About Front Line to Finish Line: an SEM Essentials Podcast
A podcast from the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK (FSEM) covering all the important topics in SEM. Featuring episodes from our MSK Podcast series, as well as content from our Out of the Blocks group for new consultants.
Setting the Standard: Inside the new Team Care Minimum Standards Documents with Dr Jim Kerss
In this episode of Front Line to Finish Line, we’re joined by Dr Jim Kerss, Head of Sports Medicine at the UK Sports Institute and Chair of the Faculty’s Team Care Committee.
Jim walks us through the newly published minimum standards for team care, why they were needed, and how they’ll shape athlete healthcare across the UK. From the evolution of the Team Care Diploma to clarifying expectations for doctors and allied health professionals, this is an essential listen for anyone working in sport, team care, or athlete support.
View the documents here - https://www.fsem.ac.uk/publications/minimum-standards/
12 Dec 2025
Breaking Barriers to Movement with Dr Hamish Reid
In this episode of Frontline to Finish Line, we explore the challenges and solutions around promoting physical activity for people with long-term health conditions. Dr Hamish Reid shares insights on risk perception, pre-participation screening, and why the benefits of movement far outweigh the risks. We also explore the latest with Moving Medicine.
Dr Hamish Reid is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultant based in New Zealand. He is joint Clinical Director of Moving Medicine, author of the influential “Benefits Outweigh the Risk” consensus statement, and a leader in developing resources to empower healthcare professionals and patients alike.
Risk Consensus statement - https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/risk-consensus/
29 Oct 2025
Understanding Exertional Heat Illness with Dr Ross Hemingway OBE
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Ross Hemingway OBE, a leading expert in exertional heat illness, to explore the causes, risks, and management of this potentially life-threatening condition.
As the autumn marathon season winds down and athletes prepare for warmer events, Ross shares his deep insights from years of experience treating amateur, elite, and tactical athletes. From personal stories to practical advice, this conversation covers everything from early recognition and rapid cooling to long-term rehabilitation and prevention strategies.
About Ross
Ross has extensive experience in managing amateur, elite and tactical athletes with exertional collapse. He is a national expert in the prevention, acute management and rehabilitation of patients with exertional heat illness ( EHI). He is passionate about reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with EHI.
He is a founding member of the UK Heat Illness Advisory Group and is an author of the UK National Consensus Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care guidelines on EHI.
Ross is an Honorary Senior lecturer in Sports Medicine at Exeter University and Match Day Doctor for the Gallagher Premiership Rugby and Rugby Football Union.
Ross was awarded the OBE in the 2023 King’s New Year’s Honours List ‘For services to the Royal Marines’.
Links
View the position statement - https://www.fsem.ac.uk/position-statement/exertional-heat-illness-consensus-statement/
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