Sport and exercise medicine around the world: global challenges for a unique healthcare discipline

• Karsten Hollander,
• Evert Verhagen,
• Kristina Fagher,
• Johannes Zwerver,
• Luciana De Michelis Mendonça,
• Pascal Edouard,
• Justin Carrard,
• Tej Pandya,
• Boris Gojanovic,
• Patrick J Owen,
• Karen Kotila,
• Isabel Schneider,
• Mandy Zhang,
• Gurhan Donmez,
• Jane Thornton,
• Ana Morais Azevedo,
• Diana Gai Robinson,
• Luke Nelson,
• Moa Jederström,
• Loïc Bel,
• Laila Ušacka,
• Rodrigo A Martínez Stenger,
• Miguel Reis e Silva,
• Omar AlSeyrafi,
• Phathokuhle Zondi,
• Fariz Ahamed,
• Katja Van Oostveldt,
• Norasak Suvachittanont,
• Carole Akinyi Okoth,
• Eloise Matthews

Affiliations

Karsten Hollander

Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Evert Verhagen

Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Science, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kristina Fagher

1 Athletics Research Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Johannes Zwerver

Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Luciana De Michelis Mendonça

2 Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Pascal Edouard

6 Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, Sports Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Etienne, France

Justin Carrard

Division of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Tej Pandya

Adult Critical Care Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK

Boris Gojanovic

Swiss Olympic Medical Center, Hôpital de La Tour, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland

Patrick J Owen

Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Karen Kotila

Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy, Odense, Denmark

Isabel Schneider

Physio-Motion - Sport treiben gesund bleiben. Sports, Exercise, and Health Advisor and Service Provider, Groebenzell, Germany

Mandy Zhang

Singapore Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre, Changi General Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore

Gurhan Donmez

Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Jane Thornton

Western Centre for Public Health & Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Ana Morais Azevedo

The Australian Ballet, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Diana Gai Robinson

2 Sydney Sportsmed Specialists, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Luke Nelson

Health & High Performance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Moa Jederström

12 Athletics Research Center (ARC), Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Loïc Bel

School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

Laila Ušacka

Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Rodrigo A Martínez Stenger

Dr A. Zubizarreta Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Miguel Reis e Silva

Health and Performance Department, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa, Portugal

Omar AlSeyrafi

Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Phathokuhle Zondi

High-Performance Commission, Medical Advisory Committee, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Fariz Ahamed

Sri Lanka Sports Medicine Association, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Katja Van Oostveldt

Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Norasak Suvachittanont

Heart Institute, Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Carole Akinyi Okoth

16 National Spinal Injury Referral Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Eloise Matthews

Pinnacle Sports Physicians, Christchurch, New Zealand