Concussion education in medical schools needs improving!
- 90% of students underestimated RTP guidelines
- Only 15% have learnt about concussion despite 97% attaching importance to it for their future career!
- Chris Jervis, @DrStephAdams @SteffanGriffin @s_fawkner #IOCprev2021
UKCCIIS - IOC Research Centre of Excellence
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UK Collaborating Centre on Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport is a collaboration between @UniofEdinburgh @UniofBath & part of the Global IOC research network
- And that is a wrap. ☑️ Thank you all for coming. 👏🏻 We hope you had a fantastic two days in Edinburgh at our inaugural UKCCIIS conference. Safe travels home. 🏠 Hope to see you in 2026 📔
- 🚨Some confirmed speakers🚨 @william_m_adams - @USOPC_News @Dr_CMcKay - @UKCCIIS @DrPaulDijkstra - @Aspetar @emma_lunan -@sportscotland @dundeesportsmed -@TeamGB @DocPluim - Royal Netherlands Tennis @comyns_tommy -@IRIS_Rugby Full list of Speakers⬇️ edin.ac/IOC-conference
- Back for one final message to congratulate the oral competition winner @ash_kolstad from @SIPRC_ and poster competition winner @KathrynDane2 from @tcddublin . Congrats to you both and see you next time!
- 🚨 Conference Update 🚨 💥 Our FINAL programme is now available to download. 🔥What an exciting line up. 🧐Check it out below 👇🏼 ⚠️ Deadline for registration is the 24th of June. Link to registration and more information👇🏼 edin.ac/IOC-conference
- 🔥 We are ready.! Looking forward to welcoming you all to @EdinburghUni on Monday for the inaugural @UKCCIIS conference. We have an action packed program with a stellar line up of speakers over the two days👇🏼 edin.ac/IOC-conference
- Welcome to the Edinburgh Sports Medicine Research Network! We are group of clinical and academic researchers interested in sports medicine linked to the University of Edinburgh. Please follow @edsportsmednet to hear our latest research or to get in touch!
- With just under two weeks to go till Monaco @IOCprevConf , we (@UKCCIIS) are looking forward to seeing everyone and presenting our latest work across 37 sessions. We thought we would introduce you to our sessions and the speakers who look forward to meeting you there! 1/16
- Congrats @JaneSThornton from all at @UKCCIIS . We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh for our conference next month.Dr Jane Thornton, an Olympian and a Canadian national, has been appointed as the International Olympic Committee’s new Medical and Scientific Director. More: olympics.com/ioc/news/dr-ja…
- 🚨NEW POST🚨 @UKCCIIS IOC Research Centre. 3 yr postdoc to lead retired female athlete health initiative - collaboration across UK, US, Aus & Ca w. @william_m_adams @dundeesportsmed @DebbiePalmerOLY @JaneSThornton @kaymcrossley App close Fri 26th Jul 👇 tinyurl.com/ydauep7e
- “We’re delighted to partner with colleagues in Bath in this new IOC Research Centre and look forward to building upon our current work & collaborations,both nationally & internationally” IOC Research Centre lead & @edsportsmednet co-lead @DebbiePalmerOLY; edin.ac/3WgKLEq
- We are delighted to launch or inaugural UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) conference which will take place on the 8th & 9th July 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland edin.ac/IOC-conference
- Fantastic opening keynote to start day 2 from UKCCIIS and @CHi2PSBath co-director @Dr_CMcKay . Human factors affect every level & stakeholder within the prevention context, do we think about them enough and are we aware of the complexity of interactions between them?
















