Propose guidelines (eg, sports injuries treatment and rehabilitation, antidoping)

Cooperate with other organisations (such as IOC, WADA, FIMS, FSMA)

Organise congresses

Advance the competency of SEM

Commitment to education and continuous professional development

Support national organisations to promote the specialty

Circulate the British Journal of Sports Medicine to ECOSEP members

Support the trans-European introduction of sports and exercise medicine into undergraduate medical curricula

Creating postgraduate programmes and seminars providing further training for SEM physicians

Invite medical students with an early interest in sports and exercise medicine to become associate members of ECOSEP

Ensure that the College’s website http://www.ecosep.eu/ becomes a vibrant platform for the active exchange of information between its members by providing regular updates from the sports medicine literature, consensus practice guidelines, useful links to other websites

Promote scientific research

Promoting collaborative initiatives with National European and International Sports Medicine Organisations from around the world

Developing a working relationship by engaging in the exchange of information for research, knowledge, education and best practice

Adherence to ethical standards in SEM research, training and education

Providing educational courses, contacts to more senior SEM physicians and career paths advice

Providing scholarships for SEM trainees to SEM centres around Europe and insight into different healthcare systems and learning from international colleagues

Promote physical activity at grassroots and among general public across all age groups and levels of physical ability by providing advice, information and educational support

Promote population behavioural modification towards a more physically active lifestyle by raising awareness about activities of daily life such as active leisure, commute, school and shopping trips

Increase healthcare professionals’ awareness and confidence in managing health through physical activity and exercise

Share and promote current best evidence, guidelines and recommendations for physical activity

Share, promote and engage with design and implementation of government strategies and policies for physical activity at both national and European levels

Promote scientific collaborations between ECOSEP and other European and International Sports Medicine, Exercise Sciences and physical activity organisations

Offering electives at various SEM centres across Europe

Educational advice, CPD learning

Integration of sports dentistry into the multidisciplinary sports medicine team by developing research, education and scientific initiatives as well as common promotional projects with national and international sports federations and sports medicine associations

Steering committee, meetings and discussions about future directions of SEM