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
tinyurl.com/yk7tdeuz
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…
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
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
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
#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.
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
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
@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!
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 🙌🏽