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31.08.2023

CASEM News

Research Grant Update

Drs. Ranita Manocha, Larry Katz, Krista Best, William Miller, François Routhier, Victor Lun, and Steven Macaluso obtained the 2022 CASEM Research Grant.

31.08.2023

PsychiatryArticles

Parenting in Youth Sports – the Good, the Not So Good, and the Ugly

This article by Taylor Armstrong, MD, FRCPC, discusses the the roles and challenges of parenting youth in sport and offers tools and resources for the medical professional.

17.07.2023

CASEM News

Get to Know CASEM’s New Board Member: Dr. Anne-Marie LeBlanc

Dr. Anne-Marie LeBlanc joins us as one of two incoming board members in 2023. Get to know this Sport Medicine Physician from Whitehorse.

07.07.2023

CASEM News

Get To Know CASEM’s New Board Member: Dr. Nathan Urquhart

Dr. Nathan Urquhart joins us as one of two incoming board members in 2023. Get to know this Orthopaedic Surgeon from Halifax.

03.06.2023

Community

CASEM Member Launches New Online Hub to Address Physical Activity for Individuals with Chronic Disease

CASEM member, Dr. Jane Thornton is launching a peer-to-peer online healthcare hub on physical activity and health where patients, care providers, and the public can share their favourite ‘movement hacks’ and successes.

02.06.2023

PsychiatryArticles

Suicide and the Athlete Population

This in-depth article by Julie Jardine, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, explores suicide risk in various athlete populations, screening tools, and approach to management.

02.06.2023

CASEM News

Major Games Canada Selection Update

The selections have been made for the Pan & Parapan American Games - Santiago 2023. Congratulations to the CASEM docs representing Canada!

02.06.2023

CASEM News

Get to Know CASEM’s Incoming President: Dr. Laura Purcell

We're excited to welcome Dr. Laura Purcell, MD FRCPC, Dip. Sport Med., DRCPSC (CE) as CASEM's president for the 2023/2024 period!

09.01.2023

Position Statements

Personal strategies to mitigate the effects of air pollution exposure during sport and exercise

A narrative review and position statement by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

12.12.2022

CASEM News

CASEM Appoints Paul Melia as Honorary Member

Paul has demonstrated a tireless commitment in his work as President and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) in the fostering of ethical sport in Canada.

23.05.2022

CASEM Launches its first Book Club!

Grab a book, a drink and connect with colleagues in a new and relaxed way as you join us for our first ever CASEM book club this upcoming May 26th evening.

13.04.2022

Choosing Wisely launch 8 Pediatric SEM Tests or Treatments to Question!

As part of the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign, we’re proud to release our list of 8 tests & treatments to question in pediatric sport and exercise medicine.

28.01.2022

Position Statements

Sport Docs Speak Out About Safeguarding Athletes from Abuse in Sport

The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Highlights the Need for Clinicians to be Active in Addressing and Preventing Maltreatment in Sport

17.09.2021

CASEM reaches the 1000 member milestone!

CASEM reached 1000 members! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of CASEM's journey to reach this milestone.

19.08.2021

7 Canadian Physicians Head to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with Team Canada

The Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) is proud to have 7 Canadian physicians and CASEM members support the Team Canada athletes in Tokyo at the 2020 Paralympic Games from August 24 - September 5, 2021.

15.05.2021

Thank you for joining CASEM & OMA for the 2021 Virtual Symposium

The CASEM OMA Sport Medicine Annual Symposium, held virtually in 2021, ran successfully from May 13 to 15. Read the closing remarks from Dr. Lee Schofield, CASME OMA Organizing Committee Member, and Dr. Margaret Burghardt, CASEM President.

23.04.2021

CASEM urges provincial government to ease restrictions on access to safe outdoor exercise

Ottawa, 23 April 2021 - The most recent Lockdown measures imposed by the Ontario Government on April 16th / 21 included the closure of all outdoor recreation facilities such as public soccer fields, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and playgrounds. Faced with mounting public pressure, including from medical professionals, the government has backtracked to allow playgrounds to be open, but with no easing of restrictions on other outdoor venues.

13.04.2021

A Month Away Until our Virtual Annual Symposium 2021

Come join your sport medicine CASEM colleagues virtually in a 3 day first-class scientific conference, May 13-15th 2021, designed to educate and update sport and exercise medicine physicians on a wide range of related topics

31.03.2021

Advisory on COVID-19: SPORT MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE – 30 MARCH 2021

11.03.2021

New Infographic for Prescribing Physical Activity

Dr. Jane Thornton and Lawson Seddon have created a new infographic to accompany CASEM's position statement: Physical activity prescription: a critical opportunity to address a modifiable risk factor for the prevention and management of chronic disease: a position statement by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine.