Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance

Nicky Keay BA, MA, MB, BChir (Cantab), MRCP

Course Dates: September 15, 2024 - September 14, 2027

Learning Format: Asynchronous/On-Demand

Learning Hours: 3 hours

Content Description: IADMS is pleased to present Nicky Keay, BA, MA, MB, BChir (Cantab), MRCP in a comprehensive 3-hour CPD/CME/CEU course. This course delves deep into the origins of relative energy deficiency in dance, highlighting its negative impact on dancer well-being and performance. Participants will gain valuable insights into identifying at-risk dancers and learn strategies for supporting their journey toward optimal health and performance. This course caters to a diverse range of learners, including physicians, dietitians, allied healthcare professionals, academics, researchers, dance educators, and dancers seeking a deeper understanding of dancer health requirements.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the activity, participants will be able to:

  1. To understand the etiology of relative energy deficiency in dance
  2. To appreciate the potential adverse consequences of relative energy deficiency on dancer health and performance
  3. To recognize how to identify dancers at risk and support restoration to full health and performance.

Target Audience: 

  • Medical doctors, dietitians, and other allied health and wellness professionals who work with dancers.
  • Dance educators in higher education.
  • Dance medicine research scientists.
  • Dance teachers and artistic directors.
  • Dancers seeking insights into dancer health.

Registration Fees:

  • IADMS Member: $120
  • IADMS Student Member: $69
  • Non-Member: $183

 

Nicky Keay is a medical doctor with specialist expertise in the field of exercise endocrinology. Her research into the impacts of lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise on hormone networks has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is the author of “Hormones, Health and Human Potential”. Her next book will be “Myths of Menopause”. Keay holds the position of Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Medicine, at University College London. Keay’s clinical endocrine work is particularly with women experiencing perimenopause and menopause and all ages of exercisers, dancers, and athletes, with a focus on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).

Keay’s passion and objective are to provide a more personalized approach to female hormone health to optimize the overall health and performance of the individual. Keay is a medical advisor to Scottish Ballet and a keen ballet dancer. She studied medicine at Cambridge University. After gaining Membership in the Royal College of Physicians, London UK, she worked as a Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, where she was part of the international medical team that developed an anti-doping test for growth hormone.

Keay is a member of the British Menopause Society (BMS) and has completed the BMS Principles and Practice of Menopause Care training program. Keay is currently working with colleagues at University College London, backed by leading women’s health organizations, to develop a UK menopause support program.