Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport
Fifth National Physical Activity Conference
Fourth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference
“Promoting innovation, measuring success”
(13-16 October 2005)

Thank you to all those who attended this years conference. It was a great success with over 1100 in attendance and a special thanks needs to go to all three committees for organising a fantastic program, the keynote and invited speakers for sharing with us their wealth of knowledge and the team at SMA for their tireless effort before and during the event.

The strength of the free papers was also a highlight of this years conference program and I would like to congratulate all who presented especially our 17 prize winners. See below for a complete list.

2005 Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Awards

Best Paper Awards

ASICS Medal - Best Paper Overall
Karim Khan, University of British Columbia
“Action Schools! BC: daily physical activity increases bone strength in prepubertal boys”
Co-Authors - H. Macdonald, S. Manske, K. Reed & H. McKay

ASICS Best Paper - Lower Limb
Jill Cook, Latrobe University
“ Painful tendons with normal imaging: are they a true clinical diagnosis”
Co-Authors - P. Malliaras

ASICS Best Paper - Clinically Relevant Conditions
Gabriel Ng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
“Therapeutic laser and running exercise promote tendo-achilles healing: a rat model”
Co-Authors – D. Fung

ASICS Best Paper - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science
Daniel Green, The University of Western Australia
“Do skinfolds accurately assess changes in body fat in obese adolescents?”
Co-Authors – K. Watts, E. Davis, T. Jones, B. Beeson, A. Siafarikas, L. Bell & T. Ackland

ASICS Best Paper - Health Promotion
Kylie Ball, Deakin Univeristy
“Socioeconomic inequalities in leisure-time walking: are poor environments to blame.”
Co-Authors - A. Timperio, J. Salmon, B. Giles-Corti & D. Crawford

Sport and Recreation Victoria Best Paper – Injury Prevention
Leonie Otago, University of Ballarat
“The risk management knowledge of basketball coaches and their influence on the injury prevention strategies of their players”
Co-Authors – J. Swan & S. Ramage

Best Young Investigator Awards

ASICS Best Young Investigator - Lower Limb
Stuart Warden, Indiana University
“Knee ligament healing is accelerated by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and delayed by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug”
Co-Authors – K. Avin, E. Beck, M. DeWolf, M. Hagemeier & K. Martin

Ken Maguire Best Young Investigator - Clinically Relevant Conditions
Not awarded

John Sutton Best Young Investigator - Basic Science
Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Southern Cross University
“Natural Killer cell numbers and natural killer cytotoxic activity after 6 weeks of testosterone enanthate administration in health young males”
Co-Authors – S. Rogerson, G. Deakin, R. Meir, R. Coutts, S. Zhou & R. Weatherby

NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Best Young Investigator - Injury Prevention
Rochelle Eime, University of Ballarat
"A controlled evaluation of a squash eyewear promotion strategy”
Co Authors – C. Finch, R. Wolfe, N. Owen & C. McCarty

ASMF Fellows Award Best Young Investigator - Health Promotion
Corneel Vandelanotte, Ghent University
“Efficacy of a computer-tailored intervention for increasing physical activity in a sequential or simultaneous intervention mode”
Co-Authors – I. De Bourdeaudhuij

Best Poster Awards

Queensland Academy of Sport Best Poster- Clinically Relevant Conditions
Mark Watts, Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
“Tibial interference screw position in soft tissue ACL graft fixation: biomechanical considerations”
Co-Authors – D. Hayes, G. Tevelen & R. Crawford

AOK Health Best Poster Performance Enhancement and Basic Science
Karen Beatty, The University of New South Wales
“Measurement of load during gymnastics training”
Co-Authors - A. McIntosh

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Best Poster - Injury Prevention
Tania Pizzari, La Trobe University
“Stress fractures of the base of the second metatarsal in elite female classical dancers”
Co-Authors - G.Davidson, & S.Mayes

Sports Medicine Australia Best Poster - Health Promotion
Elizabeth Cyarto, University of Queensland
“Is the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults reliable in an older Australian sample?”
Co-Authors - R.Dickinson, A.Marshall & W.Brown

ASMF Fellows Best Poster - Health Promotion
Vincent Learnihan, University of Western Australia
“Influence of Data Scale in Walkability Analyses”

Special Categories

Wendy Ey Women In Sport Award
Kay Cox, University of Western Australia
“Type of exercise determines short and long-term health benefits of a swim and walk program in older women: the SWEAT 2 study””
Co-Authors – V. Burke, L. Beilin, I Puddey, J. Grove & B. Blanksby

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention ASICS Best Paper Performance Enhancement and
Basic Science
Magnus Hagmar, Karolinska University Hospital
“Endothelial function: is exercise more important than estrogen in post-menopausal women?”
Co-Authors - M.J. Eriksson, C. Lindholm, K. Schenck-Gustafsson & A. Lindén Hirschberg

Honorable Mention AOK Health Best Poster Performance Enhancement and
Basic Science
Deirdre McGhee, Unversity of Wollongong
“How does respiratory state and measurement method affect brassiere size calculations”
Co-Authors - J. Steele

Honorable Mention Wendy Ey Women In Sport Award
Kathy Martin, WTA Tour
“The WTA Tour Ten-Year Age Eligibility and Professional Development Review”
Co-Authors - V. Burke, L. Beilin, I. Puddey, J. Grove & B. Blanksby