Medical Director FIFA. Former Head of Medical Services at Liverpool FC and National Team Doctor at Irish Football Association. Consultant in Sports Medicine
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@FIFAMedical
Conference 2024 in Boston
See link below for all presentations over the 2 days.
Thank you to
@FIFAcom
, all the speakers and all the delegates
Thank you
@LFC
... too many people to thank for helping make Liverpol my home.. just so grateful. If working at
@FIFAcom
is half as rewarding I will be a lucky man 🙏
Holiday for sale due to unforeseen circumstances. Two weeks in the Copeland islands leaving the day after the Premier League finishes... any offer will be considered
To
@LFC
fans who don’t know, a part of the Liverpool family is retiring after the game on Sunday. You could not ask for a better person, employee or friend. Kept everyone grounded at the club with his sense of humour Cannot wait to grab a drink with you big man ❤️
#grahamcarter
If you are a football person please join the challenge of posting a football photo. Just one picture, no description. Please copy the text in your status, post a picture and look at some great memories/pictures. Missing football so very much!
What an achievement for
@LFC
, absolutely made up for so many friends! Well done to those behind the scenes as well, you know who you are....I hope this is just reward for the commitment you have shown to the team
On
#InternationalWomensDay
here is a big shout out to the woman who has managed to keep me right in my last three jobs.... the brains that always clears up my mistakes, no idea how I’m going to manage in this new job without her
@sarahli41389975
@LFC
@LFC
The world would be a better place if there were a few more John Somauroos. Look after him up above, a true gentleman, a fantastic colleague and a trusted friend, with a beautiful family 💔
Concussion spotters, an independent Concussion Assessment and Rehabilitation Service (CARS), pitch-side video replays for medical teams and brain health education seminars...some of the services
@FIFAMedical
are offering to support team doctors at the
#FIFArabCup
The FIFA Pre-Match Emergency Action Plan (PEAP) poster.
Predicting when emergencies occur is difficult... planning for them in Sports Medicne is essential.
@FIFAMedical
Launch Alert!! Super excited to launch the FIFA PEAP, the first in a series of resources to help plan and prepare for football events. Kudos to the authors!!
Super couple of days at the
@FIFAMedical
Team Doctor Workshop. Met the doctors of all 32
@FIFAWorldCup
teams, made new friends, learned from their experiences and had the opportunity to discuss the medical concept for the tournament. Getting excited now for the competition
Completely unacceptable that a female doctor be told “well you lasted longer than most females in football” whilst being relieved of her duties by a HR dept at a football club… we have so much work to do with governance and equality in sports medicine in professional sports! 🤯
Many thanks to the medics of all 32 teams, the Field of Play Teams, staff at all clinics in stadiums, ambulance service and the hospitals for making this
@FIFAcom
WC a memorable experience. Medically it has set a benchmark for us
@FIFAMedical
to aim for at future competitions
@David_Ornstein
@TheAthleticUK
Delighted to see CHRIS ROHRBECK back at
@LFC
. A brilliant man and super to have in the changing room. It’s a pity he is too old to be on Twitter and I can’t tag him!! 👏👏👏
If anyone ever forgets the magic of the
@FootballAssoc
cup, they should see the excitement in my little boys face setting off to Wembley with
@sarahli41389975
this morning. Good luck
@LFC
. Super jealous of anyone going to Wembley
👏👏 well done to
@FIFAcom
President Infantino highlighting the importance of women in football to all staff. Lets see if we can help promote females to the top jobs in football medicine
@FIFAMedical
... we only have >3 billion candidates!!!
Proud ❤️ Daddy moment. This little princess captaining her
@seftongirls
team to victory
@Everton
Goodison. So proud of her commitment and personality… now officially the second best player in the family 😂😂
Some of the initiatives we are hoping will assist Team Doctors make the right decisions in the interests of player welfare
@FIFAMedical
. Always open to other ideas that work, respecting the team doctors autonomy to make decisions.
