The Young Athlete - Saturday 9th July, 2022 - 10.00am-12.00pm

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE FRIDAY 8TH JULY 12.OOPM SHARP

This webinar will be co-chaired by Dr Jamie Kearns (Munster Rugby Team Doctor & SEM SpR) & Dr Matthew Cosgrave (GP, SEM SpR and Irish Women’s Rugby Team Doctor).

Programme Outline: 

10.00am - Introduction & Welcome Address - Co-Chair - Dr Jamie Kearns

10.05am - 11.30am - Speakers Presentations.  

Confirmed Speakers & Titles of Talks;

• Mr Des Ryan - Director of Coaching & Performance, Setanta College - Long Term Athletic Development
• Dr Deirdre Ward - Centre for Cardiac Risk in the Young Persons (CRYP), Tallaght University Hospital - Cardiac Screening in Young Athletes
• Prof James MacDonald – Clinical Professor of Family Medicine & Paediatrics, Ohio State College of Medicine - Early Youth Sports Specialization:
  [Girls (and Boys) Gone Wild]
• Dr Sinead Holden – Research Fellow, Clinical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin - Overload pain and injuries in youth athletes: too much pain and no gain

11.30am - 12.00pm - Q & A Session

12.00pm  - CLOSE

4 External CPD Credits will be awarded by FSEM. 

Click HERE for speakers bio's

This event is BJSM Approved

For further information please contact Faculty office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Annemarie directly on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 01 402 2382.

We have partnered again with Medcafe for IT support, for delivery of webinar to maximum professional standard. 

This event will be live/recording will be available afterwards via Medcafe. You  need to register to attend webianr in order to have access to recording. 

Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine

18^th Annual Scientific Conference 2022

‘Sports Medicine Challenges of the Thigh and Lower Leg’

17^th September, 2022 - 09.00-18.30 (Virtual Event)

 In Collaboration with Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland (ARTI)  & Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP)  

Early Bird Rate is avaiable until close of business Thursday 28th July, 2022

We are delighted to welcome online attendees to this years’ Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) 18^th Annual Scientific Conference, which marks the 20^th anniversary of the FSEM. We are excited to announce a number of national and international expert speakers to present on ‘Sports Medicine Challenges of the Thigh and Lower Leg’. We are finalising a number of more speakers but here is a taster of what to expect.  This conference will be co-chaired by Dr Pat O’Neill  (Consultant in orthopaedic & sports medicine, Mater Private & Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospitals) and Dr Ronan Kearney (Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellow, Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin).

Click Here for Progamme and Speaker Summary

Part 1 of the conference will explore functional anatomy of the thigh alongside current concepts in assessment and management of challenging hamstring and quadricep injuries. 

Part 2 of the conference will focus on a variety of lower leg pathologies including bone stress injuries, chronic exertional leg pain, sporting vascular lower limb differentials as well as assessment and management of gastrocnemius, soleus and achilles injuries. 

The event also gives clinicans and students an opportunity to present summaries of their research during the Research Presentation sections throughout the day. The Moira O’Brien Medal will be awarded for the Best Research Presentation.

Don’t miss out on what promises to be an event packed with key educational pearls from world experts.

Click HERE to register. Students will need to sumbit ID to office before event.

Click HERE for abstract submission guidelines. Abstracts are to be submitted by close of business Thursday 28th July.

Programme Outline & Speaker's Bio's will be available soon.

Rates are as follows:

CPD Credits will be awarded by FSEM.

For further information please contact Faculty office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Annemarie directly on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 01 402 2382.

We have partnered again with Medcafe for IT support, for delivery of webinar to maximum professional standard.

This event will be live/recording will be available afterwards via Medcafe.