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Ollie Jay

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]

Ollie Jay
Jay in 2023
Born1975
NationalityAustralian, British
EducationLoughborough University
Occupation(s)Professor of Heat and Health
Known forDirector of the Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory within the Sydney Heat and Health Research Centre
Medical career
ProfessionAcademic
InstitutionsUniversity of Sydney
ResearchExercise in the Heat
AwardsVice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence: Outstanding Research and Teaching (2017)

Career

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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

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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

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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

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Measuring heat conditions at the SCG in January 2018

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]

 
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References

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  1. ^ Lane, R (21 August 2021). "Ollie Jay: managing heat, improving health". Lancet. 398 (10301): 655. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01799-2. PMID 34419195. S2CID 237235241.
  2. ^ Périard, Julien D.; DeGroot, David; Jay, Ollie (October 2022). "Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation". Experimental Physiology. 107 (10): 1111–1121. doi:10.1113/EP090686. ISSN 0958-0670. PMC 9826288. PMID 36039024.
  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 (21 August 2021). "Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks". The Lancet. 398 (10301): 698–708. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01208-3. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 34419205.
  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 (5 November 2022). "The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels" (PDF). Lancet. 400 (10363): 1619–1654. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9. PMID 36306815. S2CID 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 (7 November 2022). "The 2022 report of the MJA-Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Australia unprepared and paying the price". The Medical Journal of Australia. 217 (9): 439–458. doi:10.5694/mja2.51742. hdl:2440/136842. PMID 36283699. S2CID 253119051.
  6. ^ Ravanelli, Nicholas; Casasola, William; English, Timothy; Edwards, Kate M.; Jay, Ollie (1 July 2019). "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. 53 (13): 799–805. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097914. ISSN 0306-3674. PMID 29496695.
  7. ^ "Google adds health tips to extreme heat warnings based on latest research". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ Meacham, Savannah (18 September 2023). "New tech to protect Aussies during forecast extreme summer conditions". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Medical and Science Advisory Board | Korey Stringer Institute". 26 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Management Committee". Global Heat Health Information Network. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ^ "New AusOpen heat policy informed by University of Sydney research". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ Lewis, Felicity; Spits, Scott (13 January 2019). "'Playing in a giant kiln': how tennis players deal with heat at the Australian Open". The Age. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Our Partners". Tennis Australia.
  14. ^ Chalmers, Samuel; Anderson, Glenda; Jay, Ollie (1 April 2020). "Considerations for the development of extreme heat policies in sport and exercise". BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 6 (1): e000774. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000774. ISSN 2055-7647. PMC 7173987. PMID 32342948.
  15. ^ Jay, Ollie; Chalmers, Samuel (12 January 2018). "Calling off sport in extreme heat isn't as simple as it seems". ABC News. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  16. ^ Eder, Billie; Pengilly, Adam (25 September 2023). "NRL bracing for grand final chaos with hottest decider of modern era forecast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  17. ^ Hall, Katy (16 February 2023). "Can't handle the heat? This is how Olympians and cricketers do it". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  18. ^ "SMA unveils new Extreme Heat Policy". Sports Medicine Australia. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  19. ^ Riccio, David (25 November 2023). "Going for cold: Aussies BYO aircon to beat heat at Paris Olympics". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 November 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 (1 January 2023). "IOC consensus statement on recommendations and regulations for sport events in the heat". British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57 (1): 8–25. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105942. ISSN 0306-3674. PMC 9811094. PMID 36150754.
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