For years we’ve discussed how limited investment & research into girls/women’s bodies affects performance, injury prevention & recovery and more. The conversations here at The Female Athlete Conference are so important & necessary to improving education and gaining knowledge. #2023FAC
Miss the fun in Boston The Female Athlete Conference #2023FAC ?! Don’t worry!The virtual option drops tomorrow.All proceeds go 2 #femaleathleteresearch . Let’s close the gender gap in sports science research, esp. 4 women researchers & athletes of underrepresented groups. Femaleathleteconference.com
Great talk from Ida Heikura on our CDN Sport Institute Pacific Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Own the Podium REDs pan-Canadian study! Thank you The Female Athlete Conference for having Ida present! #2023FAC
The newly formed Hologic WTA Women’s Health Taskforce is sharing knowledge worldwide about optimal standards for athletic performance and overall well-being, including at the #2023FAC 🩺
Learn more about the Taskforce ⤵️ wtatennis.com/health/taskfor…
#HOLOGICxWTA #HerHealthAdvantage
Day 3 of The Female Athlete Conference #2023FAC and a complete delight to accept this (belatedly) on behalf of our Trinity College Dublin student and Leinster Rugby physio Molly Boyne. What a star 🤩🏉
We were honoured to be invited to present at the prestigious The Female Athlete Conference
Proud of our Female Athlete Health Team for sharing our work and future plans with a global audience, alongside Australian Institute of Sport and Team USA #2023FAC
Thank you for shining a light on Olympian #ToriBowie ’s tragic death and the importance of appropriate prenatal care for EVERY woman at Aspen Ideas #AspenIdeasHealth Kristen Welker Chelsea Clinton Chanel L. Porchia-Albert The Female Athlete Conference #2023FAC
So proud of Nicole Katz, MD on her poster presentation: Weight training utilization and perceptions of U.S. female gymnasts and coaches 🏋️♀️🤸🏿 at the #2023FAC
#gymnasticsmedicine
#hsswomenssports
Amazing panel on female health and performance of players in the National Women’s Soccer League by Margot Putukian Dr Cindy Chang and Carlin Hudson with the amazing chair Sarah Spain at the The Female Athlete Conference #2023FAC
An extremely important topic raised by Jane Thornton MD PhD OLY what about post medals period ? What we do for our retired athletes and how we support their transition out of sport ? Lots of work to be done but great job so far 🙏🏻 watch this space The Female Athlete Conference
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Postpartum return to sport, be educated and educate, improve the policies, a female athlete should not break their sport career because pregnancy! Extremely important session & views from
Gráinne Donnelly
Jane Thornton MD PhD OLY
Hilary Stellingwerff, OLY
Kia ✨
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Virtual version of #2023FAC The Female Athlete Conference of Kathryn Ackerman is happening! If you want to read her opinions on the future of research in the #FemaleAthlete checkout her chapter in SHEW with Rory Kelly - great insights! Thank you Kate & Rory, well done. 👍👏🏃♀️👩🔬
Don’t do it! 🛑
OCPs should not be used to improve bone health in athletes with REDs
But could consider using the patch
Company spokeswoman: Kathryn Ackerman during her Days of Our Lives chapter of her life
The Female Athlete Conference #2023FAC
So excited to see our work with Gauri Desai (she/her) and @SportsMedBoston physician Kristin Whitney at #2023FAC The Female Athlete Conference ! Sad we can’t be there in person, but looking forward to next time 🤩
I am honored to have been able to present data at #2023FAC that we collected with an all-star research team! Shefali Christopher Gráinne Donnelly Emma Brockwell Lori Forner Sinéad Dufour Margie Davenport, PhD Dr Izzy Moore Dr Marlize De Vivo Dr Hayley Mills Amanda Olson, DPT,PRPC & Kari Bo! Stay tuned for the publication!