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Tom’s area of expertise lies in skeletal muscle physiology, in particular the importance of muscle mass, strength and function, the underpinning physiological mechanisms that control these and how these can be manipulated to benefit human performance and maximise resilience.

Tom’s research has two strands within this expertise, 1. Application within elite sport and 2. Application with Clinical Musculoskeletal Health. Whilst these two contexts appear at opposite ends, the strategies in understanding maximising performance from elite settings has comparable characteristics with the performance of activities of daily living as we get older and being resilient to acute changes such as falls, surgery or COVID-19.

Jason has over 20 years direct experience in supporting businesses of all sizes in the development and adoption of their technologies to support healthcare, working across primary care (general practice), secondary care (hospital practice) private healthcare, the private and the public sector, encompassing regional, national and international experience. Within the AWRC Jason has responsibility for strategy and strategic implementation, including of the R&D for Business pillar, with a particular interest in engaging research across the wider organisation (university) to ensure holistic delivery to business in supporting mission based strategic and operational road maps.

Of particular note is that the AWRC has a vision to ‘Transform lives through innovations that help people move’, with a focus on physical activity. As well as this the AWRC (and SHU), places a great emphasis on addressing health inequalities at population level. This is encompassed in the AWRC’s mission of ‘preventing and treating chronic disease through

This educational talk was created in November 2021. All information contained in this session was correct at the time of distribution.

Disclaimer: Appearing on the Medical Imaging Academy does not represent a commercial partnership or interest from the speaker. The views herein do not represent the views of Canon Medical Systems Ltd.