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Care of the Medically Disqualified Athlete with Pierre Rouzier. Episode #369 Feb 15, 2019

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NCAA athletes face the realization of career ending injuries, whether they are acute/catastrophic or cumulative. As team physicians and athletic trainers it is imperative that we have our athletes' long- term health as a priority in their care. Presenters of this podcast are Pierre Rouzier, MD, head team physician of the University of Massachusetts, Jennifer Brodeur, ATC, director of Sports Medicine and Jeff Smith, ATC, senior associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations at UMass. This presentation will discuss various medical categories considered career ending and disqualifying; some of these are clear-cut, some may be more nebulous. Athletes facing 'retirement due to injury' are known to have significant psycho-social issues in their transition; we will discuss important institutional resources to help our athletes. We will present cases and outcomes from data collected at the University of Massachusetts. At the conclusion of the podcast, listeners will have learned various NCAA definitions, such as 'medical disqualification', 'medical hardship', 'medical red-shirt' and changes new to 2018. Program participants will know the consequences and implications of being 'medically disqualified' from an NCAA sport, and the impact on the athletes' financial assistance and what this means to their team's scholarship numbers. Listeners will be able to learn the process of medically disqualifying an athlete and how to provide the support and care they need to transition out of their sport. Hayley Marks, Daniel R. Czech, Brandonn S. Harris, Trey Burdette, David D. Biber, An Examination of Coping with Career Ending Injuries: An NCAA Division I and NCAA Division III Comparison, International Journal of Sports Science, Vol. 5 No. 2, 2015, pp. 87-92. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.sports.20150502.07 Leena Ristolainen, Jyrki A. Kettunen, Urho M. Kujala & Ari Heinonen (2011): Sport injuries as the main cause of sport career termination among Finnish top-level athletes, European Journal of Sport Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2011.566365 2017-18 NCAA Division 1 Manual https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4511-2017-2018-ncaa-division-i-manual-august-version- available-august-2017.aspx 2014-15 NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook

https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4374-2014-15-ncaa-sports-medicine-handbook.aspx

Physical inactivity: a global public health problem. Prof Fiona Bull, WHO Episode #368 Feb 08, 2019

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Did you know that worldwide, more than one in four adults (28% or 1.4 billion) are physically inactive? In some countries, it’s as high as one in three! How many more times do we need to be reminded that physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for global mortality before we finally decide to get off the couch? On this week’s episode, Prof Fiona Bull MBE (T: @fiona_bull) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to discuss the latest physical activity trend data and explain how clinicians can play their part to increase levels of physical activity for a more active world. Prof Bull is the Programme Manager in the Department of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) at the World Health Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. She leads the WHO’s global work on physical inactivity, healthy eating and the prevention of obesity, and provides leadership for global monitoring and surveillance of NCDs and their risk factors. Bull joined WHO in 2017 after 25 years in applied research in Australia, the UK and the USA. Her recent positions include Professor of Public Health and Director of the Centre for Built Environment and Health at the University of Western Australia and Professor of Sports Science and Director of National Centre of Physical Activity at Loughborough University in the UK. Bull has co-authored over 180 scientific publications and reports. Her interest is in bridging the knowledge-policy-practice gap, and she has been actively involved in civil society. She is immediate past President of the International Society of Physical Activity. In 2014, Bull was awarded a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to public health. In this 15 minute conversation, Prof Bull addresses: · Physical inactivity trends over the past 16 years · The causes of physical inactivity · What the WHO is doing to support countries increase physical activity · What clinicians can do to play their part Further reading: Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1· 9 million participants. The Lancet Global Health. 2018 Oct 1;6(10):e1077-86. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30357-7/fulltext World Health Organization. (‎2018)‎. ACTIVE: a technical package for increasing physical activity. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/275415 Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: more active people for a healthier world. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272722/9789241514187-eng.pdf

Global action plan on physical activity 2018-2030: At a glance http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272721/WHO-NMH-PND-18.5-eng.pdf

Physical activity in pregnancy—what, when, how and why to be active: Prof Greg Whyte, OBE. #367 Feb 01, 2019

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Our guest for this podcast is Professor Greg Whyte, one of the world’s most respected and renowned Sport & Exercise Scientists. Greg combines his academic position at Liverpool John Moores University with both public & private work around the UK, and is a hugely respected scientist and voice, with expertise in a wide range of domains. Not content with overseeing breathtaking Sport Relief challenges and helping to raise >£30m for charity, he has recently published a book titled ‘Bump It Up’, focused on advice for pregnant women. In this podcast, Greg covers: - The current consensus - Common misconceptions - Common barriers and how to overcome them - Safety & contraindications - The importance of physical activity at every life-stage Further resources: Greg’s Book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1111959/bump-it-up/9780593077481.html BJSM Special Edition on Pregnancy: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/21

2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/21/1339

Managing concussion: a 2019 update with Prof Kim Harmon. Episode #366 Jan 25, 2019

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Did you know that up to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur in the USA annually? As the largest membership organisation representing sports medicine physicians in North America, the AMSSM is perfectly placed to provide advice and guidance to clinicians who are expected to manage every stage of the concussion spectrum. On this week’s episode, Prof Kimberly Harmon (T: @DrKimHarmon) returns for another podcast and joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to discuss the upcoming updated 2019 AMSSM position statement on managing concussion in sport. Prof Harmon is a Professor in the Department of Family Practice and Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington, as well as a past president of the AMSSM. She has over 20 years of experience as a team physician for the University of Washington, and is currently the head physician for the university’s American football team. In this 20 minute conversation, Prof Harmon discusses: · Our current understanding of concussion · The 2019 updated AMSSM Concussion in Sport position statement vs the 2013 statement · Managing concussed athletes and return to play at the collegiate level · Efforts to prevent concussion and reduce its severity in college football Prof Harmon will be speaking at the upcoming 2019 ACSEP conference (https://bit.ly/2HkQsi5) in Queenstown, NZ, and at the 2019 AMSSM Annual Meeting (https://bit.ly/2U573rD) in Houston, USA. Don't miss out! Further reading: Harmon KG, Drezner JA, Gammons M Endorsed by the National Trainers’ Athletic Association and the American College of Sports Medicine, et al. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement: concussion in sport Br J Sports Med 2013;47:15-26. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/1/15.short Turner M Happy Birthday Concussion! Br J Sports Med Published Online First: 01 December 2018. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100316 McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Dvorak J, et al Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016.

Br J Sports Med 2017;51:838-847

Can the EAT-Lancet ‘Planetary Health Diet’ save patients and the planet? Episode #365 Jan 21, 2019

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Traditionally, sports medicine may have focussed on joints and tendons and muscles, but, as with medicine more widely, nutrition is now being properly recognised as an essential aspect of health. Food is a very strong lever to improve human health and environmental sustainability on earth. However, food is currently threatening both people and planet. The food we eat, the ways we produce it, and the amounts wasted or lost affect us all – athletes, patients and clinicians. On this BJSM podcast Prof Jess Fanzo (T: @jessfanzo) from Johns Hopkins (full bio below) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to discuss the recently published report Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems that is making headlines around the world. The report is also creating much controversy. Not everyone will agree with the commission, just as not everyone agrees with all nutrition advice. At BJSM, our job is to share major views from the scientific world with our community and here you can listen to a major player in this report. In this 15-minute conversation, Prof Fanzo shares the report’s key takeaways (!) and how sport and exercise medicine clinicians can contribute to “the great food transformation". Prof Jess Fanzo PhD is the Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Ethics and Global Food & Agriculture at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, the School of Advanced International Studies, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health. She also serves as the Director of the Global Food Ethics and Policy Program. Prof Fanzo received her PhD in Nutrition at the University of Arizona, and was the Stephen I. Morse Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Columbia University. https://eatforum.org/contributor/dr-jessica-fanzo/ Have something to say about the commission or the podcast? Let us know your thoughts by leaving us a comment via social media or wherever you get your podcasts! Further reading: https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/ https://eatforum.org/lancet-commission/healthcare-professionals/

Full report: Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems https://hubs.ly/H0gcll-0

How to encourage translational research among our peers? The Collaborative Research Network. #364 Jan 18, 2019

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Is it possible to support small, individual clinicians with an interest for research, while also encouraging collaborative research from major medical centers and teaching hospitals? These topics and others are explored on this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast. Host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by a panel which includes Dr. Anthony Beutler, MD, Dr. Andrew Peterson, MD, and Dr. Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD who help form a portion of the AMSSM’s Collaborative Research Network leadership. They cover the history of this organization from inception to present day, and discuss the challenges and strategic issues which the organization has faced in its brief existence to date. Collaborative Research Network website: https://www.amssm.org/CRN.php Editorial on the CRN- https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/11/26/bjsports-2018-100330 Kliethermes SA, Beutler AI. Clinical research and the AMSSM collaborative research network.

Br J Sports Med. Published Online First: 27 November 2018. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100330

Making exercise trials more useful with Professor John Ioannidis. Episode #363 Jan 11, 2019

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We have known for a long time that exercise is effective in lowering blood pressure. But how does it stack up against antihypertensive medication? On this episode, Dr. John Ioannidis joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to discuss his recently published BJSM meta-analysis that made headlines around the world https://bit.ly/2EYW66J Dr Ioannidis is recognised as one the most influential scientists alive today. A Professor of Medicine and of Health Research and Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine and a Professor of Statistics at Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, Dr Ioannidis has authored close to 1,000 academic papers and served on the editorial boards of 30 of the world's top journals. He is best known for his legendary 2005 PLOS medicine paper “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False”, which has been viewed over 2.5 million times. https://profiles.stanford.edu/john-ioannidis In this 15 minute conversation, Dr Ioannidis discusses: · The findings of his latest BJSM meta-analysis · How trials that examine exercise’s effects on blood pressure can be made more useful · How exercise can become part of routine hypertension management · What needs fixing in the world of evidence-based medicine Further reading: Naci H, Salcher-Konrad M, Dias S, et al How does exercise treatment compare with antihypertensive medications? A network meta-analysis of 391 randomised controlled trials assessing exercise and medication effects on systolic blood pressure Br J Sports Med Published Online First: 18 December 2018. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099921 Naci H, Ioannidis JP. Comparative effectiveness of exercise and drug interventions on mortality outcomes: metaepidemiological study. Bmj. 2013 Oct 1;347:f5577. Ioannidis JP. Why most clinical research is not useful. PLoS medicine. 2016 Jun 21;13(6):e1002049.

