Month: September 2014

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UK Medical and Sporting Organisations Call for Best Practice Consensus on Concussion

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK has hosted a meeting to discuss the need for consensus in the prevention, assessment and management of concussion in the UK....

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Are GPs aware there are specialist exercise instructors available locally?

How beneficial would it be for doctors to know that there is a specialist instructor at the local leisure centre? Our Lay Adviser Elaine Stott, who is a Fitness Instructor...

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Wales Exercise Medicine Symposium

Building on the huge success of the first conference in Cardiff in 2013 – the Wales Exercise Medicine Symposium conference this year will be held in Swansea on the 19th September 2014. The symposium will...

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Getting to the Pointe

At Walk 500 Miles, this year’s joint BASEM and FSEM Conference, Dr Phil Bell, Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, will be getting right to the pointe by chairing our...

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New Version of HEAT for Walking and Cycling

The 2014 update of HEAT (Health Economic Assessment Tool) has been launched. Keeping the tool updated with the latest scientific evidence, the main new features and changes include: updated relative...

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