Aspetar World Conference 2025

 

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Welcome to Aspetar World Conference 2025 Precision athlete health and performance

  • 9–11 October 2025
  • Location : Aspire Zone - Doha - Qatar
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Aspetar, a globally recognized leader in sports medicine and athletic performance, cordially invites you to an exceptional international gathering: the Aspetar World Conference, taking place from October 9th to 11th, 2025, in the vibrant and dynamic Aspire Zone, the iconic Qatar Sports city.

Immerse yourself in the forefront of sports excellence within the inspiring setting of Aspire Zone's unparalleled sporting facilities. This distinguished conference will showcase Aspetar's pioneering multidisciplinary approach to optimizing athlete healthcare and performance, thoughtfully structured across four pivotal streams: Sports Injuries; Medical Conditions in Sports; Sports Science and Performance; and Sports Pharmacy, Nursing, and Dentistry.

Over three enriching days, you will delve into a comprehensive spectrum of cutting-edge topics, including advancements in ACL treatment, the unique considerations for paediatric athletes, the transformative power of artificial intelligence and wearable technologies, insights into cardiac disease in athletes, the challenges and solutions in extreme sports medicine, and much more.

This is an unparalleled opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge and perspectives from leading experts hailing from Aspetar and esteemed institutions across the globe. We eagerly anticipate announcing our roster of world-renowned speakers who are at the forefront of their respective fields.

Furthermore, registered conference participants will have the exclusive opportunity to enroll in a diverse selection of separately accredited hands-on workshops and courses, offered both before and after the main conference. These focused sessions provide an intimate and highly interactive environment to deepen your expertise in specific areas and foster meaningful connections with leaders in the field.

We encourage you to secure your participation at this landmark event and become an integral part of shaping the future of sports medicine.

We look forward to welcoming you to Qatar.

Secure your spot now and be part of shaping the future of sports medicine!

Event: Aspetar World Conference 2025
Activity Code: HGI-03-P164
Dates:
  • Thursday 9 October 2025 – 8:30-18:00
  • Friday 10 October 2025 – 9:00-18:00
  • Saturday 11 October 2025 – 9:00-17:00
Venue:
  • Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar 
Cost:

Early Bird Registration is now open!
 

Register by May 31, 2025 to get a special rate:

  • 3-Day Conference Registration: QAR 1350
  • Per-day Registration: QAR 720

Registration rates after May 31, 2025:

  • 3-Day Conference Registration: QAR 1500
  • Per-day Registration: QAR 800
Target Audience:

Physicians, Allied Healthcare Practitioners, Nurses, Dentists,

Pharmacists, Complimentary Medicine, Others (Researchers, Scientists, Coaches, Massage Therapists

CPD Points  Maximum of 18.0 “Category 1” credit hours


Overall learning objectives:

On completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Improve athlete health and performance by applying latest diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies for sports injuries and medical conditions in sport
  2. Adapt orthobiologics, regenerative medicine, and injury prevention strategies into clinical practice to optimise recovery and reduce risk of (re)injury
  3. Assess mental health, oral health, sleep, and recovery strategies to support athletes' overall physical and psychological health for sustained performance
  4. Develop teamwork across sports medicine disciplines to deliver comprehensive and personalised athlete care
  5. Discuss the role of wearable technology, artificial intelligence, and other data-driven solutions to monitor, enhance, and individualise athlete performance and recovery strategies
  6. Develop tailored health and performance approaches for specific athlete populations, including female and young athletes, and those competing in challenging environments
     

DHP Accreditation statement:

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions – Accreditation Section (DHP-AS) and is approved for a maximum of 18.0 hours.

 

Scientific Planning Committee:  

Paul Dijkstra (chairperson), Abdulaziz Jaham Al-Kuwari (Conference President and chairperson, Conference Organising Committee), Sofie Nelis, Faten Smiley, Dorothy Lechicki, Omar AlSeyrafi, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Marco Cardinale, Shaima AlKhaldi, Marcelo Bordalo, Salwa Allenjawi, Alan Getgood, Elisabet Hagert, Cristiano Eirale, Guido Pieles, Konstantinos Epameinontidis, Ibrahim Al Hussein, Mohammed Alsaey, Mokhtar Chaabane, Raouf Nader Rekik, Valter Di Salvo, Zainab Al Sarraf, Ayesha Masood.

