BASEM 2024 Annual Conference
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Conference Programme
We’re thrilled to unveil the line up of speakers and sessions (programme subject to change). The two-day event is fully CPD-certified and offers a blend of workshops, insightful lectures, engaging Q&A sessions, and panel discussions. Book your tickets today.
Team Care
- Premier Lounge South
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Concussion in Sport: Clinically, Where are we Now?
Although there have been significant advances in the identification and management of head injuries in sport, our current understanding of...
10:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Concussion in Sport: Clinically, Where are we Now?
11:05 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
Concussion in Sport – Are we taking the players with us?
Dr Flahive will be discussing advances in concussion management in the National Rugby League, in particular, the identification and the...
11:05 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
Concussion in Sport – Are we taking the players with us?
11:20 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
The Effect of Rule Changes & Equipment on Concussion Rate in American Football
There are over 70,000 college football players in the United States. This is a sport that involves passionate fans, elite...
11:20 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
The Effect of Rule Changes & Equipment on Concussion Rate in American Football
11:35 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Moving to Objective Concussion Diagnosis in Sport – Or Just Not Yet?
In professional rugby, an off-field screen (a modified Sports Concussion Assessment Tool) is used to assess whether players without obvious...
11:35 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Moving to Objective Concussion Diagnosis in Sport – Or Just Not Yet?
11:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Long-term Risk of Concussion: What is the Current Evidence?
The Former Elite Level Athlete Brain Health Research Programme has been operational since 2013. Originally designed as a longitudinal study...
11:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Long-term Risk of Concussion: What is the Current Evidence?
1:20 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: A Strength and Conditioning Point of View
This session will serve as an open letter to sports medicine practitioners, offering insights into collaborative dynamics within elite sport...
1:20 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: A Strength and Conditioning Point of View
1:40 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: Working as part of an Interdisciplinary Team to Aid Performance Optimisation in the Professional Footballing Environment. Insight and Perspective of a Physiotherapist’s Experience
We often talk about the ‘hard skills,’ such as the hands-on clinical and rehabilitation expertise of the physiotherapist, but we...
1:40 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: Working as part of an Interdisciplinary Team to Aid Performance Optimisation in the Professional Footballing Environment. Insight and Perspective of a Physiotherapist’s Experience
2:00 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
"Stay in your lane": A critical evaluation of the role of psychology and psychologists in Sport and Exercise Medicine
The drive for interdisciplinarity has spurred the growth of cooperation and collaboration among sport and exercise practitioners. When done well,...
2:00 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
"Stay in your lane": A critical evaluation of the role of psychology and psychologists in Sport and Exercise Medicine
3:30 Thu
2024 CMO Panel Discussion/Debate
2024 Chief Medical Officers Panel Discussion: Picking the brains of SEM's senior leaders
This session brings together the Chief Medical Officers from English Football, English Cricket, English Rugby Union, British Horse Racing, and...
3:30 Thu
2024 CMO Panel Discussion/Debate
2024 Chief Medical Officers Panel Discussion: Picking the brains of SEM's senior leaders
MSK
- Ricoh Lounge North
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Growing Champions: The Impact of Childhood Development and Puberty on Athletic Performance
Childhood growth and puberty play a crucial role in sports performance. Increases in testosterone, oestrogen, and androgenic steroids enhance muscle...
10:50 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Growing Champions: The Impact of Childhood Development and Puberty on Athletic Performance
11:10 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Knee Injuries and Surgical Options in the Skeletally Immature
Knee injuries in the skeletally immature patient is a common presentation. Surgery may be required when non-surgical measures have been...
11:10 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Knee Injuries and Surgical Options in the Skeletally Immature
11:30 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Considerations for a Safe Return to Play in Youth Athletes
This talk will cover the importance of educating youth athletes and their parents during the rehabilitation of non-contact injuries. We...
