Sports Medicine Committee

Mission

Contribute to the overall educational and research activities of ISAKOS as required and requested.

Body of Work: This committee will focus on non-operative Sports Medicine issues, and sports related injuries of the chest, abdomen, spine, head, face and neck.

Composition

Chair, Deputy Chair(s), up to 15 members, staff liaison

Elvire Servien, MD, PhD, Prof.
Chair, 2023-2025
FRANCE

Pieter D'Hooghe, MD PhD
Deputy Chair, 2023-2025
QATAR

Carlos H. Yacuzzi, MD
Deputy Chair, 2023-2025
ARGENTINA

Björn Barenius, MD, PhD, ass. Prof. SWEDEN
Camila Cohen Kaleka, PhD BRAZIL
Ignacio Dallo, MD SPAIN
Franco Della Vedova, MD ARGENTINA
Alberto Gobbi, MD, FRACS ITALY
Philippe Landreau, MD UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Seth L. Sherman, MD UNITED STATES
Arumugam Sivaraman, MS(Orth), AB(IM)(USA), FRCS(Glasg) INDIA
Daniel A. Slullitel, MD, Prof. ARGENTINA
Stephen C. Weber, MD UNITED STATES
Mark R. Hutchinson, Professor, MD, FACSM, FAANA, FAAOS UNITED STATES

Charges

The following charges are the 2023 - 2025 committee term.

  • Awards & Fellowships
    • Select the winner of the ISAKOS Achilles Sports Medicine Award.
  • Congress
    • Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented for the Congress
    • Develop symposium and ICL proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Sports Medicine.
    • Review and grade abstracts for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Sports Medicine.
  • Global Link
    • Assist in the management, review and organization of ISAKOS Global Link content related to Sports Medicine.
  • Journal of ISAKOS
    • Collaborate with JISAKOS Editor on development of a Theme Issue. Theme Issues to consist of 3-5 articles focused on one specific topic. Article types to include, but not limited to: State of the Art, Systematic Review, Current Concept,
    • Provide at least two articles for Journal of ISAKOS annually. Content to be determined in collaboration with JISAKOS Editor
    • Serve as article reviewers on an as needed basis for Journal of ISAKOS.
  • Projects
    • Propose a new potential Committee project for Board consideration such as: Multimedia, Publications, Research & Education, Webinar
  • Publications
    • Prepare and Submit at least two articles for the ISAKOS Newsletter, each calendar year.
  • Strategic Plan
    • Advance the fulfillment / achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives, how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.