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2015 ISAKOS CONGRESS WRAP UP
6 ISAKOS NEWSLETTER 2015: Volume II
Merci beaucoup!
On behalf of the ISAKOS Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Program Committee, we would like to thank you for attending the 10th Biennial ISAKOS Congress in Lyon, France! ISAKOS celebrated our 20th Anniversary with more than 4,000 attendees–an ISAKOS record!
More than 95 different countries were represented at the ISAKOS Congress! An international event to its very core, the ISAKOS Congress featured more than 910 unique presenters, including faculty, paper and e-poster presenters. I am pleased to confirm that the ISAKOS Congress continues to be a diverse learning opportunity for our participants to interact with some of the best faculty in the world.
It is important to note, nearly 2,350 abstracts were received for consideration for the ISAKOS Congress scientific program. More than 210 were accepted as papers, and nearly 700 were accepted as electronic posters – this represents a less than 40% acceptance rate. This is demonstrative of the competition to participate in the ISAKOS Congress program, and we are thrilled that the ISAKOS Congress is a highly respected and sought after meeting to attend and present at. We sincerely thank all the faculty and presenters who took time out of their schedules to prepare for, and attend the meeting, to provide the best education for our participants!
The ISAKOS Congress also featured three wonderful pre-courses. Designed for those who wished to extend their learning opportunity, the pre-courses focused on a wide variety of topics. On behalf of the more than 1,200 pre-course participants, we thank the chairs! Advances in the Management of Knee Pathology: ACL, Meniscus, Patellofemoral, Osteotomy, and Chondral Pathology was led by Elizabeth A. Arendt, MD, (USA), David Anthony Parker, MBBS, BMedSci, FRACS, (Australia) and Willem M. Van Der Merwe, MBChB, FCS, SA Ortho, (South Africa). International Update on Surgical Controversies of the Shoulder was led by Guillermo R. Arce, MD, (Argentina), Philippe Hardy, PhD, (France), and Eiji Itoi, MD, PhD, (Japan). Finally, ISAKOS and FIFA: Challenges in Safety and Health in Football 2015 was chaired by Moises Cohen, MD, PhD, (Brazil), with Joao Espregueira-Mendes, MD, PhD, (Portugal), Jose F. Huylebroek, MD, (Belgium), Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD, DHL (Hon), (USA), Michel D’Hooghe, MD, (Belgium), and Jiri Dvorak Prof., (Switzerland).
ISAKOS was pleased to feature our third Sports Rehabilitation Concurrent Course. Chaired by James J. Irrgang PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA, (USA), Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD, (USA), Lynn Snyder- Mackler PT, ScD, FAPTA, (USA), and Erik Witvrouw, PhD, PT, QATAR, the Sports Rehabilitation Concurrent Course gave physicians, athletic trainers, physiotherapists and coaches insight into the
management or prevention of injuries to the athlete.
The ISAKOS Program Committee worked diligently to create a program with a variety of preventative, innovative and exciting topics, we are pleased to say we achieved our goal! We hope you enjoyed the 2015 ISAKOS Congress, and took new information home to use in your practice.
I would also like to thank and recognize the ISAKOS Office team, our Audio Visual team, and our Surgical Skills team for their outstanding organization, professionalism and support.
We look forward to the next ISAKOS Congress and the next opportunity to engage in the worldwide exchange and dissemination of knowledge that ISAKOS is famous for.
Masahiro Kurosaka, MD, Prof.
ISAKOS President 2013–2015
Anastasios D. Georgoulis, MD, Prof.
ISAKOS Program Chair 2015