 

The Scientific Planning Committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of the CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.  

Dr. Pieter D'Hooghe

Chief Medical Officer - Orthopaedic Surgeon - Aspetar

Dr. Jamal Al Khanji

Chief Patient Experience Officer - Aspetar

Dr. Paul Dijkstra

Director of Medical Education and Consultant Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician

Dr. Stephen Seiler

Professor in Sport Science at University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway

Dr. Enda King

Head of Elite Performance and Development - Aspetar

Prof. Christa Janse Van Rensburg

Professor of Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) at the University of Pretoria (UP)

Prof. Roald Bahr

Director of the Aspetar Sports Injury & Illness Prevention Programme - Aspetar

Dr. Marcelo Bordalo

Chief of Radiology - Aspetar

Dr. Khalid AlKhelaifi

Orthopaedic Surgeon - Aspetar

Dr. Elisabet Hager

Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon - Aspetar

Dr. Abdulqadir Nashwan

Assistant Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery for Research at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)

Dr. Carmen Adamuz

Consultant Cardiologist - Aspetar

Dr. Cristiano Eirale

Chief of Sports Medicine - Aspetar

Dr. Andrea Mosler

Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University

Dr. Celeste Geertsema

Sports Medicine Physician - Aspetar

Dr. Al Getgood

Chief of Surgery - Complex Knee Surgeon - Aspetar

Dr. Eirik Halvorsen

Scientific Researcher - Aspetar Sports Injury and Illness Prevention Programme (ASPREV)

Dr. Juan Manuel Alonso

Sports Medicine Physician - Aspetar

Dr. Mohammed Alsaey

Director of Sports Dentistry, Consultant in Oral Surgery - Aspetar

Dr. Omar AlSeyrafi

Sports Medicine Physician - Aspetar

Dr. Berte Bøe

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Head of the Arthroscopy Unit at Oslo University Hospital

Prof. Marco Cardinale

Executive Director of Research and Scientific Support - Aspetar

Dr. Gazi Huri

Orthopaedic Surgeon - Aspetar

Dr. Roula Kotsifaki

Head of Assessment Lab - Aspetar

Dr. Guido Pieles

Head of Sports Cardiology and Screening

Dr. Rod Whiteley

Assistant Director incharge of Clinical Projects and Quality - Aspetar

Prof. Dave Collins

Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh

Dr. Pedro Bernáldez

Director of SportMe Medical Center in Spain

Prof. Sébastien Racinais

Research engineer at the institute sports of Montpellier (France).

Dr. Sofie Nelis

General Medicine and MSK Physician - Aspetar


To download a copy of the agenda, click here.

Call for Abstracts – Aspetar World Conference 2025

It is our pleasure to share with you the Aspetar World Conference 2025 (AWC25) call for abstracts information.


Conference summary

The Aspetar World conference 2025 – Precision athlete health and performance, will be held in Doha from 9-11 October 2025 and explore the latest strategies to optimize athlete healthcare and performance. Aspetar’s multidisciplinary approach will be highlighted across the four key streams: 1. sports injuries, 2. medical conditions in sport, 3. sports science and performance and 4. sports pharmacy, nursing and dentistry.

Call for abstracts

We are inviting abstract submissions for poster and oral presentations. We welcome abstracts in which delivery and practice of medicine and science in athlete health and performance are showcased, however the Free Communications Committee will take the final decision depending on the structure of the final Scientific Programme.rgistrati

KEY DATES

Deadline for abstract submission

1st June 2025 – 23.59 AST

Notification of your abstract acceptance

By 1st July 2025

Deadline for presenter’s registration*

By 1st August 2025

Upload e-poster or presentation

By 1st October 2025


* The first named abstract author must register to the conference, in order for their poster abstract to be included within the final program

 

