experience and arrange leave and cover from their employer well before the Games.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are truly inspirational and this really is a unique opportunity for physical therapists to volunteer to be part of it and to promote the expertise available in the UK. Medical volunteers bring unique and special skills which will enable London to host a safe, successful and inspirational Olympic and Paralympic Games. We need your help to do that. All physical therapy volunteers will need to commit to at

least ten days. It may be possible to divide this time into two 5 day periods, but not into any smaller units. Their time will need to be flexible to cover the busiest periods and variable competition schedule. Physical therapists who can commit to more than the basic 10 days will be much appreciated. All volunteers will be expected to attend test events in 2011 and training days in the run up to the Games. There is no remuneration or honorarium for volunteers but they will receive a volunteer uniform, a meal when on duty and free local transport. Volunteers are expected to find and pay for their own accommodation whilst working at the Games. If you are a qualified physical therapist and would like to

be part of this once in a lifetime event, you need to find out if you fulfil the relevant criteria. For further information check the chiropractic press, the OSCA newsletter or visit www.osca.org.uk or the ACPSM newsletter or visit www.acpsm.org. If you do not fit into the above categories, perhaps

because you have only recently qualified or are still a student, you might consider applying as a sports massage

practitioner, providing you have the required qualifications and experience (information regarding sports massage volunteers can be found at www.gcmt.org.uk), or you may be interested in applying to work as part of the Emergency Medical Services workstream (EMS). This workstream will be responsible for providing first aid services to athletes and spectators. Volunteers with first aid qualifications such as First Aid at Work (a 3-day course) or a sports trauma management course will be looked upon favourably. To find out more about general and other specialist volunteer opportunities check the LOCOG web site www.london2012.com LOCOG looks forward to working with all its medical

volunteers to provide high quality medical care to Olympic and Paralympic athletes and all those taking part in the Games.

THE AUTHOR TH

Lynn Booth is a physiotherapist and currently working with the national teams of the English Ladies’ Golf Association, with the Regional Boys’ squads and national U16 and A Squads for the English Golf Union. She also works with squads from

the for the English Golf

England Hockey. Lynn was chairman of the British Olympic Association’s Physiotherapy Committee from 1992-2004. She worked at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games with the Great Britain Women’s Hockey Squad and was Head Physiotherapist for Team GB at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She is Clinical Lead of the Physical Therapies Workstream for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and the current editor of sportEX medicine journal.

MSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation

We now are inviting applications for the MSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation. This innovative interprofessional programme provides flexible advanced level professional training for physiotherapists, sports therapists, sport rehabilitators, osteopaths and chiropractors. The MSc may be taken as a full time route over one year or part time.

The University offers outstanding, state of the art sport and exercise facilities and has been selected as a training camp for the 2012 Olympic and Para Olympic Games. Students will benefit from our links with major sports, dance and health and exercise organisations.

Modules include:

• Advanced Injury prevention and Management • Functional Rehabilitation • Applied Strength and Conditioning • Advances in Professional Practice (sport and exercise rehabilitation)

• Weight Management • Imaging for Trauma • Imaging for Non Trauma • Independent Evaluation of Professional Practice • Research Methods • Dissertation Module

Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education ‘University of the Year’ award 2008

These modules can be taken as stand alone CPD or as part of a post graduate award.

Closing date: 30 June 2010. Enquiries and applications:

Jane Simmonds, MSc Programme Tutor: j.1.simmonds@herts.ac.uk Karen Wells, Administrator: k.c.wells@herts.ac.uk Website: go.herts.ac.uk/hep

Postgraduate Open Evening: 5th May, 2010 4-8pm: contact cpdhealth@herts.ac.uk to reserve a place.

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