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EDITORIAL The year twenty-twenty is well and truly here as we move into the 3rd month. Exercise continues to prove
itself on the international stage, and it was a pleasure to be able to write the recent BJSM editorial on making history for the SEPNZ BJSM edition https:// bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/5/255. The message of exercise as a polypill continues to strengthen as more research continues to be published. Justin Lopes from your executive along with Sports Medicine New Zealand is putting the final touches on our feature CPD event for this year. If you are unaware of our roadshow coming up all the information and registration is on page 17. This roadshow is another example of our ability to bring international and quality CPD to your doorstep. You can learn more on our two keynote speakers - Bill and Michael, by reading their biographies later in the bulletin. In each of the six centres, they will be joined by local experts to make this a must-attend CPD event for 2020. If you are interested in the ankle and foot or looking to home in on your assessment and skills, then the combined workshops and mini conference are a great option. At the time of writing this over 60 tickets have been purchased so this event will no doubt sell out. If you would like to know even more about the heavy keynote hitters, I suggest you check out their active social media accounts (mainly twitter). In this edition, SEPNZ member Vijay Vallabh, along with executive member Emma Lattey discuss Intraprofessional Collaborative Practice, - an excellent point to bring up. Too often we hear patients putting down previous providers when we all know that when we turn up to work, we do so to give the best we can. As a profession, we need to be better at looking out for our peers (be it in our practice or a colleague down the road) and building up the public perspective of physiotherapy, not just building our own practice. This edition’s app review by Emma Lattey, features the "Technique" app, which I have used in practice for some time. If you don't have this, then I would suggest that you download this right now before reading any further. This app gives video analysis feedback which can be slowed down and edited to explain movement patterns. Coaches and trainers can be added to the group to review athletes making this a powerful tool in the education of several parties.
If you read this Bulletin several months ago, Chris Bishop wrote an article on 'dual-density and performance gain'. Chris is back to discuss his concept of the" synergy of performance". I don't think I need to discuss this any further with a concept named as such. It's hard to ignore the constant updates on the impeding coronavirus, and I wonder what part physiotherapy and exercise prescription will play in the recovery of the masses infected. Such as the unfortunate news of COV-19 reaching New Zealand, SEPNZ has had to cancel the experimental APA level 1 course due to lack of interest at this time. Our first impressions were of disappointment, but on the other side, it does survey the market at present, and it would seem that in the current climate this is not something of interest for our membership. Maybe other factors are at play……. our other SEPNZ courses are filling up! Page 19 is where you can find more information. We round out this Bulletin with a feature article on drug-free sport and a physiotherapist's responsibility in reporting doping - do you know where you sit regarding patient privacy on this issue? Pip Sail contributes to our clinical content with a review on rehabilitative ultrasound scanning and this emerging tool. As ever we are always open to feedback on our Bulletin or any other aspect of your SEPNZ membership. We hope to see you at the foot and ankle roadshow!
Kind Regards Blair Jarratt SEPNZ President
