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Organising Committee

  • Dave Roberts
    (Chair)
  • Prof Ron Maughan
    (Loughborough)
  • Prof Zig St Clair Gibson
    (Northumbria University)
  • Dr Nick Caplan
    (Northumbria University)

Programme Committee

  • Prof Ron Maughan
    (Chair)
  • Prof Nicola Maffulli
    (London)
  • Dr Rod Jaques
    (English Institute of Sport)
  • Prof Louise Burke
    (Australian Institute of Sport)
  • Prof Andy Jones
    (University of Exeter)
  • Prof Zig St Clair Gibson
    (Northumbria University)

Local Organising Committee

  • Dr Nick Caplan
    (Chair)
  • Dr Les Ansley
    (Northumbria University)
  • Dr Louise Turner
    (Northumbria University)
  • Mark Richard
    (Northumbria University)
  • Katrina Dexter
    (Northumbria University)

Programme Outline

The programme will consist of two days during which parallel sessions in Sports Medicine and Sports Science will run. Each day will feature one Plenary Session open to all Conference delegates. On day three, a series of presentations will translate the medicine and science into practical messages for coaches, team doctors, and sports science support staff.

Day One — Thursday 18th August 2011

Plenary Session – Lecture Theatre 1

09.00–11.00

The Battle of the Sciences: Getting the most out of athletes

Chair: Professor Ron Maughan

Dr Dave Martin, Australian Institute of Sport
Prof Louise Burke, Australian Institute of Sport
Dr Ken van Someren, English Institute of Sport
Dr Rod Jaques, English Institute of Sport

Sports Medicine – Lecture Theatre 2

11.30–12.30Open Communications
12.30-12.50

Low Level Laser for acute soft tissue injuries: Mechanism of action, when it works, when it does not
James Carroll, THOR Photomedicine Ltd

12.50–14.00 Lunch
14.00–16.00

Symposium: Lower Back Pain – The Sporting Back

Chair: Dr. Rod Jaques, English Institute of Sport

Lower Back Pain
Mr Chris Gerber, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Newcastle upon Tyne
Prolotherapy
Dr John Tanner, Mount Alvernia Hospital
Physiotherapy

Ashleigh Wallace, English Institute of Sport

16.00–16.30 Tea and Posters
16.30–17.30

Keynote Lecture: Sports Medicine at the Olympic Games

Chair: Prof Alan St. Clair Gibson, Northumbria

Speaker: Dr Patrick Schamasch, Medical Director of the IOC

Sports Science – Lecture Theatre 1

11.30–13.00Open Communications
13.00–14.00Lunch/Posters
14.00–16.00

Symposium: Mechanism & Function of Pacing in Optimising Performance

Chair: Prof Alan St. Clair Gibson, Northumbria University

Biomechanics
Dr Jos de Koning, Amsterdam
Physiology
Prof Kevin Thompson, University of Northumbia
Energetics

Prof Andrew Jones, University of Exeter

16.00–16.30 Coffee
16.30–17.30

Keynote Lecture: The Science of Cycling

Chair: Prof AM Jones, University of Exeter

Speaker: Dr David Martin, Australian Institute of Sport
17.30–19.00

Welcome Reception (Exhibition Area)

19.00–20.30

Looking into the Crystal Ball –
Optimising Performance in an Olympic Year Panel Discussion

Chairs: Prof Louise Burke and Dr Dave Martin

Medical Perspective
Prof Zig St Clair Gibson, Northumbria University
Physiologist's Perspective
Prof Andy Jones, Exeter University
Biomechanist's Perspective
Dr Jos de Koning, Amsterdam

Day Two — Friday 19th August 2011

Sports Medicine – Lecture Theatre 2

09.00–11.00

Controversies in Sports Medicine

Chair: Nicola Maffulli, London

1. Do the rules of sport protect the health of the athlete?
Dr Michael Turner, Chief Medical Adviser, British Horse Racing Authority.
2. Exercise-induced asthma: prevalence, identification, management and TUEs
Dr Les Ansley, Northumbria University
3. Genetic testing of athletes
Prof Hugh Montgomery, London
4. Injury risk: is it all in the genes?
Prof Nicola Maffulli, London
11.00–11.30 Coffee
11.30–13.00 Open Communications
13.00–14.00Lunch
14.00–15.45

