LOUIS J HOLTZHAUSEN
QUALIFICATIONS
1. MB.,Ch.B. University of the OFS, 1985.
2. Fellowship of the South African Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP (SA)), January 1997.
3. M.Phil (Sports Medicine), University of Cape Town, Dec 2001.
4. ACLS, 1999, 2003, 2006
5. Advanced Team Physicians Course, American College of Sports Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999.
6. International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) Advanced Team Physicians Course (Instructor), 2005
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Medical Specialist and Head of Division: Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State
Programme Director: Masters Programme in Sports Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Free State
Head: Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic, University of the Free State.
2. APPOINTMENTS
2.1. Member of the Doping Control Review Board, South African Institute for Drug Free Sport, 2010 -
2.2. Member of the Editorial Board: South African Journal of Sports Medicine Jan 2010 – Dec 2011
2.3. Member of the International Advisory Board for Exercise is Medicine: American College of Sports Medicine 2009 -
2.4. Chairperson, UFS Sport Performance Unit,
2.5. Senior lecturer in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, UFS. (Postgraduate courses in Biokinetics) 1993 – 2004, 2007 -
3. SPORTS MEDICINE PRACTICE
• Sports Physician in private University practice
• FIFA LOC Venue Medical Officer, Mangaung: Football World Cup 2010 and Football Confederations Cup 2009
• SASCOC Operation Excellence accredited Sports Medicine Specialist
• Sports team physician for:
o South African National Athletics Team
o Rugby teams: Many national and international teams
• Conditioning co-ordinator: SASSU Soccer World Student Games squad, 2005.
• Medical Consultant for Athletics Free State 1993-1999
• Member of the Natal Boxing Control Board and Medical Committee SA Boxing Control Board 1990 – 1992
• Independent Sampling Officer for banned substances, NOCSA, Athletics South Africa, SARFU, 1995 Rugby World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations Soccer 1997.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. 4th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2010: Overview of tissue healing and the healing response: Can we modify it?
2. 4th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2010: The use of anti-fibrotic agents in soft tissue healing.
3. 4th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2010: Expert panellist: Round table discussion on Exercise in the context of primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease.
4. 4th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2010: The use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in soft tissue injuries: Workshop presenter.
5. 4th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2010: Skin allergies in athletes.
6. University of the Free State Colloquium on HIV/Aids, 11 May 2010: The effect of aerobic exercise on the functionality and quality of life in persons living with HIV and Aids.
7. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State Faculty Academic Forum: A health risk assessment of staff of the University of the Free State, September 2010.
8. 3rd International FIFA Medical Conference, Sun City, South Africa, February 2010: Management of Soft Tissue Injuries in Sport: Workshop presenter.
9. South African Sports Medicine Association 13th Biennial International Conference, Durban, October 2009. “Exercise is Medicine”.
10. SA Rugby Medical conference, Cape Town, November 2008. The role of anti-inflammatory medication in the treatment of acute rugby injuries.
11. FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA 3rd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2008: A Review of the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in sports injuries.
12. FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation) Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2008: Deep venous thrombosis in the athletic population.
13. American College of Sports Medicine, Annual meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, May 2008: A patient with anterior cruciate ligament rupture and calf pain.
14. International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)UCT/SASMA 2nd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2006. An overview of current diagnosis and management of chronic knee injuries in athletes.
15. International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)UCT/SASMA 2nd Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2006. An overview of diagnosis and current management of wrist injuries in the athlete.
16. South African Sports Medicine Association Bi-annual International conference, Johannesburg, September 2005: Gastro-intestinal infections in athletes
17. South African Sports Medicine Association Bi-annual International conference, Johannesburg, September 2005: Epidemiology of injuries in professional rugby union: A review of the literature.
18. People to People Ambassador program: Invited member of the International Sports Medicine delegation to New Zealand and Australia, September 2005: Scholarship paper delivered: Injuries in rugby union.
19. Practical Sports Medicine Seminar, University of the Free State, August 2005: Principles of Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries.
20. American College of Sports Medicine, Annual Conference, St Louis, Missouri, USA, June 2002: The Epidemiology of Injuries in Professional Rugby Union
21. South African Association for Campus Health Services, Annual Conference, Thaba N’chu Sun, January 2004: The Importance of Wellness Programmes in Higher Educational Institutions.
