SNOWSPORTS MEDICINE CONGRESS – ANDORRA 2020

The International Society for Snowsports Medicine - SITEMSH is the oldest European Scientific Society that is concerned with the study of winter sports pathologies, their treatment and prevention. Its history started in the 50's, when a group of experts from Alpine Countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland) began to observe, collect and study the injuries occurring after winter sport accidents. They decided to meet every two years on behalf of a new Society named SITEMSH (Société Internationale de Traumatologie et de Médecine des Sports d’Hiver)

SCME, Catalan Society for Sports Medicine, congress gathers every 2 years specialists in the field of sports medicine but also physiotherapists, sports science specialists and other professionals interested in competition sport, health & sport, sport education…

Andorra has a long tradition in sports and has hosted important sport events:

• Alpine World Cup and Alpine Europe Cup competitions
• Speed Skiing: World Cup & World Championship
• SBX World Cup
• Ski Mountaineering World Cup
• UCI mountain Bike World Cup
• and other high level sport events…

Severe injuries in snowsports, ACL injuries, snowsports and impaired population, new snowsports activities, sports engineering (bindings, protective equipment, slope designs, ski lifts improvements...), sports medicine, altitude physiology and pathology…

Sports Medicine with a special focus on Mountain Sports

EMS, orthopaedic surgeons, ski patrollers, sports medicine specialists, rehabilitation specialists, physiotherapists, team physicians, sport engineers, regulator bodies (FIS), ski area operators, manufacturers sports scientists…

• Dr Bernat Escoda (SITEMSH secretary; Andorra Ski Federation; Grandvalira – Pas de la Casa Ski Resort; Medisport-Andorra la Vella)
• Dr Joan Torrens (SITEMSH secretary for Andorra; Grandvalira – Arcalís Ski Resort)
• Dr Aleix Vidal (SITEMSH president; Baqueira Beret Ski Resort; TEKNON Medical Center Barcelona)
• Dra Carme Mombiedro (Medisport-Andorra la Vella; Vallnord Pal Ski Resort)

1. Prepare the abstract following the guidelines
2. Submit your abstract, by email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Guidelines for Abstract Preparation

The abstract must be written in English and should have the following structure:

• Title
• Author(s)
• Affiliation(s), City, State, Country
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgement

• GRANDVALIRA Ski Area
• FIS (International Ski Federation) medical committee
• ISMF (International Ski Mountaineering Federation) medical committee
• SCME (Catalan Sports Medicine Society)
• Ministeri de Salut Govern d’Andorra
• Federació Andorrana d’Esquí
• Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme