Scandinavian advances and Congress in Norefjell

This issue highlights the strength of Scandinavian research. Danish researchers are prominent with a major study of the risk of sitting and its association with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (fixable!) (see page 1382). We also publish a simple review of Diabetes Guidelines around the world (see page 1379). It is an example of what can readily be performed in various conditions—stronger together (more able to argue to policymakers).

At the younger age spectrum, our colleagues in Copenhagen, including Professor Jens Bangsbo, highlight the benefit of the ‘FIFA 11 for Health’ (see page 1394). From Finland, an epidemiological study of Women's International Ice Hockey at the very highest level (see page 1406). Our 2016 Swedish meeting keynote speaker, Professor Jon Drezner, argues for the benefits of cardiac screening (see page 1376). See last year's Swedish issue for Mats Borjesson's take along those lines.1 These are important debates and Drezner strongly rebuts the push by Van Brabandt2 (in The BMJ) that screening may be futile. Also from USA, at a time when all eyes will be on the election booths, the extraordinary talented Professor Chad Cook explains why we have a long way to go before we can predict injury accurately (see page 1356). This seems to be a hot topic right now3 and we imagine it will not be resolved until the keynote on that topic in Monaco, 16–18 March 2017 (http://www.ioc-preventionconference.org/)

The Swedish annual meeting: plan now for 2017!

As the nights get longer in the Northern Hemisphere, you can already anticipate the spring. There is nowhere better than Umeå in 11–13 May 2017 (figure 2). Long, long days to celebrate the best of Swedish sportsmedicine. Brilliant keynote speakers for Umeå are:

• Professor Roman Seil, from Luxemburg, the President of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)

• Professor Neil Armstrong, Exeter University, Children's Health and Exercise Centre

• Professor Ulf Ekelund, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)