Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Zachary Spargo (@ZachSpargo) After attending the Football Medicine Strategies (#FMS2015) Conference in London, I was inspired to put together a brief, yet hopefully informative overview of the streams I attended. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn, first hand, from some of the […]
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Highlights from the Female Athlete, BASEM Spring Conference 2015
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Sean Carmody (@seancarmody1) “Too often in sport, doctors are men and they don’t understand” That was the opinion of Paula Radcliffe last January in reference to the effects of menstruation on athletic performance. Clearly a challenge had been laid down to Sport and […]
Doctors’ role in physical activity adherence: how can we keep patients on the road to better health?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) So your patient saw Mike Evans’ 23.5 hours video and s/he understands that physical activity is the polypill that will maximise their chances of living a healthy life (Also see this blog de-bunking physical activity myths). They even started walking […]
Trust me, I’m a football doc – What do they think of us?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Dr. Natalie Shur (@NatalieShur) The Royal Society of Medicine’s new meeting “Football Medicine: A matter of perspective”, featured a star-studded line-up of individuals involved in professional football. It was not just an opportunity for audience members to directly ask players, coaches and media […]
The delegate view of 6th London School of SEM Conference– What lessons were learnt?
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Jonathan Shurlock (@J_Shurlock) Reading the recent BJSM blog on the 6th annual London Deanery Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) Conference written by the event organisers, inspired me to give the delegate view of the important lessons learnt by those in attendance, and add […]
Aspiring to get ahead? Sports Physio tips from the UK to Qatar
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Johnathon King (@Jonny_King_PT) & Liam West (@Liam_West) You need mentors and role models to get ahead in your career. From this perspective, I Liam West (LW) interviewed Jonny King (JK), (a successful physiotherapist from the UK now based in Aspetar, Doha) to find […]
Game changing in mental health – Tackling stigma & building resilience in elite sport
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) The inaugural conference hosted by Maudsley Learning, gathered elite sport professionals and stakeholders to stimulate debate and conversation about a topic commonly overlooked or underestimated by those outside the game: Mental health. This topic has been a taboo subject within sport […]
Stand and Deliver: Behaviour change implementation for #ActiveWorking
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@roryjheath) Part 2 of a 2-part series The first part this series reminded us that inactivity in the workplace is bad for your health – as bad as smoking. Sedentary behaviour also reduces workplace productivity; employees report more fatigue and restlessness, […]
Sitting Ducks – Sedentary Behaviour and its Health Risks: Part One of a Two Part Series
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@Roryjheath) The recent Inaugural Active Working Summit, January 8th, 2015, brought together representatives from healthcare, scientific research and commercial organisations with an aim to promote wellness at work. At BJSM, we’ve covered the benefits of exercise on the brain before and […]
‘Dummies’ guide to conferences: undergraduate perspective
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Lysander Gourbault (@lgourbault) Conferences are a great place to learn, network and they look great on your CV. But it’s often daunting starting a conversation with those consultants and experts that are seemingly so far above you they are out of reach! Here […]