Just a quick note – we’ve changed the dates of future Training Days to the third saturdays of May and November. This change takes effect after the forthcoming Training Day in Birmingham on May 14.
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Future Training Day Dates
Monday, April 18th, 2011From injury to performance: Lessons to share in dance and sports
Thursday, March 24th, 2011This event is almost sold out. To book your place, register now.
The Royal Society of Medicine and Dance UK have once again come together to organise a one-day dance and sports medicine conference. These two areas have much in common in terms of the demands placed on the human body and mind, and the run up to the London 2012 Olympics seems a great moment to learn from each other. In these two high performance environments risk of injury is ever present and its effects can jeopardise careers. There has already been a certain amount of cross fertilisation between the worlds of sports and dance medicine, with an increasing number of practitioners having worked with both athletes and dancers.
For all the info and to book your place, click here.
BAPAM Birmingham Training Day May 14th
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011Midlands Medicine, Music and Movement
UPDATE: The finalised programme for the day is now online. Click here to view/download it.
Liz Johnson would like some practitioners to bring in their instruments for her afternoon Soundbeam session, so if you play an instrument and it’s easy to carry, please do join in!
That BVSC venue that is hosting the day will direct everyone to our room on the day and please simply ask for BAPAM at reception.
To book your place at the next BAPAM Performing Arts Medicine Training Day please return this response form to Sanchita Farruque at the BAPAM office. The price is just £65 (£45 for students). BAPAM training days may be used as part of your CPD portfolio.
BAPAM’s Birmingham Training Day on Saturday 14th May runs from 9.30am to 5pm and will have three core strands:
- The Conservatoire – focusing on student problems and training, rehab after injury etc
- The CBSO – focusing on the orchestral musician
- The Birmingham Royal Ballet- focusing on dance issues
Programme and speakers are being finalised by the Birmingham BAPAM team, made up of Dr Jonathan White and Karen O’Connor. We’ll be covering subjects like:
- Performance Coaching, the Bach to Sport project at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and other student/tutor related issues
- Nutrition & Fitness and the Female Athlete Triad
- Case presentations of some unusual problems e.g. trumpet player with rare embouchure problem, amateur wind player with a Handelian condition, and a pop musician with a neurological event
The Training Day will take place at BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.
More detailed information here: Birmingham Bites! Midlands Medicine, Music and Movement and check back for the full programme soon.
There is a CBSO Concert on Saturday night at Symphony Hall starting at 7pm (finishing around 9pm). Karen has negotiated a block of excellent seats in the Upper Circle of Symphony Hall for £14.50 each. But we need to know straight away if you want to book a ticket! Just give Sanchita a call on 020 7404 5888.
RUSSIAN CLASSICS
Andrew Litton conductor Simon Trpceski piano
Prokofiev: War and Peace – Overture 6′
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 32′
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 46′
Foundations for Excellence Conference 2011
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Bookings are now open for the Foundations for Excellence Conference 2011 which takes place Monday 28 February – Tuesday 1 March at Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6DE.
Foundations for Excellence began as a Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Music and Dance Scheme conference in 2009 and now aims to provide practitioners, young musicians and dancers with access to current research, ideas, examples and good practice.
The 2011 conference gathers internationally recognised speakers (including Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist to BAPAM, Professor Rodney Grahame) to explore topics surrounding the nurturing and supporting of talented young dancers and musicians. Topics to be covered include:
Is Talent Innate or Trainable?
Ability or Image?
Developing and Supporting the Teacher
Matching Dreams with Reality
Lifestyle Strategies to Combat Performance Anxiety
Masterclass observation
Hypermobility
Training
Challenging Physiques
Teaching Young Voices Safely
Motivation and Goals
Supporting the Teacher’s Voice
Here’s the official flyer (or click on the image above): F4E Conference 2011
For further information and to book your place please visit the Foundations for Excellence website.
And not waving but drowning? November 2010 BAPAM Training Day
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Upper limb and breathing issues for performers.
Take a look at the Draft schedule for our November 13th 2010 Training Day (click link). The event takes place at King’s College, London, and features:
French horn-playing, flautist, ergonomist and neuro-anatomist, Dr. Alan Watson, on structures of breath control and injury prevention for musicians and vocalists.
Alexander Technique teacher and trombonist, Tom Clough considers breath control in a practical session with professional brass player, Nick Wright.
Voice Coach, Ian MacDonald, on voice problems of singers and other professional voice users.
