Pretoria, South Africa
Joined October 2018
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📢 Researchers! SEMLI at the University of Pretoria is offering a 2-3 year postdoc fellowship on physical activity to combat non-communicable diseases. Apply to Dr. Jill Borresen by Nov 23, 2025. Read more: bit.ly/496Pr8D #Postdoc #ResearchOpportunity #PhysicalActivity
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New paper "The International Match Calendar in Men's Professional Football: An Expert Position Statement" by @steve_dh1 @darrenburgess25 Gino Kerkhoffs
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RT! If you are a physician working with an African NOC, here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: IOC Advanced Courses for NOC Team Physicians, Dakar, Senegal, Nov 3-8 2025. If you qualify, IOC covers all costs! Two (1M/1F) from each country. Translation English/French.
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Join the SASMA Webinar on Sudden Death in Athletes! 🗓️ 21 Aug 2025, 18:00 – 20:00 SAST. Experts Prof Drezner & Prof Saayman will discuss causes & prevention. 💼 Members: Free | Non-Members: R150 🔗 rb.gy/aqzmnw #SASMA #SportsMedicine #AthleteSafety #CPDEvent
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This week's #EditorsChoice: "My Kid Is Going Through a Growth Spurt—What Should I Do?" Discover an interdisciplinary approach to athletic development during this phase! 🔗 rebrand.ly/n9zuj2v #SASMA #Health #Wellness @Sharief_H @ChristaJVR
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Looking forward to hosting this webinar!
Join us for our webinar on Sports Nutrition in Elite Sports! 🏅📅
🗓️ Thursday, June 26, 2025
🕖 19:00 - 20:00
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The A-team @UPTuks #sportsmedicine delivering gold to our Msc 1st and 2nd years with support from several colleagues
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Big news this week! 🚨 Did you know shoulder and knee surgeries can double the risk of osteoarthritis in retired pro rugby players? 🏉💔 Dive into details with this weeks Editor's Choice here: rebrand.ly/jx095lx #SASMA #EditorsChoice @Sharief_H @ChristaJVR
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New paper "Shoulder and knee surgery double odds of osteoarthritis in retired professional rugby players"
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World Congress of Tennis Medicine & Science 2025 during which I open the mental health session with activities initiated in elite sports to promote/protect the athletes’ mental health 🎾‼️
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New paper: "Sleep interventions in elite sport – a systematic review" by Sharaisha Bilgoe
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Looking forward to spend the next days in Lugano 🇨🇭 at @UEFA Medical Symposium, speaking about mental health in professional football and discussing postpartum and gynecological health in women players.
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Traveling to @WorldPlayersUtd Player Health and Safety Summit (Spain), advocating for an holistic approach to load: cognitive, emotional and psychological demands put on players essential to consider !
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South African Athletes, We Need You! Mental health is just as crucial as physical health! Help us understand mental health symptoms in SA athletes by taking our confidential survey🔗 pretoria.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
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New paper: "Gynaecological Health Patterns and Motherhood Experiences of Female Professional Football Players" by Maki Ramagole @ChristaJVR @Drccowie @ritan_mehta @DocPluim @KerkhoffsG
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Bringing 💤 to Arabic speaking athletes 🤗. Publication expertly led by @AlghwiriAlia and co-authored by @sleepyDJS @ChristaJVR @abdulazizfaroo1 @EmnaDachraoui and @LouiDoc
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🤖AI tools for biomechanical analysis: be optimistic about the potential but maintain healthy skepticism in reviewing their performance.
🧐I hope this article helps practitioners to match their needs and resources with available products and methods.
Practitioner's guide to the state of computer vision's applications in biomechanics
Info c/o @HelenBayneZA
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