Rationale – Why a special theme issue?
Research on the health benefits of regular physical activity has accumulated rapidly over the past few decades. There is now compelling evidence that physical activity has substantial health benefits for all. Physical activity prevents many of the major chronic diseases, delays loss of functional capacity, and extends longevity. The benefits of physical activity accrue to the young, adults, and older adults; to people with chronic disease and those who are healthy; and to people of all sizes and shapes.
Despite the now overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of physical activity, we have been slow to develop and implement broadly based public health strategies to increase and maintain activity in the population. One notable area of concern is clinical medicine, where, despite lipservice, physical activity interventions are rarely prescribed. To rectify this problem, we encourage clinicians to pay more attention to promoting physical activity during patient consults. This special issue of the BJSM reviews the current state of the science and provides practical recommendations as to how clinicians can implement effective physical activity interventions.
Deadline for submissions to this issue 1st August, 2008
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Call for papers - Tendinopathy Theme Issue of BJSM
Following the success of the tendinopathy issue in 2007, BJSM will publish a ‘Tendinopathy Theme Issue’ in 2009. This edition will concentrate on clinical perspectives of diagnosing and managing tendinopathy.
Specifically, we are looking for papers that have direct or inferred clinical application that will help clinicians manage patients with tendon injury. We encourage you to submit original papers as well as novel opinion pieces based on clinical experience and scientific evidence.
Submission deadline is August 1st, 2008
If you have any queries, please contact jill.cook{at}deakin.edu.au
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Call for papers - Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes: Special Theme Issue, June 2009!
Sudden cardiac death has always been at the apex of ’serious’ sports medicine conditions. We all agree that one death is one too many. Sports physicians with expertise in cardiac issues — Jon Drezner and Babette Pluim — will guest edit a 2009 Themed Issue that will include, but not be limited to, original data and commentary on the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the athletic setting, emergency preparedness for sudden cardiac arrest, and the secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with authors, groups convening to provide consensus statements, and partner journals to contribute to minimizing sudden cardiac death in the sporting setting.
Specifically, we are looking for papers that have direct or inferred clinical application that will help clinicians manage patients with tendon injury. We encourage you to submit original papers as well as novel opinion pieces based on clinical experience and scientific evidence.
This special issue will form the June 2009 Issue of BJSM. More details will follow and the deadline for submissions is 11:00 pm, Dec 31. 2008.
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