October 7th, 2019

Camp Nou, Barcelona

BARÇA SPORTS MEDICINE CONFERENCE 2019

11TH EDITION

2019 HIGHLIGHTS

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SPEAKERS

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Ricard Pruna

Medical Manager Football area, FC Barcelona

(SPA)

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Alan McCall

Research & Development

(UK)

 

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Gil Rodas

Head of Medical Services, Barça Innovation Hub, FC Barcelona

(SPA)

 

 

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Jill Cook

Professor (research), La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University

(AUS)

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Thor Einar Andersen

Head of Football Medicine Research at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian School

(NOR)

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Hans Tol

Sports Medicine Physician at the Amsterdam Medical University Centers

(NL)

 

 

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Silvia Ortega

Physiotherapist, FC Barcelona

(SPA)

 

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Xavier Yanguas

Sports Medicine Doctor at FC Barcelona

(SPA)

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Markus Walden

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Department of Orthopaedics, Hässleholm-Kristianstad-Ystad Hospitals

(SWE)

 

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Sean Docking

Post-doctoral research fellow at La Trobe University Sport | Exercise Medicine Research Center at Latrobe University

(AUS)

 

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Ebonie Rio

4-year postdoctoral research fellowship at La Trobe University

(AUS)

 

 

 

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Carles Pedret

Doctor in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona | Specialist in Sports Medicine at the University of Barcelona

(SPA)

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Ramon Balius

Head of Locomotor Unit at CEARE (Center for High-Performance Sports Studies)

(SPA)

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Sandra Mechó

Radiologist at FC Barcelona and Hospital de Barcelona

(SPA)

 

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Xavier Alomar

Radiologist at Creu Blanca Hospital

(SPA)

 

 

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Jeremy Loenneke

Department of health and exercise science and recreation management at University of Mississippi

(USA)

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Tero Järvinen

Chief surgeon and the professor at the department of Orthopedics & Traumatology at the Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University

(FIN)

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Lorenzo Masci

Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Pure Sports Med

(UK)

 

 

 

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Hakan Alfredsson

Tendon Specialist & Orthopaedic Surgeon

(SWE)

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Maurizio Fanchini

Strength Conditioning Coach at AS Roma

(IT)

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Dylan Morrissey

Sports Medicine Physician at Qmul

(UK)

 

 

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Hans Zwerver

Professor of Sport & Exercise Medicine at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands

(NL)

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Henning Langberg

Professor at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

(DK)

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Andreas Serner

Physiotherapist & Clinical Research Scientist at ASPETAR

(QAT)

 

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Robert-Jan de Vos

Sports Physician and post-doc researcher at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam

(NL)

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Seth O’Neill

University of Leicester | LE · Department of Medical and Social Care Education

(UK)

 

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Andreas Ivarsson

Head of Psychology and personal development research (Arsenal FC)

(SWE)

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Daniel Florit

Medical Section Football First Team at FC Barcelona

(SPA)

 

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Javier Ruiz

Physical Trainer of Basketball at FC Barcelona

(SPA)

 

A message from the experts

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PROGRAM

  • MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

SCHEDULES

09:00
OPENING CEREMONY Marta Plana | Member FC Barcelona BIHUB Commissioner
INTRODUCTION Dr. Gil Rodas (Head of Health & Wellness Area of Barça Innovation Hub)
09:10
“HOW TO MANAGE TENDINOPATHY FOR FOOTBALL: FCB TENDINOPATHY GUIDE” by Dr. Ricard Pruna, Alan McCall, Gil Rodas and Jill Cook
TOPIC 1 : GENERAL OVERVIEW OF TENDON PAIN / PATHOLOGY Chair: Gil Rodas and Thor Einar Andersen
09:25
“WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM AND WHERE ARE WE HEADING?" by Jill Cook
09:45
“EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS FOR TENDON INJURY IN FOOTBALL” by Markus Walden
10:05
“WHAT IS THE ROLE OF IMAGING IN DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING A TENDON INJURY?” by Sean Docking
10:25
“TENDON PAIN AND THE BRAIN” by Ebonie Rio
10:45
“HOW CAN IMAGING HELP MANAGE TENDINOPATHIES“ by Carles Pedret, Ramon Balius, Sandra Mechó and Xavier Alomar
11:05
ROUNDTABLE
11:15
COFFEE BREAK
TOPIC 2: INTERVENTIONS FOR TENDON PATHOLOGY AND PAIN Chair: Ricard Pruna and Hans Tol
11:45
“EXERCISE AND APPROPRIATE LOADING ARE THE BEST STRATEGIES” by Henning Langberg
12:00
“A NOVEL APPROACH TO ENHANCING TENDON REHABILITATION – USING BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION" by Jeremy Loenneke
12:15
“REGENERATIVE/BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOES NOT AND WHERE ARE WE HEADED?” by Tero Järvinen
12:30
“STRANGE AND WONDERFUL TENDINOPATHY TREATMENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW” by Hans Tol
12:45
"WHEN AND WHAT SURGERY FOR OVERUSE TENDON INJURY?" by Lorenzo Masci and Hakan Alfredsson
13:05
ROUNDTABLE
13:15
LUNCH BREAK
TOPIC 3: SPECIFIC TENDON REHABILITATION EXAMPLES Chair: Silvia Ortega and Jill Cook
14:30
“ACHILLES TENDON” by Maurizio Fanchini and Dylan Morrissey
14:50
“PATELLAR TENDON” by Zwerver J
15:10
“HAMSTRING TENDON” by Robert-Jan de Vos
15:30
"ADDUCTOR TENDON” by Andreas Serner
15:50
ROUNDTABLE
16:00
BREAK
TOPIC 4: PREVENTING TENDON INJURY Chair: Xavier Yanguas and Alan McCall
16:15
“SCREENING AND PREVENTION FOR TENDON INJURY” by Robert-Jan de Vos
16:35
“IN- SEASON MANAGEMENT OF TENDON INJURY (PREVENTING THE PROBLEM WORSENING)” by Seth O’Neill
16:50
“ADDING PSYCHOLOGY TO THE TENDON PREVENTION MIX" by Andreas Ivarsson
17:10
“FCB STUDIES IN TENDINOPATHIES” by Daniel Florit, Gil Rodas and Javier Ruiz
17:40
ROUNDTABLE
17:45
END OF THE DAY