The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust is holding an open lecture at Loughborough University this October to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS).
What is SADS and what has it got to do with sport?
Dr Ffion Davies, medical advisor to The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust and consultant in A&E at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL), will introduce the session on underlying heart conditions that can affect seemingly fit and healthy young people playing sport, including recognising warning signs and being better prepared should someone suffer a cardiac arrest.
Ask the specialist
Dr Aiden Bolger, Consultant Cardiologist, UHL will take questions on what this means in practice to people who enjoy or teach sport, including why screening for these conditions is still so controversial. The session also offers the opportunity to learn how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
The event is aimed at sports coaches, PE teachers, anyone responsible for the welfare of young people in sports clubs and members of the public.
Event details
Thursday 6 October
6-8pm
Brockington Extension – Room 0.20
Event timings
18.00-18.20pm
Refreshments
18.20-18.45pm
What is SADS and what has it got to do with sport?
18.45-19.15pm
Ask the specialist – Q&A
19.15-20.00pm
CPR training – optional
Learn how to do CPR in less than five minutes by the JHMT CPR training team
Ticket information
Free admission
For all enquiries, please email jhmt@jhmt.org.uk