Muscle and bone in the athlete

Muscle and bone are fundamental to the mechanics of movement required for all sporting activities. In the first presentation, the features of the paediatric skeleton will be highlighted, which make it vulnerable to avulsion injuries. Common avulsion sites will be...

The athlete’s heart: friends and foes

5 min Chairperson’s introduction       20 min Exercise-induced cardiac adaptations: what is normal?     1. To recognise adaptive changes in the left ventricle in response to high training volumes and strength training. 2. To recognise what adaptive...

Tackling gender inequality in radiology

A session dedicated to how we can promote diversity in radiology as radiologists and young radiologists. 5 min Chairperson’s introduction       15 min The need for diversity in radiology     1. To explain the need for diversity in radiology. 2. To...

The obesity pandemic

5 min Chairperson’s introduction Marie Staunton, Cork / Ireland 15 min What are the obesity numbers and how can we reduce them? Michael Krebs, Vienna / Austria Learning Objectives 1. To describe major determinants of current and prospective epidemiological...