Document, create and translate knowledge: the mission of ReFORM, the Francophone IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health
[en] The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has supported athletes’ health protection by funding Research Centres dedicated to prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries and illnesses. After establishing four centres in 2009, the IOC Research Centres network expanded to 9 Institutions in 2014 and the 2019 round recognised 11 centres. Here we introduce ReFORM — an international French-speaking network of five institutions.
Disciplines :
Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
Author, co-author :
Martens, Géraldine ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service de médecine de l'appareil locomoteur
Edouard, Pascal
Tscholl, Philippe
Bieuzen, François
Winkler, Laurent
Cabri, Jan
Urhausen, Axel
Guilhem, Gaël
Croisier, Jean-Louis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Kinésithérapie générale et réadaptation
Thoreux, Patricia
Leclerc, Suzanne
Hannouche, Didier
KAUX, Jean-François ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service de médecine de l'appareil locomoteur
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