French translation and synthesis of IOC consensus positions
In the early 2000s, the IOC's Medical and Scientific Commission initiated the "consensus statements" process. By bringing together a large panel of experts on a specific issue, an exhaustive review of the literature is proposed and practical, concrete recommendations are issued on the basis of this state of scientific knowledge. These "consensus statements" represent the most up-to-date and validated level of knowledge on a given topic. However, like most scientific and clinical resources, these documents are relayed in English, which limits their wide distribution to a French-speaking audience.
The aim of ReFORM is to fill this gap by providing high-level theoretical and practical knowledge on injury prevention to a wide audience of French-speaking stakeholders, through complete translations of consensus statements, summaries of key messages and detailed infographics.
These materials are published alternately every 2-3 months in the Journal de Traumatologie du Sport (JTS) and Science & Sport (S&S). A first editorial, co-published in both journals, presents the project in greater detail.
Finalized translations
- Youth athletic development
- Mental health in elite athletes
- Pain management in elite athletes
- Relative energy deficit in sport (RED-S)
- Use of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) in sports medicine
- Harassment and abuse (non-accidental violence) in sport
- Dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete
- Load in sport and risk of injury
- Sport load and disease risk
- Thermoregulation and altitude challenges in elite athletes
- Health and fitness for young people through physical activity and sport
- Methods for collecting and reporting of epidemiological data on injuries and illnesses in sport
- Prevention, diagnosis and management of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
- Tools for assessing and recognizing mental health in sport (SMHAT-1 and SMHRT-1)
Future translations
- Physical activity and pregnancy
- Acute respiratory disorders
- Recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in tennis
- Recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in circus
- Sports events in the heat
- Concussions in sport
