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SDrA is involved in a very exciting transition to improve services to its members. A unique alliance with the RACGP, SMA and University of Queensland has set the scene for the provision of a dynamic educational and supportive envirnoment for members... full story...
SDrA has a long and strong relationship with SMA with many benefits for both groups... full story...
SDrA forges strong links with the RACGP. This relationship has the potential for markedly improved primary care sports medicine... full story...
SDrA actively involved in an alliance with University of Queensland for the provisional educational programs for its members... full story...
Sports Doctors Australia is an association of doctors who have an interest in and expertise in the practice of sports and exercise medicine. Members come from a wide range of areas within medicine, including GPs, Surgeons, Radiologists and many others.
Our aim is to provide an association of doctors who are interestd in the provision of high level care for all sporting people, irrespective of type of activity or level of competition. As such, we provide a high level of care for elite athletes through to the weekend warrior and also include the non-exercising person who may want to improve their exercise level or deal with an injury.
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SDrA is an association of likeminded doctors. As an organisation, we aim to:
GALS is a rapid and reliable musculoskeletal screening system that is simple to apply and provides consistent results.
Associate Professor Shane Brun presents a paper that presents and discusses GALS, making the use of this tool a very achievable office procedure. Shane is SDrA president and Associate Professor in the Clinical Skills Unit, James Cook University. Read this informative article...
2010 has started off a very busy year for SDrA. Members and Fellows of SDrA will be aware of the establishing links with both the RACGP and the University of Queensland. The Special Interest Group (SIG) in Sports Medicine within the RACGP (http://www.racgp.org.au/) is well underway and led by SDrA. The establishment of a SIG within this well established College, will assist sports medicine at the primary care front, to have a stronger voice and more influence in the provision of care to this group of society as well as a more structured pathway to the practice of sports medicine in primary care.
SDrA in its capacity as the sports medicine SIG of RACGP has joined forces with the University of Queensland (UQ) Sports Medicine programs (http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5420). Courses offered are from Graduate Certificate to Masters level and are geared towards the needs of the GP with a special interest in sports medicine. The course is recognized for CPD with both RACGP and SDrA and fulfills the academic requirements for the Fellowship of SDrA. The SDrA website is in the process of being completely redeveloped and will be packed with useful information so please take the time to visit http://www.sportsdoctors.com.au/. SDrA is committed to providing its members with sports medicine information and resources at the highest level, please let us know your needs. If you are a doctor in any field and at any level and not yet a member of SDrA please consider joining this dedicated group.
It is with pleasure that I present my final report as President after 4 years of hard work with some great results and some frustrating results. I'm pleased to now hand over the reins to Shane Brune. Shane has the same enthusiasm for Sports Doctors Australia that I have and I know I leave it in very good hands to carry forward. I wish him well in ongoing developments with Sports Doctors Australia. I have tried to keep the communication going between members with regular emails so I will not repeat all the details that I have previously sent out. The major discussion point over the past few years has been developing a relationship with the College of Sport Physicians. Full report...
SDrA has been active in the provision of education at the recent Sorts Medicine Australia Conference. Once again, we have run the highly successful and respected Sports Medicine Emergency Care Course. We have also run workshops as well as organised our Keynote speaker at the conference. Full report...
SDrA is actively involved in forging relationships with Sports Medicine Ausralia (SMA) and the RACGP. This will prove to provide excellent educational and collegiate opportunities for current and future members. Read more...
We are also very pleased to provide the resources of the Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS) for our members. This resource is included in the membership fee and provides valuable acces to evidence based reviews of sports medicine research. Find out more...