By Michelle Bergeron In October 2018, SMA hosted a day-long symposium ‘The Match Day Experience: Elite Care for The Weekend Warrior’ that focused on assisting in athletes' performances. The day was divided into pre-game, during-game and post-game management of...
Year: 2018
Mission Complete: Update on Oxfam Trailwalker
Back in July, SMA NSW Program and Coverage Coordinator, Lachlan Skulander and his team Crossfit Taipan, were preparing for the Oxfam Trailwalker- a hike of 100km. Having now crossed the finish line, Lachlan has provided an update on their epic Trailwalker...
Sports Trainer Spotlight: Ray Vingilis
By Tahlia Zaloumis Sport trainers are a crucial part of keeping sport safe for everyone. Medic and trainer, Ray Vingilis has been working in sport for more than 30 years. The experienced trainer has opened many opportunities for himself and has continued to aid...
Recap – ‘Magic Potions and Modern Medicine: An Injection of Knowledge for all Health Professionals’
By Michelle Bergeron On July 26th, Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) hosted a mid-year event in Melbourne exploring drugs in clinical practice. Senior pharmacist, Lauren Lambert, general practitioner, Dr Michael Ryan and sports physician, Dr Susan White came...
Blind Football
By Tahlia Zaloumis Widely known as The Beautiful Game, soccer is a sport embraced by communities all over the world. It is not commonly known that people who are blind or partially sighted are also free to enjoy the sport via a modified version of the game. Blind...
SMA’s Lachlan Skulander to embark on 100km hike to raise money for Oxfam
Lachlan Skulander has been a hardworking member of the Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) team for the past 2 years. As Program and Coverage Coordinator for NSW, Lachlan assists in organising SMA courses across the state, not to mention, arranging quality sports...