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Booking Open for BAPAM Online CPD Training Series
BAPAM training events are a key resource for healthcare and education professionals. We explore key topics in current performing arts medicine practice and share unique insights into performance health and wellbeing. The approach...
Gail Porter: ‘Everyone saw me naked, inside I was breaking.’
For Gail Porter, the late 90s were both the best and worst of times.
Creative Minds and Mental Health
Creative Minds and Mental Health or Keeping Mentally Well was the title of my discussion as a Panelist for BAPAM's Healthy Practice Series in August 2020. Who am I to be asked to be a Panelist discussing such a topic? A fellow...
Mental Health, the Creative Industries & Me: How to Cope in 2020 – Mandy Panel Session with BAPAM and ABTT
This Thursday, 17th September, BAPAM GP, Dr Tamara Karni Cohen, joins Mig Burgess of the Association of British Theatre Technicians for a Facebook Live panel session with the Mandy Network centred on mental health in the creative industries. Tamara and Mig will...
UPDATED FAQ: Returning to Performing Arts Work post-COVID 19 Lockdown
This list of frequently asked questions covers some of the key issues around returning to performance work after Covid-19 lockdown, but if you have other queries, please email them to info@bapam.org.uk with the subject Risk Assessment and we will put them to our team...
Introducing Mental Practice Skills: Focus, Imagery & Vision – Community Drop-In
This week’s blog draws on some helpful messages from our Community Drop-in which has been running over summer as part of our training and education programme. In the early sessions, some participants mentioned that they were struggling to find the...
We welcome Specialist Pain Physiotherapist to the BAPAM Directory
We at BAPAM are very fortunate to have an extensive list of health professionals on our Practitioners Directory, all of whom are experienced in helping creative professionals with health problems related to their work. The list contains over 200 health professionals...
Breathing for health and wellbeing – Community Drop In
Our Community Drop-in has been running all summer, facilitated by Dr Pippa Wheble and we’ve been delighted to have over 130 participants to date. Each participant has a copy of our Healthy Practice Diary and is encouraged to set goals and to use the sessions to...
Fundraising in Memory of Luke Westlake
We would like to offer our condolences and thanks to the family of actor, Luke Westlake, who are fundraising for BAPAM in Luke's memory. These donations make a very real difference to our service, helping us to provide clinical...
Summer 2020 Newsletter
Our Summer 2020 Newsletter is now available to read online. This edition features: Free Online Healthy Practice Training Sessions and Community Drop-in Covid-19 Advice Anxiety Management BAPAM 2019 Annual Review Updated Factsheets Articles and Press You can read all...
Applications to join the BAPAM Directory Invited from Music, Drama and Art Therapists
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is a highly regarded specialist charity supporting health in the performing arts through free clinical services, expert training, essential resources and clinical leadership. Our Directory lists...
A new age digital production – Labyrinth Project
A unique and interactive theatre production which promises to challenge, test and help the audience uncover secrets about themselves starts today. The Labyrinth Project is a 7-day digital experience where viewers navigate through a maze full of...
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