History

Over the past several years doctors undertaking postgraduate training in sports medicine felt there was a need for an association representing non-specialist doctors in sports medicine, both within Sports Medicine Australia as well as an on-going professional society. 

Discussions proceeded in close communication with SMA and the College of Sports Physicians, both of whom were very supportive of the proposed association.

In June 1999, at the Olympic Symposium on the Olympic Athlete, the Federal Minister for Sport,the Honourable Jackie Kelly, welcomed, via a specially produced video, the new society and formally announced its launch.

In November 1999, at the 5th IOC Congress on Sports Science and Sports Medicine, the first meeting for SDrA was held and office-bearers were elected

Aims

• to provide a professional society in sports medicine for medical practitioners

• to promote research in sports medicine

• to promote postgraduate and continuing education in sports medicine for medical practitioners

• to provide a discipline group in SMA for medical practitioners

• to promote collaboration with sports medicine practitioners and their societies internationally

• to promote knowledge and interest in sports medicine amongst medical student

be active '09 Oct 14 - 17.
be active '09 combines the 2009 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, the Seventh National Physical Activity Conference and the Sixth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference. It will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.


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SDrA Members
Please review your details as listed in the sports drs directory and update them as required.

Member Forum
The SDrA Member Forum is being finalised. All Members will recieve an email notifying them of their username and password when the forum is up and running.