Rules of Submission

  1. Each person is permitted to submit and be first author on one abstract. You may co-author as many other abstracts as desired.
  2. The first named author must be a delegate for the conference.
  3. All authors must approve the abstract.
  4. Final abstract acceptance decision is the exclusive right of the AWC25 Free Communications Committee.
  5. Human studies must have gained appropriate ethical approval from an institutional review board (IRB) and data must have been collected with participant informed consent in place.
  6. Full disclosure of conflict of interests are required, in line with the following policy. In accordance with Qatar Department of Health Practitioners - Accreditation Section and Aspetar CME/CPD Conflict of Interest Policy, all abstract authors must disclose any commercial and/or financial interests over the past 24 months which have a direct or indirect bearing of the design, content orconclusions/recommendations from the presented abstract. A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care or related goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients or athletes. Relationships withgovernmental agencies and organizations that do not fit the above definition do not have to be disclosed. Also, you must disclose relevant financial relationships your spouse or life partner has with commercial or financial interests. In accordance with requirements, failure or refusal to provide disclosure information in a timely manner will result in the disqualification of your participation in this activity. This information will only be collated if your abstract is accepted.
  7. The first named abstract author must pay any associated registration fee and all other costs associated with travel to the conference, in order for their abstract to be included within the final program. Accepted abstract submissions will receive a 50% discount on conference registration fees.
  8. If a speaker needs to apply for a visa for Qatar, they must ensure to obtain it no later than 1st of October 2025. The Free Communications Committee may require providing confirmation of obtaining the visa before including the paper to the final program.
  9. Submissions are only accepted electronically and must be submitted no later than 1 June 23:59 Arabia Standard Time (AST). Late submissions will not be accepted and thus will not be considered. Submissions are to be submitted electronically to this LINK.
  10. All submissions must adhere to the stated standardized abstract template and instructions, any submissions which do not, will not be considered.
  11. Accepted poster submissions will be available at the conference as e-Posters (no physical printing is necessary), and accepted abstract submitters will be expected to send and/or upload their completed poster before 23:59 (AST) 1 October 2025, in line withprovided instructions. Failure to do so will result in the poster abstract being withdrawn.
  12. From the submitted and accepted abstracts, 3 posters and 3 oral presentations will be chosen on merit (final decision is the exclusive right of the Free Communications Committee) during the free communications consideration process. Any prizes (which are not confirmed or guaranteed) will be announced in due course.
     

Submit your abstract here.

 

Submission guidelines

  • Length: The abstract should be a maximum of 500 words (excluding tables and/or figures)
  • Title: A brief title
  • Authors: First and last full name of all authors, with any middle name limited to a maximum of two initials (e.g. Joe A.B. Bloggs). Academic degrees (e.g. MD, PhD, etc.) and fellowships (e.g. FACSM) are not to be included.
  • Institutions: Each author is to include a maximum of three affiliations. Departments are not to be included.
  • Text: The abstract must be informative adopting a structured composition, including the following mandatory headings: TITLE, INTRODUCTION, AIM, METHODS, summary of RESULTS, and CONCLUSIONS. It is unsatisfactory to state the results will be discussed. 2 figures and/or tables may be included in the abstract.
  • Ethical Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval Number: This should be included at the end of the abstract.
  • Funding Source(s): This should be included at the end of the abstract.
  • Abstracts of experimental, observational, and meta-analytic studies must include data to substantiate the conclusions being drawn. Systematic reviews without meta-analyses are not acceptable. It is not satisfactory to simply describe what was found(such as, “the treatment group increased their fitness more than the control group”) or to only include statistical results (such as, “associations were significant at p < .05”) – the inclusion of effect size is strongly encouraged [if adopting a magnitude based inferences (MBI) approach, such reporting must only be conducted on those comparisons that have a significant p value within the adopted statistical model] to support inferentially determined differences and/or relationships. The lack ofinclusion of experimental data may result in the abstract being rejected.
  • The abstract must be written in high-quality American English and be grammatically correct. It is strongly recommended that if English is not your first language, you seek proof reading assistance from a colleague with appropriate skills. Unintelligible abstracts will not be given further consideration.

 

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