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Recruiting: Directory Support Officer
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is recruiting a Directory Support Officer to join our team on a part-time basis (14 hours per week) supporting the administration of the BAPAM Directory of Practitioners. You will need to be able to work...
New Hearing Health Infographic
Produced with Dr Finola Ryan (Specialist Registrar in Occupational Medicine and UCL Performing Arts Medicine MSc graduate), our new infographic looks into three levels of hearing-related health, providing guidance on how to prevent hearing problems, as well as what...
BAPAM At Sound of Belfast
BAPAM joins discussions about musicians’ support needs and services in Northern Ireland throughout a packed programme at Sound Of Belfast, taking place 4 – 18 November. The event combines live music with online and in person conversations and panels celebrating the...
Creativity and Wellbeing Training Sessions with PRS Members’ Fund
You must be a PRS member to register for this event. You can register for multiple events in this series here: Creativity and Well-being Workshops Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite As part of PRS for Music’s On with the Show campaign, BAPAM and PRS Members’ Fund...
Hypermobility in Instrumental Musicians
Performance specialist physiotherapist Lucie Rayner, looks at hypermobility in the context of the unique physical demands placed on the musculoskeletal system by playing a musical instrument, and introduces strategies for hypermobile musicians to help mitigate the...
Funded Counselling for Dance Professionals from BAPAM and Dance Professionals Fund
Mental health support from BAPAM and Dance Professionals Fund Eligible dance professionals can now access up to 6 sessions of counselling, funded by Dance Professionals Fund and provided by BAPAM’s performing arts-specialist therapists. To find out more or book a...
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Performance Science Research Post at Schulich School of Music, Montreal
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor of Applied Performance Science Research at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Applications are to be reviewed in early December 2021. Information for...
Guest Blog: Things Musicians Don’t Talk About – Musicians Injury Awareness Week
With their first Musicians' Injury Awareness Week taking place 15 – 21 November, classical music podcast Things Musicians Don't Talk About focus on musicians' stories of how health challenges affect their lives within our arts spaces and culture. In this guest blog,...
Call for papers: MHPC22, Oslo, September 2022
Submissions on musicians’ and performing artists' health and performance are invited to the conference, Musicians' and Performing Artists' health and performance Integrating body and mind (MHPC22), in Oslo 22–24 September 2022. The MHPC22 will be a national, Nordic...
British Voice Association Course: The Contemporary Commercial Music Singer
Course name: The Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Singer Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 2021 Venue: BVA@home online event Details: Singers, singing teachers and voice health professionals with an interest in the CCM performer’s voice and work cannot miss...
Take Part in the Fit Musician Survey
Performance Consultant, professional violinist and PhD candidate at the Royal College of Music, Berenice Beverley Zammit is researching instrumental musicians' health through the Fit Musician Survey. Read on for more information on taking part... WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?...
Guest Blog: From Dancer to Osteopath by Toby Pollard-Smith
In our guest blog, Osteopath and former professional ballet dancer, Toby Pollard-Smith, considers his journey from dance to healthcare, and strategies for working collaboratively with performing artists to solve problems. Who am I and how did I get here? I am an...
BAPAM Joins Scotland’s Music Convention, Wide Days
On 12 - 13 August, BAPAM joined Scotland’s music convention, Wide Days, as a charity partner. 200 delegates from 23 countries around the world took part. We were delighted to share essential knowledge for healthy and sustainable creative careers in presentations and...
Choice For Voice: British Voice Association Conference 2021
Virtual 3-day conference: 3-5th September 2021. BAPAM is very proud to be hosting a wonderful panel of experts in vocal health this week at the British Voice Association Choice for Voice Conference. The theme of the conference is 'Crossing Boundaries in Voice', with...
Research: Manual Therapists’ Perspectives of Caring for Injured Dancers
Researcher, Paula Andrade is recruiting physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors with experience of working with dancers for a qualitative study looking to broaden knowledge and improve healthcare for this underrepresented population. The study will form part of...
BAPAM Presentations at the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium 2021
BAPAM was very well represented at the PAMA symposium this year with no less than 6 presentations by BAPAM Practitioners and staff. Health Promotion Claire Cordeaux (BAPAM CEO) and Dr Pippa Wheble (GP Assessor and Trainer/Facilitator of our online Community Drop In...
Risk Assessment for Performing Arts Freelancers Returning to Workspaces after COVID-19 Lockdown
Most performers and many other workers in the performing arts are freelance and will be working in many different environments as we return to work following the COVID-19 lockdown. The environment you will be working in will be doing their own risk assessment, but if...
Research: The Physical and Psychological Aspects of Being a Professional Orchestral Musician
A research team at the School of Psychology at Queen’s University-Belfast are conducting a project to examine the physical and psychological aspects of being a professional, working-age (18-65) orchestral musician in the UK or Ireland and how they interfere with daily...
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