Dr Alice McNamara
@alice_mac6
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Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar (ACSEP); BComm. BSci. MD. 2x World Champion LW Rower. Lover of Mountains and Melbourne coffee ⛰☕️🏃🏼♀️
Melbourne
Joined March 2014
18 months of planning 8 steering group members 3 athlete advisors 7 international testing sites Many grey hairs!!! It’s finally time to publicly announce Feminae!! Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes
bmjopensem.bmj.com
Sufficient high-quality studies in sport science using women as participants are lacking, meaning that our knowledge and understanding of female athletes in relation to their ovarian hormone profiles...
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Huge congratulations to @rowtait , and enormous thank you to the people @VicInstSport for the immeasurable impact that have had on sport and life for us, also 💙🧡
The VIS bids farewell to Bill Tait following almost 30 years of immeasurable impact. He joins @ausport and @AUSParalympics in a new position advancing para-athlete pathways and sports ahead of @Paris2024. Read more: https://t.co/pHxACTJv64
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Drum roll please 🥁... In 2024 we will be at the breathtaking Jones Bay Wharf on Sydney Harbour to bring together world-leading researchers, clinicians, practitioners, coaches & athletes working in sport! 🔔 Look out for rego and abstract info which will be dropping VERY soon
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Can’t believe I’m the first 🫣 but happy to hopefully pave the way of the future - #SportsPhysician within the public hospital systems🙌🏼 #patientcare #ruralmedicine @ACSEP_
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@SMA_News extreme heat policy website. Extremely helpful to calculate heat stress risks for sporting events. Bravo! 👏👏
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5/ ‘That time of the month’ … for the biggest event of your career! Perception of #menstrualcycle on #performance of #Australian athletes training for the 2020 #Olympic and #Paralympic Games w/ @alice_mac6
https://t.co/nEjpB3Ho0b. 🩸 https://t.co/XgNZUqwzVe
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Objective This study explored the perceived effect of the menstrual cycle (MC) on the performance of Australian female athletes, preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and/or Paralympic Games.Methods 195...
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Look out Sydney, #WISC2024 is a 🔒 On International Women's Day, we are excited to announce that the Women in Sport Congress dates are locked in for 2024! 🎉 👉 Brought to you by the @theAIS Female Performance & Health Initiative https://t.co/vdFlOENDrS
#iwd2023 #theAIS
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The @VicInstSport is proud to lead the way in promoting gender equity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Coach Development Lead (Gen32) Claire Lambe proudly presented to staff that 66% of the currently employed coaching staff are female. #IWD
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📢Time for the Athlete Voice in sport medicine research! What can retired female athletes teach us about health policy and change for our current sport system? Answers below 👇 For more, read our #OpenAccess paper "Beyond the Medals" via @BMJOpenSEM
https://t.co/Mt3m71XIsg
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Thanks @ddfriedman 😊😊 and thanks to Jemima for her invite and for her incredible program, pilot done, now to see the ripple of impact she will have on our upcoming #girlsinsport … PLAY ON!
Learnt about body positivity, inclusivity and normalising conversations about female athlete health from a special lineup of panellists 🙏🏻 🎙️Dr @alice_mac6 [@ACSEP_ ] 🎙️Paralympian @MonMurphy287 🎙️Dietitian Dr @GeorgieBuckley_ PhD
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1/10 Hard to describe just how great the last two days have been at #WISC22 and even harder to capture all the highlights. Exciting to feel the wave of momentum behind elite female sport built by all of the excellent research and advocacy going on. A few quick takeaways - 🧵
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WISC22: To round off our "Breast health, pregnancy & return to sport" theme, we hear from two olympians @JanaPittman and @alycewood_ on their experiences returning to sport after pregnancy. Powerful and differing perspectives, thank you both💪 #WISC22 #WomenInSport
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What a beautiful reflection @RathLeanne ! Thank you so much 😍
@GeorgieBuckley_ speaking from lived experience & academia - a blend of experience with a LOUD VOICE - eating disorders & disordered eating prevalent across all levels of sport. A culture of change in sport is required. EVERYONE can reflect on George’s contribution - get involved
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Thx @alice_mac6 4 an insightful presentation on effects of menstrual cycle in athletes on their performance. Menstrual-related pain popped up as a candidate target for treatment. 👏👏👏 4 profiling diverse experiences of female athletes in relation to MC & performance #WISC22
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Thankyou for a fantastic day #WISC22 - it was an absolute honour to get to present our research amongst the line up today. Wow!! for Women in Sport!! Congrats @DrRachelHarris @clareMINAHAN in this space
WISC22: “That time of the month” … For the biggest event of your career?! Alice McNamara @alice_mac6 talks about the perception of menstrual cycle on performance of Australian athletes training for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. #WISC22 #WomenInSport
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@alice_mac6 ‘that time of the month…’ Q: Does menstrual cycle affect your performance? 2/3rds of elite athletes say YES. what part of the cycle would you prefer to compete? majority responded just after period. Check out more results in @bmj_latest (in comments) #WISC22
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Emergency Departments in Australia are starting to get completely overwhelmed in every state. I don’t have all the answers on how to fix this, but...one measure that could relieve some pressure if Medicare is prepared to reverse 3 decades of bad policy….1/🧵
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Return to exercise post-COVID-19 infection: A pragmatic approach in mid-2022 - suitable for community and elite sport @DrJohnOrchard @EmPartridge @ALaGerche @carolyn_brod @_JSAMS @theAIS @sportaustralia
https://t.co/uiVRjXkkae
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First publication as part of my PhD. Online ahead of print just before Xmas and sharing here on the eve of my bday. https://t.co/NGuskRSSXA Thanks to my supervisors @LouiseMBurke @MckayAlannah and co-authors for more than I can fit into a tweet 🐥 ❤️ (more to come from B.Lundy!)
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