Conference Agenda

THURSDAY 15 MAY
  • Opening Ceremony 
  • Opening Conference
    • “The role of the Periodic Health Examination” | Dr. Stephen Targett
  • Oral Presentations
    • “Biomechanics, Match Analysis, and Skill analysis in Table Tennis”
    • “Table Tennis for Health: Global Initiatives and Innovative Approaches” | Leandro Olvech
    • “Anti-doping, Table Tennis as a Health Sport”
    • “Esport Equipment”
  • Plenary Session I: Table Tennis Injuries
    • “Epidemiology of table tennis injuries” | Dr. Raouf Rekik
    • “Body posture and asymmetries in the Trunk” | Dr. Fethi Regaieg
    • “Hand, wrist and elbow injuries in table tennis” | Dr. Elisabet Hagert
    • “Neck and back injuries in table tennis” | Dr Nejib Benzarti
  • Plenary Session II: Shoulder Injuries in Table Tennis Athletes
    • Clinical syndromes of the shoulder in table tennis |Dr. Khalid Al-Khelaifi
    • “Rehabilitation of shoulder problems in table tennis athletes” | Hercules Paquet
    • “Prevention of shoulder injuries” | Leopoldo Buttinoni
    • “Sports-specific decision-making processes in the rehabilitation of table tennis injuries” | Matthew Rees
  • Poster Presentation
    • Discuss table tennis studies, including various sports sciences disciplines, based on research developed around the world.
FRIDAY 16 MAY
  • Plenary Session III: Athletes Travel, Sleep and Nutrition Demands
    • “Jet lag – Travel fatigue” | Dr. Felipe Hardt
    • “Travel sleep demands” | Dr. Karim Khalladi
    • “Sports nutrition for travel” | Nelda Nader
    • “Travel medical issues affecting the athlete’s health and performance” | Dr. Fethi Regaieg
  • Oral Presentations
    • “Physiology, Nutrition, Fitness testing, and Training applied to Table Tennis”
    • “Global concept for the ITTF Coaching Education” | Mikael Andersson
    • “Coaching and teaching, and Youth in table tennis”
    • “Para table tennis”
  • Plenary Session IV: Player and Coach centred approaches applied to health context
    • Panel discussion | Polona Cehovin, Irene Faber, Jorge Fanck, Jaclyn McGibbony
  • Oral Presentations
    • “Sustainability and Sport Science” | Karine Teow
    • “Mental/Psychological aspects”
    • “Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
    • “Governance, Integrity, and Sustainability”
  • Closing Conference
    • “Optimizing sports performance and mental health through Stress management” | Dr. Karim Khalladi

 

The full agenda is available here.