By Lynley Anderson & Lynne Bowyer Bioethics Centre, University of Otago In his guest post on the BJSM Blog entitled ‘Call for NHS to review its policy on screening of young people at risk of sudden cardiac death’ Dr Steven Cox laments the decision of the National Screening Committee not to offer screening to young athletes […]
Month: May 2012
“n=1” Are we allowing personal bias to influence our clinical advice?
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr James Noake Most of the clinicians reading this blog currently possess or have previously had a sporting pedigree of some description. I would predict that a large number of you would state that this is what brought you into the […]
Calling on physical activists and physical activity experts – PLEASE HELP!
Guest blog by: Christine Neyndorff & Dr. Richard Weiler The Hertfordshire County (United Kingdom) ‘Health and Wellbeing Board’ is a new partnership, which thinks it will deliver real improvements in people’s health and wellbeing, without physical activity being a priority. The Board has representatives from the National Health Service, councils and the Hertfordshire Local Involvement Network […]
FIFA increasing efforts in sport for health leadership – hats off to a role model federation
Budapest May 24th: FIFA provide a landmark in ‘implementation’ and ‘dissemination’ by including their 2nd Medical Congress within the ’62nd FIFA Congress’. This may not seem like a major deal for those unfamiliar with the way sporting federations work but it is right […]
Safer bicycling. Better roads? More helmets? Increased legislation and enforcement?
Last month in a BMJ blog, Domnhall Macaulay stated “Cyclists deserve our support; we need to address the risks of riding on the road and make cycling safer.” In one of my earlier BJSM blogs, I also pointed out that bicycling safety has long been a research and action goal of many injury prevention […]
Final Round! – BJSM’s Best Cover of 2011 Competition
Thanks to everyone who voted in rounds 1 & 2. Here are the finalists: A. South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) Congress issue (June 2011) vs. B. BASEM’s Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference issue (July 2011) Who will be the champion? While you can only vote once – get your friends to vote too […]
The Role of the Covering Doctor in Elite Sport – Lessons for aspiring SEM doctors
By Dr Jo Larkin Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A semi-monthly series on the BJSM blog) Experience in a variety of sports settings may be considered essential to a Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) trainee’s development. In doing this I have gained significant insights into the role of the ‘covering’ Sports and Exercise […]
A Call to Action to ALL health professionals: Giving exercise advice and support to EVERY patient: Part 2
By Ann Gates (@exerciseworks) Giving regular exercise advice and support as part of every health care consultation is fast becoming a critical health intervention in the prevention of the ‘tsunami’ of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes and related cancers. In May 2012 the U.S. Centre for Disease Control together with the Institute of Medicine […]
Participation, prevention, and treatment at the North Pole Marathon (a guest blog from this year’s winner!)
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A monthly series on the BJSM blog) By Dr. Andrew Murray Increasing Physical Activity is the biggest public health challenge of the 21st century. Steven Blair’s message is so powerful that it is worth taking to the ends of the earth. I’m currently working for our CMO Harry […]
Click below for podcast: Two new key message on sudden cardiac death prevention: Dr Jon Drezner
Professor Jon Drezner emphasises the need for careful planning and practice of emergency protocols in the sports medicine setting. He also shares the new criteria for ECG screening – these lead to a much lower false positive rate than was previously reported. He makes a compelling case to include a resting 12-lead ECG in the […]