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AFC to Hold Emergency Medicine Course in Doha Prior to 7th AFC Medical Conference

AFC to Hold Emergency Medicine Course in Doha Prior to 7th AFC Medical Conference

QNA

The Medical Committee of the Asian Football Asian Football Confederation (AFC) agreed at its fourth meeting on Tuesday to launch the Emergency Medicine Course to be held in Doha 2022, prior to the 7th AFC Medical Conference which is scheduled to be held in Qatar from March 8 to 10.

Sports medicine doctors and emergency medicine physicians will be invited to participate in this high-level state-of-the-art course, in a drive to uplift the level of on-field emergency care of players during matches.

In its continued effort to keep football clean of doping, the Committee also agreed to organize the AFC Anti-Doping Accreditation Course to be held virtually in December 2021, to keep AFC Anti-Doping Control Officers abreast of the latest changes in the WADA Code.