Programme
Journey Through Four Compelling Sessions
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Session 1: Anticipating Athlete Health Risk Discover what medical teams are preparing for in Milano Cortina 2026, from injury surveillance in winter sports to mental health in the Olympic pressure cooker. We’ll break the silence on athlete harassment and abuse, ensuring protection remains paramount.
Session 2: Sports Medicine at the Olympic Games Go behind the scenes with the Chief Medical Officers from Italy, New Zealand, Germany, and Estonia as they share their unique perspectives on Olympic medical care. Italy’s CMO reveals how their team prepared for the world’s biggest sporting stage, while the CMOs from New Zealand, Germany, and Estonia take you through a single day at the Games—three nations, three approaches, one extraordinary window into what it truly takes to deliver care at this level.
Session 3: Clinical Challenges in Winter Olympics Master the critical skills needed for winter Olympic medicine: rapid concussion protocols when athletes are on ice, managing respiratory infections during travel and competition, and mitigating risks in the gravity-defying worlds of snowboarding and freestyle skiing.
Session 4: Your Olympic Medicine Toolkit Leave equipped with practical IOC resources you can implement immediately—mental health support frameworks, athlete safeguarding protocols, and pathways to advance your expertise through specialized training and certification in sports medicine and science.
Speakers and session titles are subject to change, and this website will be updated as the programme is confirmed.