ISEM's Dr Schwabe is the team doctor for the Spar Proteas Netball Team
Dr Schwabe, the MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine's Programme Coordinator at ISEM, has been appointed as the team physician for the Spar Proteas Netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup, taking place in Cape Town.
See what more Dr Schwabe had to say about the appointment and her role here. Well done Karen!
Dr Schwabe, the MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine's Programme Coordinator at ISEM, has been appointed as the team physician for the Spar Proteas Netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup, taking place in Cape Town.
See what more Dr Schwabe had to say about the appointment and her role here. Well done Karen!
ISEM staff representing at the 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting
Prof Wayne Derman, Dr Maaike Eken and Dr Pierre Viviers represented ISEM and Stellenbosch University at the 2023 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting, held in Denver, Colorado.
Prof Derman was part of a Symposium titled 'Hot Topics in Paralympic and Adaptive Sports Medicine', where he presented a lecture entitled, 'The "Holy Grail" of Para Sports Medicine - Longitudinal Monitoring, How When and Where'.
Dr Eken presented two posters entitled, 'The incidence of injury and illness at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games held in a closed-loop environment: A prospective cohort study of 7332 athlete days', and 'Mental health symptoms, attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals at the Paralympic Games'.
Dr Viviers presented a poster entitled, 'Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Physical Activity (PA) relationships in a South African Collegiate Population'.
Well done for representing us so well!
Prof Wayne Derman, Dr Maaike Eken and Dr Pierre Viviers represented ISEM and Stellenbosch University at the 2023 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting, held in Denver, Colorado.
Prof Derman was part of a Symposium titled 'Hot Topics in Paralympic and Adaptive Sports Medicine', where he presented a lecture entitled, 'The "Holy Grail" of Para Sports Medicine - Longitudinal Monitoring, How When and Where'.
Dr Eken presented two posters entitled, 'The incidence of injury and illness at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games held in a closed-loop environment: A prospective cohort study of 7332 athlete days', and 'Mental health symptoms, attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals at the Paralympic Games'.
Dr Viviers presented a poster entitled, 'Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Physical Activity (PA) relationships in a South African Collegiate Population'.
Well done for representing us so well!
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Prof Derman and ISEM honoured with Output Research Award
Stellenbosch University's (SU) annual Research Output Award ceremony took place virtually on Friday 5 February 2021. The awards were presented to SU researchers who made the biggest contribution to accredited publications (based on audited publication statistics of the 2018-output year) and doctoral graduates (December 2019/March 2020 graduations).
Congratulations to Prof Derman on receiving this prestigious award from SU! ISEM prides itself on its research publications and the practical application of that research. Have a further read here.
Stellenbosch University's (SU) annual Research Output Award ceremony took place virtually on Friday 5 February 2021. The awards were presented to SU researchers who made the biggest contribution to accredited publications (based on audited publication statistics of the 2018-output year) and doctoral graduates (December 2019/March 2020 graduations).
Congratulations to Prof Derman on receiving this prestigious award from SU! ISEM prides itself on its research publications and the practical application of that research. Have a further read here.
ISEM Postdoctoral Fellow becomes a WADA Doping Control Officer
A doping control officer (DCO) is an official who has been trained and authorised by the Anti-Doping Organisation (ADO) with delegated responsibilities for the on-site management of sample collection. Dr Lovemore Kunorozva, a Postdoctoral Fellow at ISEM, will be one of the individuals at the forefront of the ADO and will play an important role in protecting the rights of athletes to compete in doping-free sport. He was one of a few DCOs selected to represent the Southern African region and passed through three application stages before the final meeting.
As a DCO, his role will include being responsible for all steps in the sample collection session, provide a testimony in a court hearing if required, and thus in this role, his job will be to ensure that incidences that could compromise a sample collection session are documented and that ADO is informed immediately.
Congratulations on the election Lovemore!
A doping control officer (DCO) is an official who has been trained and authorised by the Anti-Doping Organisation (ADO) with delegated responsibilities for the on-site management of sample collection. Dr Lovemore Kunorozva, a Postdoctoral Fellow at ISEM, will be one of the individuals at the forefront of the ADO and will play an important role in protecting the rights of athletes to compete in doping-free sport. He was one of a few DCOs selected to represent the Southern African region and passed through three application stages before the final meeting.
As a DCO, his role will include being responsible for all steps in the sample collection session, provide a testimony in a court hearing if required, and thus in this role, his job will be to ensure that incidences that could compromise a sample collection session are documented and that ADO is informed immediately.
