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The Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine is a joint faculty between the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) and RCSI.
Most recently, the Faculty received formal accreditation of its Higher Specialist Training programme in Sports and Exercise Medicine (HST SEM), and the first SpR trainees in SEM began in July 2019. As part of its focus the Faculty is focused on:
- Promoting a healthy and active lifestyle in the general population
- Protecting the physical and mental health, and ensuring the well-being, of all who are engaged in sports, exercise and physical activity
- Guiding and supporting national sports medicine federations
ICSSPE was founded in the late 1950s with the aims of maintaining an inclusive perspective on the different disciplines of sport, sport science and physical education, and of furthering a continuing collaboration between them.
Values
In pursuance of its mission and strategic goals ICSSPE shall abide by the principles of Inclusion, Reliability, Cooperation and Equality.
Strategic Goals
The strategic goals of ICSSPE shall be to:
- Encourage cooperation between scientists, policy-makers and practitioners;
- Integrate research in physical activity and sport and support the application of its results;
- Disseminate scientific knowledge in sport and physical activity; and
- Support initiatives with aims similar to those pursued by ICSSPE.
The International Federation of Sports Medicine / Fédération Internationale de Médécine du Sport (FIMS) was established in 1928, shortly after the first Olympic Games as we know them today had been held. Physicians from eleven countries founded the “Association Internationale Médico-Sportive” (AIMS), the name was later changed.
Today, FIMS is a structured and well-organised international association, strongly committed to the promotion and development of Sports Medicine throughout the world. FIMS is home to four Continental Sports Medicine Associations and 117 National Sports Medicine Associations worldwide, uniting 125.000 sports physicians from 117 countries. Recognised by the IOC, the IPC and an Associate Member of SportAccord, FIMS actively networks and links with all relevant international sports and political organisations. The purpose and administration of FIMS is clearly set out in its Statutes and By-Laws.
FIMS’ educational function is strongly promoted through its courses (Team Physician Development Courses and more recently further course models) and publications (FIMS Team Physician Manual), regional and international events, a biannual World Congress etc., and the publication of clinical scientific information related to sports medicine (FIMS Position Statements).