Sports Medicine Australia is thrilled to announced Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis as one of our Keynote Speakers for this year’s 2021 Conference. Professor Stamatakis is a Professor of Physical Activity and Population Health at Charles Perkins Centre and the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. He is currently a NHMRC Leadership Level 2 Fellow … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is thrilled to announced Professor Shona Halson as one of our Keynote Speakers for this year’s 2021 Conference. Professor Shona Halson is from ACU’s School of Behavioural and Health Sciences and prior to this was the Head Recovery Physiologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for over 15 years and has been … Continue Reading
Chief Scientist, Director of Performance; APEIRON Life Honorary Professor of Australian Catholic University Former Director of Performance Research & Development (2015-2019) – Philadelphia 76ers Dr. David T. Martin has accumulated 35 years of experience working with Olympic and Professional Athletes and is widely recognized as an innovator in high performance sport. Dr. Martin is also … Continue Reading
Carolyn Emery PT PhD completed her PhD in Epidemiology (UAlberta 2004), MSc in Epidemiology (UCalgary 1998) and BSc in Physiotherapy (Queen’s U 1988). She is a Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Cumming School of Medicine at UCalgary. Carolyn is the Chair of the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre at UCalgary. Carolyn is a … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is thrilled to introduce Professor Kristian Thorborg as one of our keynote speakers at the 2021 SMA Conference. Kristian Thorborg is Professor at Copenhagen University in Orthopedic Surgery – with a special focus on Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. Kristian is also currently Professor at Lund University in Sweden. He is currently … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is thrilled to announce the renowned Dr David Hughes as this year’s Sir William Refshauge Lecturer at the 2021 SMA Conference. The highly distinguished Dr Hughes accepted the invitation on behalf of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation (ASMF) Order of Fellows and the committee are absolutely delighted to have him as he … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is excited to announce that registrations for the 2021 SMA Annual Conference are officially open, and to add to the excitement, this year’s conference will now take place at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, the home of sport in Australia. Click here to view registration options. After a year like no other, … Continue Reading
SMA is thrilled to announce that there are some exciting upcoming opportunities for SMA Sports Trainers in 2021 with roles available for two huge events taking place later on this year. This is a unique opportunity to work in a role where you will gain valuable, paid Sports Trainer experience with the chance to participate … Continue Reading
Sports Medicine Australia is incredibly proud to congratulate two of our valued members Kate Mahony and Dr Philipa Inge have been selected among 16 women to participate in the 2021 AIS Talent Program. The new program was launched earlier this year with the aim to develop and support professional development of women in the fields … Continue Reading
Due to a high number of requests from delegates, the Abstract Submission deadline for the 2021 SMA Conference has been extended from Friday May 14 at 11:59pm (AEST) to Monday May 17 at 12pm (AEST). To submit your abstract, please click here. SMA was thrilled to announce early last week three keynote speakers in Dr … Continue Reading