Congratulations on the election Lovemore!
More MSc Graduates for ISEM!
There were 5 new MSc graduates at the end of 2020/start of 2021 for ISEM!
Dr. Laine Alexander, Dr. Riaan van Tonder and Dr. James Burger completed their MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine. Their dissertation topics were:
Congratulations to Nicole Kohlmeyer on completing her MSc through ISEM and the Department of Medical Physiology. Her thesis looked at prosthetic provision in the developing country setting as well as prosthesis satisfaction and fatigue in individuals with unilateral amputation in South Africa, whilst using three different prosthetic feet. Well done!
Congratulations to Chanel van Zyl on completing her M in Physiotherapy (Cum Laude) and who was supervised by Dr. Martin Heine (ISEM). Her thesis used qualitative analysis to unravel the nature of "low-resourced settings" when such terminology is used in reporting on studies conducted in the field of rehabilitation medicine. "Low-resource settings" and "Low-to-Middle Income countries" alike, are often used as umbrella terms yet when not operationalised are pregnant of underlying assumptions; often unsupported. Her work is a first step towards improving transparency and transferability of knowledge moving forward. Well done!
There were 5 new MSc graduates at the end of 2020/start of 2021 for ISEM!
Dr. Laine Alexander, Dr. Riaan van Tonder and Dr. James Burger completed their MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine. Their dissertation topics were:
- Patterns of athlete medication use at the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympic Games: a descriptive cohirt study (Dr. Alexander)
- Presenting features of female collegiate sports-related concussion in South Africa: a descriptive analysis ( Dr. van Tonder)
- Associations between Psychological Distress and Facets of Mindfulness: Implications for campus-based wellness services (Dr. Burger)
Congratulations to Nicole Kohlmeyer on completing her MSc through ISEM and the Department of Medical Physiology. Her thesis looked at prosthetic provision in the developing country setting as well as prosthesis satisfaction and fatigue in individuals with unilateral amputation in South Africa, whilst using three different prosthetic feet. Well done!
Congratulations to Chanel van Zyl on completing her M in Physiotherapy (Cum Laude) and who was supervised by Dr. Martin Heine (ISEM). Her thesis used qualitative analysis to unravel the nature of "low-resourced settings" when such terminology is used in reporting on studies conducted in the field of rehabilitation medicine. "Low-resource settings" and "Low-to-Middle Income countries" alike, are often used as umbrella terms yet when not operationalised are pregnant of underlying assumptions; often unsupported. Her work is a first step towards improving transparency and transferability of knowledge moving forward. Well done!
How to stay healthy during travel: Prof. Wayne Derman gives crucial advice.
As long haul domestic & international travel for athletic competition slowly begins to resume post the restrictive COVID period, it will be more imperative than ever to keep these athletes healthy. This travel places significant risks of infection transmission and an aeroplane has unique challenges to overcome.
BJSM's Liam West poses the questions to Prof. Wayne Derman who gives golden practical tips on how to commute safely. This podcast was recorded in March - since then the learning curve has been steep and behaviour regarding travel of both athletes and non-athletes changed substantially. Face masks are mandatory on flights, deep cleans of the aircraft pre-flight are routine replacing the need to clean your own tray table.
Have a listen here.
As long haul domestic & international travel for athletic competition slowly begins to resume post the restrictive COVID period, it will be more imperative than ever to keep these athletes healthy. This travel places significant risks of infection transmission and an aeroplane has unique challenges to overcome.
BJSM's Liam West poses the questions to Prof. Wayne Derman who gives golden practical tips on how to commute safely. This podcast was recorded in March - since then the learning curve has been steep and behaviour regarding travel of both athletes and non-athletes changed substantially. Face masks are mandatory on flights, deep cleans of the aircraft pre-flight are routine replacing the need to clean your own tray table.
Have a listen here.
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International Sports and Exercise Medicine Consensus Meetings in the COVID-19 Era: Zoom-ing Across Borders
Having secured funding and planned a June 2020 face-to-face consensus meeting, where global concussion and disability sports experts would travel to the United Kingdom, COVID-19 provided a “curveball”! This consensus meeting had to make a change to online and Prof Derman, ISEM Director, managed to remain in South Africa and still be a part of the meeting. Read the blog post relating to the changes and challenges of this experience. |
Playing a role in Infectious Disease Outbreak Management (IDOM)
Prof Wayne Derman, representing the International Paralympic Committee, is a member of a high-level international Outbreak Prevention Task Force that has developed a free online tool to help event organisers to assess and mitigate the COVID-19 risk during endurance sports events. This online tool was developed in record time by a group of experts from a number of the world's leading sports organisations, including World Athletics, the International Cycling Union and the International Institute for Race Medicine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) was involved in the project in an observer capacity.