11:30 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Considerations for a Safe Return to Play in Youth Athletes
1:15 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
The Safe Development of the Fast Bowler: Lessons for Adolescent Athletes
Session Abstract TBA
1:15 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
The Safe Development of the Fast Bowler: Lessons for Adolescent Athletes
1:20 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Bone Adaptation & Risk Factors to Lumbar Bone Stress Injury in Elite Cricket Fast Bowlers
Cricket fast bowling places enormous load upon the lumbar spine and elite fast bowlers often accumulate thousands of repetitions of...
1:20 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Bone Adaptation & Risk Factors to Lumbar Bone Stress Injury in Elite Cricket Fast Bowlers
1:40 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Imaging of the Lumbar Spine including VIBE and SPECT CT
Session Abstract TBA
1:40 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Imaging of the Lumbar Spine including VIBE and SPECT CT
2:00 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Managing the Lumbar Stress Fracture
Stress fracture of the lumbar spine leads to a considerable loss of time away from athletic activity and is the...
2:00 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Managing the Lumbar Stress Fracture
3:35 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Beyond Steroids. Are Orthobiologics the answer?
Injection therapies have been used for a long time, with steroid injections being the most widely used intervention. However, there...
3:35 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Beyond Steroids. Are Orthobiologics the answer?
3:55 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injection Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Research
Knee osteoarthritis is becoming 3an increasingly prevalent issue, particularly in ageing and more active populations. There is growing interest in...
3:55 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injection Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Research
4:15 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injectables in Elite Sport: Evidence Base and Experience
The need for rapid return to play post-acute injury and the optimisation of chronic injury are some of the main...
4:15 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injectables in Elite Sport: Evidence Base and Experience
Physical Activity & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Ricoh Lounge South
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Teenage Kicks: Energy Availability in Adolescents
There are many immediate and longer-term physical, psychological, and metabolic benefits of being active during adolescence. These benefits exist when...
10:50 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Teenage Kicks: Energy Availability in Adolescents
11:05 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Extremes of Exercise During Pregnancy
This presentation will discuss our current understanding of recreational and elite sport participation during pregnancy. Novel research and practical considerations...
11:05 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Extremes of Exercise During Pregnancy
11:20 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Innovation to Implementation: Evolving Expertise in Maternal Health and Performance
This session explores the transition from innovation to implementation, bridging the gap between emerging science and practical application in promoting...
11:20 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Innovation to Implementation: Evolving Expertise in Maternal Health and Performance
11:35 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Exercise Matters for Menopause & Healthy Ageing
Exercise is a vitally important lifestyle choice for all aspects of health throughout our lifespan. Exercise is key in harnessing...
11:35 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Exercise Matters for Menopause & Healthy Ageing
1:20 Thu
Collaboration is Key: How the UK Sports Institute is Advancing Elite Female Athlete Support
For almost 10 years, the UK Sports Institute has been developing a programme to advance health and performance support for...
1:20 Thu
Collaboration is Key: How the UK Sports Institute is Advancing Elite Female Athlete Support
1:40 Thu
Medals and Motherhood: Managing Performance in the Perinatal Athlete
The intersection of elite athletic performance and motherhood presents unique physical, psychological, and societal challenges. This session will explore the...
1:40 Thu
Medals and Motherhood: Managing Performance in the Perinatal Athlete
3:45 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Strength Profiling British Army Personnel – Implications to Military Performance & Rehabilitation Practice
The application of strength and conditioning research to physically demanding occupations is essential to ensure that military personnel are prepared...
3:45 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Strength Profiling British Army Personnel – Implications to Military Performance & Rehabilitation Practice
4:00 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The ADAPT Study; ADAPTations to Low Load Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Versus Conventional Heavier Load Resistance Exercise in UK Military Personnel with Persistent Knee Pain
Miss Robyn Cassidy and Mr Kieran Lunt will discuss development of blood flow restrictions protocols and how these might be...
