Focused PD Events
2023/24 SMA & AIS FPHI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT SERIES
SMA and the FPHI are collaborating on a series of professional development events, being held across 2023 and 2024, on issues specific to female athlete performance and health considerations.
Topics addressed in the series include:
- Breast injuries in female athletes
- Menstrual cycle and hormonal changes
- Pelvic floor health in athletes
- RED-S Update and IOC Consensus Statement
- Bone health and osteoporosis
- Iron for female athletes
- Coach education for those working with female athletes
- Managing pregnancy and return to sport as an athlete support team – lived experience.
Details about each event will be released throughout the year.
Dr Rachel Harris, Sport & Exercise Physician and Project Lead of the AIS FPHI, talks about the purpose of the event series in the video below.
ABOUT THE FPHI
The AIS Female Performance & Health Initiative (FPHI) was established in October 2019 to improve female athlete specific knowledge and systems of support. Given that female athletes make up at least 50% of our high performing population, the initiative benefits Australian athletes, coaches, parents, sporting organisations and support staff in the sport sector and raises awareness and understanding to key female athlete performance and health consideration.
Find out more about the FPHI, and access the full suite of education modules and resources here.