SMI VIDEO LIBRARY
Dive deep into conference lectures, webinars and other video recordings by amazing speakers sharing the knowledge and experience in surfing medicine, sports, environmentalism and other sciences.
Welcome to SMI’s Video Library!
Click on the video you want to watch keynote lectures of academic quality on diverse topics around surfing medicine, training & performance and environment.
WCSM23 – Welcome
The introduction of the first day of the conference. Dion shares his experience on saving someone from drowning.
Socorrismo para surfistas; Surfers as lifeguards – Jonan Etxebarria
Jonan Etxebarria lectures on the role of surfers as recuers. He speaks about Safety and Rescue training for Surf Instructiors of the Basque Surfing Federation (EHSF) and discusses 3 cases of injured surfers including his an injury he suffered himself.
Case Report; Stonefish sting in Sumbawa – Mercedes Fernandez
Mercedes Fernandez explains what makes a stonefish dangerous, where they are located and presents a case of a stonefish sting. She discusses the diagnosis and management of stonefish stings.
Welcome Day 2
The Introduction of the second day of the conference. Different groups of attendees reflect on what they learned on the first day.
Surfers as bystander rescuers in Spain and Portugal, Joel de Oliveira
Joel de Oliveira discusses his research on surfers as bystander rescuers in Spain and Portugal. He finds that 78,5% of surfers conduct at least one rescue in their lifetime, but most of them have not had formal training according to lifesaving and resuscitation guidelines.
Riding waves like a pro; the cocktail of surfing & medicine – Guillermo Carracedo
Guillermo Carracedo shares his experience as a doctor and a surf professional from Spain. He speaks about how he rolled into surfing and how he became a pro surfer.
Surf injury prevention in young surfers and surf instructors – João Moreira Pinto
João Moreira-Pinto speaks about the studies he participated in about injuries that can happen during surfing, the prevention of these injuries, the knowledge of the surf teachers about this topic and how they teach about these injuries. Also, he speaks about the difference in injuries between competitive and recreational surfers.
Update on Drowning resuscitation, Ingvar Berg
Ingvar Berg speaks about drowning resuscitation with an emphasis on diagnosis and management of drowning patients from the beach to the Emergency Department. He explains what happens when you drown, what the different drowning grades mean and how you should act when someone is drowning and why.
Action fidelity as a key factor for dryland training, injury diagnostics and recovery – Miguel Moreira
Miguel Moreira is a professor surf coaching specialization and speaks about action fidelity as a key factor for dryland training, injury diagnostics and recovery. He explains the theoretical concepts of training and emphasizes the essentials of a good training program.
Performance training and injury prevention in young surfers. An update from Portuguese research – Pedro Seixas
Pedro Seixas lectures on his PhD research about injuries that happen in surfing. He discusses the details of the highest scored maneuvers and the matching injury mechanisms. Furthermore, he shows the results of their research from injuries amongst Portuguese junior surfers to the performance of the surf pro’s and the biomechanical analysis of their maneuvers.









