Month: December 2013

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Osteoarthritis? “Regular recreational exercise is good for the joints.”

Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine Speaks at the British Orthopaedic Association   The British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA) invited the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine...

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Sport and Exercise Medicine Hot Topic Symposium

RCPE Hot Topic Symposium: Sports & Exercise Medicine Friday 7 February 2014 at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh   Sport and exercise medicine is now recognised as a specialty...

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The UK Needs a Comprehensive National Policy for the Provision of Child Centred Physical Education

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) supports the need for an increase in physical activity for children in the UK. This issue has been highlighted today (10 December...

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European Sport and Exercise Medicine Travelling Fellowship Open for Applications

The ECOSEP/Bauerfeind Travelling Fellowship Programme 2014 is now open for applications. ECOSEP: The European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians and their hosts from the leading European Sports Medicine Centres...

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Scottish Rugby Doctor Speaks at Annual Christmas Lecture

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) welcomed local Edinburgh school pupils to the 500-year-old College for its annual Christmas lecture, which was given by Scottish Rugby’s Chief Medical...

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25,000 doctors have their licences renewed in first year of checks

In its first year of operation the new system of checks for doctors practising in the UK has seen nearly 25,000 doctors have their licence revalidated. When it was introduced...

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