FUTURE EVENTS

July 4 July

UK Courses and Conferences International August

11 Sept

NSMI/Osteopathic Sports Care Association – Addressing the sacro-iliac controversy Audience: Osteopaths and other related professionals Venue: St.Bartholomew’s Medical College, London Contact: Dawn Walling at the NSMI

13 July

New Healthy Living Partnerships: The 6th Good Cause & Healthy Living Initiatives Audience: Health, medical and leisure professionals Venue: Peckham, London Contact: Tracey Collins Tel: 01491 874800 Fax: 01491 874801

31 July

NSMI/Assoc.of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine – An Introduction to Sports Physiotherapy Audience: Physiotherapists and other related professionals Venue: University of Edinburgh, Scotland Contact: Dawn Walling at the NSMI

August

1-5 Aug International Intradiscal Therapy Society and International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery – Meeting on Minimally Invasive Spinal Techniques Venue: Cambridge, England Contact: Ellen Yolich Tel: 00 1 847 223 2684 Fax: 00 1 847 223 9493 Email: yolich@msn.com

September 5 Sept

NSMI/Osteopathic Sports Care Association – First aid and pitchside emergencies Audience: Medical, health and leisure professionals Venue: St Mary’s Hospital, London Contact: Dawn Walling at the NSMI

NSMI/BASM Education

The National Sports Medicine Institute (NSMI) and the British Association of Sport and Medicine (BASM) are two medical charities that in partnership, run a national programme of postgraduate sport and exercise medicine courses for medical practitioners and all other NHS approved healthcare professionals.

General Sports Medicine Course – 5 day residential course with PGEA and CME accreditation – introduction to sports medicine.

Intermediate Sports Medicine Course – 5 day residential course with PGEA and CME accreditation – concentrates on the proper examination of normal joints with regard to the diagnosis and management and management of sport specific injuries.

Advanced Sports Medicine Course – 5 day residential course for which PGEA and CME accreditation is currently being sought – the course which is new deals with areas that affect performance such as diabetes and asthma.

Pre-Diploma Course – PGEA and CME accreditation is currently being sought – designed for medical practitioners who are preparing for the sports medicine diploma.

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Course dates for NSMI/BASM residential courses Unless stated otherwise courses are held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre. 11-16 July Intermediate Sports Injury Course Part 2 7-14 Sept General Sports Medicine Course 24-29 Oct Advanced Sports Medicine 21-26 Nov Intermediate Sports Injury Part 1

For further information about these courses contact Barry Hill on 0171 251 0583 Ext.237 or email barry.hill@nsmi.org.uk

The NSMI also runs a number of courses and seminars in conjunction with other relevant organisations representing specialists such as physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors and podiatrists (see dates above).

For information on courses run with all other organisations telephone Dawn Walling on 0171 251 0583 Ext.238 or email dawn.walling@nsmi.org.uk

NSMI/Assoc. of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine & Sports Injuries Management & the knee Venue: Manchester Contact: Dawn Walling at the NSMI

29-30 Sept

British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association (BOSTA) symposium Audience: Sports physicians and physiotherapists Venue: Cardiff International Arena, Wales Contact: Louise O’Carroll Fitzpatrick Tel: 01223 568071 Fax: 01223 568112

October 3 Oct

Football Association Medical Conference on Sports Medicine Audience: Medical and exercise professionals and related professions Venue: Lilleshall Sports Centre, Shropshire Contact: Mr A Hodson Tel:01952 605928 Fax: 01952 825476

8-10 Oct

Chartered Society of Physiotherapists 1999 Congress and Exhibition Venue: International Convention Centre, Birmingham Tel: 0171 306 6611

21-24 Oct

BASM National Congress 1999 Audience: Anyone with an interest in sports medicine Venue: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Contact: Mr John Clegg Tel/Fax: 01744 28198

23 Oct

NSMI/Assoc.of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine – An Introduction to Sports Physiotherapy Audience: Physiotherapists Venue: The University of Bath, Bath Contact: Dawn Walling at the NSMI

10-14 Aug 5th World Congress on Physical Activity, Ageing and Sports Audience: Health and leisure professionals Venue: Orlando, Florida Tel: 00 1 217 351 5076 Extn.3510

September

3-6 Sept 5th Biennial Forum of the European Network of Sport Sciences in Higher Education Venue: Finland Contact: Ms Piia Lopponen Tel: 00 35 814 602 008 Fax: 00 35 814 602 031 E-mail: paloppon@pallo.jyu.fi

22-24 Sept

10th European Congress of Sports Medicine Venue: Innsbruck, Austria Contact: Kerstin Schwarz /Kerstin Lange Tel:00 49 611 977 160 Fax: 00 49 611 977 1616 E-mail: intercongress.gmbh@t-online.de

October

7-9 Oct 18th Congress of Sports Medicine Venue: Bruges, Belgium Contact: Mrs Carine De Bruycker Tel: 00 32 50 452230 Fax: 00 32 50 452231 E-mail: brucosport@azbrugge.be Website: http://user.online.be/brucosport/index.ht

Note: Target audiences have been included where possible but should be taken as a suggestion only.