Don’t miss Richard Budgett’s Olympics podcast…

Just a quick alert that Richard Budgett, the Chief Medical Office for the London Olympics, shares his very special insights. He was an Olympic Gold medal winner in Los Angeles before serving the UK and now the world! Click here for the podcast And remember, the IOC, through its Medical Commission, supports the 4 of […]

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Fit is not actually ‘vs.’ Fat – Guest Blog by Professor Timothy Noakes

On Monday the Guardian published It’s not obesity that’s killing us – it’s the lack of exercise. Inspired by research presented at UKSEM (see also Blair Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century, and BJSM Warmup 2011; 45), the Guardian exhorted us to focus less on obesity and more on physical […]

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Moneyball: Rewarding excellent sports medicine care. But check your indemnity limit. You may need more if treating elite professional athletes.

UKsem was the first conference to have a ‘Moneyball’ panel session; attendees voted with their feet that this should happen again. What’s ‘Moneyball’? The unabridged term refers to Michael Lewis’ book of that name. It’s about a baseball team who performed much better than they should have by recruiting cheap players who didn’t have the […]

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ACL update…first day at UKSEM 2011, London

Reporting from UKsem 2011 – the largest Sports and Exercise Medicine and performance Conference in Europe. London’s Excel conference centre 23rd November – no downtime for the BJSM blog! Richard Frobell opened with 3 major revelations. #1. ACL injuries are associated with arthritis – whether you have a reconstruction or not.  (citation classic, 103 citations […]

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Perfect time to commit to UKsem London…Nov 23 thru 26 or part thereof…

Looking for a world class conference bringing together sport and exercise medicine, conditioning and science with nutrition, rehabilitation and high performance coaching?. This conference will provide new knowledge for those working with elite sport and recreational athletes as well as those presenting to all clinicians for exercise prescription. See the UKsem home page including the […]

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ICSEMIS 2012 – Final call for abstracts (November 1 deadline!)

The closing deadline for abstracts for the 5th annual International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS) is one week away. Adopting a multi-disciplinary perspective, ICSEMIS is sure to attract a veritable smorgasbord of hot topics in sports and exercise medicine. Convention sub-themes relevant to sports medicine clinicians include: Health promotion through physical […]

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Vereniging voor Sportgeneeskunde (VSG) Sportmedisch Wetenschappelijk Jaarcongres

Op donderdag 1 en vrijdag 2 december 2011 organiseert de Vereniging voor Sportgeneeskunde (VSG) voor de zevende keer het toonaangevende Sportmedisch Wetenschappelijk Jaarcongres. Het congres biedt een multidisciplinaire ontmoetingsplaats waar onderzoekers en zorgverleners elkaar ontmoeten. Nieuw is de bijzondere locatie die door de VSG is geselecteerd: de Efteling in Kaatsheuvel. Dit is een park met […]

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The 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport July 19-24th 2012, SECC Glasgow

Call for Abstracts The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) and the International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) announced that their International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport will take place in Glasgow just before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic […]

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