22. South African Sports Medicine Association Bi-annual conference, Johannesburg, September 2001: The Epidemiology of Injuries in South African Teams during the 1999 Rugby Super 12 .
23. South African Sports Medicine Association Bi-annual conference, Vodaworld, Midrand, August 1999. Case presentation: Fracture of the lunate in an elite rugby player.
24. South African Association for Campus Health Services Annual Conference, Thaba N’chu Sun, January 1998. Presentation: A Biopsychosocial approach to Primary Health Care.
25. South African Association for Health Services for Students Conference, Durban, January 1996. Presentation: A Review of Health Services at tertiary educational institutions in Southern Africa.
26. Fifth International Music Therapy Conference, Genoa, Italy, December 1985. Presentation: The effect of different types of music on the mood and concentration of patients with major depressive disorder.
PUBLICATIONS IN ACCREDITED, PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
1. Holtzhausen LJ. Allergic skin conditions in athletes. Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology; 23(2), June 2010
2. Holtzhausen LJ. Foot and ankle injuries in football players. CME; 28(5) May 2010
3. Holtzhausen LJ. A Patient with anterior cruciate ligament rupture and calf pain. Med Sci Sports & Exercise 40(5)(Supp), May 2008
4. Holtzhausen LJ, Schwellnus MP, Jakoet I, Pretorius AL. The Epidemiology of Injuries in South African teams during the 1999 Rugby Super 12 Competition, South African Medical Journal, December 2006
5. Holtzhausen, LJ, Schwellnus MP, Jakoet I, Pretorius AL. Pre-season assessments of South African Players in the 1999 Rugby Super 12 Competition. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2002.
6. Holtzhausen L. The Epidemiology of Injuries in Professional Rugby. International SportsMed Journal: 2(2), June 2001
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Reviewer for
International peer reviewed journals:
1. British Journal of Sports Medicine
2. International SportsMed Journal
National peer reviewed journals:
1. South African Medical Journal
2. SA Family Practice Journal
3. South African Journal of Sports Medicine
4. National Research Foundation (NRF) – 2 proposals
Supervisor for Honours scripts in biokinetics: 10
Supervisor and co-supervisor for Masters theses in biokinetics: 2
Supervisor for Masters theses in Sports Medicine: Completed: 2; current: 14
External examiner for PhD, University of Pretoria - 1
External examiner of Masters Theses in Sports Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town – 6
University of Pretoria - 1
Member of panel of opinion leaders in Sports Medicine: American College of Sports Medicine International Team Physicians Course, Johannesburg, February 2009.
Member of Conference Organising Committee: 3th FIMS/(International Sports Medicine Federation)/UCT/SASMA Clinical Sports Medicine Conference, Cape Town, October 2008
Member of Scientific Committee: South African Sports Medicine Association Bi-annual International conference, Pretoria, November 2007.
Founder and first chairperson: South African Rugby Medical Association, Pretoria, November 2007.
Lecturer, International Sports Medicine Federation Advanced Team Physicians’ course, September 2005.
International People to People Ambassador delegate to Australia and New Zealand, (via American College of Sports Medicine), September 2005
Group facilitator and spokesperson, professional team physicians of SA Rugby: First SA Rugby Scientific Consensus Conference, November 2005
Organiser, scientific program co-ordinater and presenter, Practical Sports Medicine Seminar, Sports Medicine Programme, School of Medicine, UFS: August 2005.
Meeting with American College of Sports Medicine President and Vice President regarding co-operation between ACSM and South Africa on health promotion through exercise (“Exercise is Medicine”) – May 2009.
Winner, UOFS undergraduate research grant in psychiatry, 1983.
HONOURS
1. Honorary Vice-president: UFS Athletics Club, October 2010.
2. Friend of the Department Award, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, UFS, October 2010.
3. Life membership award: South African Sports Medicine Association, October 2009.
4. Honorary membership award: South African Sports Medicine Association, October 2009.
5. Outstanding Service Award: UFS Athletics Club, November 2007.
6. Special Award: UFS Wellness Committee, November 2006.
DR. LOUIS J. HOLTZHAUSEN