PD Events for Sports Doctors

Explore our professional development events relevant to the multidisciplinary interests and needs of sports doctors. SMA Sports Doctor members receive discounted or complimentary registration.

These events are designed to support and extend ongoing professional knowledge and skills development, and certificates are sent to everyone who attends our live events to claim CPD hours where relevant.

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Upcoming SMA Events

Date: 13 May
Time:
6:00pm – 9:00pm AWST
Location:
Western Australian Institute of Sport, Mount Claremont WA

In this in person event, Prof Sophia Nimphius, Dr Myles Murphy, Dr Peter Edwards and Dr Daniel Kadlec, four highly experienced clinicians and researchers explore ACL management from multiple angles. Learn more.

Dates: 17 June 2026
Time:
7:00pm – 8:30pm AEST
Location:
Online

Join us for an evening webinar with Paralympic Personal Carer, Kate Mcintosh and Physiotherapist, Phoebe Adams as they talk you through the role of care and working with multidisciplinary teams in para sport. Learn more

Dates: 1 July 2026
Time:
7:00pm – 8:00pm AEST
Location:
Online

This webinar dives into shoulder and spinal injuries in powerlifting/weightlifting; including common injury presentations, management strategies and practical return-to-sport frameworks. Learn more

Dates: 5 August 2026
Time:
7:00pm – 8:00pm AEST
Location:
Online

In this online session Dr Kerry Peek (leader of brain health research within FIFA Medical) will provide a practical presentation on FIFA’s Football-specific On-pitch Concussion assessment protocol (FOCUS). Learn more

Dates: 16 September 2026
Time:
7:00pm – 8:00pm AEST
Location:
Online

Join us for a clinically focused webinar with leading experts Prof Ebonie Rio, sports physiotherapist and academic and Dr Myles Murphy, an early career clinician researcher and physiotherapist. Learn more

Dates: 23 September 2026
Time:
7:00pm – 8:30pm AEST
Location:
Online

Join us for an evening event in partnership with Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA), featuring ACU’s Chair of Sports Nutrition, Prof Louise Burke and Rowing Australia’s Nutrition Lead, Bronwen Lundy as they discuss identifying and managing Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). Learn more

Recorded Webinars

Access recorded PD content on the SMA Store. SMA Sports Doctors and Members get 60% off the webinar price.

Sudden cardiac events in sport: Athlete’s heart, sex differences and prevention of sudden death

Dr Jessica Orchard explores the concept of “athlete’s heart”, how these changes can vary based on factors such as sex, sport type, and genetics, and how there can be a grey zone where athlete’s heart overlaps with cardiac pathology. Visit the store

Thinking beyond the joint: A contemporary understanding of osteoarthritis for the athlete

Associate Professor Tasha Stanton explores the contemporary understanding of osteoarthritis discussing evidence spanning pain science, systematic inflammation, and psychosocial contributors, supporting a need to reconceptualise how we think about osteoarthritis and pain. Visit the store

Managing common hand injuries in sport

Dr Sarah Yong and Ben Cunningham explore how to differentiate between hand injuries that require surgical intervention and those that can be managed conservatively, and gain clarity on the crucial elements of effective hand injury management. Visit the store