Participants find AFC Emergency Medicine Course insightful

The four-day course, attended by ASEAN and East medical doctors as well as the Philippines Football League team doctors and physiotherapists, is aimed at ensuring doctors and medical practitioners who are charged in taking care of players, are trained in the correct administration to employ the practice of evidence-based football medicine as per international standards.

"This course is very comprehensive as it covers various topics in football medicine which includes empirical evidences and highlights current issues facing the football fraternity," said Walfred Dela Paz Javier, the Philippines senior men's national team physiotherapist.

Javier's counterpart in the senior women's national team, Isabel Sison echoed his comments and also added the importance of sharing the knowledge back to their team. 

"The challenge for us is to manage the fatigue faced by the players due to the hectic schedules and it is important to share what we have learned here back with our team," said Sison.

"The AFC Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course has provided us with take-home knowledge from various experts in the medical field. It is a good learning curve and an amazing learning experience," said Lee Jun Young, a medical doctor from the Korea Republic.