Dr Nigel Jones is the England Rugby Senior Team Doctor, and a hugely respected figure in the UK Sport and Exercise Medicine scene. In this podcast with Steffan Griffin, you will hear about everything from being involved as part of the home team at a major sporting event, to the state-of-play in UK Sport and Exercise Medicine training.
Timeline:
00:45m – Working at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
01:30m – Preparing an elite team for competition
03:05m – Conditioning vs collapse – how to avoid the latter!
05:15m – Player monitoring at the top table
06:30m – Getting coaches to buy-in to player monitoring/injury
prevention – TOP TIPS
08:30m – Concussion – what’s in place to ensure gold-standard care?
World Rugby Online Concussion Resources http://playerwelfare.worldrugby.org/concussion
12:00m – Sport and Exercise Medicine Training Pathway in the UK – where’s it heading?
16:20m – British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine & the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine - What can we expect at the BASEM/FSEM 2015 Conference?
Find out more about the BASEM/FSEM 2015 Annual Conference – November 12/13 http://bit.ly/1Woxmpn