FIMS mail - 2nd edition 2014 (Lausanne, 9 June 2014)
Message from the President
Lausanne, 9 June 2014
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to communicate the latest news from the International Federation of Sports Medicine before the FIMS World Congress which will be held in Quebec City on 18-21 June 2014.
First of all, we have now completed the realization of the FIMS Collaborating Centres of Sports Medicine project, planned by the Executive Committee since its election, and 17 Centres have been already accredited worldwide functioning as local ambassadors of FIMS´ vision and mission and help to achieve our shared objectives in all parts of the world, focused to the protection of the athlete’s health, facilitating regional and national educational and research networks, promoting best practice sport medicine principles for athlete care, and an active life style by a broader public internationally. The representatives of the Collaborating Centres will meet during the World Congress for the first FIMS-CCSM meeting.
Major advances have also been made with regard to our collaboration with major stakeholders in sports medicine such as the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the World Antidoping Agency and the International Federations. Furthermore, in 2014 FIMS has been approved by the SportAccord General Assembly as an Associate Member of SportAccord.
My activities as FIMS President, besides the representative, political and educational functions, are still largely directed at consolidating and increasing our budget by attracting sponsors to FIMS. Our headquarters at the Maison du Sport in Lausanne, is currently operating based on a provisional interim solution, but we have already planned in the second semester 2014 to install permanent presence there.
Our biannual World Congress is a remarkable occasion to share latest scientific results in research, new advances in technologies and best practice of sports medicine, renewing our common vision of health maintenance and enhancement in and through exercise, of prevention and therapy of disease, of injury prevention, treatment and return to sport.
I would like to thank the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine and its President Dr. Pierre Frémont, for the efforts and dedication they put in organizing such an important event. We are looking forward to an excellent and stimulating scientific program, interesting discussions and seminars in our fields of interest, to enhance professional and social relations, and to the hospitality of the country of Canada with its historical and cultural heritage.
With my very best wishes,
Fabio Pigozzi, MD
FIMS President
2014 FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine and Council of Delegates
The Council of Delegates will be held on 19th September at the Hilton Quebec Hotel during the World Congress in Quebec City. Invitations to the FIMS Member National Associations were sent out together with the agenda by e-mail on 17th March, and we have already received many confirmation to attend the Meeting of the Council of Delegates
Breaking news - Selection of the host country for the 2018 FIMS World Congress
FIMS received many expressions of interest and finally two bidding Member National Associations for the 2018 World Congress, Brazil and Czech Republic, have accepted the agreement to host the XXXV FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine fulfilling their obligations for the official application. The Representatives of the two Bidding Committees will attend the FIMS Executive Committee and the Council of Delegates meetings in Quebec City to present their candidature. According to the Statutes the selection of the host country for the 2018 FIMS World Congress will take place during the FIMS Council of Delegates; on this occasion the Council will be also updated by the Istanbul LOC on the preparation of the 2016 Congress.
The FIMS President meets the IOC President and the new Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission
The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach met on 16 April 2014 Fabio Pigozzi, President of the International Federation of Sports Medicine, in the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne. Dr. André Debruyne, FIMS Treasurer and Mr. Mario Pescante, IOC Member and Chairman of the International Relations Commission of the IOC, were also present at the meeting.
Prof. Pigozzi stressed the FIMS commitment to support the scientific research in the protection of the athlete health and in the fight against doping, informing also Mr. Bach on the recent relevant educational initiatives carried out by the Federation, and the development of the network of the FIMS Collaborating Centres of Sports Medicine. Prof. Fabio Pigozzi met also on 13 May 2014 in the Turkish NOC Headquarters in Istanbul the new Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission Prof. Ugur Erdener, IOC Executive Board Member and President of National Olympic Committee of Turkey.
FIMS becomes Member of Sport Accord
During the SportAccord General Assembly held in Antalya-Belek on 11 April 2014 the International Federation of Sports Medicine has been approved Associate Member of SportAccord. President Pigozzi during his speach before the vote stated:
"I really do hope that the acceptance of FIMS to become an Associate Member of SportAccord will be agreed by this Assembly, in order to give to us the unique opportunity to work closer to all its Members to better serve as reference in education, ethics and science for sports physicians and to give support in the protection of the athletes‘ health.”
After the entry into SportAccord during the Assembly held in Antalya-Belek last April Prof. Fabio Pigozzi, President of the International Federation of Sports Medicine met on 29-30 May 2014 in Budapest the SportAccord President Mr. Marius Vizer.
