Leaders in Performance was held in London last week – the world’s largest summit of sport owners/managers, high performance teams, sports medicine and science leads. Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital sponsored two workshops there: 1. Concussion Management with Professors Paul McCrory, Jiri Dvorak, Michael Turner and Roald Bahr. The Consensus statement on concussion in […]
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National Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Conference (Next Month!) – Hosted by SEMSoc in association with USEMS
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Ashleigh Williams @SEMsocuk The Undergraduate Sports & Exercise Medicine Society (USEMS) has been working to promote the specialty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) to UK medical undergraduates. A primary aim for USEMS is to facilitate affordable SEM education as it does not […]
Exercise Medicine In Wales – Gathering momentum in pursuit of an active nation
By Dr Rhodri Martin (@rhodmartin) and Bryn Savill (@BrynSavill) Wales – An inactive nation The physical inactivity pandemic is none more evident than here in Wales. The Welsh Health Survey 2012 reports that 71 percent of the population are not doing at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, on five or more days […]
Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, receives Queen’s Service Medal for Achievement.
Dr. Chris Milne, BJSM Editorial Board Member, was recently awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for achievement in Sports Medicine. Demonstrating ‘meritorious service to the Crown’ is no small feat. Some of Chris’ notable contributions to Sports Medicine include: President and Chairman of Sports Medicine New Zealand, President of Australasian College of Sports Physicians, and team […]
Challenging beliefs in sports nutrition: let’s not replace one myth with another
By Dr. Matt Higgins (PhD), University of Northampton In a recent BJSM editorial Dr Peter Brukner discussed the need to challenge two core strategies often adopted within the field of sport and exercise nutrition. The first tenet, that thirst is not a good indicator of hydration and that an individual must drink lots of fluids before, during […]
Scotland launches new physical activity pathway and staff training resources
By Dr David White, Dr Andrew Murray, and Lorna Smith The recent £500 million pound bailout of struggling A&E services in England attracted significant media interest, with many observers suggesting such investment simply “papers over the cracks” in the NHS. The need for this ‘bailout’ serves as a potent reminder that a major re-prioritisation is […]
Invitation to SASMA’s Biennial Congress South Africa 24-27 October 2013: a ‘not-to-miss event’
With a top-tier line-up of international and local speakers (Drs. Peter Brukner, Ann Cools, Mark Lovell, Robert Sallis, and Babette Pluim to name a few), pre-conference Exercise is Medicine® workshops for health care providers and fitness professionals, 6 concurrent tracks each day, and a spectacular setting, SASMA’s Biennial Congress, Wild Coast Sun, South Africa is sure to be a ‘not-to miss’ event. […]
From physiotherapist student to [want to be] master: the road to excellence
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sport and Exercise Medicine blog series By Kenny Watt My affiliation with the British University and College Sports (BUCS) medical system was initiated as a physiotherapy student, wanting future full time work in sports. Also, thanks to an inspirational lecturer and a meeting at the bi-ennial ACPSEM conference (The 2013 conference is […]
Open submissions: Anti-Doping in Sports Consensus Meeting, 29 November 2013
We are pleased to announce the Anti-Doping in Sports Consensus Meeting. This meeting will follow an NIH consensus development format with an open session on 29 November 2013. You are invited to submit an abstract of original research relating to anti-doping in sports for consideration as a presentation at this meeting. The main topic areas have been determined […]
Mixed martial arts: elite athletes or just street brawlers?
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Dinesh Sirisena Since the first Ultimate Fighting Championships in the early 1990s, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has gained popularity with regular national and international tournaments [1]. For some it remains barbaric, taking us back to our primal instincts of fight vs. flight. […]