Ollie Jay Explained

Ollie Jay
Birth Date:1975
Nationality:Australian, British
Education:Loughborough University
Occupation:Professor of Heat and Health
Known For:Director of the Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory within the Sydney Heat and Health Research Centre
Profession:Academic
Work Institutions:University of Sydney
Research Field:Exercise in the Heat
Prizes:Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence: Outstanding Research and Teaching (2017)

Ollie Jay is an Australian-Welsh academic based at the University of Sydney who is a researcher into exercise and working in hot conditions.[1] [2]

Career

Jay was the co-lead of a Lancet special series on exercise in the Heat, along with Kristie Ebi,[3] which also provides annual updates,[4] in conjunction with the Medical Journal of Australia.[5] He also has led guidelines into safe exercise in pregnancy in the heat.[6] Funding for Jay's research has come from the NHMRC and Wellcome Trust amongst other sources. He has consulted for Google adding health tips when the user is in conditions of extreme heat,[7] along with App development for heat warnings.[8]

Sporting body policies

Jay has consulted with multiple national and international sporting organizations to assist with their policies and procedures on heat stress in athletes. He is a consultant to the Korey Stringer Institute[9] and member of the Management Committee of the Global Heat Health Information Network (a venture of multiple bodies including the World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization).[10]

Extreme heat policy at the Australian Open

See main article: Australian Open extreme heat policy. Major tennis tournaments (particularly the Australian Open and US Open), played in summer, have a long history of players struggling to perform when conditions become extreme. This is thought to be getting worse due to global warming. The Australian Open, through Professor Jay’s unit at the University of Sydney,[11] [12] [13] has developed a metric to measure heat stress (based on temperature, humidity and sunlight amongst other factors) which now guides the closing of the roof, suspension of play and additional breaks in play.

Other sporting bodies

Jay has also consulted with other sports,[14] including Cricket Australia,[15] the National Rugby League,[16] the Australian Institute of Sport[17] and Sports Medicine Australia[18] to develop their heat policies, which similarly provide objective data by which to measure heat stress on players and justify decisions for suspension of play or additional drinks breaks. He is being retained by the Australian Olympic team as an expert heat consultant for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[19] He was also an author on the IOC position statement on Exercise in the Heat.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Lane . R . Ollie Jay: managing heat, improving health. . Lancet . 21 August 2021 . 398 . 10301 . 655 . 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01799-2 . 34419195 . 237235241 . free .
  2. Périard . Julien D. . DeGroot . David . Jay . Ollie . Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation . Experimental Physiology . October 2022 . 107 . 10 . 1111–1121 . 10.1113/EP090686 . 36039024 . 9826288 . en . 0958-0670. free .
  3. Ebi . Kristie L . Capon . Anthony . Berry . Peter . Broderick . Carolyn . de Dear . Richard . Havenith . George . Honda . Yasushi . Kovats . R Sari . Ma . Wei . Malik . Arunima . Morris . Nathan B . Nybo . Lars . Seneviratne . Sonia I . Vanos . Jennifer . Jay . Ollie . Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks . The Lancet . 21 August 2021 . 398 . 10301 . 698–708 . 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01208-3 . 34419205 . 0140-6736. free .
  4. Romanello . M . Di Napoli . C . Drummond . P . Green . C . Kennard . H . Lampard . P . Scamman . D . Arnell . N . Ayeb-Karlsson . S . Ford . LB . Belesova . K . Bowen . K . Cai . W . Callaghan . M . Campbell-Lendrum . D . Chambers . J . van Daalen . KR . Dalin . C . Dasandi . N . Dasgupta . S . Davies . M . Dominguez-Salas . P . Dubrow . R . Ebi . KL . Eckelman . M . Ekins . P . Escobar . LE . Georgeson . L . Graham . H . Gunther . SH . Hamilton . I . Hang . Y . Hänninen . R . Hartinger . S . He . K . Hess . JJ . Hsu . SC . Jankin . S . Jamart . L . Jay . O . Kelman . I . Kiesewetter . G . Kinney . P . Kjellstrom . T . Kniveton . D . Lee . JKW . Lemke . B . Liu . Y . Liu . Z . Lott . M . Batista . ML . Lowe . R . MacGuire . F . Sewe . MO . Martinez-Urtaza . J . Maslin . M . McAllister . L . McGushin . A . McMichael . C . Mi . Z . Milner . J . Minor . K . Minx . JC . Mohajeri . N . Moradi-Lakeh . M . Morrissey . K . Munzert . S . Murray . KA . Neville . T . Nilsson . M . Obradovich . N . O'Hare . MB . Oreszczyn . T . Otto . M . Owfi . F . Pearman . O . Rabbaniha . M . Robinson . EJZ . Rocklöv . J . Salas . RN . Semenza . JC . Sherman . JD . Shi . L . Shumake-Guillemot . J . Silbert . G . Sofiev . M . Springmann . M . Stowell . J . Tabatabaei . M . Taylor . J . Triñanes . J . Wagner . F . Wilkinson . P . Winning . M . Yglesias-González . M . Zhang . S . Gong . P . Montgomery . H . Costello . A . The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. . Lancet . 5 November 2022 . 400 . 10363 . 1619–1654 . 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9 . 36306815. 253148997 .
  5. Beggs . PJ . Zhang . Y . McGushin . A . Trueck . S . Linnenluecke . MK . Bambrick . H . Capon . AG . Vardoulakis . S . Green . D . Malik . A . Jay . O . Heenan . M . Hanigan . IC . Friel . S . Stevenson . M . Johnston . FH . McMichael . C . Charlson . F . Woodward . AJ . Romanello . MB . The 2022 report of the MJA-Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Australia unprepared and paying the price. . The Medical Journal of Australia . 7 November 2022 . 217 . 9 . 439–458 . 10.5694/mja2.51742 . 36283699. 253119051 . free . 2440/136842 . free .
  6. Ravanelli . Nicholas . Casasola . William . English . Timothy . Edwards . Kate M. . Jay . Ollie . Heat stress and fetal risk. Environmental limits for exercise and passive heat stress during pregnancy: a systematic review with best evidence synthesis . British Journal of Sports Medicine . 1 July 2019 . 53 . 13 . 799–805 . 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097914 . 29496695 . en . 0306-3674. free .
  7. Web site: Google adds health tips to extreme heat warnings based on latest research . The University of Sydney . 6 November 2023 . en-AU.
  8. News: Meacham . Savannah . New tech to protect Aussies during forecast extreme summer conditions . 6 November 2023 . www.9news.com.au . 18 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Medical and Science Advisory Board Korey Stringer Institute . 6 November 2023 . 26 February 2015.
  10. Web site: Management Committee . Global Heat Health Information Network . 6 November 2023.
  11. Web site: New AusOpen heat policy informed by University of Sydney research . The University of Sydney . 6 November 2023 . en-AU.
  12. News: Lewis . Felicity . Spits . Scott . 'Playing in a giant kiln': how tennis players deal with heat at the Australian Open . 6 November 2023 . The Age . 13 January 2019 . en.
  13. Web site: Our Partners . Tennis Australia . en-AU.
  14. Chalmers . Samuel . Anderson . Glenda . Jay . Ollie . Considerations for the development of extreme heat policies in sport and exercise . BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine . 1 April 2020 . 6 . 1 . e000774 . 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000774 . 32342948 . 7173987 . en . 2055-7647. free .
  15. News: Jay . Ollie . Chalmers . Samuel . Calling off sport in extreme heat isn't as simple as it seems . 6 November 2023 . ABC News . 12 January 2018 . en-AU.
  16. News: Eder . Billie . Pengilly . Adam . NRL bracing for grand final chaos with hottest decider of modern era forecast . 6 November 2023 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 September 2023 . en.
  17. News: Hall . Katy . Can't handle the heat? This is how Olympians and cricketers do it . The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 February 2023 . en.
  18. Web site: SMA unveils new Extreme Heat Policy . Sports Medicine Australia . 6 November 2023 . en-AU . 23 February 2021.
  19. News: Riccio . David . Going for cold: Aussies BYO aircon to beat heat at Paris Olympics . 25 November 2023 . Daily Telegraph . 25 Nov 2023.
  20. Racinais . Sebastien . Hosokawa . Yuri . Akama . Takao . Bermon . Stephane . Bigard . Xavier . Casa . Douglas J. . Grundstein . Andrew . Jay . Ollie . Massey . Andrew . Migliorini . Sergio . Mountjoy . Margo . Nikolic . Nebosa . Pitsiladis . Yannis P. . Schobersberger . Wolfgang . Steinacker . Juergen Michael . Yamasawa . Fumihiro . Zideman . David Anthony . Engebretsen . Lars . Budgett . Richard . IOC consensus statement on recommendations and regulations for sport events in the heat . British Journal of Sports Medicine . 1 January 2023 . 57 . 1 . 8–25 . 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105942 . 36150754 . 9811094 . en . 0306-3674. free .

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