Cape Town South Africa
Joined April 2014
Our 88-week study with South African Para athletes is now out! 🇿🇦 In a given week: ✅ 1/2 report mild-to-severe pain ✅ 1/4 report a new or ongoing injury/illness ✅ 1/5 experience mild-to-severe symptoms of anxiety/depression ✅ 7/10 sleep less than 8h tinyurl.com/yk7tdeuz
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Big week for publications, with two new pieces in @BJSM_BMJ from our Swedish-South African Para sport collaboration led by @KristinaFagher. Great project to have been part of! 🇸🇪🇿🇦 bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2… bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
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Planning to use self-reporting of health problems with adolescent athletes? Maybe our new article can be of help. We investigated how South African athletes (10-18 years) understood concepts used in the OSTRC-H2 and present an adapted English version: jsams.org/article/S1440-2440…
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Wayne Derman retweeted
Our Divisional Head, @wderman will be speaking at the 1st IOC Course on Respiratory Care of Olympic Athletes! Join him in Rome from 25-26 October 2024 – check out the programme and register here: olympics.com/ioc/medical-res… #Resp2024 #SportsMedicine
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The third IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine workshop for 2024 is underway in Stellenbosch with Prof Martin Schwellnus and @WDerman. Today students enjoyed some sessions on Athlete Mental Health and REDs #iocdiploma #sportsmedicine #workshop #stellenbosch
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📢 Monitoring of elite #ParaAthletes and #InjuryPrevention in diverse environments ⚽ Blind football remains a high risk sport 📈 Longitudinal monitoring- what have we learnt? 🚨 Para athlete healthcare in LMIC 👏 #Inclusion through sports and the athlete's voice 🇿🇦 Health monitoring in South African para sport @KristinaFagher @WDerman @hirschmueller_a @eirikwik #MonacoConference2024 #SportsMedicine #ParaSport
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Getting started in Medellín Colombia @IOCATPC2023 with @larsengebretsen kicking us off! Beautiful venue and terrific content to come!
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A milestone weekend for SEM in 🇿🇦 as we held our inaugural Conference for the College of Sport & Exercise Medicine. Excellent presentations & outstanding individuals all round! Incredibly grateful & inspired by this community 🙏🏾
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Looking forward to contribute with keynote (incl Prof Purcell @orygen_aus) on protection/promotion of athlete/entourage mental health + lecture in symposium chaired by @MaaikeEken on prevention of adverse mental health in (Para) athletes ‼️ @AmsterdamCHSS @SportsMedUP @FIFPRO
#IOCprev2024 First part of the program is ready - here you go: aimgroup.eventsair.com/Quick… Second half - abstracts & workshops - is awaiting your submissions. Deadline: Sep 8. Thanks for your patience - hope to see you there! RT, please. Thanks for spreading the word.
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Wayne Derman retweeted
Free CPD event! Join the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine and @CHS_StellUni of @StellenboschUni for a free online CPD presentation. Register before 12pm SAST 4 May 2023 For issues with registration, contact [email protected] bit.ly/429w4F9
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Wayne Derman retweeted
Replying to @BJSM_BMJ
Great to have been part of this project 💪🏻
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🚨 BRAND NEW #OriginalResearch What was the incidence and burden of illness at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games? 🥇 #ParaSport How did the #COVID19 countermeasures affect this and which sports were at greater risk? 🎾 #EditorsChoice 📄 #FREE 👉 bit.ly/3FwGzZo
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Wayne Derman retweeted
Replying to @ISEM_SU
@ISEM_SU represent at the #IFSEMC2022 conference presenting on Injury & Illness Surveillance during Paralympic Games and Varsity Sports, Mental Health profiles and practices of Healthcare Professionals, the MaRoon health passport and more!
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Wayne Derman retweeted
#IFSEMC2022 conference with a great bunch of colleagues from @StellenboschUni hosted in Pretoria! @ISEM_SU @SASMA_ZA @UPTuks
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The first in-person meeting of the College of Sport and Exercise Medicine in South Africa Thanks and well done to those that have made this a reality! @phatho_z @WDerman @LouiDoc @JeroenSwart @ChristaJVR @jonpatricios @martinschwellnus and the rest of the team 🙌🏽
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Don’t miss Early Bird registration 🥇🎯Check out the program ifsemc2022.co.za/programme/ @SASMA_ZA @VGouttebarge @WvanMechelen @Nim_Perera @DocPluim @JacquelineUWA @23Benjones @NSewry @WDerman @jonpatricios
Very proud to have the first paper of this #African #OpenAccess #RCT study published in @ProsOrthInt. Building the evidence for much-needed prescription of advanced prosthetics to all users in lower-resourced environments! @ISEM_SU @OssurCorp
A novel pivot ankle/foot prosthesis reduces sound side loading and risk for osteoarthritis: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial dlvr.it/SSqbGd
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Congrats to Prof @WDerman, who has been appointed the Executive Head of the Department of Sport Science. The department brings together @StellenboschUni and the #FMHS' Divisions of Sport Science, Biokinetics, and the @ISEM_SU. READ MORE here: bit.ly/WayneDermanEng
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Wayne Derman retweeted
Life is a team sport 🏆👭🏻   The #COVID19 pandemic has reminded us that we’re all in this together. Now, your team needs you 🫵🏼   If you’ve had COVID-19 within the past year, please take 5-10 mins to answer this survey: samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surve…
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📣 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT🔥 We are delighted to welcome Dr Nonhlanhla Mkumbuzi as the new ✨Editor✨here at BJSM ✅ Find out more about @DrNoeMkumbuzi ⬇️
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