European Society of Athletic Training and Therapy

On behalf of the European Society of Athletic Therapy and Training, we are proud to host the inaugural conference in Jerzmanowice, Poland. Poland is a country at the geographical centre of Europe, with one of the oldest universities north of the Alps and a history of scientific advance reaching back to Copernicus. The time and location for the conference is 4-5 June, 2010.

The title of the conference is: At the forefront of athletes-care: A European framework of applicable knowledge and standards in practice. We would like to welcome you to share the recent scientific developments in the area of sports medicine, focusing on the orthopaedic management of sports injuries and the rehabilitation of these injuries, with a particular emphasis on return-to-participation and End Stage Functional Rehabilitation. We believe this meeting will provide a high quality scientific environment for the presentation of new research and offer an exchange of information by all disciplines related to sports and medicine. ESATT is a young and vibrant organization, with many ideas on developing an approach to athletes’ injuries that is proactive, not reactive. It is this dynamism and expertise that are the hallmarks of a high calibre and carefully arranged scientific programme. We invite you to listen to lectures in basic science as well as clinically relevant topics, or to take part in hands-on workshops that are geared toward practitioners.

We hope to see you in Poland at the 1st ESATT Sports Medicine Conference, 4 to 5 June 2010, which will be informative and bring together a range of professionals with the same goal: Optimizing the health care delivery to all sports participants, and ensuring a rapid return to participation while minimizing the risk of re-injury. We look forward to being your hosts, knowing that the conference will be an enlightening and enjoyable experience that should not be missed.

Krzysztof Ficek, MD, PhD
Congress Chair

Alice Mooney, MSc
Conference Secretariat

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The official language of the conference is English, therefore all abstracts must be submitted in English.

When submitting your abstract please ensure:

- Documents are submitted in MS Word format, Times New Roman 12 point font.
- Single line spacing must be used.
- All abstracts must be under 300 words, excluding the title.
- All submissions must use a structured abstract format, that contains a brief introduction (the purpose of the research), the methodology (explanation on data collection and processing), results and conclusions (discussion and major findings).
- It is text only, thus it must not include images, figures or graphs.
- It is in normal font: no bold, italic or capitalized text.
- All co-authors are acknowledged.
- The emphasis of the abstract should be on the results and the conclusion. If appropriate, the results and the discussion sections can be combined.
- References, if necessary, are kept to a maximum of 3
- It represents completed work.

Note: Abstracts shall not be accepted for review by anyone other than the Conference Secretariat. Abstracts which do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.

SUBMISSION & DEADLINE: Email submissions to a.mooney@worc.ac.uk by 15 April 2010.

CONFERENCE FEES

The costs to register for the conference are as follows:

Students ........................................... 200 zloty
( about €51 or £46 as of 02/03/2010)

Professionals .................................... 400 zloty
( about €102 or £92 as of 02/03/2010)

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The fee covers entry to all session as well as your choice of hands-on workshops. Space will be limited for the hands on workshops, please identify which ones you prefer on the registration form.

Light refreshments will be provided during the day.

Accommodation
The venue for the meeting is Chochołowy Dwór, in Jerzmanowice, Poland. The venue is about a 30 minute drive from the centre of Cracow, the home of Copernicus, the former capital of Poland and a city that hosts numerous institutions of higher learning.

The hotel can be contacted at
CHOCHOŁOWY DWÓR
http://www.chocholowydwor.pl/
32-048 Jerzmanowice 54A
e-mail: kontakt@chocholowydwor.pl
Tel: (+48 12) 389 32 80
e-mail: recepcja@chocholowydwor.pl

For further information, please contact the conference secretariat, Alice Mooney, at a.mooney@worc.ac.uk

REGISTRATION

Registration Form

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PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS