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Several International and Australian keynote and invited speakers
will address the Conference Theme "Promoting Innovation,
Measuring Success" from their own area of expertise.
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- Ron Alexander, Sports Soft Tissue Therapist
- Shane Brun, Sports Doctor
- Margaret Grant, Physiotherapist
- John Head, Podiatrist
- Kevin Kirby, Podiatrist
- Deirdree McGhee, Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Univeristy
of Wollongong
- Mr Craig Payne, Podiatrist, Latrobe University
- Scott Rogow, Athletic Trainer, Certified
- David Spurrier, Sports Physiotherapist
- Francine St George, Sports Physiotherapist
- Bill Straughan, Sports Doctor
- Lisa Westlake, Physiotherapist
- Gavan White, Sports Doctor
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Ron
Alexander
Sports Spoft Tissue Therapist
Workshop: "Functional Fascial Taping® 'Instant,
Drug Free Pain Management'
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Ron Alexander is the founder of the Functional
Fascial Taping® method
and presents
FFT® workshops both in Australia and overseas. He is co-supervisor of a randomised
controlled trial of FFT for lower back pain at La Trobe University. Ron founded
and refined this method over several years whilst the principal soft tissue therapist
for the Australian Ballet. During this period he was awarded ‘Lady Southey Scholarship
for Excellence’. |
Shane
Brun
Sports Doctor
Workshop: "On Field Emergency Medicine" .
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Dr
Shane Brun is a sports doctor and director of Cairns Sports
Medicine. He is involved primarily in clinical practice
and has been responsible for the medical care of athletes
of all ages from amateur to elite. He holds a senior lecturer
position in the school of medicine at James Cook University,
and a masters degree in sports medicine. He has had extensive
experience in emergency and retrieval medicine and is a
senior EMST instructor with the Royal Australasian College
of Surgeons. He is also on the board of directors of SMA
(QLD) and Sports Doctors Australia. |
Margaret
Grant
Physiotherapist
Workshop: "Practical Presentation Skills"
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John
Head
Podiatrist
Workshop: "Important tests for the sports
Podiatrist in the assessment of forefoot symptoms"
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In private practice at Shepparton
Foot Clinic since 1983. Fellow of the Australasian Academy of
Podiatric Sports Medicine since 1993. Completed a Masters by
research in 2002 on “The effects of NSAIDs on bone resorption
in healthy males” Enjoys collecting and participating in art
and plays the harmonica when feeling happy. |
Kevin
Kirby
Podiatrist
Workshop: "New Clinical Tests for Diagnosing
and Understanding Mechanical Foot Pathologies"
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Dr. Kirby has specialized in sports injuries
of the foot and lower extremity, industrial injuries of the foot
and ankle, and foot surgery in a Californian orthopaedic group
for the past 20 years, during which he has held many academic
appoints and lectured internationally on the topics of lower-limb
biomechanics, foot orthotic therapy and sports medicine. He has
invented and developed a large number of clinical tests and techniques,
including the Subtalar Joint Axis Location Technique, the Anterior
Axial Radiographic Projection, the Medial Heel Skive (Kirby Skive)
Orthotic Technique, Lateral Heel Skive Orthotic Technique, the
Subtalar Joint Axis /Rotational Equilibrium Theory of Foot Function,
and co-developed the Subtalar Joint Equilibrium and Tissue Stress
Approach to Biomechanical Therapy of the Foot and Lower Extremity. |
Deirdre
McGhee
Sports Physiotherapist
Workshop: "Is your patient's bra a help
or a hinderance "
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Deirdre McGhee is an accredited Sports
Physiotherapist and Lecturer in Functional Anatomy at the University
of Wollongong. Deirdre is currently completing her Masters of
Science (Research) in the Biomechanics Research Laboratory, investigating
the effects of brassiere design and breast discomfort. |
Craig
Payne
Podiatrist
Workshop: "Clinical tests for predicting
foot orthoses outcomes"
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Podiatry
at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Considerable amount of research
into the effectiveness and mechanism of action of foot orthoses. |
Scott
Rogow
ATC (Athletic Trainer, Certified), OPA,C (Orthopedic
Physicians Assistant, Certified)
Workshop: "Rehabilitation post ACL
Injury - new directions"
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Scott received his Bachelor of Science
Degree from San Diego State University in Athletic Training,
and a Masters
of Science
in Kinesiology from The University of Michigan. He worked as
an Athletic Trainer with the University Of Michigan football
and wrestling teams and then joined OASIS Sports Medical Group,
San Diego working as an OPA-C, assisting in Orthopaedic surgery,
reviewing patient cases and implementing an effective rehabilitation
program. Scott is currently the Manager of Education and Training
for Dj Orthopaedics, USA. |
David
Spurrier
Sports Physiotherapist
Workshop: "Making Sense of Proprioceptive
Exercise"
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David Spurrier is a Sport and Musculoskeletal
Physiotherapist at the Mitcham Rehabilitation Clinic, Adelaide.
He is actively involved with gymnastics and paralympic sports
and is a guest lecturer on the Masters courses at the Post Graduate
School of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia.
He has a special interest in the pathophysiology of injury and
repair, exercise rehabilitation and the application of exercise
for health. |
Francine
St George
Sports Physiotherapist
Workshop: "Posture Pilates Class"
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MSc (Med) PGD Sport Sc. PGD Physio. Francine
combines clinical work at her practice with running a gym that
is utilised by her clients, irrespective of their fitness level
or musculoskeletal condition. She is well know for her innovative
exercise ideas and liason with the fitness industry the past
25 years. |
Bill
Straughan
Sports Doctor
Workshop: "Joint Injection techniques"
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For the past 15 years Bill has practiced
as a Sports Medicine/ Occupational specialist in Newcastle and
Maitland NSW. He is currently President of Sports Doctors Australia
and President of Newcastle/Hunter branch of SMA. He was also
the Medical Director for the Masters Games in Newcastle in 2002
and the more recent Trans Tasman games. |
Lisa
Westlake
Physiotherapist
Workshop: "Back health on the Ball" and "Wake up on
the ball for length, strength and control"
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Lisa Westlake, is a Physiotherapist and
Accredited Registered Fitness Leader. Her current commitments
include lecturing for VicFit & Melbourne physiotherapy courses,
running her company Physical Best, which provides physiotherapy
fitness programs for special populations, and teaching classes
at several Melbourne facilities. Lisa is a popular national and
international presenter, where her various sessions are always
a success. In conjunction with FitBall Therapy and Training,
the sole Australian distributor of fitball™, Lisa developed
the fitball Australia instructors' training course, bringing
the best of both worlds to fitness education. Lisa has also produced
a series of 5 fitball videos to cater for a range of fitball
experience- All Round Workout, Hard Core Strength, Roll Up to
Unwind, Back in Action, Great Expectations. |
Gavan
White
Sports Doctor
Workshop: "Practical Procedures in Sports
Medicine"
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Gavan is a rural GP in Margaret River,
WA. He has a strong practice in Sports Medicine. He runs a consultative
Sports Medicine Practice in Bunbury, WA. The practice has a mixture
of acute and chronic injury assessment and management, procedural
work and occupational assessment and management. Qualifications:
MBBS, M Sports Med, FRACGP, DipRACOG, Grad Dip Fam Med. |
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