CASEM / ACMSE

11/20/2025

We’re excited to welcome you back to session 2 of The Huddle! CASEM’s bi-monthly virtual grand rounds series returns next week with a focus on Para & Adaptive Athlete Care

🖥️ Join us on Zoom & learn from peers: www.casem-acmse.org/events/huddle

These interactive Zoom sessions have been created as a CASEM membership benefit, designed to foster community, spark meaningful discussions, and share real-world clinical insights across Canada.

11/11/2025

Thank you to our members who have served or serve - Thank you for your service and sacrifice; we are deeply grateful for your dedication to protecting our country and the freedoms it represents.

Merci à nos membres qui ont servi ou servent – ​​Merci pour votre service et votre sacrifice ; nous vous sommes profondément reconnaissants de votre dévouement à la protection de notre pays et des libertés qu’il représente.

11/08/2025

📣 Next weekend!

Presented by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Medical Team in partnership with CASEM, the Football Injuries Sport Medicine Symposium is almost here!

Join us form anywhere in Canada virtually or join the speakers live in Winnipeg! Registration is open to anyone looking to develop and enhance their knowledge of and skill in the care of the athlete.

Register & learn more: www.casem-acmse.org/events/footbal

10/24/2025

To kick off a weekend of board meetings the CASEM Board set sail off the coast of Victoria! Swipe to come whale watching with us 🐋

10/20/2025

Congratulations Dr Levy for being inducted into the McMaster Sports Hall of Fame!
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10/10/2025

💡While many people are use regular exercise to stay in shape, what often goes unrecognized is that regular exercise also offers benefits for your brain. Research shows that regardless of your age or fitness level, making the time to exercise provides some important mental health benefits!

✍ These benefits have been shown to occur from walking as little as 30 minutes/day – three time/week. You don’t even have to do all 30 minutes at the same time – you can break it up into three x 10 minute walks.

🥳 The great thing about the “brain” benefits of exercise is they don’t take nearly as long to achieve as the physical benefits. It can take months - years of dedicated training to develop an efficient heart or to strengthen your core. On the other hand, some of the mental health benefits such as improved mood can occur almost immediately after exercising.

💃 Next time you are having trouble motivating yourself to do a workout – try reminding your brain of all you will gain whenever you train.

10/10/2025

On we wanted to share resources for Sport Med Physicians. These articles, written by some of CASEM's Sport Psychiatrist members, are created to help in the care of athletes' mental health. You'll find screening tools, resources and approaches for management and more.

🔗 www.casem-acmse.org/news-events/news/

NEWS & EVENTSNewsKeep in Touch All NewsArticlesCASEM NewsCommunityPosition StatementsPsychiatry 03.09.2025PsychiatryParlays and Point Spreads: Gambling Addiction in AthletesAs physicians, acknowledgement and identification of problematic gambling and Gambling Disorder in the athlete population is cr...

10/08/2025

This year you can join the Football Injuries Sport Medicine Symposium on location in Winnipeg or online! 🏈

Check out the program and register now: www.casem-acmse.org/events/football

09/19/2025

It’s Concussion Awareness Week! Here are some tips to manage concussions from the experts at CASEM!

09/19/2025

It’s Concussion Awareness Week - check out the tool kit from the Canadian Concussion Network!

https://ccn-rcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CONCUSSION-AWARENESS-WEEK-TOOLKIT-FINAL.pdf

09/18/2025

Gambling isn’t just a pocket-book issue, it puts athletes at risk physically and mentally. Did you know 1 in 14 male national athletes report problem gambling?

Check out our latest sports psychiatry article from Dr. Pam Weatherbee to explore risk signs, supports, and how to protect athlete well-being: www.casem-acmse.org/news/gambling-addiction-in-athletes

09/15/2025

We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Dr. Richard Backus, CASEM Member and recipient of CASEM’s Medal of Service.

Richard’s contributions to both CASEM and the broader field of sport and exercise medicine in Canada are immeasurable. His passion and dedication as a team physician for Canada’s national rowing program and at the Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games left a lasting impact. His legacy of compassion, mentorship, and excellence will continue to inspire generations of physicians, colleagues, and athletes.

Our thoughts are with his wife Kathleen, his children and the entire Backus family. Dr. Richard Backus will be deeply missed.