Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport October 25-28 2003
National Convention Centre
Canberra 		Australian Conference of Science
and Medicine in Sport and
Third National Sporting Injury
Prevention Conference
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Preliminary Program
Saturday 25 October

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1.00 - 1.45 Steve Longford (Forensic Profiler)
“ Thinking outside the square”
1.50 - 2.45 Dr John Best – Chief Medical Officer for the ARU and Tournament Medical Director for the 2003 Rugby World Cup
“ Making Rugby Safer – from grass roots to World Cups”
2.45 - 3.15 Afternoon Tea (Convention Centre Foyer)
3.00 - 4.45 From 3.00pm
Australia v Namibia (Live on the Big Screen)
With commentary from a sports medicine perspective.
4.45 - 5.30 Panel Discussion
“ Promoting Safety and Reducing Injury in Rugby”
From 6.00 Rugby World Cup
Wales v Italy at Canberra Stadium (separate ticket required)
Sunday 26 October

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7.15 - 8.15 Clinical Workshops * (Observation or Participation)
8.30-9.30 Keynote Presentation
Professor Roald Bahr “Sports Injury Prevention: an International Perspective”
9.35 - 10.30 Symposium:
Comparisons of rugby injuries in Australia, South Africa & NZ		 Practical Workshops: “Taping” Gavin Malouf (ACT Brumbies Physio)
10.30 - 11.00 Morning Tea (Trade Exhibition)
11.00 - 12.30 Rugby Injury Symposium: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr James Linklater – “MRI Review”
Dr Martin Sullivan – “Ankle Repair”
 Workshop for Community Sports Administrators: “Developing a sports safety plan for your club using risk management principles”
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch (Trade Exhibition)
1.30 - 3.00 Rugby Injury Symposium continued: “Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment”

Dr Tom Cross – “Muscle strain injury: quadriceps and hamstrings”
Dr Kevin Woods – “Realistic return to activity from ACL surgery”

 Symposium: Injury Prevention Initiatives: lessons from current interventions
3.00 - 3.30 Afternoon Tea (Trade Exhibition)
3.30 - 5.00 Rugby Injury Symposium continued
Dr Mark Sayers – “Preparing bodies for contact sport”
Grant Duthrie – Training methods specific to rugby; analysis of energy expenditure during a game.”
5.00 - 6.30 Posters: latest research findings into all aspects of Rugby.
NSW Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Australian Physiotherapy Association Sports Doctors Australia Australian Psychological Society - College of Sport Psychologists Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Sports Dietitians Australia
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