4:00 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The ADAPT Study; ADAPTations to Low Load Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Versus Conventional Heavier Load Resistance Exercise in UK Military Personnel with Persistent Knee Pain
4:15 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The Biomarkers & Joint Pain in Military Osteoarthritis (BioMilOA) Study
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting nearly 600 million people. It imposes a significant burden of...
4:15 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The Biomarkers & Joint Pain in Military Osteoarthritis (BioMilOA) Study
4:30 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Investigating Medical & Psychosocial Outcomes of UK Combat Casualties from the Afghanistan War
Group Captain (Professor) Alexander Bennett will discuss the initial outcomes from this longitudinal cohort study with implications for managing the...
4:30 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Investigating Medical & Psychosocial Outcomes of UK Combat Casualties from the Afghanistan War
Workshops
- For room information check session
12:30 Thu
Workshop
2024 Return to Sport for in-Season-Athletes: The Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Magnetotransduction Therapy when treating high-performance athletes
Injuries are common in athletics and are usually associated with a reduction of cessation of training. In the context of...
12:30 Thu
Workshop
2024 Return to Sport for in-Season-Athletes: The Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Magnetotransduction Therapy when treating high-performance athletes
Team Care
- Premier Lounge South
11:35 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Overview of the Legalities and Regulatory Requirements of Working within Sport
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
11:35 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Overview of the Legalities and Regulatory Requirements of Working within Sport
11:55 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Duty of Care and Negotiating Employer Responsibilities
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
11:55 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Duty of Care and Negotiating Employer Responsibilities
12:15 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Minimum Medical Standards in Football and Beyond
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
12:15 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Minimum Medical Standards in Football and Beyond
2:05 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
If we're so Good at Preventing Hamstring Injuries, Why do they Still Happen so Often?
In this presentation, Dr van Dyk will review the evidence on the effectiveness of various hamstring injury prevention strategies and...
2:05 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
If we're so Good at Preventing Hamstring Injuries, Why do they Still Happen so Often?
2:25 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Surgical Management and Outcomes of Adult Proximal Hamstring and Adolescent Apophyseal Avulsions: Experience, Medical Evidence and Tools Available
Our understanding of the surgical management of adult and adolescent proximal hamstring avulsions has advanced significantly. It is important to...
2:25 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Surgical Management and Outcomes of Adult Proximal Hamstring and Adolescent Apophyseal Avulsions: Experience, Medical Evidence and Tools Available
2:45 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Getting Rehab down to a "T" - Similarities and Differences in the Holistic Rehabilitation of Biceps Femoris T-Junction Injuries across Multiple Athletes from the Olympic High-Performance System
This presentation will demonstrate how the UKSI Performance Rehabilitation Team applies holistic, contemporary, and data-driven rehabilitation principles to hamstring injuries....
2:45 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Getting Rehab down to a "T" - Similarities and Differences in the Holistic Rehabilitation of Biceps Femoris T-Junction Injuries across Multiple Athletes from the Olympic High-Performance System
MSK
- Ricoh Lounge North
11:35 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
A Feminist Approach to Sports Injury Prevention: Reframing Injury Risk
Traditional sports injury prevention strategies often fail to account for the unique experiences and needs of women and gender-expansive athletes....
11:35 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
A Feminist Approach to Sports Injury Prevention: Reframing Injury Risk
12:15 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
Project ACL: Increasing Player Availability in Professional Women's Football
This presentation will provide an overview of Project ACL, a 3-year collaborative research project involving FIFPRO, the Professional Footballers Association,...
12:15 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
Project ACL: Increasing Player Availability in Professional Women's Football
2:05 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Acute ACL Tear - Surgery or No Surgery? That is the Question
Clinical experience of good results without reconstructing a torn ACL initiated the first randomised controlled trial comparing treatment options for...
2:05 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Acute ACL Tear - Surgery or No Surgery? That is the Question
2:25 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
The Cross Bracing Protocol: A Novel Non-Surgical Approach to the Management of Acute ACL Injury; Lessons Learnt so Far & Future Directions
The ACL is injured in a “spectrum of injury” and heals accordingly in a “spectrum of healing.” Less injured ACLs...