#SuspectAndProtect
Last day of the Olympics. From
@FIFAMedical
, a massive thank you to the excellent
@Tokyo2020
medical teams and volunteers, the IOC medical teams and the
@FIFAcom
staff that made it a success and an athlete welfare friendly games
Absolutely love this graph from my good friend
@DrJohnOrchard
.... the intricacies of keeping a squad of footballers fit, performing and injury free.... such a delicate line!
Delighted to get the green light for this. A (small) tribute to a great friend.
@charliedeelun
Cardiac considerations for return to play in professional footballers: The Somauroo Model | BJSM blog - social media's leading SEM voice
After 2.5 years of a journey with
@FIFAWorldCup
, we finally get to match day. I’m blessed to work with
@FIFAMedical
staff, Mary, Katharina,
@aserner
and Khloud. Amazing people who drive the health initiatives, and who deserve so much recognition for their expertise 👏👏
My son wanted a paper round to earn money, and I told him no, plenty of time to work when you are older, so off his own bat, he did this.... might not make money but got to admire his entrepreneurial abilities anyone want to pay him haha?
Could this possibly be the first
@bangorfc
shirt to make an appearance at the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ and
@FIFAWorldCup
???
@Graham8166
The FIFA Pre-Match Emergency Action Plan (PEAP) poster. Free and open access to all
Predicting when emergencies occur is difficult... planning for them in Sports Medicne is essential.
@FIFAMedical
#FIFAMedicalSetPiece
Regardless of where a player requires medical attention, having a framework that can be applied in the same way each time will help to ensure best outcomes. This can, and should, be considered as the medical version of a “set piece”
@FIFAMedical
Fantastic to have
@philglasgow
speak to
@LFC
medical team. One of the best clinicians/researchers/presenters out there. Never spoken to him and not learned something, and a gentleman to boot
THE MEDICAL SET PIECE
How important it is to rehearse for medical emergencies on the football pitch, so that the response becomes a scripted approach, minimising errors due to human factors
#MedicalSetPiece
@sportpromote
@FIFAcom
@FIFAMedical
Humbled and honoured to give a keynote presentation at
@basem_uk
on the challenges of working in professional football, and what we are doing
@FIFAMedical
to support medical teams to provide the best service.
Immensely proud of a
@FIFAMedical
team putting together a new Football Emergency Manual (release soon), Advanced, Foundation and Recertification Football Emergency Medicine Courses, and a new FIFA Emergency Care Bag. Blessed to work with such a team.
Just listened to the podcast from
@EddieHearn
with
@VirgilvDijk
... Eddie stole my line.. speaking to Virgil is like speaking to a personal therapist... always makes you so calm... van the man Dijk!... give it a listen 👏👏
@Petermcdowall10
@MackDoors
Could not agree more… well done
@Petermcdowall10
… and what a tremendous young man Harvey is turning in to… always makes an effort to speak to all young supporters at anfield… multiple times he has made my kids day … credit to his parents
⚽️OPEN ACCESS⚽️
@BJSM_BMJ
Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020
👏👏 all authors 👏👏 Fantastic collaboration
@FIFAMedical
@FIFAcom
Planning the medical concept for 56 matches in 17 consecutive days…. Well done
@FIFAcom
team and well done medical departments for all the teams that qualified. 8 games to go
I had the absolute pleasure to work with two fantastic managers
@OfficialIrishFA
, both of whom taught me a lot in how to speak and manage players. If MON is indeed heading to
@stokecity
they have got themselves one hell of a manager and a person 👏
@FIFAMedical
have introduced injury spotters to assist in the management of potential concussions & make competitions safer.
We are also performing research to test & improve the role of the injury spotter. 👏
@aserner
& team
@FIFAcom
Kudos to Michael Patterson
@EnglandFootball
and the rest of the team
@wembleystadium
. Impressive medical set up during a major championship in very testing times. A massive amount of work gone into ensuring a safe environment for the
@EURO2020
Thank you for the invite 👏
Just a reminder for anyone that wants FREE ACCESS
FIFA Medical Conference 2024 recently brought together medical professionals from all211 Member Asscociations and 6 confederations
Discussions centred on promoting the health of players at all levels.