Professor Kai-Ming Chan

Professor K-M Chan is the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Chief of Service in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong and the Director of the Hong Kong Centre of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. Professor Chan is also the Current President of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) and will be presenting a brief review of the achievements of FIMS to celebrate the 75th Anniversary. He will be presenting on his research into tendinopathies, both basic science and clinical applications, but he has wide ranging interests which include arthropscopic surgery and the musculoskeletal benefits of physical activity. 

Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh

Maria Fiatarone Singh is a Professor of Medicine and the John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Sydney. Her areas of specialisation include Geriatric Medicine, Exercise Physiology and Nutrition in the Elderly, Body composition, sarcopenia and functional independence in the elderly, resistance training and clinical populations.

Professor Kevin Norton

Kevin Norton's academic research involves an Honours degree in Physical Education and Biology and a Master of Arts degree by research in Exercise Physiology from Flinders University and a PhD degree from the University of Georgia specialising in Cardiovascular Physiology. He has lectured at the University of Newcastle, the University of New South Wales and is currently a Professor in exercise science and Head of the School of Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Studies at the University of South Australia. Kevin has also been the Director of the Human Bioenergetics Laboratory which focused on researching aspects of metabolic control during physical activity and sport. He has published 37 journal articles, 15 books and chapters, 5 software programs and 52 conference papers. Currently his research focus is on intervention strategies for increasing physical activity patterns in children and adults, the evolution of sports and athletes, and the causes and consequences of these changes.

Professor Peter Terry

Peter Terry is Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland and Coordinator of Psychological Services for the Queensland Academy of Sport. Embodying the scientist-practitioner model, he has worked as a psychologist at six Olympic Games and more than 50 other international sporting events, whilst authoring over 100 scientific and professional publications. Peter is a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and is currently National Chair of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Sport Psychology. He has given invited presentations to such organisations as the Royal Society of Medicine, the International Olympic Committee and the Oxford Union.

Associate Professor Kerry Mummery

Dr Kerry Mummery has a Bachelor’s degree from Brandon University, a Masters degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD from the University of Alberta in Canada. His professional interests lie in the understanding and promotion of physical activity and exercise to the general population. He is one of the principal investigators on 10,000 Steps Rockhampton, Australian’s largest multi-strategy community-based physical activity health promotion project. In his role as Director of the Population Research Laboratory (PRL) in the Centre for Social Science Research at Central Queensland University, Kerry operates Australia’s first university-based Computer-Assisted-Telephone- Interview (CATI) lab. The laboratory has regularly conducts region-, state-, and nation-wide surveys using telephone and Internet technology. An ex-patriot Canadian, Kerry now enjoys living and working in tropical Queensland with his wife and two daughters.

Associate Professor Julie Steele

Dr Julie Steele is currently Head of the Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong and serves on the Executive Council and Board of Directors of the International Society of Biomechanics and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, respectively. Julie is one of Australia's most eminent biomechanics researchers in the field of Science and Medicine in Sport. Her key areas of research have been in the mechanisms and prevention of lower limb injuries; developing recommendations for safe playing surfaces and footwear for various sports; obesity and functional performance in children; and breast movement and sport brassiere design.  In 1998 Julie was awarded the inaugural F.E.Johnson Memorial Fellowship for outstanding research in the field of Science and Medicine in Sport. 

Assistant Professor Kevin Tipton

Dr Kevin Tipton is assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, USA.
The interaction of nutrition and exercise on muscle protein metabolism. Protein metabolism, resistance-training-induced adaptations in skeletal muscle protein turnover. Essential amino acids and muscle protein recovery from resistance exercise.

Mr Simon Bartold: 

Research Fellow, University of South Australia; Specialist Sports Podiatrist in private practice, Adelaide; International Research Coordinator, Asics global body; The influence of football boot mid-sole height on hamstring muscle activity; Past Executive Board Member and National Vice-president of SMA.

Dr John Best

John is a Sports Physician in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. He has been in private Sports Medicine practice for over 15 years in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He has been involved with elite Sport during this time including the last 12 years as a Consultant to the Australian Rugby Union. This included a period of six years as Team Physician to the Wallabies, including the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.

