Preventing harassment and abuse in sport: Professor Margo Mountjoy, MD, PhD (2019 update). #391

“Only by speaking out can we create lasting change”

On this week’s BJSM podcast, Prof Margo Mountjoy (T:@margomountjoy) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (T:@ddfriedman) to discuss harassment and abuse in sport. Prof Mountjoy is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University Medical School and Regional Assistant Dean of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University. She is also a clinician scientist – sports medicine physician practicing at the Health + Performance Centre at the University of Guelph, as the Clinical + Academic Director. Prof Mountjoy works for several International Sports organizations in the field of sports medicine including the International Olympic Committee (Games Group), the International Federation for aquatics (FINA), the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations and for the World Anti-Doping Agency.

In this episode, Prof Mountjoy discusses:

· The Larry Nassar case

· Sexual abuse in sport

· MeToo movement’s impact on sport

· Types of abuse and harassment and the impact on the athlete vs organisation

· The Olympic Athlete Welfare Programme

· Tips for clinicians to help prevent abuse and harassment in sport

Mentioned in this podcast:

Mountjoy M ‘Only by speaking out can we create lasting change’: what can we learn from the Dr Larry Nassar tragedy? British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019;53:57-60. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/1/57

The Larry Nasser Tragey – BMJ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/03/29/margo-mountjoy-on-the-larry-nassar-tragedy-never-again/

Reardon CL, Hainline B, Aron CM, et al Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019;53:667-699. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/11/667

Safeguarding athletes from harassment and abuse in sport IOC toolkit https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/10/IOC_Safeguarding_Toolkit_ENG.pdf

You can find two of Professor Mountjoy’s previous podcasts here:

Relative energy deficiency syndrome (RED-S): http://ow.ly/VCZK50v2A7f

Psychological abuse in sport (2017) http://ow.ly/ljJt50v2Amt (Harrassment, abuse, bullying)