“The tool is intended to help organisers assess the risk of staging an event, establish the preparedness of the community and the event organisation for the risks of Covid-19, and clarify any necessary steps to further mitigate and reduce the risk," Derman explained regarding the Infectious Diseases Outbreak Management (IDOM) tool that was launched internationally last week.
Find the tool at idom.worldathletics.org
Prof Wayne Derman, representing the International Paralympic Committee, is a member of a high-level international Outbreak Prevention Task Force that has developed a free online tool to help event organisers to assess and mitigate the COVID-19 risk during endurance sports events. This online tool was developed in record time by a group of experts from a number of the world's leading sports organisations, including World Athletics, the International Cycling Union and the International Institute for Race Medicine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) was involved in the project in an observer capacity.
“The tool is intended to help organisers assess the risk of staging an event, establish the preparedness of the community and the event organisation for the risks of Covid-19, and clarify any necessary steps to further mitigate and reduce the risk," Derman explained regarding the Infectious Diseases Outbreak Management (IDOM) tool that was launched internationally last week.
Find the tool at idom.worldathletics.org
ISEM Postdoctoral Fellow selected as an Emerging Leader for the World Heart Federation
Dr Martin Heine, a Postdoctoral Fellow at ISEM, has been selected into the WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme. Created in 2014 by world-renowned leader in global cardiovascular disease (CVD) research and WHF Past President, Professor Salim Yusuf, this WHF initiative is among the first international training programmes on cardiovascular health policy research, health systems and implementation science.
The programme’s main objective is to build up capacity, professional development, mentorship and networking of WHF Emerging Leaders in 100 countries. Together, they research and act to reduce premature mortality from CVD globally in line with World Health Organization (WHO) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets around noncommunicable diseases.
Congratulations Martin on a fantastic achievement! We are excited to see your role in helping reduce cardiovascular disease worldwide.
Read more here.
Dr Martin Heine, a Postdoctoral Fellow at ISEM, has been selected into the WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme. Created in 2014 by world-renowned leader in global cardiovascular disease (CVD) research and WHF Past President, Professor Salim Yusuf, this WHF initiative is among the first international training programmes on cardiovascular health policy research, health systems and implementation science.
The programme’s main objective is to build up capacity, professional development, mentorship and networking of WHF Emerging Leaders in 100 countries. Together, they research and act to reduce premature mortality from CVD globally in line with World Health Organization (WHO) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets around noncommunicable diseases.
Congratulations Martin on a fantastic achievement! We are excited to see your role in helping reduce cardiovascular disease worldwide.
Read more here.
ISEM’s MSc goes online!
Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine started their block week on Monday 30 March ONLINE! With the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in place in South Africa, contact sessions were impossible! Within a few days, ISEM managed to convert all sessions into online learning via Microsoft Teams.
13 students and 12 staff and lecturers are able to interact, teach, educate, share, learn and discuss on one platform. The future of education is changing and using technology is a definite help. We are looking forward to the changes to the education space at ISEM and Stellenbosch University.
Our MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine started their block week on Monday 30 March ONLINE! With the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in place in South Africa, contact sessions were impossible! Within a few days, ISEM managed to convert all sessions into online learning via Microsoft Teams.
13 students and 12 staff and lecturers are able to interact, teach, educate, share, learn and discuss on one platform. The future of education is changing and using technology is a definite help. We are looking forward to the changes to the education space at ISEM and Stellenbosch University.
Prof Lamberts produces first collaborative PhD for ISEM
Dr Nienke Veerbeek, who studied aging in ambulant adults Cerebral Palsy who have been treated with Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), recently received her PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Cape Town. She is the first person to have ever received this PhD, which was a collaborative research project between the Neuroscience Institute (Dr Nelleke Langerak as the main supervisor and Prof Graham Fieggen as co-supervisor) and ISEM & the Division Orthopaedic Surgery (Prof Robert Lamberts).
