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; Duesseldorf, Germany    
Christian Stammel, Founder and CEO, WT Wearable Technologies AG; Herrsching, Germany


13:10 – 13:40 h

Keynote

Perspectives of digital epidemiology - Opportunities, promises and challenges
Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann, Professor for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, Institute of Epidemiological Modeling of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute; Berlin, Germany   


13:40 – 16:00 h

Session 1: Future concepts in sports medicine

Space medicine, performance and AI

13:40 – 14:00 h
Doc, we have a problem – The challenges of space medicine
Prof. Volker Damann, Professor for Human Performance in Space, International Space University Strasbourg; Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France    

14:00 – 14:20 h
Performance and regeneration in German ice hockey – New ways of using data and AI
Karl Schwarzenbrunner, Head of Education and Science, German Ice Hockey Federation; Sistrans, Austria    

14:20 – 14:40 h
Digital twins in sports
Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier, Professor for Digital Support Systems in Sports and Medical Engineering, Head of Machine Learning & Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich Alexander University; Erlangen, Germany  

14:40 – 15:00 h
Building winning teams – Psychological aspects of high performance teams
Florian Mennigen, Clinical Psychologist, Private Lecturer, Witten/Herdecke University; Former Team Rowing Athlete, Olympic and World Champion; Heidelberg, Germany    

15:00 – 15:20 h
Why the future of medicine will be driven by learnings from Formula 1 racing?
Dr. med. Lutz Graumann, President International Association of Performance Medicine, Medical Coordinator; Rosenheim, Germany 

15:20 – 15:40 h
Artificial Intelligence in medicine – Why diagnostic screening is an interesting use case
Prof. Dr. Roger Abächerli, Professor for Medical Engineering, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts; Baar, Switzerland


16:00 h – 16:30 h
The latest technology to deliver evidence based exercise programs (partner contribution)
Dr. Silvano Zanuso, Scientific Research & Communication Manager, Technogym GmbH; Cesena, Italy


[Version: 13 November 2020, subject to changes]

The program in detail

 

10:00 – 10:10 h

Conference welcome 2nd day

Christian Stammel, Founder and CEO, WT Wearable Technologies AG; Herrsching, Germany   


10:10 – 12:45 h

Session 2: Tailored exercise programs

10:10 – 10:30 h
The role of modern injectables in high performance sports like football and skiing
Dr. med. Peter Brucker, Adj. Professor, Medical Director, ATOS Clinics Munich; Team Physician German Skiing Team; Munich, Germany    
Dr. med. Ralf Doyscher, Department for Sports Medicine Charité, University Berlin; Team Physician Borussia Moenchengladbach; Moenchengladbach, Germany    

10:30 – 10:50 h
The example of blood flow restriction exercise
Prof. Dr. Borja Muniz, Professor for Exercise Physiology, University Zaragoza; FIMS CCSM; Zaragoza, Spain

10:50 – 11:10 h
The BioPsychoSocial model in sports medicine – How to implement a multidisciplinary approach
Dr. med. Theodora Papadopoulou, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine; Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Center Loughborough; Secretary General EFSMA; Executive Board BASEM; Loughborough, United Kingdom    

11:10 – 11:30 h
The effects of the digitalization on active sports consumption and training and coaching
Dr. Katharina Schöttl, Adj. Professor, German University of Health and Sports; Munich, Germany

11:30 - 11:50 h
New technologies in professional football – Current trends in the German Bundesliga
Kathrin Neuhofer, Sport Scientist, Head of Performance Development, International Football Institute; Munich, Germany
Fee Beyer, CEO, SportsTech Germany; Berlin, Germany

11:50 - 12:10 h
Next generation in movement analysis and implications on training and injury prevention
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Odenwald, Professor and Researcher of physical man-machine interaction and Sports Engineering, Chair Sports Equipment Technology, Technical University Chemnitz; Chemnitz, Germany    


12:30 – 13:00 h
Networking break


13:00 – 15:00 h

Session 3: Evidence-based diagnostics and wearable technologies

13:00 – 13:20 h
Exercise testing in sports cardiology
Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Scharhag, Head Department of Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology and Prevention, Centre for Sport Science, University of Vienna; Vienna, Austria    

13:20 – 13:40 h
Telomers – A novel link between cardiovascular health and disease
Dr. med. Christian Werner, Adj. Professor, Specialist for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Homburg; Bad Homburg, Germany    

13:40 – 14:00 h
Establishing a global standard for wearable devices in sport and fitness – Perspectives from FIMS and EFSMA
Prof. Dr. Yannis Pitsiladis, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University Brighton; IOC Medical and Scientific Commission Member; Chair of Scientific Commission FIMS; Brighton, United Kingdom

14:00 – 14:20 h
Technologies measuring sleep –  Overview and opportunities in healthcare and sports
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Götze, Professor for Electrical Engineering & Information Technology, University Dortmund; Dortmund, Germany    

14:20 – 14:40 h
Sweat as a source of next generation digital biomarkers - The rise of Internet-enabled sudorology
Dr. med. Noé Karl Brasier, Clinical Researcher, Chief Medical Information Office, University Hospital Basel; Basel, Switzerland   


15:00 h – 16:00 h

Session 4: Sports in times of highly infectious viral diseases and polluted environments

15:00 – 15:20 h
COVID-19 and return to sports
Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Bloch, Head of Department for Molecular & Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sports University Cologne; Gau-Algesheim, Germany    

15:20 – 15:40 h
Systems for infection protection in professional sports
Dr. Ulrich Jerichow, CEO, VitaScale; Gelnhausen, Germany    

15:40 – 16:00 h
Environmental hazards and cardiovascular disease – It`s time to act
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Münzel, Chief of the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Centre for Cardiology; Mainz, Germany


16:00 – 17:00 h

Session 5: Digital innovations in sports & healthcare

16:00 – 16:12 h
Core body temperature – Filling the gap in sports performance science – first insights from the Tour de France 2020 and during professional Triathlon races
Dr. Holger Hendrichs, VP, greenTEG; Rümlang, Switzerland    

16:12 – 16:24 h
Percussive therapy – The new wave in performance and recovery
Ben McNamara, Head of Education EMEA, Theragun; Chelmsford, United Kingdom    

16:24 – 16:36 h
Coming to pro surfing – Full body motion capture and analysis
Ali Kord, COO, AiQ Synertial; Lewes, United Kingdom    

16:36 – 16:48 h
Sensor based movement analysis and tailored training programs
Harald Freitag, CEO/CTO, movX; Wissen, Germany

16:48 - 17:00 h
The future of sports technology and its application in agility training
Vercauteren Koen, Founder & Headcoach, ledsreact; Wevelgem, Belgium


17:00 – 17:10 h

Summary & closing remarks

Christian Stammel, CEO and Founder, Wearable Technologies


[Version: 12 November 2020, subject to changes]