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Wayne Derman retweeted
31 Aug 2025
Our 88-week study with South African Para athletes is now out! 🇿🇦
In a given week:
✅ 1/2 report mild-to-severe pain
✅ 1/4 report a new or ongoing injury/illness
✅ 1/5 experience mild-to-severe symptoms of anxiety/depression
✅ 7/10 sleep less than 8h
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Wayne Derman retweeted
8 Aug 2025
Big week for publications, with two new pieces in @BJSM_BMJ from our Swedish-South African Para sport collaboration led by @KristinaFagher.
Great project to have been part of! 🇸🇪🇿🇦
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
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Wayne Derman retweeted
27 Mar 2025
Planning to use self-reporting of health problems with adolescent athletes?
Maybe our new article can be of help.
We investigated how South African athletes (10-18 years) understood concepts used in the OSTRC-H2 and present an adapted English version:
jsams.org/article/S1440-2440…
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Our Divisional Head, @wderman will be speaking at the 1st IOC Course on Respiratory Care of Olympic Athletes!
Join him in Rome from 25-26 October 2024 – check out the programme and register here:
olympics.com/ioc/medical-res…
#Resp2024 #SportsMedicine
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Wayne Derman retweeted
22 Apr 2024
The third IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine workshop for 2024 is underway in Stellenbosch with Prof Martin Schwellnus and @WDerman. Today students enjoyed some sessions on Athlete Mental Health and REDs #iocdiploma #sportsmedicine #workshop #stellenbosch
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Wayne Derman retweeted
📢 Monitoring of elite #ParaAthletes and #InjuryPrevention in diverse environments
⚽ Blind football remains a high risk sport
📈 Longitudinal monitoring- what have we learnt?
🚨 Para athlete healthcare in LMIC
👏 #Inclusion through sports and the athlete's voice
🇿🇦 Health monitoring in South African para sport
@KristinaFagher @WDerman @hirschmueller_a @eirikwik
#MonacoConference2024 #SportsMedicine #ParaSport
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Wayne Derman retweeted
7 Nov 2023
Getting started in Medellín Colombia @IOCATPC2023 with @larsengebretsen kicking us off! Beautiful venue and terrific content to come!
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Wayne Derman retweeted
29 Aug 2023
Looking forward to contribute with keynote (incl Prof Purcell @orygen_aus) on protection/promotion of athlete/entourage mental health lecture in symposium chaired by @MaaikeEken on prevention of adverse mental health in (Para) athletes ‼️ @AmsterdamCHSS @SportsMedUP @FIFPRO
28 Aug 2023
#IOCprev2024 First part of the program is ready - here you go:
aimgroup.eventsair.com/Quick…
Second half - abstracts & workshops - is awaiting your submissions. Deadline: Sep 8.
Thanks for your patience - hope to see you there!
RT, please. Thanks for spreading the word.
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23 Jun 2023
Proud to have contributed to this important work by this fantastic team!
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7 Jun 2023
Proud and pleased to be part of this important ongoing work. Thanks to all the clinicians who participated 👊🏻
7 Jun 2023
Well-being of healthcare professionals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games is important to form a stable and safe environment for elite athletes👩🏻⚕️👨🏾⚕️ Our publication is now available on the BJSM website
@ISEM_SU @WDerman @PhoebeRunciman @SUhealthsci
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Free CPD event!
Join the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine and @CHS_StellUni of @StellenboschUni for a free online CPD presentation.
Register before 12pm SAST 4 May 2023
For issues with registration, contact scrumpton@sun.ac.za
bit.ly/429w4F9
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Wayne Derman retweeted
7 Feb 2023
Great to have been part of this project 💪🏻
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Wayne Derman retweeted
🚨 BRAND NEW #OriginalResearch
What was the incidence and burden of illness at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games? 🥇 #ParaSport
How did the #COVID19 countermeasures affect this and which sports were at greater risk? 🎾 #EditorsChoice 📄
#FREE 👉 bit.ly/3FwGzZo
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Wayne Derman retweeted
1 Oct 2022
@ISEM_SU represent at the #IFSEMC2022 conference presenting on Injury & Illness Surveillance during Paralympic Games and Varsity Sports, Mental Health profiles and practices of Healthcare Professionals, the MaRoon health passport and more!
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Wayne Derman retweeted
1 Oct 2022
#IFSEMC2022 conference with a great bunch of colleagues from @StellenboschUni hosted in Pretoria!
@ISEM_SU @SASMA_ZA @UPTuks
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Wayne Derman retweeted
30 Sep 2022
The first in-person meeting of the College of Sport and Exercise Medicine in South Africa
Thanks and well done to those that have made this a reality!
@phatho_z @WDerman @LouiDoc @JeroenSwart @ChristaJVR @jonpatricios @martinschwellnus and the rest of the team 🙌🏽
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26 Aug 2022
Great to be part of this important International Initiative💪🏻👏🏻
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Wayne Derman retweeted
22 Jul 2022
Don’t miss Early Bird registration 🥇🎯Check out the program ifsemc2022.co.za/programme/ @SASMA_ZA @VGouttebarge @WvanMechelen @Nim_Perera @DocPluim @JacquelineUWA @23Benjones @NSewry @WDerman @jonpatricios
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