Besides the fantastic milestone for Dr Veerbeek and the Neuroscience Institute, this achievement is also the first collaborative PhD that ISEM has produced.
Dr Nienke Veerbeek, who studied aging in ambulant adults Cerebral Palsy who have been treated with Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), recently received her PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Cape Town. She is the first person to have ever received this PhD, which was a collaborative research project between the Neuroscience Institute (Dr Nelleke Langerak as the main supervisor and Prof Graham Fieggen as co-supervisor) and ISEM & the Division Orthopaedic Surgery (Prof Robert Lamberts).
Besides the fantastic milestone for Dr Veerbeek and the Neuroscience Institute, this achievement is also the first collaborative PhD that ISEM has produced.
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Dr Heine awarded NRF funding
Martin Heine, one of the ISEM Postdoctoral Fellows heading up the 'Exercise and Lifestyle for Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease' research area, has just been awarded NRF funding.
The funding will enable Martin to determine whether a fully incentivised 6 week rehabilitation program for patients with non-communicable diseases living in low-resourced settings may lead to better feasibility, and subsequently greater benefits, despite the higher costs. This funding is an exciting and "out-of-the-box" extension to the feasibility randomised control trial, which is currently ongoing in Bishop Lavis. Martin is in the final stages of data collection for this RCT and the protocol can be found in BMJ Open. Congratulations Martin!
Martin Heine, one of the ISEM Postdoctoral Fellows heading up the 'Exercise and Lifestyle for Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease' research area, has just been awarded NRF funding.
The funding will enable Martin to determine whether a fully incentivised 6 week rehabilitation program for patients with non-communicable diseases living in low-resourced settings may lead to better feasibility, and subsequently greater benefits, despite the higher costs. This funding is an exciting and "out-of-the-box" extension to the feasibility randomised control trial, which is currently ongoing in Bishop Lavis. Martin is in the final stages of data collection for this RCT and the protocol can be found in BMJ Open. Congratulations Martin!
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ISEM Case Study published on the FIFA website
As a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, ISEM is required to submit articles and cases relating to football medicine. Our recent case study concerning a Glenohumeral Joint Ossicle was published and can be found here. Well done to Dr Jo-Anne Kirby, an honorary ISEM staff member, Prof Derman, and collaborating radiologist Richard de Villiers for all of their contributions to the case. |
1st PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery supervised by ISEM's Prof Rob Lamberts
History was made this year when Dr Reggie King became the first person in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to receive his PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery.
“A lot of people were involved in facilitating this and I would particularly like to thank the head of department, who put all the structures together, as well as my supervisor. Without them, this would have been impossible. This kind of work requires so much guidance. It is pretty much impossible to do it by yourself." King's PhD was entitled The management of clavicle shaft fractures - evaluating the ability of a novel locked intramedullary device to achieve union and restore function of the shoulder.
King's supervisor, Professor Rob Lamberts, Head of Research and Research at ISEM within the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, was also delighted with the achievement. “As a supervisor, it has been a privilege to work with Dr King and being able to write history at Stellenbosch University. This PhD is the 'cherry on the cake'. Interestingly, there are only about five orthopaedic surgeons in South Africa who have a PhD – so it is truly an exceptional achievement," he said. Lamberts said King worked on his PhD whilst working full-time as an orthopaedic surgeon. He submitted his PhD of five chapters in August – three chapters of which were published.
History was made this year when Dr Reggie King became the first person in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to receive his PhD in Orthopaedic Surgery.
“A lot of people were involved in facilitating this and I would particularly like to thank the head of department, who put all the structures together, as well as my supervisor. Without them, this would have been impossible. This kind of work requires so much guidance. It is pretty much impossible to do it by yourself." King's PhD was entitled The management of clavicle shaft fractures - evaluating the ability of a novel locked intramedullary device to achieve union and restore function of the shoulder.
King's supervisor, Professor Rob Lamberts, Head of Research and Research at ISEM within the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, was also delighted with the achievement. “As a supervisor, it has been a privilege to work with Dr King and being able to write history at Stellenbosch University. This PhD is the 'cherry on the cake'. Interestingly, there are only about five orthopaedic surgeons in South Africa who have a PhD – so it is truly an exceptional achievement," he said. Lamberts said King worked on his PhD whilst working full-time as an orthopaedic surgeon. He submitted his PhD of five chapters in August – three chapters of which were published.
