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Yuri Hosokawa

Associate Professor at Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

Areas of expertise

  • - Athletic Training
  • - Sports Safety
  • - Environmental Physiology

Major works

  • Hosokawa Y , Adami PE, Stephenson B, Blauwet C, Bermon S, Webborn N, Racinais S, Derman W, Goosey-Tolfrey V. Prehospital Management of Exertional Heat Stroke at Sports Competitions for Paralympic Athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine.2021. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104786
  • Hosokawa Y , Racinais S, Akama T, Zideman D, Budgett R, Casa DJ, Bermon S, Grundstein AJ, Pitsiladis Y, Schobersberger W, Yamasawa F. Prehospital Management of Exertional Heat Stroke at Sports Competitions: International Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-103854
  • Adams WM, Hosokawa Y , Casa DJ. Preseason Heat Safety in Secondary School Athletics. Journal of Athletic Training. 2021;56(4):349-351.
  • Hosokawa Y , Murata Y, Stearns RL, Suzuki-Yamanaka M, Kucera KL, Casa DJ. Epidemiology of sudden death in organized school sports in japan. Injury Epidemiology. 8:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00326-w
  • Huggins RA, Scarneo SE, Casa DJ, Alic S, Belval LN, Carr K, Chaffin E, Chiampas G, Clayton M, Colvin A, Curtis RM, Duffy AJ, Flury A, Gammons M, Griffin B, Hosokawa Y , Jardine JF, Jorgenson A, Labella CR, Margarucci K, Miller J, Moskovitz-Thompson L, Ransone J, Scott K, Oats R, Sailor S, Stearns RL, Vandermark LW, Weston T. The Inter-Association Task Force for Youth Sports Emergency Health & Safety: Best Practices Recommendations. J Athl Train. 2017;52(4):384–400.

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About me

Yuri Hosokawa is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan. Her research interests include prevention and education of sudden deaths in sports, establishing best practices in road race medicine, developing regional-specific heat guidelines for exertional heat illness prevention, and developing heat acclimatization guidelines for tactical athletes. She is also partaking in research projects in the field of biometeorology to promote interdisciplinary research among physiologists, climatologists, and public health researchers. She served as a member of the International Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact expert working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and led the effort to implement best practices for prehospital care of exertional heat stroke in Japan.

Courses and Programs taught by Yuri Hosokawa