Conferences, Courses & Events
All conferences, courses and events listed on this site have relevance to our Members. As part of the arrangement with course organisers we ensure that all Football Medical Association Members receive a discount on events listed below.
The Nutrition X March Conference
The Nutrition X March Conference
Recovery and Injury Management Strategies After Surgery in Elite Athletes
20th March 2019 08:45 - 17:30
University of Central Lancashire
Join us for a day of expert-led insight on the science of injury and recovery in professional athletes, with talks from world-renowned medical experts, performance nutritionists and sports nutrition academics from the UK’s leading universities.
Tickets priced £100 per person, including lunch and light refreshments throughout the day.
We're proud to welcome talks from the following speakers:
Dr Matt Portas | Lead Physical Performance at the FA: In-season physical preparation of the chronically load-impaired athlete
Prof Don MacLaren | Emeritus Professor of Sports Nutrition | LJMU: Repair shot: anatomy of a joint product
Mr Steve Bollen | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Are return to playing and joint preservation mutually compatible?
Prof Graeme Close | Professor of Human Physiology | LJMU: Nutrition for the injured athlete; are there any nutritional solutions?
Dr Mark Gillett | FAPL Medical Director and Head of Performance | Nottingham Forest FC: Medical perspectives in return to train/play
Dr Andy Dunn | Consultant Radiologist: Imaging features and intra-articular injection therapy for cartilage injury in athletes
Prof Craig Sale | Professor of Human Physiology | Nottingham Trent University: Nutrition and bone health