Consultant Rheumatologist, Professor Howard Bird, and Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon, Mr Ian Winspur, share their wealth of knowledge about upper limb injuries and non-specific arm pain in musicians. Later on, Ian Winspur will run a session focusing specifically on musicians’ hand injuries.
The day concludes with workshops focusing on percussion and we’ll be looking at playing technique as well as common problems. Hand Therapists, Joan Warrington and Katherine Butler, will look at the practical aspects of examining the hand.
This event costs £65 (£45 for students). To book your place please contact clare@bapam.org.uk and feel free to call us on 020 7404 5888 if you would like more information.
BAPAM training days may be used as part of your CPD portfolio.
More information about our training events can be found on the Training and Professional Development section of our website.
Announcement of Diploma/MSc in Performing Arts Medicine
Thursday, May 13th, 2010With financial help from PPL (the company that licenses use of sound recordings and videos), BAPAM is currently working with University College London (UCL) to set up a Diploma/MSc in Performing Arts Medicine. The academic programme, examinations and administration will be provided by UCL. The course is designed for doctors, physiotherapists and allied medical professionals.
The Diploma course will consist of 120 credits in research methods, ethics, performance physiology, anatomy and psychology and modules in medicine related to instrumental musicians, dancers, singers and actors. The MSc will involve a further 60 credits and a research project in one of the subspecialties of music, dance and voice – BAPAM and UCL are currently establishing relationships with collaborating institutions (such as the Royal College of Music) to help deliver the programme.
The course will be available full-time (one year for the diploma) or part-time (two years). It will be competitively priced and we are actively working on an affordable costing. The anticipated start date is September 2011.
This is an exciting development in a growing field, both in the UK and internationally. It will be the only such medical course available in the UK and we hope it will enable us to consolidate and spread experience throughout the country commensurate to the current high (but ad hoc) standing of Performing Arts Medicine in Britain.
Further information and updates will be posted on this website as they become available. If you wish to be advised as to progress, please register your possible interest by emailing admin@bapam.org.uk, entitling your email ‘PAM Expression of Interest’.
BAPAM May 8th Edinburgh Training Day Programme
Monday, April 19th, 2010Click here for the BAPAM Edinburgh Training Day programme
The Show Must Go On
Doctors and Therapists get ready for the Edinburgh Festival 2010
The British Association of Performing Arts Medicine Invites ENT and Musculoskeletal Doctors and Therapists to a training event with a difference.
BAPAM provides performing artists with information on health and well-being. It offers information on those who help these performers, and helps performers find local appropriately trained clinicians. Whether a GP or ENT surgeon, osteopath or physiotherapist, singing or pilates teacher, this training event is for you. You can expect the speakers and performers to open your eyes to multidisciplinary team management with a difference. With the current fit note prompting us all to assess work related health problems with more finesse, this really is the CPD event to attend. ENT problems, pain, breathing difficulties…it is the bread and butter of general practice. Stop worrying about the obesity epidemic and help the Fat Lady sing!
Speakers include Dr Faith Gardner, BAPAM doctor at our Glasgow clinic, Kirsten Lord of the Edinburgh Physiotherapy Centre, Sara Watkin, GP and Osteopath, and Tom Harris, ENT Surgeon and Consultant to RADA.
The cost of the day is £65 for practitioners, £35 for students.
Click here for the booking form. Please complete and return to us by post with your payment.
If you have any queries please email clare@bapam.org.uk
Many thanks to Dr. Sara Watkin for putting together the programme and organising the day locally.
Diploma/MSc in Performing Arts Medicine
Monday, April 12th, 2010The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM), with financial help from PPL, is currently working with University College London (UCL) to set up a Diploma/MSc in Performing Arts Medicine. The academic programme, examinations and administration will be provided by UCL. The course is designed for doctors, physiotherapists and allied medical professionals.
The Diploma course will consist of 120 credits in research methods, ethics, performance physiology, anatomy and psychology and modules in medicine related to instrumental musicians, dancers, singers and actors. The MSc will involve a further 60 credits and a research project in one of the subspecialties of music, dance and voice – BAPAM and UCL are currently establishing relationships with collaborating institutions (such as the Royal College of Music) to help deliver the programme.
The course will be available full-time (one year for the diploma) or part-time (two years). It will be competitively priced and we are actively working on an affordable costing. The anticipated start date is September 2011.
This is an exciting development in a growing field, both in the UK and internationally. It will be the only such medical course available in the UK and we hope it will enable us to consolidate and spread experience throughout the country commensurate to the current high (but ad hoc) standing of Performing Arts Medicine in Britain.
For further information, please email naomi@bapam.org.uk
