Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with AFL VIC as the preferred provider of the Level 1 Sports Trainer courses across Victoria. From February through to April, SMA will be providing our industry-leading Level 1 Sports Trainer course to over 200 sports trainers across the state in both metro and … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is pleased to announce an extension to our partnership with Gallagher, our exclusive insurance partner. The 2-year agreement will see Gallagher continue to work with SMA to provide insurance protection designed specifically for our members, across Australia. This is essential for our highly valued, industry-leading Level 1 and 2 accredited Sports Trainers, who provide crucial … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is thrilled to announce the ‘Karen Schneider SMA Safer Sport Award’ that will be presented for the first time at the 2022 Northern Territory Sports Awards! This award was created by Sports Medicine Australia to celebrate Karen Schneider’s contribution to sports and exercise physiotherapy in the NT. The award will be presented at … Continue Reading
SMA was thrilled to receive high-quality submissions this year, and after thorough consideration, we are excited to announce the successful recipients of the 2021 SMA Research Foundation Grants. Congratulation to the winners! Tim Sayer from The University of Melbourne received the prestigious Dr Brian Sando Award. Tim Sayer, The University of Melbourne (Dr Brian Sando Award) … Continue Reading
On Friday December 10, the annual SMA ACT Research Awards were hosted online and featured the latest research out of the ACT. As in previous years, there was an extremely competitive round of applications for the three awards, and after extensive discussion amongst the Scientific Committee, the awards went to the following. Open Award Winner: … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is pleased to announce a new partnership with Strapit, who now become the exclusive tape partner of SMA. The new 3-year agreement will see Strapit high quality products used at all Safer Sport Courses including the industry-leading Level 1 and 2 Sports Trainer Courses across Australia. In addition to being 100% Australian … Continue Reading
Several Australian peak professional and industry organisations in the health and exercise sectors have come together to form the Health and Exercise Professional Forum (HEPF), a collaboration with the aim to communicate a shared position to Government on key issues that affect a healthier, more active Australia. “All levels of Government need to step up … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is calling for Expressions of Interest from Members who would like to join the SMA Conference Committee. The roles and responsibilities of the 2022 SMA Conference Committee shall include: Selection of keynote and invited speakers for the Conference and approval of their presentations/involvement Review and select abstracts for inclusion – podium or … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia wholeheartedly supports the combined initiatives undertaken by the Commonwealth Government and Australian National Cabinet to vaccinate Australians in the fight against COVID-19. It is critical that we strive for the highest possible rates of vaccination across the community to facilitate moving to a new COVID-normal state of life, which includes the resumption of … Continue Reading
Long time SMA Members Biochemist Simon Bartold and Podiatrist Paul Griffin developed a shoe specifically for the Belgian Red Devils hockey team competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Combing their 27 years of experience, this duo worked ambitiously on a tight 12-month time frame to develop the best performance based and technical field hockey shoe on … Continue Reading