2:25 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
The Cross Bracing Protocol: A Novel Non-Surgical Approach to the Management of Acute ACL Injury; Lessons Learnt so Far & Future Directions
2:45 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Imaging of the ACL: Case Based Discussion on What Influences Management Decisions in a Multidisciplinary Setting
This presentation will give an overview and update on imaging of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries including the role imaging...
2:45 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Imaging of the ACL: Case Based Discussion on What Influences Management Decisions in a Multidisciplinary Setting
Physical Activity & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Ricoh Lounge South
10:00 Fri
Keynote
2024 From Tradition to Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise
This presentation will explore the evolution of exercise recommendations during and following pregnancy. It will highlight the shift from traditional...
10:00 Fri
Keynote
2024 From Tradition to Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise
11:30 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
This session will focus on translating the latest evidence in exercise medicine into practical strategies that enhance health outcomes. We...
11:30 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
11:35 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
2024 Motivation to be Active in Multiple Sclerosis - a New Moving Medicine Module
This session will provide a brief overview of the new Moving Medicine module on Multiple Sclerosis (MS), exploring the conversations...
11:35 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
2024 Motivation to be Active in Multiple Sclerosis - a New Moving Medicine Module
11:55 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Tackling Health Inequalities through Physical Activity (THIPA) - Embedding a Data and Insight Led Approach to Reducing Inactivity in a Coastal and Rural Locality
Public health data shows that Northern Devon has some of the most deprived and isolated communities in England. Recent local...
11:55 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Tackling Health Inequalities through Physical Activity (THIPA) - Embedding a Data and Insight Led Approach to Reducing Inactivity in a Coastal and Rural Locality
12:15 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Knowing Me, Knowing You: From Lived Experience Insight to Implementation
The Richmond Group of Charities is a collaboration of health organisations funded by Sport England to support people with long-term...
12:15 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Knowing Me, Knowing You: From Lived Experience Insight to Implementation
2:00 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
This session discusses the role of exercise medicine in cancer including the opportunities and contribution of Sport and Exercise Medicine....
2:00 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
2:05 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Is there a Role for Exercise Medicine in the Cancer Care Pathway?
The discipline of exercise oncology is now well established, and health care professionals can deliver prehabilitation across the UK. The...
2:05 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Is there a Role for Exercise Medicine in the Cancer Care Pathway?
2:25 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Implementing Exercise Oncology: Overcoming the Real World Challenges
As the understanding of the evidence base for exercise oncology becomes more widespread both in clinical practice and the public...
2:25 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Implementing Exercise Oncology: Overcoming the Real World Challenges
2:45 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Exercising the Immune System in Cancer: Can We Optimise Exercise to Improve Tumour Outcomes?
Both acute and longitudinal exercise training have profound beneficial effects on the immune system. Enhanced immunity depends on several exercise-induced...
2:45 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Exercising the Immune System in Cancer: Can We Optimise Exercise to Improve Tumour Outcomes?
Workshops
- For room information check session
8:30 Fri
Workshop
2024 Out of The Blocks Workforce Planning: Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK
Discussion on workforce planning for the future of SEM, hosted by Out of The Blocks. Join an Out of the...
8:30 Fri
Workshop
2024 Out of The Blocks Workforce Planning: Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK
Team Care
- Premier Lounge South
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Concussion in Sport: Clinically, Where are we Now?
Although there have been significant advances in the identification and management of head injuries in sport, our current understanding of...
10:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Concussion in Sport: Clinically, Where are we Now?
11:05 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
Concussion in Sport – Are we taking the players with us?
Dr Flahive will be discussing advances in concussion management in the National Rugby League, in particular, the identification and the...
11:05 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
Concussion in Sport – Are we taking the players with us?
