SMA ACT 2013 CONFERENCE of SCIENCE & MEDICINE in SPORT CANBERRA AUSTRALIA 9 & 10 February 2013 ABSTRACT BOOK

SMA ACT 2013 CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN SPORT CANBERRA AUSTRALIA 9 & 10 February 2013

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Sponsored by: Celebrating 50 years of Sports Medicine in Australia SMA ACT 2013 CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 February 2013 - AIS Canberra

This conference will reflect on the beginning of Sports Medicine, the milestones, highs and lows, establishment of the AIS in 1981, the advancement of technology and the evolving nature of sports, exercise and physical activity. Presenters are drawn from all fields reflecting on the journey of the last five decades and discussing some of the latest treatments, strategies and technologies available today.

Sports Medicine Australia was founded in 1963 to provide a forum for all disciplines to come together under one banner. SMA support the advancement in the health and safe participation of all Australians at all levels of sport and physical activity. Since its inception SMA has provided a focal point for professionals to share knowledge with their peers and the wider community. Sport is the primary concern for all involved in Sports Medicine Australia and over the last five decades SMA has grown in national prominence. Membership today draws together all areas of Sports Medicine from Scientist, Academic, and all levels of Sport & Health professionals who use current research to improve individual performance, safe and sustainable participation from amateur to elite sport. CONFERENCE PROGRAM

KEYNOTE: Professor Karim Khan Sports Physician Web: http://bjsm.bmj.com Twitter feed @BJSM_BMJ

Professor Karim Khan, MBBS, PhD, FACSP, FSMA, is an Australian-trained sports physician and editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In prehistoric times, Karim contributed to the paradigm shift that ‘tendinopathies’ are not due to inflammatory cell invasion.

This speaker is well respected within his peers both nationally and internationally. Karim latest work is focused in physical activity for public health.

Karim has consistently reported the large benefit of physical activity for public health. He has published extensively, including in high impact journals such as the British Medical Journal, where he also serves on the international editorial board. He is the Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a leading international journal that focuses on the role of physical activity for health. Reflecting his contribution to knowledge translation, he is co-author of the leading medical monograph for general practitioners and physiotherapists, Clinical Sports Medicine (4th Edition, McGraw-Hill).

Karim was the team physician for the Opals - the Australian Women’s Basketball Team during the 1990s and this gave him the chance to work with many AIS experts during training camps. During those years he was also the sports physician for the Australian Ballet Company in Melbourne.

After being recruited to the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 2000, Karim’s research focus and advocacy has been in physical activity for public health. Bone health and falls prevention has been one focus via RCTs in older people with osteoporosis and high risk of falls.

As a sports medicine educator, Karim is well known via his contribution to the 118-author textbook -- Clinical Sports Medicine, now in its 4th edition (@CSM4ed).

Karim notes that 30 minutes of physical activity daily are equivalent to finding a cure for smoking, diabetes and obesity combined (‘smokadiabesity’). He is a bike commuter even in Vancouver’s incessant rain and he accumulates 60 minutes of physical activity daily (in bouts of >15 mins - walking is just fine).

SATURDAY 9.05AM Keynote - Dr Karim Khan Where are we coming from and what are the future challenges in Sports Medicine.

SUNDAY 9.05AM Keynote - Dr Karim Khan Showcasing his current research in Physical Activity and Public Health. 2013 SMA-ACT Conference Schedule Theme: How is Sports Medicine Emerging in 21st Century

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Saturday 9 February 2013 Sunday 10 February 2013 Topic 8am Workshop - Technology in use: Demonstration of the AIS instrumented indoor running track. 9am Mr Peter Gabutt - SMA ACT President 9am Mr Peter Gabutt - SMA ACT President Opening Address Opening Address

9.05 Keynote - Dr Karim Khan 9.05 Keynote - Dr Karim Khan Where are we coming from and what are the future Showcasing his current research in challenges in Sports Medicine. Physical Activity and Public Health.

9.45 Dr David Martin - Sports Physiologists 9.45 Professor Gordon Waddington - Physiotherapist UC 20 years of AIS Sport Science: Pursuing Excellence. Sports injury surveillance research. Showcasing the results of the new injury monitoring tool “RecordPro” Dr David Martin Mr Robert de Castella - Olympic Marathon Runner Fun overview of technology on display in Trade Hall 10.05 Life after the Olympics! an Insight into the successful highlighting some of the latest technology. transition from being an Olympic athlete to his current role in sports administration and public health.