Mr Glenn Cardwell

Glenn is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with 24 years in clinical and public health nutrition, including 10 years as consultant dietitian to the National Heart Foundation. He has given nutrition presentations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Britain, on sports nutrition, healthy eating and weight control. He was the sports nutrition adviser to the West Coast Eagles (AFL) for 14 years and works with the Australian Institute of Sport and Sports Dietitians Australia to produce nutrition fact sheets for the public. Glenn makes frequent TV and radio appearances around Australia. He has written regular nutrition columns for the Sunday Times, the West Australian, Business Directions and Good Medicine magazine. He has written three books, Diet Addiction, Gold Medal Nutrition, and the Top Blokes Food Manual. At the Conference Glenn will be facilitating a 'Hypothetical' to discuss “The Fat Australian: Who’s to blame”

Dr Jill Cook

Dr Jill Cook is a physiotherapist with an interest in the clinical treatment of, and research into, sporting injuries, especially overuse tendon injuries. Jill has a post graduate qualifications in Manipulative Therapy and a PhD from Griffith University. Jill has worked with several National sporting teams, but mainly with the Opals, the Australian National Women’s basketball team. Jill is currently a NH&MRC fellow in training and senior lecturer at La Trobe University in Melbourne and runs a specialist tendon injury practice at Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic. 

Dr Tom Cross

Dr Tom Cross is a final year registrar of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. He is presently working in Canberra in private practice at Sports Physicians ACT and as the consultant in sports medicine at the Duntroon military base. He graduated in Medicine in1994 from Sydney University and obtained a Diploma in Child Health from the New Children’s Hospital, Sydney, in 1996. He has worked as a team physician for the Sydney Swans Football Club (1998-2000) and obtained a fellowship from the Australian Institute of Sport in 2001.He has a particular interest in paediatric sports medicine. Present research interests include work both in muscle strain injury (quadriceps and hamstrings) and also assessing the risk of diagnostic ionizing radiation in sports medicine practice.

Dr Helen Gilbey

Dr Gilbey is the Clinic Director of Hollywood Functional Rehabilitation Clinic in Perth. She specialises in the benefits of exercise prior to orthopaedic procedures, including the role of pre-surgery exercise programs in assisting in reducing the need for surgery, and delaying the requirement of surgery 

Dr John Hart

Dr Hart is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Monash University. He will be presenting on joint re-surfacing including autologous chondrocyte implantation.

Dr James Linklater

James is a musculoskeletal radiologist in private practice in Sydney with Castlereagh Imaging, Sports Imaging and St Vincent’s Clinic, also providing an MRI reporting service for Penrith Imaging and Illawarra Radiology Group (IRG). He trained in radiology in Sydney before undertaking a musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. His clinical practice includes ultrasound, MRI and imaging guided interventions. He is an acknowledged expert in foot and ankle imaging and has a broad interest in musculoskeletal imaging, particularly imaging of articular cartilage, hand and wrist imaging and imaging guided interventions. He was a member of the radiology team at the Sydney Olympics. He has 11 publications in peer reviewed journals and has made numerous presentations at scientific and educational meetings. 

Ms Karen Lucas

Karen is a myotherapist at Eltham Myotherapy Clinic, Melbourne and works at the Department of Complementary Medicine, RMIT University, Melbourne.
Her main interest is myofascial pain and dysfunction and how this affects movement performance. She has presented her work both in Australia and internationally and plans to complete her PhD in July 2003 which investigates the effects of latent myofascial trigger points on muscle recruitment patterns in shoulder girdle muscles. 

Dr Steve Selig

Dr Steve Selig coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Exercise Rehabilitation at Victoria University. In 2002, he won three major university teaching awards, including the peak Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He completed his PhD in cardiovascular physiology at the Baker Medical Research Institute, before taking up successive academic posts at Deakin and Victoria Universities. His research interests focus on exercise rehabilitation for patients living with heart failure, and he was the recipient of an NHMRC project grant for this research. Dr. Selig has presented his findings at the American Heart Association and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and was recently an Invited Speaker at the Annual Cardiology Registrars’ Meeting and the Council on the Ageing. 

Dr Martin Sullivan

Dr Martin Sullivan is a leading International Foot and Ankle Surgeon. He is currently the Director of the North Shore Private Foot & Ankle Clinic in Sydney and a Consultant Surgeon at St Vincent's Clinic. Martin was previously a Consultant to the University of Sydney Sports Clinic at the Cumberland Health & Research Centre. He is responsible for developing the endoscopic surgical technique on Insertional Achilles tendon Disorders. In 1999 Martin was an invited guest of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society to speak on Advances in Arthroscopic Foot & Ankle Surgery. He pioneered the rapid rehabilitation program following ankle ligament reconstruction and has had extensive experience with Australia's elite athletes including the Australian Cricket Team. He has been involved in the education of Australian Sport Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Physicians for many years.