kids Health
• The Female Athlete
• Paralympic Medicine and Biomechanics
• Trends in Sports Nutrition
• Sports Specific Sessions with interdisciplinary presentations and panel discussions
• Exercise for Disease Prevention, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop
• Eye Opening Case Studies.