The next Olympic Council of Ireland Science and Medical Conference “Readying for Rio” will be held on the 27th November 2105.
Its an opportunity to bring together a range of support service providers from National Federations, Sports Institutes and the Olympic Council.
Key Outcomes of the conference will be:
Community Building and Ownership – bringing the core medical and science community working with the Olympic sports together
Knowledge Exchange – providing a forum for sharing of knowledge and information
Olympic Focus – updating on preparations for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016
As per 2013,2014, 65 practitioners working within Olympic Sports high performance support services are expected to attend the 3rd conference in this Rio 2016 Olympic Cycle.
Guest speakers include Prof. Jason Ellis and Dr Jack Lambert. There will be the highly popular “elevator pitches” session and of course updates on Ireland’s preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
| 9.30-10.00 | Arrival and Coffee |
| 10.00-10.10 | Welcome to the Conference and Overview of the Day Stephen Martin CEO |
| 10.10-10.40 | Rio Update Kevin Kilty Chef De Mission |
| 10.40-11.00 | Break and Coffee |
| 11.00-11.45 | Keynote 1: Sleep, and nutrition issuesProf Jason Ellis |
| 11.45 -12.30 | Keynote 2: Infection (vaccinations, Dengue, hygiene, STDs)Dr Jack Lambert |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-15:00 | Elevator PitchesPre Competition tapers don’t work”
“The 30 minute Psychologist works” “Mental toughness is innate not learned” “The clean diet is the prerequisite for performance” “Fit to compete – medics have no role” |
| 15:00-15:45 | Group Reflections |
| 15:45-16:15 | Break and Coffee |
| 16:15-17:00 | Keynote 3: Psychology related issuesProf Jason Ellis |
| 17:00-17:15 | Summary and Close |
