I have to confess to not having a Kindle yet but I see them being used more and more when I do my random airplane flight surveys! Lots of Kindle e-readers, some Sony Readers, and of course lots of iPad aficionados. And then there are the folks playing Solitaire on some amazing technology. Can you […]
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Canada lowers the bar for physical activity…to make people more active?
The 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey indicated that only 15% of adult Canadians were active for a recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per day. Younger Canadians were even less active with 9% of boys and 4% of girls aged 5 to 17 meeting the health-benefit informed goals of 60 to 90 minutes […]
More on how to get the most from Twitter
In the October 2010 BJSM editorial I tried to make a pitch for the usefulness of Twitter for sport and exercise medicine, public health – basically for work! Two very prominent doctors, with great tweets (I believe that makes them ‘tweeps’ but I am a rookie) have done a much better job outlining this in […]
Exciting Exercise Medicine Study Opportunity in Tanzania with Paul Hodges
In addition to a unique setting to learn about “managing pain by changing the brain, ” and to gain insight into the effects of altitude on exercise, clinicians and students have the opportunity to learn from the expertise of Dr. Paul Hodges. Dr. Hodges is an award winning Researcher, Director of the University of Queensland’s […]
Two Upcoming Events in Australia
Clinical Sports Medicine (Sydney, March 6th): The Knee This 1-day event, presented by Australasian College of Sports Physicians, has been designed for general practitioners, allied health practitioners and specialist trainees. Program highlights include: A presentation of ACL and PCL injuries by Dr. John Orchard followed by a debate on ACL reconstruction. Discussions on the causes […]
Doping in Professional Cycling: The Lance Armstrong Controversy
The Sports Illustrated article, The Case against Lance Armstrong, is stirring controversy. The in-depth expose details allegations of banned-substance use, and involvement in an organized doping operation. Armstrong is under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a federal grand jury inquiry in Los Angeles. Here are some highlights of the SI report: […]
AMSSM Conference Program – Salt Lake City (April 30-May 4)
Sharing the just-released program for the AMSSM meeting in April/May 2011. If you missed it, see a promotion for the conference in the February BJSM. In short, there are great speakers in various disciplines, the social program is very welcoming and the opportunity to network is phenomenal. See you there! […]
Upper Limb Sports Rehab Course: May 7-8, 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Your chance to attend the London Marathon Medical Conference, April 16, 2011 at the Royal Society of Medicine
The 28th annual London Marathon Medical Conference is set to take place at the Royal Society of Medicine on Saturday, April 16th 2011. Focusing on the science of marathon for doctors, physiotherapists, and sports scientists, this conference includes talks on “Mental toughness” and a scheduled debate on the limits of cardiac benefits from marathon running. […]
Bloodgate decision on Friday – learning from the past…
The Royal Society of Medicine (London) hosted a conference on sports medicine, ethics, and law last night (Jan 11, 2011). Before punsters start with the ‘I thought that was a contradiction in terms’, this fascinating meeting brought debate about: ‘Bloodgate’, the ethics of taping a ‘non-injury’ so as this obvious decoy would draw tackles away […]