10.10 - 10.45 am 10.25 - 11.00am Morning Tea Morning Tea Indoor Synthetic Hall Indoor Synthetic Hall

10.45 Dr David Hughes - Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician 11.00 Mrs Kylie Holt - Physiotherapist AIS Balancing the demands of a busy clinic with supporting Current trends in physical therapy research within AIS as athletes on the road well as looking towards studies in the future. 11.05 Mr Simon Bartold - Podiatry 11.20 PhD students Podium Presentations Development of Sport Science and Biomechanics in the running shoe today and beyond. PHD Students presenting their latest research Exploring where we are heading with this technology. 5 x 8 minutes each

Sponsored By Asics Sponsored By University of Canberra 11.25 Professor Gabrielle Cooper - Pharmacy UC 12.20 Mr Greg Shaw - Sports Dietitian AIS Pills vs performance. Dietary supplementation Athletes self medication with illicit and other drugs. Where it is heading, what athletes are doing, and questions about evidence for use.

11.45 Dr Jason Mazanov - Psychologist & Lecturer ADFA/NSW 12.40 12.40pm - 1.40pm Evolution of ethics in Sports Medicine. Lunch

12.00pm - 1.00pm 1.40 Mr Charles Mountifield - Sports Agent Lunch The Role of the Sports Agent in Professional Sport: Where the sports agent fits in with the rise of professionalism and professional sports 1.00 Dr Marcus Lee - Sports Biomechanist 2.00 PANEL DISCUSSION Evasive Sidestepping as a Visual-Perceptual-Motor Skill: Moderator: Mr Tim Gavel ABC Sports Commentator Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Panel: Dr Warren McDonald, Mr Jake White, Mr Dean Benton & Mr Clyde Rathbone 1.20 PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Mr Paul Fleet - Podiatrist Conservative management of injury: Panel Discussion- 5 greatest advancement in Sports Medicine & Science Balancing the needs of the athlete, coach, and greater over the past 5 decades. team management. 2.30 2.30 - 3.00pm • The role the doctor plays within the management Afternoon Tea of a team and some of the politics the Doctor faces within his role. 3.00 Moderator: • Relationship the Doctor has with the coach and the Professor Mr David Pyne - Senior Physiologist AIS Influences of the coach on return to play over team Showcasing Case Studies from London Olympics: Doctor. • The Athlete Performance Team works with the Exploring the challenges and the different disciplines medical team to minimise injury and maximise the which support the athletes. recovery process. How do these practitioners ensure that all parties are co-ordinated in these functions. • Pressures facing athletes to perform; building relationships with Coach, & Sports Medicine Team.

4.30 Closing Address - 5 minutes Mr Peter Garbutt 3.30 Closing Address - 5 minutes Mr Peter Garbutt 2013 CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN SPORT Canberra, Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 February 2013

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Thank you for your time. We hope you enjoyed the 2013 conference and hope you will join us in 2014. ABSTRACTS - Saturday 9 February 2013 “Where are we coming from and what are the future challenges in sports and exercise medicine.” Professor Karim Khan, University of British Columbia, Canada & Aspetar-- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar. Abstract: In this Level 5 keynote lecture I will reflect on how the field of sports medicine and sports science has changed dramatically in the past 25 years. The various clinical groups represented in SMA have largely succeeded in carving out ‘specialist’ niches. Will that differentiation continue to bear fruit? Will our disciplines just survive, thrive or dive? I’ll share stories of identical patients presenting in 1993 and 2013 - how does management differ?

George Santayana (1863-1952) said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”; what can we learn from our past to try to improve patient outcomes? I’ll remain in a practical, clinical reference frame to ask:

1. Can clinicians in our field benefit from advances in genomics/proteomics/metabolomics (etc.) and the subsequent penchant for ‘personalized medicine’? 2. Are the public health advances that we can support going to come from the clinical setting or via population health initiatives (e.g., the built environment, school policy)? 3. Will the current, and future, advances in injury and illness prevention become widely adopted and if so, how?

I look forward to sharing some thoughts on these topics and being part of SMA’s exciting 50th anniversary. You can provide input into this discussion from your smart phone on Twitter (@BJSM_BMJ). Now that’s something you couldn’t do at SMA’s first scientific conference!

20 years of AIS Sport Science: Pursuing Excellence.

Dr David Martin: Currently one of seven senior sport physiologist working within the department of physiology at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. For the last 14 years David has been responsible for providing sport science support to Winter Sport Athletes (cross-country skiing, short track speed skating, mogul skiing, snowboard, skeleton). David has been involved in sport science research in the following areas: thermoregulation, quantification of training loads, competition analysis, sport specificity of laboratory testing, tapering, peaking and altitude training. David has co-authored more than 50 scientific publications, and also written book chapters, and layman cycling articles.