11:20 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
The Effect of Rule Changes & Equipment on Concussion Rate in American Football
There are over 70,000 college football players in the United States. This is a sport that involves passionate fans, elite...
11:20 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
The Effect of Rule Changes & Equipment on Concussion Rate in American Football
11:35 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Moving to Objective Concussion Diagnosis in Sport – Or Just Not Yet?
In professional rugby, an off-field screen (a modified Sports Concussion Assessment Tool) is used to assess whether players without obvious...
11:35 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Moving to Objective Concussion Diagnosis in Sport – Or Just Not Yet?
11:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Long-term Risk of Concussion: What is the Current Evidence?
The Former Elite Level Athlete Brain Health Research Programme has been operational since 2013. Originally designed as a longitudinal study...
11:50 Thu
2024 Concussion: Changing the Game
2024 Long-term Risk of Concussion: What is the Current Evidence?
1:20 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: A Strength and Conditioning Point of View
This session will serve as an open letter to sports medicine practitioners, offering insights into collaborative dynamics within elite sport...
1:20 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: A Strength and Conditioning Point of View
1:40 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: Working as part of an Interdisciplinary Team to Aid Performance Optimisation in the Professional Footballing Environment. Insight and Perspective of a Physiotherapist’s Experience
We often talk about the ‘hard skills,’ such as the hands-on clinical and rehabilitation expertise of the physiotherapist, but we...
1:40 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
Performance Optimisation: Working as part of an Interdisciplinary Team to Aid Performance Optimisation in the Professional Footballing Environment. Insight and Perspective of a Physiotherapist’s Experience
2:00 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
"Stay in your lane": A critical evaluation of the role of psychology and psychologists in Sport and Exercise Medicine
The drive for interdisciplinarity has spurred the growth of cooperation and collaboration among sport and exercise practitioners. When done well,...
2:00 Thu
2024 Performance Optimisation
"Stay in your lane": A critical evaluation of the role of psychology and psychologists in Sport and Exercise Medicine
3:30 Thu
2024 CMO Panel Discussion/Debate
2024 Chief Medical Officers Panel Discussion: Picking the brains of SEM's senior leaders
This session brings together the Chief Medical Officers from English Football, English Cricket, English Rugby Union, British Horse Racing, and...
3:30 Thu
2024 CMO Panel Discussion/Debate
2024 Chief Medical Officers Panel Discussion: Picking the brains of SEM's senior leaders
MSK
- Ricoh Lounge North
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Growing Champions: The Impact of Childhood Development and Puberty on Athletic Performance
Childhood growth and puberty play a crucial role in sports performance. Increases in testosterone, oestrogen, and androgenic steroids enhance muscle...
10:50 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Growing Champions: The Impact of Childhood Development and Puberty on Athletic Performance
11:10 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Knee Injuries and Surgical Options in the Skeletally Immature
Knee injuries in the skeletally immature patient is a common presentation. Surgery may be required when non-surgical measures have been...
11:10 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Knee Injuries and Surgical Options in the Skeletally Immature
11:30 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Considerations for a Safe Return to Play in Youth Athletes
This talk will cover the importance of educating youth athletes and their parents during the rehabilitation of non-contact injuries. We...
11:30 Thu
2024 Paediatric SEM: How Growth Impacts Injuries
Considerations for a Safe Return to Play in Youth Athletes
1:15 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
The Safe Development of the Fast Bowler: Lessons for Adolescent Athletes
Session Abstract TBA
1:15 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
The Safe Development of the Fast Bowler: Lessons for Adolescent Athletes
1:20 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Bone Adaptation & Risk Factors to Lumbar Bone Stress Injury in Elite Cricket Fast Bowlers
Cricket fast bowling places enormous load upon the lumbar spine and elite fast bowlers often accumulate thousands of repetitions of...
