Scottish Sport and Exercise Medicine Symposium 2015
Tuesday 19 May 2015 Hampden Park Glasgow
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Scottish Sports and Exercise Medicine Symposium 2015 is the leading event in Scotland for anyone with an interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Physical inactivity is now a major cause of ill health in the UK, equivalent to smoking and alcohol abuse, it is also a much larger health threat than obesity and directly contributes to 1 in 6 deaths. This annual event will provide a forum to inform on the public health priority of physical activity for health and provide important updates on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sporting injuries.
The symposium has been designed to develop enhanced knowledge and to provide you with the latest thinking and advances in current practice to optimise patient outcomes. An expert panel of national and international speakers will provide updates on current hot topics including concussion and physical activity.
Keynote speakers include:
Sir Alex Ferguson
Dr John MacLean, CMO Commonwealth Games 2014 and Medical Director, National Stadium Sports Medicine Centre
Mr Doug Campbell, Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon
Dr Luis Serratosa, Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine