Professor Idris Guessous obtained a medical degree in Lausanne in 2001, which he supplemented with clinical and epidemiological training. He specialized in general internal medicine in Lausanne and Geneva and obtained a PhD in epidemiology at Emory University (United States).
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A 20-year-old floorball player in the L-UPL has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Her general practitioner referred her to a specialised psychologist for assessment and the general practitioner has now prescribed Concerta®. The next competition is in four weeks.
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A 25 yo male elite triathlete sends you a text message after he crashed on the bike abroad, hurting the right shoulder. He has never had any injuries to this shoulder. He is in the emergency room and attaches the following images of the shoulder, revealing a clavicle injury.
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A 16-year-old female triathlete comes in complaining of fatigue and decreased performance/stagnation. His coach thinks she has an iron deficiency... what should I do? What is the differential diagnosis, what investigations are recommended, and how should we manage this?
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Hip arthroplasty is a highly successful intervention for end-stage hip osteoarthritis. With increasing numbers of young and/or more active patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) questions regarding safety and benefits of sports participations postoperatively have become increasingly relevant. But the literature about sport and THA is sparse.
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The interest and competitiveness in Paralympic sports continuously increased over the past years. Typical medical impairment types competing at Paralympic games are amputations/limb deficiencies, cerebral palsy, spinal cord related disabilities, visual impairments, les autres (e.g., dwarfism) and intellectual impairments.
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A lot of valuable work is done in Swiss sport. This is one of the main reasons why our athletes are able to repeatedly achieve success at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships in the elite and junior categories. However, sport also has its dark sides, one of which concerns abuse in all its possible forms. Scientific studies conducted over the last three years have shown that the proportion of people affected in Switzerland is in line with the alarmingly high figures from surveys conducted abroad. The numerous reports received by Swiss Sport Integrity’s ethics reporting office, which has been active since January 2022, can only underline this fact.
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