Riyadh, The eighth annual Conference of the European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP) began today, April 25th, in Riyadh and will continue through Saturday.

Organized by the MOVE Center for Comprehensive Sports Medicine, the event is the world’s largest focused on sports medicine, and will take place in Saudi Arabia for the first time. Over 60 speakers from 15 countries are in attendance. It boasts an elite group of leaders, officials, and decision-makers in sports medicine from around the world, as well as legal persons and officials from the public and private sectors in the medical and sports fields in the Kingdom, including current and former Saudi national team players in different sports.

The conference can be attended in person or remotely by those who wish to benefit from the sessions and discussions, and it offers health practitioners the opportunity to obtain 24 continuing medical education (CME) hours accredited by the Commission for Health Specialties. The conference is an exte
nsion of the efforts of the public and private sectors in the Kingdom to develop the sports sector according to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

It also includes several partnerships from various sectors, led by two strategic partnerships from the Ministries of Health and Sports and a number of other sponsors in related fields.

ECOSEP is focused on sports and exercise medicine practitioners within Europe, providing a platform to exchange views, knowledge, experiences, suggestions, questions, research, education, and ideas from the daily clinical practice of sports and exercise doctors.

It also facilitates communication between sports and exercise doctors and all sports and medicine organizations in Europe and internationally for better exchange of views, better understanding and realization of better health services to the public, and the promotion of public health through exercise in prevention and treatment.

Source: Saudi Press Agency