Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: A FIFA/AFC Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-doping Accreditation Course for the west region was recently held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The fifth edition of the course was jointly organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) and the UAE Football Association.
A total of 30 participants from nine AFC Member Associations from the west region attended the four-day course, which has benefited more than 150 medical doctors since its inception in 2013.
UAE Football Association President Marwan Ahmad Bin Ghalita, who attended the opening ceremony, encouraged the participants to apply the best practices of football medicine learnt at the course for the betterment of players’ healthcare.
UAE FA Medical Committee Chairman Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed Al Hashimi, who gave the opening remark, said: “The course discussed a variety of topics relating to emergency medicine both theoretically and practically, and I’d like to thank the AFC for bringing this course to the UAE, as football medicine is an important part of the strategic plan of UAE FA.”