1:20 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Bone Adaptation & Risk Factors to Lumbar Bone Stress Injury in Elite Cricket Fast Bowlers
1:40 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Imaging of the Lumbar Spine including VIBE and SPECT CT
Session Abstract TBA
1:40 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Imaging of the Lumbar Spine including VIBE and SPECT CT
2:00 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Managing the Lumbar Stress Fracture
Stress fracture of the lumbar spine leads to a considerable loss of time away from athletic activity and is the...
2:00 Thu
2024 Lessons from English Cricket: The Complete Guide to Pars Injury Management
Managing the Lumbar Stress Fracture
3:35 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Beyond Steroids. Are Orthobiologics the answer?
Injection therapies have been used for a long time, with steroid injections being the most widely used intervention. However, there...
3:35 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Beyond Steroids. Are Orthobiologics the answer?
3:55 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injection Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Research
Knee osteoarthritis is becoming 3an increasingly prevalent issue, particularly in ageing and more active populations. There is growing interest in...
3:55 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injection Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Research
4:15 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injectables in Elite Sport: Evidence Base and Experience
The need for rapid return to play post-acute injury and the optimisation of chronic injury are some of the main...
4:15 Thu
2024 Injectables: Separating the Snake Oil from the Gold!
Injectables in Elite Sport: Evidence Base and Experience
Physical Activity & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Ricoh Lounge South
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
In elite sport, sports science and medicine are applied at various times to optimise performance and to minimise risk. Sporting...
9:00 Thu
Keynote
Sports Science and Medicine in the Real World: What Politics and a Beautiful Mind have in Common with Sporting Safety and Fairness
10:50 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Teenage Kicks: Energy Availability in Adolescents
There are many immediate and longer-term physical, psychological, and metabolic benefits of being active during adolescence. These benefits exist when...
10:50 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Teenage Kicks: Energy Availability in Adolescents
11:05 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Extremes of Exercise During Pregnancy
This presentation will discuss our current understanding of recreational and elite sport participation during pregnancy. Novel research and practical considerations...
11:05 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
Extremes of Exercise During Pregnancy
11:20 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Innovation to Implementation: Evolving Expertise in Maternal Health and Performance
This session explores the transition from innovation to implementation, bridging the gap between emerging science and practical application in promoting...
11:20 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Innovation to Implementation: Evolving Expertise in Maternal Health and Performance
11:35 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Exercise Matters for Menopause & Healthy Ageing
Exercise is a vitally important lifestyle choice for all aspects of health throughout our lifespan. Exercise is key in harnessing...
11:35 Thu
2024 Exercise for all the Ages
2024 Exercise Matters for Menopause & Healthy Ageing
1:20 Thu
Collaboration is Key: How the UK Sports Institute is Advancing Elite Female Athlete Support
For almost 10 years, the UK Sports Institute has been developing a programme to advance health and performance support for...
1:20 Thu
Collaboration is Key: How the UK Sports Institute is Advancing Elite Female Athlete Support
1:40 Thu
Medals and Motherhood: Managing Performance in the Perinatal Athlete
The intersection of elite athletic performance and motherhood presents unique physical, psychological, and societal challenges. This session will explore the...
1:40 Thu
Medals and Motherhood: Managing Performance in the Perinatal Athlete
3:45 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Strength Profiling British Army Personnel – Implications to Military Performance & Rehabilitation Practice
The application of strength and conditioning research to physically demanding occupations is essential to ensure that military personnel are prepared...
3:45 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Strength Profiling British Army Personnel – Implications to Military Performance & Rehabilitation Practice
4:00 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The ADAPT Study; ADAPTations to Low Load Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Versus Conventional Heavier Load Resistance Exercise in UK Military Personnel with Persistent Knee Pain
Miss Robyn Cassidy and Mr Kieran Lunt will discuss development of blood flow restrictions protocols and how these might be...
4:00 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The ADAPT Study; ADAPTations to Low Load Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Versus Conventional Heavier Load Resistance Exercise in UK Military Personnel with Persistent Knee Pain
4:15 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The Biomarkers & Joint Pain in Military Osteoarthritis (BioMilOA) Study
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting nearly 600 million people. It imposes a significant burden of...
