The Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) looks to innovate the sport and exercise medicine field with the translational use of impacting research, while pursuing active cross-cutting medical interventions, to advance quality of life in the societies we serve.
ISEM is a division within the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, co-ordinating teaching and learning, research, and service provision in sport and exercise medicine. Professor Wayne Derman is the Divisional Head of ISEM and is the Executive Head of the Department. He is also Director of the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, South Africa, and Co-Director of the South African IOC Research Centre for Injury Prevention and Protection of Health of the Athlete. NEWSFLASHISEM'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! 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! |
MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine
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