“Is It Realistic?”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Elite Women Athletes Considering Parenthood via Sports Medicine

Actionable steps to support elite women athletes ⬇️
w/Margie Davenport, PhD Tara-Leigh McHugh Lauren Ray Autumn Nesdoly Dr. Rshmi Khurana

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Excited to see our latest paper exploring the experiences of elite athletes considering parenthood out now in Sports Medicine !

Key action items identified by athletes to improve gender equity in sport outlined below. Tara-Leigh McHugh and I are working hard to address them!

Then we have Neuroscience MSc student Jennifer presenting her work looking at hippocampal subfield volumes in older adults at-risk for diabetes in collaboration with Ali Khan Jane Thornton MD PhD OLY Olivia Ghosh (she/her) Schulich WesternU

🚨 Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults ✅ ❤️

#NEW article giving an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies 📄

#OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/3UhFD2H

I am tremendously proud to be part of this outstanding group of leaders in sports psychiatry for the development of the first international consensus statement on sports psychiatry! Int’l Society for Sports Psychiatry RCPsych SEPSIG SwissSportsPsy CASEM

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sm…

🚨 Returning to activity and sport postpartum; what do we currently know and what is missing? 🤰🏃‍♀️

This #BJSMBlog provides the #TakeHomeMessages from this study and summarises them in the infographic below👇

READ ➡️ bit.ly/3UrGRtS htt

Are you a current or former 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚? Our lab is conducting a study surrounding 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 of postpartum performance and 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 of postpartum return to competition.

Chloe Hewitt

Link👇 uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9W…

Calling all U SPORTS female athletes! Our study is still recruiting. Please fill out this survey if you are eligible!

uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0A…

Ontario University Athletics Canada West Atlantic University Sport RSEQ

Registration is open and spaces are limited for the Team Physician Course!

Join us in Niagara this May: casem-acmse.org/events/casem-t…

I'm always honoured to come back to my alma mater Temerty Medicine & teach Physical Activity Prescription to final year medical students. Eleven years running & the difference over time is significant. Great to pay a visit to U of T Public Health en route too - thanks for the inspiration 🙏

Pinch yourself moments...honoured to listen & sit with inspirational women in sport...Olympians & leaders
Thank you Dr Debbie Palmer OLY Jane Thornton MD PhD OLY margo mountjoy Annamarie Phelps Gillian Sanders Kirsty Sale Pippa Woolven (& Evert Verhagen)

#femaleathletehealth #athletevoice

I'm honoured to be involved as an Academy Advisory Board Member of the new IOC Diploma in Strength and Conditioning program. Applications are open now at sportsoracle.com. Full details below ⬇️

Stellar line up of speakers confirmed for the inaugural UKCCIIS - IOC Research Centre of Excellence Conference in Edinburgh University .

🧵 of confirmed speakers below with more to come..

Abstract submission closes 19th of April

We are excited to learn about what helps to keep you moving. This World Day of Physical Activity, share your ways of staying physically active! Comment below or submit a resource at myactiveingredient.org.
#MyActivelngredient #8Investments #BeActive
#WDPA2024

Happy #WorldPhysicalActivityDay #WDPA2024 from all of us at My Active Ingredient to all of you!

▶️ myactiveingredient.org

participaction Exercise Works! CASEM
Western University Schulich WesternU VANGUARD_EU HEPA Europe ISPAH #8Investments

Celebrate International Physical Activity Day! 🌟 With cardiovascular disease in the spotlight, it's time to champion our hearts through the joy of movement. Explore heart-healthy physical activity resources at myactiveingredient.org.  #8Investments #BeActive #WDPA2024

📢 April 6-World Day for #PhysicalActivity

🏃 Sport and Recreation for all: Sport and recreation opportunities must target audiences with lower participation rates and foster positive experiences to keep current and returning participants engaged.

Shelby Carr

Don’t miss our FREE Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal targeted topic on #SportsMedicine in athletics - 1️⃣9️⃣ excellent papers by leading experts on medicine & science in athletics.

Privileged to have co-edited this edition with Juan Manuel Alonso & Jenny Jacobsson 🥇🥇🥇

**NEW PROGRAM** We are delighted to announce the new IOC Diploma in Strength and Conditioning. We have an outstanding faculty and program in place. Applications open now. Full details sportsoracle.com/course/ioc-dip… #iocdiploma #strength #conditioning #onlinelearning

🚨 Brand new in the #ImagesInSEM series❗️

⚠️ Calf injury in a padel player 🎾

Ultrasound can help inform the RTP timeline, monitor progress and guide aspiration if needed ✅

READ ➡️ bit.ly/3TIRLKQ