6th ReFORM Symposium on Injury Prevention in Sport

January 25, 2026

Preventive & Educational Strategies to Support Athletes

The 6th ReFORM Network Symposium will take place on April 24, 2026, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. This new edition will bring together researchers, clinicians, healthcare professionals, international federations, and field practitioners around a central question:

How can we effectively educate athletes and implement injury prevention strategies?

Building on previous editions, the symposium aims to strengthen the links between research, clinical practice, and implementation, by highlighting evidence-based approaches adapted to real-world settings.

Scientific Program

The scientific program will address, among others:

prevention and education in different athlete populations (youth athletes, female athletes, para-athletes, elite athletes),
mental health and awareness-raising strategies,
simple and practical tools applicable in daily practice,
implementation challenges from the perspective of international federations,
the role of technology and artificial intelligence in injury prevention.

Call for Abstracts

As part of the 6th ReFORM Symposium, a call for abstracts is open to researchers, clinicians, and practitioners wishing to present their scientific work.

Abstracts should focus on topics related to sports medicine and/or injury prevention.

Submission Guidelines

Language: English
Maximum length: 250 words
Original abstract, not previously published
Structure: Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusion
Submission to : contact@reform-sportscimed.org

Submissions that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

Selection and Presentations

The best abstracts will be selected for oral presentations during the symposium.

Other accepted abstracts will be presented as posters.

A Best Scientific Presentation Award will be granted.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2026
Notification of selected abstracts: March 14, 2026