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Prof Derman receives SU Media Excellence Award
Prof. Derman has been awarded a Stellenbosch University Media Excellence Award. The Media Excellence Awards are bestowed in three categories, namely newsmakers, media thought leaders, and for contributing towards getting other colleagues in the media. |
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Marelise Badenhorst completes her PhD defence
Congratulations to our ISEM postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Marelise Badenhorst, for successfully defending her PhD thesis in Amsterdam. Marelise's PhD was a joint degree between the University of Cape Town and Vrije University Amsterdam and titled: "Life after the game: consequences of acute spinal cord injuries in South African rugby union players." |
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Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Congratulations to Dr. Martin Heine who was awarded one of the Vice Rector's Top 20 Postdoctoral Awards. Dr. Heine heads up the Exercise and Lifestyle Interventions in Chronic Disease Research Line. We are very proud of the hard work that Martin has put in and we are so excited that ISEM is represented in the Top 20! |
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CrazySocks4Docs Day
The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, together with ISEM, were a part of creating the awareness and support of mental health issues in medical practitioners by wearing crazy socks. This initiative is supported by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and is sponsored by Falke Socks. |
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ASPETAR SPORTS MEDICINE JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Professor Wayne Derman, the Director at ISEM, was recently a guest editor for the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal. The editorial, titled 'Kicking and Screaming - Developing a Passion for Paralympic Sports Medicine', was written together with Cheri Blauwet from Harvard Medical School and looks at both of their introductions to Paralympic Sport. Wayne also co-authored a paper in this Targeted Topic: Paralympic Athletes volume with Dr Phoebe Runciman, a postdoctoral fellow at ISEM, titled 'The Athlete with Cerebral Palsy'. Have a read of both the EDITORIAL and the ARTICLE here. |
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VICE RECTORS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW AWARDS
Congratulations to Dr. Phoebe Runciman and Dr. James Brown who were both awarded one of the Vice Rector's Top 20 Postdoctoral Awards. Dr. Runciman heads up the I'm Possible Impairment research thrust at ISEM, while Dr. Brown heads up the Injury and Illness research thrust. We are very proud of the hard work that both of these postdoctoral fellows put in and we are so excited that ISEM is so well represented in the Top 20! Well done Phoebe and James! |
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GUEST PROFESSORSHIP PROF ROB LAMBERTS
Based on his collaboration with Prof Tim Meyer of the Institute of Sport and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at Saarland University, Germany, Prof Rob Lamberts was awarded a guest professorship at this University . This great token of appreciation will further enhance the collaborative research between ISPM and ISEM.
Based on his collaboration with Prof Tim Meyer of the Institute of Sport and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at Saarland University, Germany, Prof Rob Lamberts was awarded a guest professorship at this University . This great token of appreciation will further enhance the collaborative research between ISPM and ISEM.
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BEST INTERNATIONAL PAPER AWARD
Dr Pierre Viviers and colleagues from ISEM/CHS won the David Sisk Award for Best International Paper in the Sport Health, which is a multi-disciplinary approach journal for all medical professionals involved in the training and care of the competitive or recreational athlete, including primary care physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other medical and health care professionals. Sports Health is a collaborative publication from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), and the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS). |
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Tom Jones and James Brown
Dr Tom Jones from Northumbria University in New Castle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom visited the ISEM from 22nd March till the 11th of April. Dr Jones who extensively has worked with monitoring athletes worked close together with Dr James Brown and Ms Lindsay Starling in setting up the new rugby monitoring program of ISEM. Funding for Dr Jones's visit was secured through the Knowledge Interchange & Collaboration program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. |
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Publication count off to a strong start
While Prof Derman is about to leave for the winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang in South Korea, ISEM is making up the publication count for the first two months of 2018. Although ISEM is publication driven with publishing 30 scientific articles in the last 2 years, the start of 2018 has been exceptional good with already publishing 10 peer reviewed scientific articles! Keen to know what we have published? CLICK HERE |
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Prof Wayne Derman presenting his inaugural lecture
Prof Wayne Derman, director of the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine based at Stellenbosch University, will give his inaugural lecture on Thursday the 16th of November at the Tygerberg campus of Stellenbosch University. |
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Dr Martin Heine secures prestigious AXA funding
Dr Martin Heine has successfully secured a 2 year AXA Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. The AXA Research Fund is the scientific philanthropy initiative of global insurance leader AXA dedicated to boosting scientific discoveries that contribute to societal progress. Dr Martin Heine was successful with his 'patient-centered lifestyle rehabilitation for non-communicable disease in a low resource setting' which will run in Bishops Lavis, Cape Town, South Africa. The project is based on a successful collaboration between ISEM and the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University.
