Interfederal Commission
Mission Statement:
VisionTo establish sports medicine and the medical staff as an integrated, recognised and influential element in the structure and organisation of International Sports Federations.
Mission
- Strengthen the position of the physician in International Sports Federations and give him a voice
- Provide platform for sharing experiences
- Facilitate his daily work by practical advice and information
How do we want to achieve our mission?
- Advocacy for medicine as a priority of International Sports Federations (ISFs)
- Function as organ of physicians / medical staff of ISFs
- Regularly communicate with physicians / medical staff of ISFs
- Assess needs and demands of physicians / medical staff working in ISFs
- Provide medical and organisational information based on these needs and demands
- Define responsibilities, roles, rights and rules for physicians working in ISFs
- Organise meetings of physicians / medical staff of ISFs for exchange and discussion
- Provide internet platform for exchange and discussion
- Common ISFs statements on major topics
Who are we?
- The medical committee for all International Sports Federations
- Aware of daily practice issues
- Actively networking and linking with all relevant bodies
Dr Katharina GRIMM, MD
Head of Medical Office, Member Associations & Development,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Address: FIFA - Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044, Zurich, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0)43 222 7777
Fax: +41 (0)43 222 75 03
e-mail: katharina.grimm@fifa.org
Joao Pereira DE ALMEIDA, MD
Medical Commission International Triathlon Union (ITU),
Sport Medicine Specialist, Clinical Pathologist
Address: #221, 998 Harbourside Dr., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7P 3T2
Telephone: +1 604 904.9248
Fax: +1 604 608.3195
Contact address: Rua Viriato n 27 - 3B 1050-234 Lisbon, Portugal
e-mail: jpdealmeidaster@gmail.com
Heinz GÜNTER, MD
Chair Medical Commission Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
Avenue Louis Casaï, 53, 1216 Cointrin/Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0) 22 545 00 00 - Fax +41 (0) 22 545 00 99
Contact address: Rechte Bahngasse 16/7, A-1030 Wien, Austria
Tel. & Fax: 0043 / 1 / 714 34 15
e-mail: doc.heinz@inode.at
Babette PLUIM, MD, PhD
Contact address: KNLTB, Displayweg 4, 3821 BT Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Tel. +31-33-4542600
Fax +31-33-4542645
e-mail: bpluim@euronet.nl or b.pluim@knltb.nl
Peter JENOURE, MD
Chair Sports Medicine Commission Conseil Inernational du Sport Militaire (CISM)
Address:Rue Jacques Jordaens 21050 – Bruxelles, Belgium
Contact address: Crossklinik,
Föhrenstrasse 2, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland
e-mail: jenoure@crossklinik.ch or jenoure@swissonline.ch
Mario ZORZOLI, MD
Medical and Scientific Adviser
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Address: Ch. de la Mêlée 12, 1860 Aigle, Switzerland
Tel. +41 24 468 58 11
Fax +41 24 468 58 12
e-mail: mario.zorzoli@uci.ch