Vienna to host UEFA Football Doctor program

PanARMENIAN.Net - The UEFA Football Doctor Education program kicks off in Vienna later this month, with the European national associations set to share crucial football medical expertise.

UEFA's crucial cooperation with its 53 member associations for the overall benefit of European football takes a fresh step forward with the launch later this month of a program in which football medical expertise will be exchanged throughout the national associations.

The medical aspect remains an essential component of the game, and the UEFA Football Doctor Education Program is aimed at setting new standards by disseminating this specific knowledge through European football.

The first UEFA workshop under the program takes place in Vienna with two four-day group sessions from February 20-24; team doctors from each of the 53 FAs will be attending. This reflects the great interest in the scheme across Europe. It also emphasizes the message that football-specific medical knowledge should be swapped and transmitted among experts for the common European footballing good.

The Vienna gathering will cover two topics – roles and responsibilities of the doctor and emergency treatment of players – in plenary sessions and discussion groups. Further subjects to be studied in future workshops include injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and anti-doping, UEFA official website reported.