CJSM Podcast: Screening for heart problems in athletes — the Australian Method.

Our podcast collection this 12 months has been great.  When you haven’t but subscribed to the podcast, go to the CJSM iTunes web site to take a look at all our episodes.  You’ll see this 12 months we’ve interviewed Dr. Neeraj Patel about pediatric ACL accidents and the impact race and insurance coverage standing have on outcomes; and Dr. Stephanie Kliethermes about youth sport specialization in the US, to call simply two of the particular company and subjects we’ve had this 12 months.

We’ve got one other particular podcast to deliver to your consideration in the present day.

Dr. Jessica Orchard of the College of Sydney, Australia, joins us for a deep dive into the hows and whys of cardiovascular screening as practiced by elite sporting organizations in her residence nation. Dr. Orchard is the lead writer of a newly printed CJSM manuscript and headed up a ‘dream workforce’ of consultants.

Within the podcast Dr. Orchard provides a considerate and concise evaluation of the challenges posed by such screening, and the way totally different Australian sporting organizations have managed the problems.

Of particular observe, Dr. Orchard brings to the eye of the listeners a collection of instructional modules created by the Australasian School of Sport and Train Physicians (ACSEP) — one in every of our affiliated societies.  The ECG modules are free and information the learner within the ‘Worldwide standards’ and the most recent consensus requirements for the interpretation of an athlete’s ECG, the core of what the Australian sports activities organizations use of their screening.

So — head to iTunes, head to the CJSM manuscript, and head to the ACSEP modules to turn into knowledgeable in screening elite athletes for heart problems.

Thanks a lot Dr. Orchard to your effort and time on this space.