News & Events- SMART Convention 2007
 
SANCHETI INSTITUTE IS THE FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE SMART CONVENTION -THE PREMIER EVENT IN SPORTS MEDICINE
Injuries sustained by sports persons while playing or exercising have become quite a feature nowadays. It has become a global issue and there are steps taken towards improving the situation. However, much needs to be done and hence considering the same the sports medicine experts across the globe have now initiated a common academic platform to tackle the issues of sports medicine titled the SMART Convention.
The first Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation Therapy Convention, SMART Convention 2007, was held at the Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong on June 9-10, 2007.
SMART Convention was aimed at improving the professional standard of exercise-for-health services and rehabilitation services after sports and occupational injuries, as well as to persuade all segments of society to enjoy the benefits of exercise.
This once a year Convention was a platform for gathering the international experts in the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation science, to promote a better standard of sports related services, products and professional development. The seminar covered the latest advances on footwear, sports injury prevention, sports rehabilitation, performance enhancement and exercise & fitness promotion.
The founder members of this event are some of the highly reputed and distinguished institutions and individuals across the globe.
Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is the founder member of SMART Convention, which is now the premier event in the field of sports medicine.
Dr Parag Sancheti, Medical Director of Sancheti Institute participated in SMART Convention 2007 and presented his paper on Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction – The scene in India
Sancheti Hospital being the founder member of this esteemed convention is a great honour and also of immense benefit for the sporting fraternity of India as this would allow high end and internationally recognized sports medicine expertise to come into India. Being a global event, this conventions stands to promote better understanding of sports medicine and assisting the players not only to manage the sports injuries but also avoid them to a great extent.
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