Registration will close at 5.00pm Wednesday 15th December, 2021

This Virtual Journal Club will be led by Dr Jamie Kearns.  It will take place on Wednesday 15th December, 2021 form 6.30pm – 8.30pm. 

This event will take place via Zoom.  Pre-Reading Material will be circulated in advance to registered attendees. 

4 internal CPD points will be awarded for attending.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me, Annemarie on; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  T: 01-402-2382 

Registration will close at 5.00pm Wednesday 9th February, 2022

This Virtual Journal Club will be led by Dr Jamie Kearns.  It will take place on Wednesday 9th February, 2022 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. 

This event will take place via Zoom.  Pre-Reading Material will be circulated in advance to registered attendees. 

4 internal CPD points will be awarded for attending.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me, Annemarie on; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  T: 01-402-2382 

Female Athlete Health in Sport

Saturday 12th March, 2022 - 10.00am-12.00pm

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE FRIDAY 11TH MARCH - 12.00PM SHARP

This webinar will be co-chaired by Dr Joe Jordan (Consultant Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician, Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry) & Dr Matthew Cosgrave (GP, SEM SpR and Irish Women’s Rugby Team Doctor).

Programme Outline Below:

10.00am - Introduction & Welcome Address - Co-Chair - Dr Joe Jordan

10.05am - 11.30am - Speakers Presentations.  Speakers and running order are;

• Dr Amal Hassan (Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant, The Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health) - “Pregnancy, Exercise & the Athlete”
• Ms Grainne Donnelly (Advanced Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health, Northern Ireland) - “Return to activity postpartum”
• Mr Dan Horan (Physiotherapist, Head of Research, FAI, Ireland) - “Injuries in elite-level women’s football"
• Dr Margo Mountjoy (Clinical Prof, Sports Medicine Physician, Canada) - “Relative Energy deficiency in Sports: a clinical approach”

11.30am - 12.00pm - Q & A Session

12.00pm  - CLOSE

Click HERE for Speakers bio's.

4 External 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.

 This event is proudly sponsored by Novartis.

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.

Registration will close at 5.00pm Wednesday 13th April, 2022

This Virtual Journal Club will be led by Dr Jamie Kearns.  It will take place on Wednesday 13th April, 2022 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. 

This event will take place via Zoom.  Pre-Reading Material will be circulated in advance to registered attendees. 

4 internal CPD points will be awarded for attending.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me, Annemarie on; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  T: 01-402-2382 

Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Sport

In Collaboration with University College Cork 

 Thursday 21^st April 2022 – 5.30pm – 8.30pm

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 5.00PM WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL

Programme:

Session 1         Chair:   Dr Ciaran Cosgrave

5.30pm              Welcome & Introduction – Dr Ciaran Cosgrave

5.35pm              Non-surgical management of shoulder and elbow injuries in boxing – Prof Eanna Falvey, Consultant Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician, CMO World Rugby

5.55pm              Image guided interventions for shoulder and elbow injuries – Dr Nina Marshall, Radiologist, Bons Secours Hospital, Cork

6.15pm              Surgical management of elbow injuries in sport – Mr Diarmuid Molony, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry

6.35pm               Q & A Session

6.50pm               Break

Session 2         Chair:   Dr Mark Matthews

7.00pm              Undergraduate/Postgraduate Students (x5)

7.25pm             Break

Session 3       Chair:  Ms Orla Duggan

7.35pm             Rehab considerations for elbow injuries in Rugby – Mr Chris McNicholl, Lead Physiotherapist, Ulster Rugby

7.55pm             A new approach to shoulder rehab in sport – Ms Edel Fanning, Lead Shoulder Physiotherapist, Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry

8.15pm             Q & A Session

8.30pm             Closing Remarks – Dr Ciaran Cosgrave

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Click HERE for Speakers bio's.

Cost: FSEM Fellows & Members - €30.00, non FSEM Fellows & Members - €35.00

Sessions are open to Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students, Medical Practitioners, Physiotherapists and Allied Health Care Professionals with an interest in SEM.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Click HERE for flyer.

Click HERE for Call for Abstracts.  Abstracts to be submitted by close of business, TUESDAY 5th April, 2022.  Registration is required for submission.

CPD approval: 5 external CPD credits 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.

This event has BJSM approval.

We are proud to announce that 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

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)  

REGISTRATION CLOSES THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 - 5.00PM SHARP

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 Speaker Summary

Click HERE for Programme outline

Click HERE for Online Programme, including speaker's bio's

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.

Rates are as follows:

10 external 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. You must register in advance in order to access recording.

Registration/Attendance to the AGM is only available to FSEM Fellows, Members, and Associate Members who are in good standing with the Faculty. 

Registration closed on Thursday 8th December at 5pm. Zoom details will be circulated to registered delegates on Friday morning.

https://fsem.ie/about/agm

This webinar will be co-chaired by Dr Michael Ryan (FFSEM & SEM SpR) & Dr Valerie Hayes (Medical Officer, Sport Ireland Institute).

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE THURSDAY 8TH DECEMBER AT 5.00PM SHARP

Programme Outline Below:

10.00am - Introduction & Welcome Address - Co-Chair - Dr Michael Ryan

10.05am - 11.20am - Speakers Presentations. Speakers are:

• Dr Zain Sharif- Consultant Cardiologist at The Blackrock Health Hermitage Clinic
• Dr Liam Townsend - Specialist Registrar in Infectious Disease at St James / ICAT fellow at Trinity College Dublin
• Ms Grainne Kelly - Triathlete and Long COVID patient

11.20am - 12.00pm - Q & A Session

12.00pm - CLOSE

Cost: FSEM Fellows & Members - €20.00, non FSEM Fellows & Members - €25.00

Click HERE for Speakers' bio's

4 External 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 are proud to announce that 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.