Madam Pang is the chairwoman – The association cooperates with AFC to open the Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course project

Madam Pang is the chairwoman – The association cooperates with AFC to open the Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course project.

“Madam Pang” Nualphan Lamsam, President of the Football Association of Thailand, presided over the opening of the football medicine training course in the AFC Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course (ASEAN & East) project under the collaboration between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Football Association of Thailand under Royal Patronage at the Bangkok Hospital conference room, Thailand, with doctors, physiotherapists, and sports scientists from ASEAN and East Asian countries. Including the medical team of the Thai national team and Thai League clubs sending personnel, totaling more than 50 people, on November 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

“Madam Pang” Nualphan Lamsam said, “As the host, the Football Association of Thailand would like to thank Dr. Methini Maipang, Director of Bangkok Hospital and Chief Executive Officer of Group 1 BDMS, Dr. Pramaphorn Prasarttong-Osoth, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited, Dato’ Dr. Kurcharan Singh, Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Asian Football Confederation, and Group Captain (Special) Dr. Paisal Chantapitak, Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Football Association of Thailand, who played an important role in organizing this event.”

“For the AFC Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course (ASEAN & East), it is a project that is very beneficial to the athletes, especially football players who often have clashes during the game, which may cause injuries. In this regard, the AFC Medical Committee has recognized its importance and has a policy to pass on knowledge in football medicine to doctors, physiotherapists, and sports scientists of member countries.”

“I hope that the association’s medical committee, physiotherapists, and sports scientists will use this training to gain knowledge and experience, improve and promote football medicine knowledge to various clubs so that they are ready to properly treat athletes’ injuries, especially basic first aid and the use of modern equipment to treat injuries so that athletes are as ready to compete as possible because, as Pang always says, in the โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที world of football, things off the field are just as important as things on the field.”

For this meeting, it was held from 23-26 November 2024 at Bangkok Hospital, with Dato’ Dr. Kursharan Singh, Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Football Confederation of FC, along with AFC medical lecturers, including Professor Dr. Michiko Dohi (Japan), Dr. Fenton Arnold De Souza (India), Dr. Randolph Molo (Philippines), Dr. Ratchawind Singh Sra (Malaysia), Group Captain (Special) Dr. Paisarn Chandrapitak (Thailand), Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Football Association of Thailand, and Dr. Phakphon Itsaragrisil (Thailand) providing knowledge in the following main training topics:

*Day 1

1. Overview of Football Medicine in Asia
2. Integrated Approach to Assessment
3. Emergencies – Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
4. Emergency Procedures and Surveillance
5. CPR (CPR) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Demonstration

2

1. Football in adverse environmental conditions (hot-cold)
2. Nutrition for football players
3. Gender differences in football
4. Travelling with a football team – jet lag, melatonin use and travel fatigue
5. Traumatic brain injury from on-field events
6. Medical emergencies (EIA exercise-induced asthma, aspiration, anaphylaxis, seizures etc.)
7. Conducting and preparing for drug and stimulant testing in competitions
8. Demonstrating appropriate methods for assessing the cervical spine, collar placement, lockrolling and prone positioning

3

1. PCMA (Pre-match Medical Assessment)
2. Air Pollution Concerning Football
3. Injury Prevention – (FIFA 11+ Warm-up)
4. Musculoskeletal Injuries on the Field, Fractures
5. Injuries – Wounds
6. Care of Female Football Players
7. Alternative Treatments
8. Demonstration of the correct methods for head and face, chest, torso and hip injuries.

4

1. Evolution of anti-doping prevention
2. List of banned substances, methods and testing
   for stimulants 3. Therapeutic Drug Authorization (TUE) form
3. Introduction to the digital doping control system
4. Biological Passport (ABP) detailed stimulant testing
5. Urine, blood (venous and DBS) stimulant testing