JOB ALERT We are looking for a researcher to develop new #physicalActivity #digitalhealth interventions underpinned by #behaviour change theory NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre NIHR Research Jo Blodgett The ISEH 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♀️ ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

The 1st (ever) IOC course on respiratory care of the athlete. Practical and pragmatic with demos and live testing. Sign up now 👇 olympics.com/ioc/medical-re…

This video of Kathleen Ledecky balancing chocolate milk on her head while swimming is more impressive to me than her seven Olympic gold medals

📢 Session 4 of ERS "The respiratory system and sport: from bench to bedside in an Olympic/Paralympic year" webinar series is July 4 18:00–19:00 CEST >Participating in sport with a chronic lung disease >ersnet.org/events/the-res… COPD ATHLETE James Hull Prof. Ioannis Vogiatzis

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We’re pleased to annouce the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) Course on "Respiratory Care for Olympic Athletes,” led by ISEH’s Prof. James Hull & Prof. Martin Schwellnus, which will take place in Rome, Italy in October. Full details: olympics.com/ioc/medical-re…

Immediate pre-Games is a risk period for injuries & illnesses that is frequently neglected. Olympic team healthcare professionals roles frequently start 2 - 3 weeks before any competition has started...optimising health, supporting wellbeing & preparing for performance

🔊New Podcast: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine in conversation with James Hull on protecting the respiratory health of athletes ahead of the summer @Olympicsand Paralympic Games buzzsprout.com/1459960/154520… Read the SPOTLIGHT: tinyurl.com/dbtnmpch #AthleteHealth #RespiratoryHealth

Great to be running the pan-London respiratory training day on ‘everything you need to know about CPET testing’ King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Thank-you to faculty - Dr Gulam Haji, Prof. Sandy Jack, Matt Pavitt 🫁 Max Thomas

Acute respiratory illness will likely be the most common reason an athlete will seek medical input at the Olympic Games. Can we do better diagnosing this issue? Point-of-care testing to detect respiratory infections in athletes: what is the role? bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

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🚨 How to make exercise changes stick using behavioural change theory ✅ #BJSMPodcast with Dr Tim Anstiss an expert in behaviour change and wellbeing improvement 🎧 Listen ➡️ bit.ly/49Nuf49

#OlympicsBJSM 🏅 8️⃣ 📄 IOC consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes PART 2 ✨ Non-infective acute respiratory illness ✨ Provides clinicians with a practical clinical approach to the diagnosis, management and prevention ✅ #FREE ➡️ bit.ly/3ysYJvG

When should sports be cancelled due to #AirQuality? I'm trying to compile policies. Here is a link to access the spreadsheet. shorturl.at/KSY6C DM me if you have ones you'd like included. It's currently Canada-centric🇨🇦 , but I'd love to broaden it. And please share.

For athletes experiencing COVID, keep an eye on your breathing pattern during recovery. These resources physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk/test-your-brea…, can help you to recognise how you breathe and the importance of maintaining optimal breathing during recovery. Physiotherapy for Breathing Pattern Disorders 💙

As requested, here's the link to "How to spot the truth". Opinions & beliefs are often not based on truths. We provide a "toolkit" that can help you filter the daily tidal wave of misinformation that fuels bad decisions, poor behaviour and division. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Our work - systematically assessing the respiratory health of a cohort of elite rowers prior to #ParisOlympics2024 Take home messages below 👇 bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

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