BASEM 2025 Annual Conference

FSEM Out of the Blocks Meeting

12:30
Tuesday
Newsroom

Aimed at: Out of the Blocks Members and New consultants

Informal discussion around new consultant challenges.

Dr Amit Verma
Dr Amit Verma
Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine

Dr Amit Verma is a Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine who completed his specialty training in the North West. He has a 10-year career in elite and professional sport, predominantly in menโ€™s football, but also in other sports such as rugby league, cycling and combat sports.

He is currently the Menโ€™s Pathway Lead Doctor for the Football Association (since 2022), having previously worked in Premier League football with Liverpool FC for 3 seasons and Burnley FC for 2 years. He also volunteered at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and supported the British Cycling team prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021).

He manages a range of complex musculoskeletal and medical conditions related to sport for both NHS and private patients across the North West, working through service providers including Nuffield, BUPA, HCA and Spire. He has also provided regular team care for Huddersfield Town First Team for 3 seasons.

He holds postgraduate certificates in both ultrasound and medical education, and provides clinical and educational supervision for SEM trainees. He currently sits on the โ€œOut of the Blocksโ€ committee for new SEM consultants.

 

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
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
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
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
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
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