About this event

  • Date and time Wed 2 Oct 2024 from 8:30am to 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Sport and Exercise Medicine

Join us for this educative conference which brings together leaders in elite sport performance across various sports. It will be a multi-sport, multidisciplinary event to allow for engaging discussion on the latest principles and innovative ideas in sports performance.

Experts in the field will share the latest ideas, innovations and philosophies for leading and high performance in sport. The meeting aims to represent different aspects of the performance multidisciplinary team including Medicine, Physiotherapy, Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition Psychology, Sleep, Wellness and Coaching - enabling collaboration between different disciplines and sports in the Sports Performance sector. 

By attending the conference, you will

  • Enhance your knowledge on performance medicine – reviewing the latest philosophies and approaches in a high-performance medical environment. 
  • Learn about Injury Prevention, Recovery and Return to play. 
  • Find out how we can optimise the athlete’s world – learn the strategies in enhancing availability and readiness to win. 

 

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We would like to thank our Platinum Sponsors Contura Orthopaedics Ltd and Orreco and our sponsors IBSA UK, Physiquipe, TRB Chemedica (UK) Ltd and VALD for their support of this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed has had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.

Agenda

View the programme 02 October 2024

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and conference introduction

Dr Farhan Shahid, President of the Sport & Exercise Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 1: Performance in sport

Chair: Dr Farhan Shahid, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Brentford Football Club and Pure Sports Medicine

Performance cycling

Dr Nigel Jones, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine , Chief Medical Officer British Cycling

Performance medicine in elite tennis

Dr Guy Evans, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Chief Medical Officer LTA

Rugby

Dr Karen Jones, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Clinical Services Lead, RFU and Professor Simon Kemp, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Medical Director, RFU 

Cricket

Professor Nick Peirce MBE, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Medical Director, ECB

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 2: The performance team

Chair: Dr Chris Jones, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Chelsea Football Club

Rehabilitations principles for performance

Emma Levy, Physiotherapist, Aquatics Great Britain - Diving, UK Sports Institute

Strength and conditioning

Luke Sweet, Technical Lead for Strength and Conditioning, UK Sports Institute

Sports science for performance

Niall MacSweeney, Lead YDP Athletic Development Coach, Chelsea Football Club Academy

Panel discussion
Lunch

Session 3: Fuel and recover for performance

Chair: Keith Gladstone, Osteopath and Performance Coach, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Great Britain Davis Cup Team, Director at Athletic Health

Endurance performance nutrition

Professor Javier Gonzalez, Sports Nutritionist, University of Bath

Sleep and performance

Anna West, Sleep & Recovery Consultant, Sleep2Perform

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 4: Sports performance - The next level

Chair: Dr Farhan Shahid, Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine, Brentford Football Club and Pure Sports Medicine

A mental health strategy for high performance sport

Professor Alan Currie, Consultant Sports Psychiatrist, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Mental Health Expert Panel UK Sports Institute

Performance psychiatry

Dr Tim Rogers, Consultant Sports Psychiatrist, Perform-R

Panel discussion
Concluding remarks
Completion of evaluation forms and close of meeting

Sponsors

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on Tuesday 1 October 2024. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

Domus - reception

While you’re attending this event

Why not stay in the comfort of our hotel, Domus Medica, book dinner in the restaurant, or even hire one of our private dining rooms to socialise with your peers?

RSM members enjoy access to our enviable club facilities. For more information, please contact our team at domus@rsm.ac.uk or restaurant@rsm.ac.uk.

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