Thanks to everyone who voted in the previous rounds of the BJSM 2012 cover competition. This is the second last preliminary round, before we move onto the sudden death final. In the final round, voters for the winning cover can win prizes! Here are the competitors for round three: […]
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Celebration of life and sport: World Transplant Games – Durban, 2013
By Dr. Efraim Kramer The XIX World Transplant Games (Games), under the auspices of the World Transplant Games Federation, is heading for Durban, South Africa in July 2013. These Games are open to all organ transplant recipients internationally and it is expected that 1500 athletes from 52 countries will participate in the 5 day sporting event. […]
Sport & Exercise Medicine in Scotland- Lets capitalise on Glasgow 2014
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Hannah Preston I agree with Liam’s blog on the state of Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) at an undergraduate level. Unfortunately the same problems face medical students interested in SEM here in Scotland. To date the only insight into SEM for students has […]
Generation Games: An update on upcoming launch of innovative website
By Drs. Moiz Moghal and Natasha Jones There is rising awareness that physical inactivity is a major health problem. Momentum is gathering at a local level to try to reverse this trend. An exercise prescription or a brief intervention on its own is not enough. The challenge is to integrate an exercise medicine service with proactive […]
Images wanted for BJSM clinical quizzes!
Images wanted! Have you ever come across a patient’s condition that looks so interesting, you want to share it with your colleagues? From now on: please do (with consent of course)! We have the perfect platform for sharing noteworthy cases and conditions. And, good news — it’s not much work for you to contribute. You […]
Paul Hodges and Irene Davis keynotes for 3rd International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat & Clinical Symposium. Save the date September 18-21 2013, Vancouver, Canada
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Benefits and barriers: Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) conferences through the eyes of a student
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Holly Weaver The consensus amongst my peers was that being a team doctor in the Olympics would make a ‘Top 5 jobs in the world’ list. You may therefore be surprised to hear then that it is relatively easy to progress through undergraduate […]
The influenza vaccination in Sports Medicine: Is it effective?
Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A BJSM blog series) By Dr Justin Yeoh The flu may be an “un-sexy” aspect of Sports and Exercise Medicine, but it is nonetheless a topic of importance. Especially given that it is exceptionally common this time of year and afflicts athletes worldwide. The NHS recommends an influenza […]
Vote now! 2102 BJSM cover competition
‘Tis the season to vote for your favourite BJSM cover…. At BJSM we value the artistic merit of our covers, and the opinions of our readers. Here is the second annual BJSM cover competition. You (and your friends) will have five rounds of opportunity to vote for your favourite cover. The winner of each preliminary round will move […]
Suicide, sport and medicine: more education and awareness needed for athletes’ mental health
By Dr. Kerry Lang I was very interested to read Dominic Malcolm and Andrea Scott’s BJSM editorial on suicide, sport and medicine (2012) and agree that more attention should be paid to the psychological welfare of athletes. I am a doctor, albeit not a psychiatrist, and have also been part of the British triathlon team since 2005. On several […]