MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE

The program in detail

13:00 – 13:10 h

Conference Welcome

Horst Giesen, Global Portfolio Director "Health and Medical Technologies", Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Moderator: Christian Stammel, CEO and Founder, Wearable Technologies


13:10 - 13:25 h

Keynote

"Triathlon training and technologies –the use of data for performance and health"
Sebastian Kienle, Ironman World Champion


13:30 - 14:45 h

Session 1: Future concepts in professional sports

Olympic sports – Performance medicine

13:30 – 13:50 h
Summer is coming! Preparation to Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Dr. Stéphane Bermon, Director IAAF Health & Science Department

13:50 – 14:10 h
Nutritional recovery from prolonged exercises
Prof. Dr. med. Xavier Bigard, Medical Director, Union Cycliste Internationale; Past President French Society of Sports Medicine

14:10 – 14:30 h
The role of modern injectables in rehabilitating football injuries
Dr. med. Ralf Doyscher, Team Physician Borussia Mönchengladbach, Department for Sports Medicine Charité, University Medicine Berlin

14:30 – 14:45 h
The use of technology to protect the health of athletes during competitions in the heat
Prof. Dr. Yannis Pitsiladis, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Brighton, IOC Medical and Scientific Commission Member, Chair of Scientific Commission FIMS


14:45 – 15:45 h

Session 2: Sports for health

Public health guidelines and implementation – Exercise prescription

14:45 – 15:05 h
The physically inactive and aging media society: Options to strengthen health and fitness promotion
Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Dieter Leyk, Head of Bundeswehr Institute for Preventive Medicine

15:05 – 15:25 h
Exercise does not harm the heart
Prof. Dr. med. Herbert Löllgen, Sports Cardiology, Member Executive Comm. EFSMA, Hon. Pres. German Fed. Sports Medicine

15:25 – 15:45 h
AI-based affective computing systems for health, prevention and sports applications
Prof. Dr. Jarek Krajewski, CEO, Institute for Experimental Psychophysiology


15:45 – 16:00 h
Networking, coffee break


16:00 h – 17:15 h

Session 3: Guided innovation tour

Health and fitness monitoring – Training and rehabilitation solutions – Wearable technologies


17:15 h – 18:15 h

Networking and Get-together

at MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM (Hall 13)


[Version: 31 October 2019, subject to changes]

The program in detail

10:00 – 12:45 h

Session 4: Tailored exercise programs

Personalization – Prevention of training overload – Regeneration

10:00 – 10:23 h
Deep dive recovery
Dr. med. Lutz Graumann, Consultant German Icehockey Federation

10:23 – 10:46 h
Sleep and regeneration by wrist
Dr. Raija Laukkanen, Director Science Collaboration Polar

10:46 – 11:09 h
Individualization of endurance training guided by cardiac vagal control
Prof. Dr. Kuno Hottenrott, Head of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

11:09 – 11:32 h
Field test to laboratory test – Usage of cycling power meters on treadmills for more accurate training transfer
Jens Hinder, MD, Sports Medicine, University Munster, Past World Champion of Medical Health Professionals in Race Cycling, Team Physician Trek-Segafredo

11:32 – 11:55 h
Variable inertia: how technology can change the future of strength training
Francesco Cuzzolin, Director Science Department, Technogym

11:55 – 12:18 h
Active commuting to workplace to counteract physical inactivity in employees
Dr. med. David Niederseer, Sport cardiologist, Univerity of Zürich

12:18 – 12:41 h
Strength training modalities and the intramuscular connective tissue
Prof. Dipl. Ing. Dr. Barbara Wessner, Deputy Head Research Platform Active Ageing, University of Vienna, Center for Sport Science and University Sports


12:45 – 13:45 h
Networking, lunch & exhibition break


13:45 – 15:00 h

Session 5: Application of technologies to sports medicine

(powered by ACSM and NATA)

13:45 – 14:10 h
Integrating new technology into sports medicine practice
Dr. med. Aaron Rubin, Program Director Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente; Team Physician, University of California, FACSM

14:10 – 14:35 h
The rapid growth of in-home streaming group exercise classes: Is your living room as effective as the fitness club?
Dr. med. Scott Paluska, Clinical Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dep. Head Christie Clinic Sports Medicine, FACSM

14:35 – 15:00 h
The future of cannabis in sports rehabilitation
Prof. Dr. Jeff Konin, Clinical Professor, Florida International University


15:00 h – 15:45 h

Session 6: Evidence-based diagnostics

Vital data and performance monitoring – Movement analysis – Epigenetic screening

15:00 h – 15:45 h
Epigenetic screening for performance and health – Reality or future?
Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Bloch, Head of Department for Molecular & Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sports University Köln


15:45 – 16:30 h

Session 7: Head and brain injuries

Prevention – Assessement – Treatment

15:45 – 16:10 h
Sports neurophysiology as a tool to optimize performance and assess concussion
Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Claus Reinsberger, Chair of Sports Medicine, University of Paderborn

16:10 – 16:30 h
Innovations in head injury protection for athletes
Prof. Dr. med. Sam Browd, Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington


16:30 h – 17:30 h

Session 8: Digital innovations in sports & healthcare

Moderated by Miikka Neuvonen, Sports Technology Expert

16:30 – 16:36 h
Remote patient monitoring technology
Camil Moldoveanu, CEO and Founder, Re.flex

16:36 – 16:42 h
Sensor device for non-invasive diagnostics in sweat during exercise
Dr. Susanne Oertel, Senior Scientist, Fraunhofer IISB

16:42 - 16:48 h
Sensewave - A hightech assessment and training tool for injury prevention and rehabilitation
Wolfgang Schriebl, Sports Scientist and Sports Therapist, sense product GmbH

16:48 – 16:54 h
Real-time coaching by movement analysis for running
Dr. Bernhard Hirschauer, Product Manager and Head Coach Running, Racefox

16:54 – 17:00 h
SmarTracks – Performance diagnostics with smart surfaces
Johannes Rosenmöller, CEO, Humotion GmbH

17:00 – 17:06 h
State of the art sensor technology for wheelchair paralympic athletes
Nico Kaartinen, CEO, Kaasa Solution

17:06 - 17:12 h
Building a digital hub for biomarker based performance and prevention
Tobias Teuber, CEO and Founder, LykonDX

17:12 – 17:18 h
Personalized nutrition and supplements for elite athletes
Philipp Merk, Founder and Managing Director, LOEWI

17:18 - 17:24 h
Percussive therapy – The new wave in performance and recovery
Ben McNamara, Head of Education EMEA, Theragun LLC

17:24 - 17:30 h
Next level of performance and metabolism analysis and coaching
Dr. Ulrich Jerichow , CEO, VitaScale GmbH


17:30 – 17:40 h

Summary & closing remarks

Christian Stammel, CEO and Founder, Wearable Technologies


[Version: 31 October 2019, subject to changes]