Mentorship for New Consultants
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) acknowledge that mentorship can be a powerful tool for a new consultant’s development. This statement outlines the importance and benefits of mentorship,…
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The Role of Physical Activity and Sport in Mental Health
A Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK Joint Position Statement with the Sports and Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Introduction The evidence linking…
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Position Statement The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK has produced a guide for the immediate recognition and treatment of exertional heatstroke (EHS). EHS is a potentially fatal…
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Physical Activity in Adolescence
Position Statement The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK (FSEM) has analysed the evidence associated with the effects of physical activity (PA) during adolescence and developed evidence-informed recommendations for health-related…
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Position Statement The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK recognises the importance of movement and exercise when it comes to managing Osteoarthritis. Evidence overall suggests that exercise is…
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Position Statement The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK recognises that poor oral health of athletes is a consistent finding in research studies and has produced this six…
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The FSEM (UK) reviewed this statement in September 2017 in light of new media reports calling for a ban on tackling at school level Rugby. Good injury surveillance and player…
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Sport pre-participation screening for AAI in Down Syndrome patients
Position Statement Introduction Down Syndrome (DS) is a clinical syndrome comprising of typical facial features and various physical and intellectual disabilities due to extra genetic material on chromosome 21, with…
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Medical Record Keeping in Sport
Position Statement Doctors giving medical advice and treatment at any level of sport are required, under the GMC's Good Medical Practice 2013, to keep medical records. These records must be…
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Cardiac Arrest in Young People
Position Statement The Faculty supports the work of CRY in screening for cardiac abnormalities in the young, including young athletes. There are many different causes of cardiac arrest in young people…
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