Conferences

Sports Rehab and Education have set an industry standard for sports conferences. From Pain to Performance held on an annual basis in London in May is widely recognised as one of the leading sports medicine conferences in the UK both for the quality of its speakers and the location.

A Sports Rehab & Education Conference can guarantee:

	Outstanding speakers
	Focused content
	Top quality venues
	Full trade exhibitions
	First Class administration

……and fabulous refreshments too!!

“From Pain to Performance 2012”
 
A One-Day International Sport & Exercise Medicine Lower Limb Symposium
Saturday 12th May 2012, London Heathrow Marriott Hotel

'From Pain to Performance’ is one of the UK’s most established Sport & Exercise Medicine Conferences. It is renowned for providing speakers of the highest quality who provide insight, knowledge and much practical advice to take away.
 
The Conference is set in the London Heathrow Marriott Hotel where staff provide outstanding support and the food and service is of the highest quality. Overall it is a day not to be missed.
 
Speakers confirmed to date:

Professor Hákan Alfredson:-
Professor of Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Unit, UMEÅ, Sweden and Pure Sports Medicine, London.
 
Dr Otto Chan:-
Consultant Radiologist, The London Independent Hospital and SportsCare, London
 
Grant Downie:-
Head of Sports Medicine (Academy) Manchester City Football Club
 
Dr Marie-Elaine Grant:-
Specialist Chartered Physiotherapist (Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy)
Member of IOC Medical Commission (Games Group)
 
Lt Col Andy Neaves:-
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Headley Court
 
If you haven’t been before see below to read about last year’s conference and check out the Galleries page for images from previous conferences

 

From Pain to Performance 2011™
A One-Day International Sport & Exercise Medicine Upper Limb Symposium.

We spoke to Professor Graham N Smith about his thoughts following another hugely successful conference.

	The Speakers: An inspirational Team L to R Dr Katherine Dec, Professor Graham N Smith, Dr Ann Cools, Jo Gibson, Anju Jaggi, Des Ryan

What were your overall impressions of the day?
 
‘The day was really enjoyable, very informative and stimulating. The whole day flew by and I felt that there was a great atmosphere and buzz both in the lecture hall and trade exhibition. It was a great credit to the way the speakers performed and also interacted with each other during the question times.
I was extremely proud of and excited by the five speakers who had  all agreed to be such an integral part of the programme.’
 

Dr Ann Cools, Jo Gibson and Anju Jaggi are all Upper Limb Specialist Physiotherapists. It appeared that their presentations and how they combined with each other in the discussions showed that they clearly knew each other well.

	A Picture of Concentration L to R Dr Ann Cools, Anju Jaggi and Jo Gibson

  
‘Yes, that is true. There were times after one of them had presented, when the other two asked questions and then got really involved in the discussions. For the delegates and myself, it was like being a fly on the wall watching 3 clinicians having an intense clinical discussion and I believe everyone benefitted from it. Their knowledge and enthusiasm for the upper limb clearly came across in presentations and discussions.’
 

Anju Jaggi and Dr Ann Cools presentations focused on the shoulder.
 
‘Yes, Anju works clinically at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust and is becoming widely known for her clinical expertise in shoulder and scapula problems, as well as  publishing papers and presenting internationally. She is a member of the British Elbow & Shoulder Society (BESS) and sits on the education committee. She has also recently become Vice President of the European Society of Elbow & Shoulder Rehabilitation (EUSSER).
 
 
‘Dr. Ann Cools is a Physiotherapist and an Associate Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at Ghent University, Belgium. She is currently Head of Physical Therapy Education. Ann is a highly respected researcher and clinician, specialising in shoulder and scapula problems.
 
‘ I felt the combination of the two gave a phenomenal insight into innovative treatment strategies, which was supported by research to compliment and reinforce it. I believe we had 2 extremely professional clinicians presenting on an area that excites and enthuses them. They were clearly inspirational’.
 
   
Jo Gibson is a Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist at the Liverpool Upper Limb Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital and is also a Partner in private practice. At the conference she gave a practical and evidence based presentation which focused on the elbow, but isn’t she better known for her work on the shoulder?
 
