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In this episode, Dr Kyle Winik, chats to Dr Shelina Babul, the Associate Director and Sports Injury Specialist with the British Colombia Injury Research and Prevention Unit at the British Colombia Children’s Hospital. She focuses primarily on sport and recreational evidence-based research and knowledge implementation, with a particular specialisation in concussions and traumatic brain injuries as well as their prevention, recognition, treatment, and management.

Developed by Dr. Shelina Babul, The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is a series of online educational modules and resources addressing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management may decrease the risk of brain damage and potentially reduce long-term health issues. These modules are available for medical professionals, coaches, parents, school professionals and athletes. For more information on the CATT please visit https://cattonline.com

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In this epidode, Dr Jan Peter Smedema chats to Associate Professor Thijs Eijsvogel about the cardiovascular adaptations to exercise and differences between sporting disciplines, races, and sexes; the relevance of cardiac troponins in athletes; and the need to target sedentary behaviour as well as optimal step counts for all cause mortality.

Dr Jan Peter Smedema is a general and interventional cardiologist, PhD graduate, and founder of the Sports Cardiovascular Research Program, practicing at Netcare Blouberg in Cape Town. Associate Professor Thijs Eijsvogels trained in exercise physiology at Radboud University (PhD degree, NL), Hartford Hospital (postdoc, USA), and Liverpool John Moores University (postdoc, UK) and he is currently appointed as associate professor at the department of Physiology of the Radboud university medical center. His primary interest lies in the physiological and cardiac responses of the human body to acute and chronic (endurance) exercise performance.

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The Springboks are back to back World Cup Champions after a successful campaign at the Rugby World Cup in France. In today’s episode we chat to the medical and athletic performance departments of the Springboks and dive into their individual journey’s to the Springbok team, their work done before and during the campaign that saw the Springboks victorious and listen to them share valuable advice to younger professionals looking to get into team sports. Thanks to Dr Jerome Mampane (Team Doctor), Rene Naylor and Dr Anuerin Robyn (Team Physiotherapists) and Andy Edwards and Bongani Tim Qumbu (Athletic Performance).

Andy Birkett: world champion paddler. Flat water and river paddling. Nominated as 1 of 3 sportsmen of the year last year.

Garth Oliver: Andy’s physio when he used to live in Pietermaritzburg. Owns his own multidisciplinary practice called Movewell in Hilton. Treated and worked with an array of professional athletes and sporting disciplines.

Both give insight into training, racing, injuries and illnesses seen in paddlers.

In todays episode we chat to Prof Jeroen Swart, a Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Specialist in Sports and Exercise Medicine. Jeroen holds a PhD in exercise science and is responsible for the co-ordination coaching & performance activities at Team UAE Cycling, as the Performance Co-ordinator. Jeroen is a highly cited researcher in cycling medicine and was previously the Medical Director of Team UAE.

In todays episode, Dr Jan Peter Smedema (https://drsmedema.com/about-dr-jp-smedema/), a cardiologist based in Netcare Blouberg, Cape Town, chats to Prof Michael Papadakis about the role of pre-participation evaluation in athletes and sudden cardiac arrest in young, active individuals.

Prof Papadakis (Assoc Prof) is based in Cardiology at St George’s, University of London and an Honorary Consultant Cardiologists at St George’s University Hospitals.

He is the course director a novel MSc degree in Sports Cardiology, the first postgraduate qualification of its kind, and serve as the chair of the section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC).

His interests include sports cardiology, inherited cardiac diseases, cardiovascular disease prevention including prevention of sudden cardiac death in young and athletic individuals, heart failure and cardiac imaging.

In a special Women’s Month podcast, Dr Nikita Fensham chats to Dr Kathryn Ackerman about being a woman in sports medicine and her experience working with female athletes. Dr Ackerman is a sports medicine physician and endocrinologist, and medical director of the Female Athlete Program in the Sports Medicine Division at Boston’s Children’s Hospital. In this podcast, she shares her knowledge and expertise around various issues concerning the female athlete, including the menstrual cycle, relative energy deficiency in sport, and bone health, as well as where research in female athletes is heading.

In today’s episode, Dr Minjon Ras hosts Dr Adrian Rotunno as we take a sneak peak into his life as the medical director of UAE Team Emirates Pro Cycling Team.

Dr Rotunno shares his passion for cycling medicine and provides valuable information regarding the pre-race, in-race & post-race considerations when it comes to preparation for a multi-stage tour.

Turbo Trav: One Leg, One Blade, 100miles

An inspiring and educational podcast about an athlete with a right, below knee amputation who is aspiring to complete a 100 mile trail run.

Hosted by Dr Kerry-Ann Walton, soon to be sports physician and all round sport enthusiast herself, from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.

Joined by two guests

1) Travis Warwick-Oliver: The above mentioned inspirational athlete who will share about his journey and aspirations, as well as the problems he is encountering as a result of his disability when running.

2) Professor Wayne Derman: Well known and respected by many in the medical field. He is the Executive Head of the Department of Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine at Stellenbosch University as well as the Chairperson of the Interna;onal Paralympic Medical Committee. He will use his experience and knowledge to try help solve some of Travis’s problems and hopefully assist him in achieving his goal.

In todays episode, we chat to Dr James Brown, a Sports Scientist with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. James has published numerous articles relating to concussion care in the professional and community games.

James currently works at Stellenbosch University and World Rugby, and holds a visiting role at Leeds-Beckett University.