3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on MEDICINE, SCIENCE and SAFETY
IN FREEDIVING
under the auspices of AIDA International

October 31, 2024
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt

Program
Registration
From October 27th till November 03, 2024, Dahab will become the center of the freediving science and medicine. This is where the scientific study of decompression sickness in Blue Hole and freediving medical conference, the FreeDivingForum 2024 (FDF24), will be held under the auspices of AIDA International.

This groundbreaking event will bring together leading scientists and experts from around the world to explore the latest research and advancements in freediving medicine and physiology.

Chaired by the member of the Medical & Science Committee of AIDA International Dr. Juani Valdivia from the U.S., the conference underscores AIDA's commitment to:

  • Advancing scientific research in the field of freediving.
  • Ensuring the safety of freedivers through science and education for medical teams.
  • Upholding a strict anti-doping policy in the sport.


Place:
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt

Main hotel:
Coral Coast Hotel
Eel Garden

SPEAKERS
  • Prof. Marija Andjelkoviс
    Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia
    Antidoping Committee, AIDA International
  • Prof. Costantino Balestra, PhD
    VP Research & Education DAN Europe; VP Belgian Soc. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
    Medical and Science Committee, AIDA International
  • Marco Cosentino
    Chairman, Safety Committee, AIDA International
  • Prof. Nenad Dikiс
    Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia
    Chairman, Antidoping Committee, AIDA International
  • Prof. Murat Egi, PhD
    Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Sasa Jeremiс
    President, AIDA International
  • Ass. Prof. Frédéric Lemaître, PhD
    Université de Rouen, France
    Medical and Science Committee, AIDA International
  • Ass. Prof. Dr. Oleg Melikhov, MD, PhD
    Chairman, Medical and Science Committee, AIDA International
  • Prof. Erica Schagatay
    Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
  • Dr. Juan Martin Valdivia Valdivia, MD, FAANS
    BayCare Medical Group. Tampa, FL, the U.S.
    Medical and Science Committee, AIDA International
PROGRAM
October 31, 2021
Coral Coast Hotel
09:00 – 09:30
Registration

09:30 – 10:00
Opening remarks
Sasa Jeremic, Juan Valdivia-Valdivia, Oleg Melikhov

10:00 - 10:45
From BH diving to patient's bed
Prof. Costantino Balestra

10:45 – 11:00
Coffee break

11:00 – 11:45
From space to freediving: the quest for universal decompression model
Prof. Murat Egi

11:45 – 12:30
Integrative breath holding physiology: from heart to brain
Ass. Prof. Frédéric Lemaître

12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break

13:30 – 14:15
Proposed clinical presentation of cerebral hypoxia in freediving. Current practices in freediving decompression illness
Dr. Juan Valdivia-Valdivia

14:15 – 15:00
Antidoping Issues in freediving
Prof. Marija Andjelkovic

15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break

15:15 – 15:40
Presence of benzodiazepine at freediving competitions
Prof. Nenad Dikic

15:40 – 16:00
Ongoing freediving safety research at Mid Sweden University
Prof. Erica Schagatay

16:00 – 17:00
Freediving safety in 2024
(panel discussion)
Marco Cosentino, Sasa Jeremic

17:00
Closing remarks
The number of participants is limited to 50 people and we already have them !
To confirm your attendance, please pay the registration fee of 25 EUR by October 17th latest.

All new registrations will be added to the waiting list. If we will have the possibllity to admit more guests we will inform the persons from the waiting list on October, 18th.

Payment methods:
PayPal
brian.freediver@gmail.com

or (for happy Dahab residents)
cash to Catherine Crossland,
H2O Dive Center, +20 102 742 8759

Please register and pay only if you plan to be at the conference personally!


Registration
We are thinking about streaming, but it depends on the internet connection, which is not always stable in Dahab.

If the streaming will be possible, we will inform the community through social media and post the link here.

Registration and payment for streaming are not necessary.
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