Bapam - British Association For Performing Arts Medicine
About Bapam - British Association For Performing Arts Medicine
BAPAM is a charity helping people working in the performing arts beat work related health problems, and training health care professionals in this field.
Bapam - British Association For Performing Arts Medicine Description
Specialist health support in the performing arts
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is a health care charity helping performing arts professionals and students beat (and preferably avoid) work-related health problems, and dedicated to sharing knowledge about healthy practice. We also deliver specialist training for doctors and other health care professionals, educators and professional bodies, and advocate for best practice throughout the performing arts.
Free Clinics
BAPAM’s expert clinicians understand the demands of a performing arts career and give free medical advice about problems including playing-related injuries and pain, tension, hypermobility, voice problems, performance anxiety and stress. Clinical assessments are available in Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Portsmouth. BAPAM clinicians are from a range of backgrounds including general practice, physiotherapy, osteopathy, psychology, rheumatology, and orthopaedics.
Resources
BAPAM’s free information resources help people working in the arts care for their health and perform at their peak. BAPAM Factsheets are ideal for teachers, students and performers and include advice about preparing for performance, from physical warm-ups to psychological self-care, coping with anxiety and challenging working conditions, caring for your voice, hearing, taking care of nutrition and alcohol consumption. All of these resources are available to download for free from the BAPAM website.
BAPAM’s popular Warm-up Exercises for Musicians resource is available as a pocket-sized leaflet. Music teachers can help spread the word about healthy performance and the help available from BAPAM by distributing these leaflets to their students.
Directory of Practitioners
BAPAM maintain a Directory of practitioners with expertise in performing arts health care. Practitioners listed on the Directory are appropriately insured, qualified and attend specialist training events. Often practitioners on the Directory offer reduced rates to BAPAM-registered clients.
Events and Training
BAPAM’s adaptable training events for performers, educators and students, employers and other organisations focus on essential skills for healthy practice and optimal performance throughout a demanding career. Sessions can be tailored to cover the most relevant topics in each setting and include health & wellbeing for performers, injury prevention, ergonomics, good technique, vocal health, stress management and overcoming performance anxiety. Find out more about booking a training event.
BAPAM also regularly organise educational events open to all – more information can be found on their News page or social media, or you can sign up to a mailing list on their website.
Links
www. bapam.org. uk
www. facebook.com/performingartsmedicine
www. twitter.com/ukbapam
Contact: 020 7404 8444 enquiries@bapam.org. uk
Reviews
Our Belfast clinic opens at the Oh Yeah Music Centre on May 22. FREE, confidential, specialist medical advice on all performing arts work/study-related physical and psychological health concerns. Call us on 020 7404 8444 http://www.bapam.org.uk
Supported by:
Help Musicians UK... Musicians' Union Equity PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd PRS Members' Fund Grand Order Of Water Rats "Official"
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The London Doctors' Orchestra and Choir June Concert features Rossini Overture to 'The Italian Girl in Algiers', Bizet Carmen Suites 1 & 2, and Mozart Mass in C 'Sparrow Mass'. See if you can spot any BAPAM practitioners!
A fascinating article during #Mentalhealthawareness week about the mind body connection!
https://www.smh.com.au/…/the-x-ray-fact or-revolutionising-t…
We are indeed blowing our own trumpet.. Read our latest Newsletter - we think there's some really interesting information and news concerning all things Performing Arts Medicine..
https://email.envoy.uk.net/…/34EA94F4DF 8A7B692540EF23F30FED…
Congratulations to CEO of Music & You Jack Williamson for this wonderful initiative. Watch his interview on BBC Breakfasthere he talks about his organisation's partnership with musician Lewis Capaldi 👏👏 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2340209 236195592
50p from tickets to his gigs next year will go towards creating safe spaces and well being support for fans.
... We are also grateful to Jack Williamson for his contribution to BAPAM's Psycho-social working group which looks at how we can support provision of mental health care in the performing arts
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Our new free Belfast clinic opens soon at the Oh Yeah Music Centre. Appointments and info 020 7404 8444 www.bapam.org.uk
Wishing everyone a very Happy World Voice day! BAPAM is here all round the year recognising and helping performers who use this delicate yet resilient instrument to entertain and engage others through their song, spoken word and music. We can provide guidance and support in a range of ways for anyone suffering any vocal problems affecting their work.
Are you a performer in and around Cardiff? - We have some appointments left with our GP for specialist medical advice via our FREE health assessments at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama on 9th April
Call to register and book an assessment: 0207 404 5888
PRS Members' Fund give vital support to BAPAM, helping us provide clinical services to songwriters and composers. If you are a PRS member in need of support find out how the Fund can help you.
BAPAM Director Claire Cordeaux will be speaking at #Stradfest this Sunday 24th March at an event for young string players. Leading music industry experts will be on hand to talk to musicians wanting to develop their musical careers. The Strad offering special discount for BAPAM contacts Book your place at http://www.stradfest.co.uk/
Not long to go now till this insightful day on occupational health for performing artists. An event not to be missed!
http://bapam.org.uk/n…/a-major-event-in -occupational-health/
Occupational health in the performing arts: A special event coming up on 27th March we are running in collaboration with Royal Society of Medicine It'll look at health and work needs of the self employed in the original gig economy. https://rsm.ac/2tk4abc Book your tickets now....
Are you a health practitioner wanting to, or already working with performers? An open evening for the Performing Arts Medicine MSc at UCL takes place 13th March in London. Head over to find out more about this unique programme!
http://bapam.org.uk/…/open-evening-for- performing-arts-med…/
BAPAM Director Claire Cordeaux to speak at an event for young string players in March. #Stradfest is for musicians wanting to develop their musical careers, with leading music industry experts on hand. The Strad offering special discount for BAPAM contacts. http://www.stradfest.co.uk/
Coming up shortly a live webinar with BAPAM physiotherapist Sarah Upjohn on preventing player related injuries, in partnership with ISM Trust
https://www.ism.org/…/health-and-wellbe ing-series-preventin…
If you've attended one of our health promotion events and would like to give us some feedback - we'd love to hear from you. The link to the survey is here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HealthyP erformanceSeriesEv…