TIMETABLE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 2026

SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2026

TIMINGARISTOTLESOCRATESHIPPOCRATES
09:00 - 09:30WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME
09:30 - 11:00
Return to performance
in Football
FIFA
Brain health for the football player
The origins of Sports Medicine
11:00 - 11:30COFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 13:00
Neurocognitive performance in Football Medicine
FIFA
Integrating performance and medical aspects
ACL: from injury to peak performance
13:00 - 14:30LUNCH BREAK
ISAKOS Session
Meniscus lesions in football players: where are we today?
FIFA Medical Symposium
Player health surveillance
14:30 - 15:15
Perfecting our approach to knee injuries in football
Muscle injuries:
when to go surgical
What's new in prevention & biomechanics
15:15 - 16:00
Hamstring injuries:
Artificial vs Human intelligence
16:00 - 16:30COFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:15
Present and future of ankle injury management
Gold standard for ACL injuries
RTP after hamstring injuries
17:15 - 18:00
The complex new era of
meniscus repair

SUNDAY 19th APRIL 2026

TIMINGARISTOTLESOCRATESHIPPOCRATES
08:30 - 09:15
Hip & groin injuries: from diagnosis to RTP
Never-ending debate:
time to RTP after ACLR
09:15 - 10:00
How to achieve full performance after knee surgery
10:00 - 10:30COFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:15
Shift in the paradigm for ACL injuries
The footballer's shoulder: only a goalkeeper problem?
UEFA perspective on return to performance: from evidence to practice
11:15 - 12:00
Spine injuries in the
football player
12:00 - 12:45
Full performance for hamstring injuries
Back to performance after cartilage injuries
Innovation in foot & ankle injuries
12:45 - 13:30
The nightmare of recurrent and compensatory injuries
13:30 - 15:00LUNCH BREAK
ICRS Consensus
Reccomendations for cartilage, meniscus and orthobiologics
ESSKA session
ACL prevention and rehabilitation
15:00 - 16:30
Recovering acceleration: RTP for Achilles & Calf
Can regenerative medicine help return to performance?
The future of youth football
16:30 - 17:00COFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:30
Youth football: the most common injuries
Maintaining perfomance with chronic injuries
Present and future of orthobiologics

MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026

TIMINGARISTOTLEHIPPOCRATES
08:30 - 10:00
Muscle injuries: from cells to performance
Getting ready for performance: Football Reconditioning
10:00 - 10:30COFFEE BREAKCOFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:00
Injury prevention in football: ACL and beyond
Targeting injury prevention via pre-season screening
12:00 - 13:30
Key factors in transitioning from rehabilitation to performance
Management of most common injuries in football
13:30 - 14:30LUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAK
14:30 - 16:00
Integrating complex data: the future of RTP
Return to performance: top clubs' best practices