CURRENT NEWS ITEMS

President's Report, AGM November 2010

Sports Doctors Australia and Sports Medicine within Australia have gone through a very exciting
and challenging time over the last twelve months, although these times are far from over. Within
SDrA we have looked very closely at who we are as a group, where we are heading and what we
want for ourselves, for our profession, for the discipline of sports medicine and ultimately for
our patients.

I started off my presidency with two major objectives and one ultimate aim. The first is to
highlight and expand the SDrA reputation as a provider of high quality sports medicine
education to our peers and colleagues, medical and allied health students, those undertaking
post graduate training in medicine and allied health and of course to the general community.
The second is to strengthen existing professional relations we have with other likeminded
professional organisations as well as establish links with those we are not yet involved. The
ultimate aim is that through the progressive attainment of these objectives we, together, will
strengthen the profile of sports medicine within Australia and ultimately provide to our patients
the best quality sports medicine care and advice possible.

I believe we are well on the way to achieving these objectives . . . Read the full report....

Presdent's Report July 2010

Dear SDrA Members and Fellows,

The first six months of 2010 has been very exciting and challenging for Sports Doctors Australia. We have been exploring and developing new directions and consolidating and strengthening existing relations.

At the beginning of my presidency I outlined my two main priorities which I would focus on during my term. The first is to highlight and expand the SDrA reputation as a provider of high quality sports medicine education to our peers and colleagues, medical and allied health students, those undertaking post graduate training in medicine and allied health and of course to the general community. The second is to strengthen existing professional relations we have with other likeminded professional organisations as well as establish links with those we are not yet involved.

I can reassure you now that both these priorities and being implemented and are well on track. Read the full report.......

GALS or How to Perform a Rapid and Reliable Musculoskeletal Screen

The GALS screening examination is a fast and effective way to assess the integrity of the MSK system. GALS is not a new concept, it was originally described by Doherty et al in 1992 (1) and its use has been validated by Beattie et al in 2008 (2), it has been taught and used throughout the world since the mid 1990s.There are several modified version of the GALS screen used throughout the world, the one described here is yet another version of the original.

This is an excellent paper, presented by Associate Professor Shane Brun (SDrA President). Click to access the article ......

 

President's Report - First Quarter 2010

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 you’re 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