Opportunities to improve global health: using the strengths of the BJSM community to change lives for the better
| Autor: | Steve Aspinall, Allan G. Munro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Public health education International community Face (sociological concept) Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030229 sport sciences General Medicine Public relations 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Alliance Professional boundaries Political science Health care medicine Global health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54:757-758 |
| ISSN: | 1473-0480 0306-3674 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102763 |
| Popis: | One of the founding principles of the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers—BASRaT—was to improve the health of patients and the public with a clear focus on exercise for health and exercise rehabilitation. That goal has never been more important than it is today and it provided the inspiration for our cover image (figure 1). In the midst of a pandemic, attention will be inevitably and increasingly focused on the health of our respective nations and bring into sharp relief the challenges we face as an international community of medical and healthcare professionals. An effective response to these challenges will involve us all working together to improve our knowledge and to identify the best way to translate that into real improvements in public health. Figure 1 The British Association for Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers has a clear focus on exercise for health and rehabilitation. Across the UK, organisations and professional bodies representing numerous healthcare professions have already started working more collaboratively, with the goals of the individual profession being subservient to finding ways to optimise rehabilitation and the prevention of ill health. Both the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) (http://arma.uk.net) and the Community Rehabilitation Alliance are just two examples of this in the UK. These alliances cut across professional boundaries, integrate healthcare systems and support the rights of patients … |
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