Last weekend I spoke for our local Sport and Exercise Medicine coordinating body – SportMedBC. Its mandate is to coordinate education and advocate for all the various professions that make up our diverse community. Interestingly, they chose to focus on the role of social media in sports medicine. Then on Tuesday I was alerted to […]
Category: Sport and exercise medicine discipline
CSEM — 30 years old, and going strong! Guest Blog by Professor Nicola Maffulli
The Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (CSEM) at Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, has just held its 30th Anniversary Scientific Meeting. Started by John B King in 1981, CSEM has graduated close to 500 alumni. The Diploma Course in Sports Medicine became the Master of Science Course […]
When is ultrasound most helpful for sports medicine clinicians? – BJSM podcast
As part of BJSM’s ongoing interest in ultrasound (US) use in sports medicine, our September 5th podcast addresses key questions such as, When is ultrasound most helpful for sports medicine clinicians? AMSSM’s inspirational Kim Harmon (Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Washington, US) and the erudite Sean Martin (Clinical Faculty at […]
The 28th International Jerusalem Symposium on Sports Medicine – 2 more weeks to submit abstracts!
For more information go to: http://sport.doctorsonly.co.il/ […]
Dr Lynley Anderson’s response to: Team Doctor….how far is too far?
Guest blog by Dr Lynley Anderson In the recent BJSM blog post, Team Doctor…how far is too far?, Dr James Thing raised the issue of clinical professional boundaries in the provision of sports health care; he is ideally placed to comment as both a team doctor and GP. Determining the limits of what a team […]
Bangladesh Institute of Sports Sciences (BISS) 3rd Sports Medical Science Course Series December 7-14, 2011
Dr. Mohammad Zubayer, President of BISS, invites clinicians to attend sports medical science courses related to: sports for health performance through sports sciences and sports medicine. December 7-9, 2011 Certificate in Sports Nutrition: Jointly organized by the International Society of Sports Nutrition/ISSN and Bangladesh Institute of Sports Sciences/BISS Dr. Douglas Kalman, Dr. Timothy Nathan Ziegenfuss […]
Guest blog by Dr. James Thing: Team Doctor…how far is too far?
As a junior sport and exercise medicine trainee and part-time, lower league team doctor I often find myself in a position of ethical uncertainty. I have tried to establish clinical boundaries and set personal guidelines regarding the team doctor role, constantly revisiting conversations such as – “Players should have their own General Practitioners (family doctor)” […]
Ultrasound at point of care – the sports medicine stethoscope
In a previous BJSM online poll, 76% of respondents agreed that ultrasound was going to be a part of routine sports medicine practice in the office setting. BJSM’s editorial policy is to mirror important advances like this and to publish relevant papers. Thus, in 2010 we were the first sports medicine journal to dedicate an […]
Have you looked at the podcast list? Great guests! Easy to find – free!
Just a very quick blog today — to alert you to the Podcast icon on the BJSM home page. The page includes a guest index so you can look up Jon Drezner, Steve Blair, Jill Cook, Lars Engebretsen, Robert Jan de Vos, Robert Sallis, Jiri Dvorak, Richard Frobell, and more – a veritable galaxy of […]
New editoral from Prof. Finch- Updating the international research agenda for sport injury prevention
Professor Caroline Finch is a leading advocate for decreasing the divide between the science and practice of injury prevention through greater cross-fertilization in the fields of injury and sports medicine research. In the June 24, 2011 edition of BJSM’s sister journal Injury Prevention, Prof Finch offers a concise summary: Updating the international research agenda for […]