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Have Your Say on The Government’s Occupational Health Consultation
You may not have heard about the current government consultation: “Health is everyone’s business: proposal to reduce ill-health related job losses”. The consultation seeks views on different ways in which government and employers can take action to...
BAPAM Welcomes PR Guru Jonathan Morrish as New Trustee
BAPAM is very lucky to be adding to its list of trustees, a real stalwart in the world of public relations. Jonathan Morrish started in the music industry as a freelance music writer in the seventies, contributing to a number of different...
BAPAM Nominated for Industry Minds Awards
BAPAM has been nominated for its work in supporting the mental and physical health of those working in the performing arts industry. The nomination is part of the inaugural Industry Minds Awards which takes place this September. Industry Minds is a...
Healthy Performance Training Series
BAPAM is proud to announce the start of a series of training sessions for performers to keep them healthy and able to sustain a performing arts career. The sessions kick off in Belfast at the Oh Yeah Music Centre this September,...
Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Performing Artists: Guidance for the Performing Arts Sector
Consultation Paper BAPAM is pleased to have brought together a working group of clinicians and performing arts organisations interested in addressing challenges to the mental health and wellbeing of those who work in the sector. The group has produced guidance to...
Day Dedicated to Performing Arts Medicine
Attended by doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths and a number of students and professional performers, PAM day at UCL offered time for networking and discussions on the health and rehabilitation of performing artists. The day...
BAPAM Flying the Flag Stateside at PAMA 2019
This report gives a small flavour of some of the highlights of a packed conference programme with content covering all forms of the arts and many of the conditions that performing artists suffer from. It was a wonderful...
Alexander Technique Research Update
If you’re interested in the ergonomics of musicianship then you may remember a previous post where we featured the research of Alison Loram. Alison is a violinist and BAPAM-registered Alexander Technique teacher working with performers. Alison is also a research...
Healthy Touring Checklist and Rider
British Association for PERFORMING Arts Medicine Healthy Touring Checklist and Rider Introduction This guidance provides practical advice for artists and performers on keeping healthy while touring or working away from home. It is a developing...
BAPAM Resources Used in PhD Research on Pain and Discomfort in String Players
The International Journal of Music Education has published an article based on a PhD research which featured a BAPAM produced health resource. The research looked at playing-related discomfort and pain among two groups of music...
Musicians Wanted for UCL Masters Research
Professional and amateur violinists and viola players are being sought for a study as part of a master’s thesis research project for the MSc Performing Arts Medicine programme at University College London. The study by Sarah Lesjak will investigate how changes to the...
Contemporary Dance and Injury workshop
A day dedicated to contemporary dance and injury management is taking place in the capital on 9th June. The event geared specifically for the dance community will take place at Core Clapton in East London. The workshops will be...
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