News

09.01.2023

Position Statement

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 Appoints Paul Melia as Honorary Member

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

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.