Behaviour change theory and Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles are often an area cited by healthcare professionals as something they would like more training on. The BJSM has collaborated with the PACC programme to develop this podcast and has invited Dr Tim Anstiss, an expert in this area, to explain some key behaviour change theory and motivational interviewing concepts in this conversation. Tim is a medical doctor specialising in behaviour change and wellbeing improvement. He trained as a trainer in motivational interviewing in the mid 90’s and has trained thousands of health and car ..read more

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Peter Brukner, MBBS, DSc (T: @DrPeterBrukner), to discuss his upcoming lectures on the placebo effect and fueling endurance athletes during the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. In this conversation, Dr. Brukner shares some background on both of his upcoming main stage talks at the AMSSM Annual Meeting, which are titled: Placebo Effect or Something More? How Nontangible Factors May Influence Perceived Outcomes with Injection Therapies Fueling the Endurance Athlete Dr. Brukner is ..read more

This BJSM podcast discusses ACL reconstructions and when they may not meet the minimal important change (MIC) for the knee injury & osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) and quality of life (QoL). Dr Janina Kaarre and Dr Eric Hamrin Senorski discuss their latest research of ACL reconstruction outcomes from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry database and explain who may not benefit from surgical ACL reconstruction intervention. Hosted by Dr Shona Kohlhardt. Link to Paper: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/9/528.abstract ..read more

In this BJSM Podcast Dr Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Shefali Christopher and Dr Rita Deering. If you are a clinician who sees women runners this podcast is for you. Get up to date with the latest clinical and research recommendations for return to running post-partum. Dr Christopher led a recent consensus which combined expert opinion of a large range of clinical and exercise professionals with the current evidence. This is part 2 of a 2-part podcast, where we  discuss developing a return to run program in more detail.   Links Consensus (Christopher) https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2 ..read more

In this BJSM Podcast Dr Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Shefali Christopher and Dr Rita Deering. If you are a clinician who sees women runners this podcast is for you. Get up to date with the latest clinical and research recommendations for return to running post-partum. Dr Christopher led a recent consensus which combined expert opinion of a large range of clinical and exercise professionals with the current evidence. This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast, where we will focus on the consensus recommendations. In part 2 we will discuss developing a return to run program in more detail.   Links Con ..read more

In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Roald Bahr, a Professor of Sports Medicine and the Chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. In addition, he is chair of the IOC Medical Commission Games Group, and has been overseeing the organisation of the 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport. To find out more about the conference, check out this link or to follow Prof Bahr directly, you can follow him on Twitter/X here ..read more

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, hosts Dr. Corinne Rivard, DO, and Dr. Taryn Ryan, MD, are joined by three experts to discuss several key factors regarding mental health in athletes. The panel of experts includes Chelsea Morales, PsyD; Samantha Morris, PsyD; and Andrew Toce, MEd, MBA, LPC, CMPC, and in this conversation, they address the following topics and questions about athlete mental health: Explaining some of the roles and stressors that contribute to mental health injuries in athletes How physicians can play a role in improving an athlete’s mental health Who should be part ..read more

In the last of this BJSM mini-series on the REDS (relative energy deficiency in sport) consensus statement, Dr Georgia Cahill hosts Monica Torstveit, a sports scientist who specialises in REDs and Dr. Kate Ackerman, sports medicine physician and director of the Female Athlete Program in Boston, USA. They discuss their paper, soon to be published in BJSM, regarding primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies for identifying and treating REDs. Kate provides tips for clinicians involved in athlete care while Monica outlines screening tools to identify at-risk athletes.   You can ac ..read more

Professor Margo Mountjoy and Dr Trent Stellingwerff discuss the latest clinical assessment tool for REDs. They introduce the new International Olympic Committee Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool - IOC REDs CAT2 – including how and when it is best to use it. Hosted by Dr Shona Kohlhardt, this podcast is part of the BJSM REDs Podcast Series. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1068 ..read more

Prof. Sundgot-Borgen and Dr. Therese Mathisen draw on their personal and professional experiences to take the listener through the new consensus statement in body composition measurement in athletes. Packed full of clinical pearls, this podcast is part of the BJSM REDs Podcast Series.   https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1148 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1073   ..read more