Continental Associations of Sports Medicine (CASMs)

1. Continental Associations of Sports Medicine shall represent the continental Member National Associations affiliated to FIMS, organized on a geographical continental basis.
2. The aims of Continental Associations of Sports Medicine are to realize the purpose of FIMS as well as to organize specific activities in the field of Sports Medicine in the appropriate areas such as promotion of participation in FIMS, organization of regional conferences and courses, issuing of regional conferences and courses, issuing of regional journals, and ensuring a permanent exchange of information.
3. The creation of a recognized Continental Association of Sports Medicine must be agreed to by the FIMS Council of Delegates upon request of the countries intending to found it and be approved by the FIMS Executive Committee.