Medical Fair Asia to host Medicine + Sports Conference in 2016
Medical Fair Asia will host the first ever Asian edition of the Medicine + Sports Conference in 2016.
The inaugural conference will be held on September 1, 2016 during Medical Fair Asia 2016 at a new venue, the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands Singapore.
Founded in 2013 at the largest medical trade show Medica, Medicine + Sports Conference has attracted great speakers and high-level attendees from around the world. The inaugural Asian edition will feature speakers on topics such as physical activity as a key to disease prevention, defining health and fitness guidelines, creating the right activity programs for athletes and non-athletes, vital data and performance monitoring, digital systems in elite and recreational sports as well as new digital solutions such as new activity trackers, monitoring devices and other health gadgets.
Medicine + Sports Conference has been brought to Asia in view of the booming sports medicine market in this region. According to market research solution ReportLinker, the Asia Pacific sports medicine market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.96% and is expected to reach US$3.85 billion by the end of 2019.
At the same time, with the rapid economic development and increasing adoption of modern lifestyle habits in Southeast Asia, rising non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes have become one of the major healthcare challenges in the region. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 62% of all deaths in the region are due to non-communicable diseases and 48% of affected persons are aged below 70 years.
Mr. Gernot Ringling, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia, says that sports medicine advanced leaps and bounds worldwide, making ut important for industry players to keep abreast of the latest developments.
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier, Managing Partner of Navispace AG said investments on sports medicine are now shifting to Southeast Asia. The conference, she continues, is the perfect platform to discuss the region’s healthcare challenges.
The conference is jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia and Navispace AG, with partners namely: Sports Medical Association Singapore (SMAS), Exercise is Medicine Singapore (EiMS), FIMS (International Sports Medicine Association) and WT Wearable Technologies Group.