4:15 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
The Biomarkers & Joint Pain in Military Osteoarthritis (BioMilOA) Study
4:30 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Investigating Medical & Psychosocial Outcomes of UK Combat Casualties from the Afghanistan War
Group Captain (Professor) Alexander Bennett will discuss the initial outcomes from this longitudinal cohort study with implications for managing the...
4:30 Thu
2024 Musculoskeletal Injury & the effect on UK Defence
Investigating Medical & Psychosocial Outcomes of UK Combat Casualties from the Afghanistan War
Workshops
- For room information check session
12:30 Thu
Workshop
2024 Return to Sport for in-Season-Athletes: The Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Magnetotransduction Therapy when treating high-performance athletes
Injuries are common in athletics and are usually associated with a reduction of cessation of training. In the context of...
12:30 Thu
Workshop
2024 Return to Sport for in-Season-Athletes: The Use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave and Magnetotransduction Therapy when treating high-performance athletes
Team Care
- Premier Lounge South
11:35 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Overview of the Legalities and Regulatory Requirements of Working within Sport
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
11:35 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Overview of the Legalities and Regulatory Requirements of Working within Sport
11:55 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Duty of Care and Negotiating Employer Responsibilities
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
11:55 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Duty of Care and Negotiating Employer Responsibilities
12:15 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Minimum Medical Standards in Football and Beyond
The aim of the session is to ensure that practitioners are aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as...
12:15 Fri
2024 Pre-hospital Pitchside Medicine: Updates & Challenges
Minimum Medical Standards in Football and Beyond
2:05 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
If we're so Good at Preventing Hamstring Injuries, Why do they Still Happen so Often?
In this presentation, Dr van Dyk will review the evidence on the effectiveness of various hamstring injury prevention strategies and...
2:05 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
If we're so Good at Preventing Hamstring Injuries, Why do they Still Happen so Often?
2:25 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Surgical Management and Outcomes of Adult Proximal Hamstring and Adolescent Apophyseal Avulsions: Experience, Medical Evidence and Tools Available
Our understanding of the surgical management of adult and adolescent proximal hamstring avulsions has advanced significantly. It is important to...
2:25 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Surgical Management and Outcomes of Adult Proximal Hamstring and Adolescent Apophyseal Avulsions: Experience, Medical Evidence and Tools Available
2:45 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Getting Rehab down to a "T" - Similarities and Differences in the Holistic Rehabilitation of Biceps Femoris T-Junction Injuries across Multiple Athletes from the Olympic High-Performance System
This presentation will demonstrate how the UKSI Performance Rehabilitation Team applies holistic, contemporary, and data-driven rehabilitation principles to hamstring injuries....
2:45 Fri
2024 Hamstrings: An Update on Prevention & Management
Getting Rehab down to a "T" - Similarities and Differences in the Holistic Rehabilitation of Biceps Femoris T-Junction Injuries across Multiple Athletes from the Olympic High-Performance System
MSK
- Ricoh Lounge North
11:35 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
A Feminist Approach to Sports Injury Prevention: Reframing Injury Risk
Traditional sports injury prevention strategies often fail to account for the unique experiences and needs of women and gender-expansive athletes....
11:35 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
A Feminist Approach to Sports Injury Prevention: Reframing Injury Risk
12:15 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
Project ACL: Increasing Player Availability in Professional Women's Football
This presentation will provide an overview of Project ACL, a 3-year collaborative research project involving FIFPRO, the Professional Footballers Association,...
12:15 Fri
2024 Women, Injury & Prevention
Project ACL: Increasing Player Availability in Professional Women's Football
2:05 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Acute ACL Tear - Surgery or No Surgery? That is the Question
Clinical experience of good results without reconstructing a torn ACL initiated the first randomised controlled trial comparing treatment options for...