Ioannidis JP. Why most published research findings are false. PLoS medicine. 2005 Aug 30;2(8):e124.

Bumping up physical activity in pregnancy. Global guidelines. Dr Margie Davenport Episode #362 Jan 04, 2019

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Did you know that fewer than 15% of women will actually achieve the minimum recommendation of 150 min per week of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout their pregnancy? Meeting the recommendation can reduce the risk of pregnancy-related illness such as depression by at least 25%, and the risk of developing gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia by 40%! So why are some clinicians still scared to prescribe physical activity to soon-to-be-mums? On this week’s episode, Dr. Margie Davenport PhD joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T: @ddfriedman) to address common misconceptions regarding physical activity during pregnancy and explain the new 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy (https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/21/1339) that was recently published in the BJSM. Dr. Davenport is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. She received her PhD in Integrative Exercise Physiology from the University of Western Ontario and conducted a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Calgary. She is an emerging expert in metabolic and cardiovascular adaptations associated with normal and complicated pregnancies. Her primary interest is in the benefits of exercise prior to, during and following pregnancy for both mother and child. In this 20 minute conversation, Dr. Davenport discusses: · Who should be physically active throughout pregnancy + contraindications · How much physical activity is recommended throughout pregnancy · Examples of physical activity · Common misconceptions and safety precautions Resources: www.exerciseandpregnancy.ca Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvzYizIALcs5-RzfHrf5UA 2019 Canadian Guideline: http://csepguidelines.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/4208_CSEP_Pregnancy_Guidelines_En_P2A.pdf.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/21/1339

Comparing exercise and drugs for hypertension with Dr Huseyin Naci. Episode #361 Dec 19, 2018

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Did you know that one in four people have hypertension? And with recent changes to diagnostic criteria in major clinical practice guidelines, the prevalence is only going to increase. With concerns about the cost, effectiveness, and potential for side effects of antihypertensive drugs, isn’t it time we looked beyond the pharmacy shelves to lower blood pressure? On this episode, Dr. Huseyin Naci PhD (T: @huseyinnaci2) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T:@ddfriedman) to discuss his recently published BJSM meta-analysis that compares the effectiveness of exercise and antihypertensive medications on lowering blood pressure. Dr Naci is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. During the 2018-2019 academic year, he is a UK Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Medical School. His research to date has evaluated the quality and quantity of the evidence base underpinning the approval, adoption, and reimbursement of new pharmaceutical and health technologies in Europe and the US. He has a PhD in Health Policy from the Department of Social Policy at the LSE and an MHS in International Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this 20 minute conversation, Dr Naci discusses: · The history of antihypertensive medications · Exercise’s effects on blood pressure · The findings of his latest meta-analysis · His 2013 study that compared the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on mortality · The clinical practice and guideline implications of the meta-analysis Further reading: Naci H, Ioannidis JP. Comparative effectiveness of exercise and drug interventions on mortality outcomes: metaepidemiological study. Bmj. 2013 Oct 1;347:f5577. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/12/05/bjsports-2018-099921.citation-tools

Naci H, Ioannidis JP. Comparative effectiveness of exercise and drug interventions on mortality outcomes: metaepidemiological study. Bmj. 2013 Oct 1;347:f5577. https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5577

Regenerative medicine: Game changing innovation or the next big flop? Episode #360 Dec 07, 2018

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Host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by Dr. Lisa Fortier, DVM, PhD on the AMSSM Sports Medcast to discuss regenerative medicine technologies and the current evidence for their use. Dr. Fortier is a Professor of Surgery at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York, with a particular interest in translational research including the prevention of post- traumatic osteoarthritis. In addition, her internationally renowned research investigates the clinical application of stem cells and biologics such as platelet-rich plasma and bone marrow concentrate for cartilage repair and tendinosis. In this 15 minute conversation Dr. Fortier addresses the following topics: What are orthobiologics and regenerative medicine? What is the evidence behind their use? What current research is being conducted in this field? Where she see the field in 5-10 years. IOC Consensus on Use of PRP in Sports Medicine- https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/15/1072 Engebretsen L, Steffen K, Alsousou J, et al. IOC consensus paper on the use of platelet-rich plasma in sports medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2010;44:1072-1081. Systematic Review of Stem Cell Use in Tendon Injuries- https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/13/996 Pas HIMFL, Moen MH, Haisma HJ, et al. No evidence for the use of stem cell therapy for tendon disorders: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51:996-1002. Role of platelet-rich plasma in articular cartilage injury and disease- https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1384672

Mascarenhas R, Saltzman BM, Fortier LA, et al. Role of platelet rich plasma in articular cartilage injury and disease. J Knee Surg. 2015 Feb;28(1):3-10

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