BASEM 2025 Annual Conference

Session Talk
Exercise Medicine

Collaboration is Key: How the UK Sports Institute is Advancing Elite Female Athlete Support

1:20
Thursday
Ricoh Lounge South

For almost 10 years, the UK Sports Institute has been developing a programme to advance health and performance support for female athletes in World-Class Programmes across the UK High-Performance System. This session will describe and explore examples of how the UKSI Female Athlete Health and Performance Programme has strategically identified and developed pioneering collaborations and partnerships, aiming to advance the application of science, medicine, and technology in elite female sport.

Keynote
10:00 Tue 18 Nov
Keynote
Rehabilitation: The Past, the Present and the Future
New Dock Hall
Dr Enda King
Dr Enda King
Head of Elite Performance and Development, Aspetar, Doha
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Workshop
10:45 Tue 18 Nov
Workshops
Ultrasound-Guided Cadaveric Knee & Shoulder ACP (PRP) Injection Workshop
Courtyard
Dr James Hamilton
Dr James Hamilton
Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Yorkshire Sports Medicine and University of Leeds, UK
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Panel Debate
10:50 Tue 18 Nov
Team Care
Head Accelerations, Head Impacts and Concussion: From Measurement to Clinical Management to Prevention
New Dock Hall
Professor Ross Tucker
Professor Ross Tucker
Sports Scientist, The Science of Sport
Mr Jamie Jones-Buchanan
Former professional Rugby League player, UK
Dr Anna Stodter
Dr Anna Stodter
Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Dr Adrian Rotunno
Dr Adrian Rotunno
Consultant Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, Cape Sports Medicine, The Sports Science Institute of South Africa, University of Cape Town; Medical Director, UAE Team Emirates Professional Cycling; President, South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA)
Associate Professor Ben Jones
Associate Professor Ben Jones
Sports Science and Medicine Research Lead, Premiership Rugby; Head of Performance Science and Research, Rugby Football League; Professor - Sports Science, Leeds Beckett University
Associate Professor Andrew Gardner
Associate Professor Andrew Gardner
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Research Fellow at The University of Sydney; Global Clinical Lead World Rugby Brain Health Service; Concussion Consultant Rugby Australia; Member of the World Rugby Concussion Working Group
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Session Introduction
10:50 Tue 18 Nov
MSK
Current and Future Direction of Hip and Groin Injuries
Bury Theatre
Dr Enda King
Dr Enda King
Head of Elite Performance and Development, Aspetar, Doha
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Session Introduction
10:50 Tue 18 Nov
Physical Activity in Long-Term Conditions
A Fresh Approach to Pre-Participation Screening in the General Population
Newsroom
Dr Natasha Jones
Dr Natasha Jones
Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; President, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM); Director, Moving Medicine
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Session Talk
10:55 Tue 18 Nov
MSK
Current & Future Direction of Hip & Groin Injuries
Groin Injuries - Acute rehabilitation
Bury Theatre
Mr Dermot Simpson
Mr Dermot Simpson
Senior Physiotherapist, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar
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