ARTI Dives into Action at the International Olympic Conference
The 7th International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport took place in Monaco from 29 February to 2 March 2024, with both ARTI executive members and Certified Athletic Therapists in attendance.
Venue for the IOC - Grimaldi Forum Monaco
World experts from across Sport and Exercise Medicine gathered for the 3-day conference on Injury Prevention where delegates had an option to attend numerous different keynotes, workshops, head-to-head debates and oral presentations. The quality of the presentations and research showcased was outstanding, making it difficult to decide which ones to attend.
Opening keynote on Thursday to a full audience of over 1,500 delegates.
Over the 3 days, ARTI representatives (Lynn Allen President and Frank Devereux VP) networked with World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT) representatives from BASRaT (Steve Aspinel, Al Munro), CATA (Melanie Levac and Kirsten Kidd), NATA/BOC (Kathy Dieringer, Scott Lawrance, Valerie Herzog), current WFATT president (Brian Zeller) and past president (Glen Bergeron). Having such great working relationships with the World Federation and each of the partner organisations, it allows us to collaborate and champion the Athletic Training and Therapy profession globally. It provides us with a unique platform to progress in world of sports medicine also. We were delighted to see that both WFATT and CATA were proudly displayed as patrons of the IOC conference.
ARTI members attending the IOC 2024, left to right, John Corrigan (ARTI treasurer), Lynn Allen (ARTI President), Frank Devereux (ARTI Vice President), Aaron Concannon (CAT), Aisling Lacey (CAT).
CAT Research Presentations
In addition to the excellent keynotes and symposiums, ARTI was proudly represented by John Corrigan and Aisling Lacey, disseminating their current doctoral research from DCU. Current ARTI Treasurer and executive board member, John Corrigan presented 3 poster presentations over the 3 days displaying his current research on injury prevention in Ladies Gaelic football. Fellow Certified Athletic Therapist and doctoral researcher, Aisling Lacey presented an oral presentation on her current research on running injuries. Both John and Aisling’s excellent presentations were very well received and their representation of being Certified Athletic Therapists on a global platform.
John Corrigan presenting one of his three poster presentations on injury Prevention in LGFA.
Aisling Lacey presenting their oral presentation on running injuries.
Research Links:
The Running Injury Continuum: A qualitative examination of recreational runners’ description and management of injury
Injury prevention in ladies Gaelic football referees: Understanding the barriers, facilitators, and preferences of referees
A qualitative examination of injury prevention strategy and education in Ladies Gaelic football: Understanding the preferences of players and coaches
According to the British Journal of Sports Medicine blog "Rehabilitation of athletes (recreational & professional) must be recognised as an advanced skill requiring specialist training." Athletic Therapy fulfills this, without requiring further postgrad studies.