The secured funding amount of ZAR 1.8 million will mainly cover the research costs and a post-doctoral salary for Dr Martin Heine.
Dr Martin Heine has successfully secured a 2 year AXA Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. The AXA Research Fund is the scientific philanthropy initiative of global insurance leader AXA dedicated to boosting scientific discoveries that contribute to societal progress. Dr Martin Heine was successful with his 'patient-centered lifestyle rehabilitation for non-communicable disease in a low resource setting' which will run in Bishops Lavis, Cape Town, South Africa. The project is based on a successful collaboration between ISEM and the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University.
The secured funding amount of ZAR 1.8 million will mainly cover the research costs and a post-doctoral salary for Dr Martin Heine.
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17th SASMA CONGRESS 2017
The 17th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) was held from the 24 to 27 of November 2017 at the Century City Congress Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. In total, ISEM gave 15 oral presentations, which were all well received, while Dr James Burger (MSc in SEM student) won the shared best flash poster presentation at the congress. In addition, Dr Pierre Viviers of ISEM was instated as the new president of SASMA , Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg was instated as vice-president. |
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TESTING THE BMT RIDERS & THE UPCOMING SASMA CONFERENCE
As part of our partnership with the Bike Marathon Triathlon (BMT) in Stellenbosch, the riders of the BMT community project underwent their yearly medical testing last week with Dr Pierre Viviers. Dr Viviers works for SUN Campus Health Service but also holds an extraordinary position within the ISEM department. |
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ISEM WELCOMES A NEW FULL PROFESSOR
ISEM can joyfully announce that Rob Lamberts, Head of Academic Programing and Research Development, has been promoted to Full Professor in Exercise Science. As part of this application Prof Rob Lamberts was screened through the full academic appointment process, which is set out by Senate and entails a thorough review by 3 local and 3 international professors in his field. After Prof Wayne Derman, who will be giving his inaugural lecture at Stellenbosch University on the 16th of November 2017, Rob Lamberts is now the second full professor within ISEM. Last but not least, ISEM has welcomed Dr James Brown who will be leading the research thrust on concussion in sports. Dr Brown already has an outstanding research record in the field on concussion and injury prevention in rugby. ISEM is looking forward to continuing this important work and make the sport of rugby even safer. |
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SCIENCE & CYCLING CONFERENCE AT 'LE TOUR'
On the 28 and 29th of June 2017, just before the start for the 104th Tour de France, the annual Science and Cycling conference was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. The conference was attended by 200 experts in the field of elite cycling and existed out of a unique mix of 50% scientists and 50% of participants working in the pro-tour structures such as coaches, mechanics and medical staff. The conference had a strong line-up of international speakers ranging from Dr Shona Halson (recovery strategies in cycling) to Prof Hein Daanen (thermoregulation in cycling), Prof Bert Otten (modeling of track cycling), Prof Ben Ronnestad (strength training and cycling) and Prof Mikel Zabala (elite mountain biking). ISEM was represented at this conference by Prof. Rob Lamberts who gave a keynote on the ‘early symptoms of overreaching and optimizing training prescription’. In addition, Rob Lamberts opened the conference with a discussion forum on stage with Scott Drawer (Team Sky), Louis Delahaije (Team Lotto-Jumbo) and David Bailey (Team BMC), which was received very well and resulted in a fun interactive discussion with the audience. Abstracts of the conference will be published in the Journal of Science and Cycling. http://www.jsc-journal.com |
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SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC AT TYGERBERG HOSPITAL
As per the 16th of February, the Orthopedics department of the Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town will have a new sports injury clinic. The clinic is the practical fulfillment of the vision of Prof. Wayne Derman, director of the Institute of Sports and Exercise Medicine at Stellenbosch University. Tygerberg Hospital is one of the biggest public sector health care facilities in the Western Cape for people unable to afford medical aid. Working at Tygerberg Hospital is characterized by an extremely high workload and limited resources. In clinical Orthopedic practice, this means that resources are generally allocated to the most acute cases and less toward chronic non-acute patients. However, for a talented athlete with minimal means, a chronic injury may be vital to the continuation of his or her sports and/or academic career. The aim of this pilot clinic is therefore to assess the need and feasibility of a sports injury clinic with the public health care sector. |