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2024 SMA & ACSEP Joint Conference
SAVE THE DATE The 2024 Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) and Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) Joint Conference will be held in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from 16-19 October 2024. Stay tuned for further details....
Australian athletes risk death, infertility, urinary incontinence and more: global expert warns
One of the world’s leading sports medicine experts warns Australian sports medicine professionals, athletes and coaches about the dangers to athletes of expending more energy than they consume. Up to 80% of athletes face a variety of serious medical conditions –...
2022/2023 SMA Annual Report
Sports Medicine Australia is pleased to release our Annual Report for FY 2022/23.
SMA response to Senate Committee inquiry report into Concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports
Education critical for managing concussion Sports Medicine Australia welcomes the report by the Senate Community Affairs References Committee into Concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports. The report has made recommendations that, if implemented, should...
A ban on children heading in football (soccer), not the best approach
Sports Medicine Australia is anticipating a surge in children playing football in the wake of Australia and New Zealand hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup. While concerns about concussion may inspire calls in Australia for a ban on children heading the ball, as is the...
2023 SMA ACT Research Awards – Applications open
On behalf of the ACT State Council, we are excited to announce that the 2023 SMA ACT Research Awards are open for submissions. Drawing together representatives from key stakeholders in sports medicine and science, and physical activity research in the ACT, the SMA...