Symposium: The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Causes and solutions

Chair: Romain Meeusen, Brussels

Physical activity levels in children and adolescents
Prof John Reilly, Glasgow
Energy Intake
Prof Barbara Livingstone, University of Ulster
Energy restriction with or without exercise

Dr Enette Larson-Meyer, Wyoming

15.45–16.00 Coffee

Sports Science – Lecture Theatre 1

09.00–10.30

Symposium: Strength & Conditioning –
Biological principles & functional applications

Chair: Dr Phil Watson, Loughborough University

Dr Marco Cardinale, British Olympic Association
Dr Duncan French, Northumbria University

10.30–11.00 Coffee
11.00–12.30Open Communications/Posters
12.30–14.00Lunch
14.00–16.00

The IOC Consensus on Sports Nutrition: What's new?

Ron Maughan, Loughborough
Louise Burke, Canberra, Australia
Stu Phillips, McMaster University, Canada

16.00–16.30 Tea/Posters

Practical Laboratory Session

14.00–16.00

Contemporary Neuroscience Techniques for Sport and Exercise
Science Research

Chair: Prof Alan S.t Clair Gibson, Northumbria University

Keynote Speech: Overview of Neuroscience Research
Romain Meeusen, Belgium

Lab Demonstration 1
Central Brain Research Techniques – Electrophysiology – TMS, EEG
Glyn Howatson, Northumbria University
Lab Demonstration 2
Central Brain Research Techniques – Blood Flow – NIRS, Doppler Ultrasound
Patrick Neary, Regina, Canada
Lab Demonstration 3
Peripheral Brain Research Techniques – EMG, H-Reflex, Muscle Function
Angus Hunter, Stirling University
16.30–18.30

Plenary Session: The Female Athlete

Chair: Prof Louise Burke, Australian Institute of Sport

Performance Issues
Prof Ron Maughan, Loughborough
Medical Issues
Dr Cathy Speed, Cambridge
Nutrition Concerns
Dr Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Oslo
Musculoskeletal Factors and Injury Risks
Dr Nina Feddermann, Zurich
Athlete’s Perspective

Liz McColgan

19.30–20.30

Sporting Heroes – A Conversation with Liz McColgan

Chair: Prof Ron Maughan

Day Three — Saturday 20th August 2011

08.30–09.15

Keynote Lecture: Sports Informatics

Prof Paul Chung, Loughborough University

09.15–10.45

Symposium: Vitamin D and the Athlete: a medical issue or a nutritional issue?

Chair: Graham Wilkes, English Institute of Sport

A Nutrition issue?
Dr Enette Larson-Meyer, University of Wyoming
A Medical issue?

Dr Kassim Javaid, Oxford

10.45–11.15 Coffee
11.15–12.00

Keynote Lecture: Exercise-induced Dehydration: How much do we really know about its effect on endurance performance?

Chair: Susan Shirreffs

Speaker: Dr Eric Goulet, Canada

12.00–13.00 Lunch
12.00–13.00

Symposium: Allergy and Asthma in High Performance Sport

Allergy and upper respiratory tract illness in athletes
Dr Paula Robson-Ansley, Northumbria University
Pathophysiology and diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma
Dr Les Ansley, Northumbria University
Treatment and management of allergy and asthma in athletes

Dr James Hull, St George's Hospital, London

13.00–14.30

EIS Case Studies Session:
Perspectives on athlete rehabilitation and recovery from injury

Chair: Jeni Pearce, English Institute of Sport

Physiotherapy
Graeme Wilkes, English Institute of Sport
Strength and Conditioning
Mark Jarvis, English Institute of Sport
Nutrition
Bronwen Lundy, English Institute of Sport
14.30–15.30

Keynote Lecture: Dietary Nitrate: The New Magic Bullet?

Chair: Prof Louise Burke, Australian Institute of Sport

Speaker: Prof Andy Jones, Exeter University