‘Jo Gibson is one of the most highly respected Upper Limb Clinical Physiotherapists in the UK. The dimension that she brought to the event really emphasised the point that this was an Upper Limb Conference and wasn’t purely focused on the shoulder. As such, her elbow presentation was appropriate, focused and very practically applicable. Jo went back to her specialist area of the shoulder during the ‘golden nuggets’ session. It was a session that provoked a highly informative and stimulating discussion afterwards.’
 
 
Jo was followed by Dr Katherine Dec who is currently Medical Director for Women’s Sports Medicine at CJW Sports Medicine in Virginia, and Chair of the Virginia High School League Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. What was your reason for inviting Dr Dec?
 
‘As a former All-American Track + Field Athlete and a Clinical Specialist in women’s sport, we believed that Dr Dec would bring a dimension to the programme that would compliment the 3 Upper Limb speakers and we were not disappointed.

	Dr Katherine Dec certainly did have the delegates’ attention

 
‘I thought Dr Dec really blasted the delegates with a high speed, power packed presentation on the closed wrist and hand injuries that can occur in a Sport + Exercise environment. Dr Dec’s clinical experience of working almost every day in a primary care and first responder role, with sports teams both in Virginia and nationally, gave delegates a realistic insight and overview of the types of injuries that can occur. She ensured that by the end of the Conference, the speakers had presented a truly rounded picture of, and approach to, the Upper Limb.’
 

Your final speaker was a considerable contrast to the other speakers. Des Ryan, Fitness Education Manager for the Ireland Rugby Football Union was talking about  the realities, expectations and levels of fitness required to compete at an elite level, from a strength and conditioning perspective.
 

	The speakers get ready to take questions from the audience

‘Des Ryan was specifically invited to be part of the programme in order to focus delegates’ thoughts on what is really required by their patients, when they are given the green light to return to training and competition. By having someone of Des Ryan’s background in strength & conditioning, fitness and education, we were able to show what fitness and training expectations are placed upon athletes, in Des’s specific case, rugby, in order to prepare them to perform at the highest level. We feel it is extremely important for everyone involved in Sport + Exercise Medicine to understand the physical demands that are going to be placed on ‘patients’, once they are deemed as being fit. It is also important to understand how this can help clinicians to plan appropriate rehabilitation and fitness strategies.
 
‘By highlighting the very successful model evolved by Irish Rugby Football Union over the past two years, Des was able to give delegates a flavour of what they should be looking for, what they should be involved in and what they need to understand. It certainly provoked a lot of note-taking from the delegates present.’

Professor Smith concluded by saying:
 
‘I would like to say a big thank you to the trade who always support the event so well and are such an important and integral part of the day. My thanks and compliments also to all the staff involved at the Heathrow Marriott Hotel for their continued support and for helping to make the event what it is.

	Now have I got enough chocolate éclairs?? Chef checks yet another splendid array of desserts

 
 
 
‘We are proud of our association with the Marriott. From Pain to  Performance has firmly established itself as a high quality, annual, Sport & Exercise Medicine Conference. We hope that delegates attending for the first time felt that that they were attending a very special event where the vibrant atmosphere, stylish surroundings, superb food and high quality speakers were of such a level, it will persuade them to return in future years. Our thanks as always to the many delegates who are regular visitors to ‘From Pain to Performance.’’
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Sally Waters Win Prize Draw
 

	Sally Waters is pictured with Professor Graham N. Smith

Sally Waters, a physiotherapist at the Imperial College Health Centre in London was the lucky winner of this years prize draw. Sally won a free night’s accommodation and breakfast at the Conference venue, the London Heathrow Marriott Hotel
 
Sally said: ‘I was so surprised to receive the letter telling me I had won and extremely grateful to Sports Rehab and Education. I actually live in Hampshire but work in London so it made life very easy for me not having to travel back to Hampshire on Friday evening.  I have really enjoyed my stay and the conference has been excellent.’
 
Sally looks after students from Imperial and from the Royal College of Music. She also runs a private practice from the centre and patients include students on the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) based at Imperial.
 

Date for Your DiaryNext year’s conference will be on Saturday 12th May 2012 and will be a One Day Sport & Exercise Medicine, Lower Limb Symposium.