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BJSM and JAMA
Another coup for the journal! The journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, publishes a small number of abstracts taken from other journals “selected on the basis of interest to our readers”. In December 1999, JAMA (1999;282:2090) published an abstract of an article by Sanjay Sharma and his colleagues entitled “Electrocardiographic changes in 1000 highly trained junior elite athletes” which appeared in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (Sharma S, Whyte G, Elliott P, et al. 1999;33:319–24). Congratulations all.
Current concepts
The first advanced sports medicine meeting entitled “Current Concepts” took place recently at the National Watersport Centre at Holme Pierrpoint in Nottingham. It was organised by Mark Batt, attended by 55 delegates from Great Britain and Ireland, and judged by those present to have been a great success. Speakers included Dr Mark Batt, Professor Don Detmer, Mr Graham Holloway, Mr Mike Allen, Mr Dylan Morrissey, Mr Nat Padhiar and Mr Mike Barnes, but perhaps the greatest benefits were gained from the extended interactive discussion periods. The case presentations were excellent and are likely to be extended in future programmes. The next meeting on screening of athletes, coordinated by Brian English, is scheduled for 19 May 2000 in Loughborough. A further meeting on tendonopathies, coordinated by Cathy Speed, is scheduled for 8 December in Cambridge. All details are available from Barry Hill at the National Sports Medicine Institute.
Exercise and sport: the pros and cons for health
Benefits and Hazards of Exercise is a new publication from BMJ Books. Each chapter began life as a review article published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and was updated by the authors before selection for this compendium. The contents of this book attracted considerable interest when they were first published in the journal, particularly among those readers who work in primary care and exercise professionals. As …