2:05 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Acute ACL Tear - Surgery or No Surgery? That is the Question
2:25 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
The Cross Bracing Protocol: A Novel Non-Surgical Approach to the Management of Acute ACL Injury; Lessons Learnt so Far & Future Directions
The ACL is injured in a “spectrum of injury” and heals accordingly in a “spectrum of healing.” Less injured ACLs...
2:25 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
The Cross Bracing Protocol: A Novel Non-Surgical Approach to the Management of Acute ACL Injury; Lessons Learnt so Far & Future Directions
2:45 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Imaging of the ACL: Case Based Discussion on What Influences Management Decisions in a Multidisciplinary Setting
This presentation will give an overview and update on imaging of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries including the role imaging...
2:45 Fri
2024 Non-Operative ACL Management - How, When and Why?
Imaging of the ACL: Case Based Discussion on What Influences Management Decisions in a Multidisciplinary Setting
Physical Activity & Rehabilitation Medicine
- Ricoh Lounge South
10:00 Fri
Keynote
2024 From Tradition to Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise
This presentation will explore the evolution of exercise recommendations during and following pregnancy. It will highlight the shift from traditional...
10:00 Fri
Keynote
2024 From Tradition to Innovation: The Changing Landscape of Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise
11:30 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
This session will focus on translating the latest evidence in exercise medicine into practical strategies that enhance health outcomes. We...
11:30 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
11:35 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
2024 Motivation to be Active in Multiple Sclerosis - a New Moving Medicine Module
This session will provide a brief overview of the new Moving Medicine module on Multiple Sclerosis (MS), exploring the conversations...
11:35 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
2024 Motivation to be Active in Multiple Sclerosis - a New Moving Medicine Module
11:55 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Tackling Health Inequalities through Physical Activity (THIPA) - Embedding a Data and Insight Led Approach to Reducing Inactivity in a Coastal and Rural Locality
Public health data shows that Northern Devon has some of the most deprived and isolated communities in England. Recent local...
11:55 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Tackling Health Inequalities through Physical Activity (THIPA) - Embedding a Data and Insight Led Approach to Reducing Inactivity in a Coastal and Rural Locality
12:15 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Knowing Me, Knowing You: From Lived Experience Insight to Implementation
The Richmond Group of Charities is a collaboration of health organisations funded by Sport England to support people with long-term...
12:15 Fri
2024 Evidence into Action: Transforming our Knowledge into Real Life Benefit
Knowing Me, Knowing You: From Lived Experience Insight to Implementation
2:00 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
This session discusses the role of exercise medicine in cancer including the opportunities and contribution of Sport and Exercise Medicine....
2:00 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
2:05 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Is there a Role for Exercise Medicine in the Cancer Care Pathway?
The discipline of exercise oncology is now well established, and health care professionals can deliver prehabilitation across the UK. The...
2:05 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Is there a Role for Exercise Medicine in the Cancer Care Pathway?
2:25 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Implementing Exercise Oncology: Overcoming the Real World Challenges
As the understanding of the evidence base for exercise oncology becomes more widespread both in clinical practice and the public...
2:25 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Implementing Exercise Oncology: Overcoming the Real World Challenges
2:45 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Exercising the Immune System in Cancer: Can We Optimise Exercise to Improve Tumour Outcomes?
Both acute and longitudinal exercise training have profound beneficial effects on the immune system. Enhanced immunity depends on several exercise-induced...
2:45 Fri
2024 Exercise Oncology / The Role of Exercise Medicine in Cancer - Time to Make this a Standard of Care?
Exercising the Immune System in Cancer: Can We Optimise Exercise to Improve Tumour Outcomes?
Workshops
- For room information check session
8:30 Fri
Workshop
2024 Out of The Blocks Workforce Planning: Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK
Discussion on workforce planning for the future of SEM, hosted by Out of The Blocks. Join an Out of the...
8:30 Fri
Workshop
2024 Out of The Blocks Workforce Planning: Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK