QNA
On Wednesday
The National Sports Medicine Programme (NSMP) and Aspetar organized a conference
entitled "Aspetar Clubs & Federations Conference Emergencies on the
field. “The objective of the event was to shed light on the medical emergencies
that occur in the sport fields, their management and how to make the
appropriate medical decisions and seeking the best outcomes that can be useful
for the Sports Medicine practitioners in Qatar.
This
conference covered implementing the appropriate methods for assessing and
managing medical emergencies and injuries as they occur in the field during
play, as well as developing the medical care system in terms of making the
right medical decisions to obtain efficient, modern and high-quality services.
The
conference was attended by a distinguished group of Aspetar experts, including
17 lecturers from different disciplines, to cover all issues related to the
management and treatment of medical emergencies in the sports fields during the
game. The lecturers also reviewed several medical emergency cases that may
occur during the play ranging from life-threatening situations to injuries that
may have a serious impact on the athletes’ future career and health in general.
It is worth
mentioning that the National Sports Medicine Programme, launched by Aspetar in
2009, is a pioneering and unique initiative in the State of Qatar aimed at
developing the quality of sports medicine for all Qatari clubs and federations
and benefiting all local athletes and players from various sports through an
expert medical team consists of doctors, therapists and nurses. Over the past
year, the National Sports Medicine Program in Aspetar has provided medical care
for all sporting events held in the country, which exceeded 83 sports events,
with an average of 11,000 working hours, and supervised by 370 doctors and
specialists.