Abstract: The history of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a story that has been told many times following Australia’s successful 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The perception that the AIS has been a bold initiative responsible for enabling Australia’s quest to win Olympic medals has attracted much international attention. Of particular interest to historians, politicians, the media and sports administrators has been the role sport science and sports medicine has played in transforming Australian Olympic Sport from “participants” to “champions”. As a sport scientist that has worked at the AIS for nearly 20 years and supported Olympic athletes in the lead up to the last five Olympic Games, I have had a unique front row seat watching the AIS sport science story unfold. More specifically, I have had the chance to work with many of the first generation of Australian professional sport scientists who were essentially pioneers, forging a path of excellence for many of us to follow. Scientists like Professors Dick Telford, Louise Burke, Peter Fricker, and the legendary Allan Hahn invested their professional energy and their passion into developing and refining sport science and sports medicine disciplines always focusing on topics relevant to Olympic (and non-Olympic) athletes, coaches and staff. It is easy to focus on the unique insight and knowledge discovery that the AIS has made into elite sport, but possibly more important could be the productive long-term relationships formed between sport scientists and coaches. The AIS became a catalyst for collaborative sport science research, an incubator for innovation in sport, and recognisable national and international leader in elite sport. A review of the many scientific papers published by AIS staff essentially represents the tip of the iceberg in terms of the overall contribution to Australian sport. Scientists at the AIS have also been responsible for 1) developing sport-specific sport science themes such as talent identification, skill acquisition and recovery, 2) coach education for both developmental and elite coaches, and 3) many valuable collaborations with university colleagues, private practitioners and the corporate sector both nationally and internationally. The AIS sport scientists and medical staff have played an important role alongside the sporting programs and in many cases become the custodians of the winning culture that ultimately is the AIS and Australian sport. For a variety of reasons, the AIS has rapidly become a popular and prestigious institution synonymous with excellence in elite sport. However, the transition from a highly successful start up company into an institution that remains a vivid example of excellence in the practice of elite sport requires continual growth and development in coaching, program management, and sports science and sports medicine. Ultimately, world class coaches and athletes will always want to interface with bright, motivated, innovative and committed professionals in sport. It will be important for the AIS to build on past successes and strive for growth over the next 20 years in a manner that will attract and retain outstanding sport science and medical staff. ABSTRACTS - Saturday 9 February 2013

Balancing the demands of a busy clinic with supporting athletes on the road.

David Hughes is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician working in Canberra. Dr Hughes has worked extensively with elite teams in Australia and the United Kingdom. He attended the 2012 London Olympics as Team Physician to the Opals Australian Women’s Basketball Team. Dr Hughes is the Immediate Past President of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. He has recently been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer, Australian Institute of Sport.

Abstract: Touring with elite sporting teams is often perceived as the pinnacle of practice as a sports medicine clinician. From an external perspective, team travel may appear to be a glamorous junket. For the private practice clinician however, team travel often presents an administrative challenge, creates financial duress and impacts significantly on family time. In this presentation, experienced team physician Dr David Hughes will discuss strategies to function effectively as a team clinician while minimising disruption for the office and the family.

Development of Sport Science and Biomechanics in the running shoe today and beyond. Exploring where we are heading with this technology.

Mr Simon Bartold: A graduate of Adelaide University where he gained a Bachelor Degree in Science majoring in Physiology. His further qualification in Podiatry was gained at the University of South Australia. Simon holds postgraduate fellowships in Sports Podiatry with the Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and in Sport Sciences with SMA. Simon remains the only podiatrist worldwide to ever hold a commission position with the International Sports Medicine Federation (F.I.M.S.). Simon’s “real job” is as International Research Coordinator for the global body of the Asics Corporation.

Abstract:: Athletic footwear: Past, present and future The past 4 years have seen an extraordinary focus on athletic footwear, and in particular running footwear. New trends have emerged, including barefoot running, zero drop or minimalist footwear, and even “maximalist’ footwear. The discussion has been vigorous, even nasty, but out of this discussion, a few good things have emerged. Many claims have been made in relation to injury and “form”, and running footwear, or lack thereof has been endowed with magical properties. Can these claims for the most part be substantiated by the published science, or is it all driven by shady characters in the blogosphere?!

This paper will discuss some historical aspects of footwear, some of the issues that now confront us, but mostly, it will discuss future trends, and what the sports medicine practitioner can expect to see in the coming years. I believe the minimalist and barefoot discussion has run its race, and the science of running will always be the benchmark, however, a new focus on simpler, lighter footwear, and other important features of running like conditioning and strength have been illuminated in the middle of the discussion

Pills vs performance. Athletes self medication with illicit and other drugs.

Professor Gabrielle Cooper: Professor in the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra having established the Discipline of Pharmacy in 2004. Currently, she is the Associate Dean of Health, Clinical Engagement and is actively involved in the University’s roll out of the new workforce initiatives in health to address the needs of the growing and aging Australian community funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Health Reforms.

Abstract: Australia in striving to increase the population’s level of physical activity to reduce the burden of disease related to obesity. Adherence to an exercise program is influenced by an individual’s health, lifestyle choices (i.e. illicit drugs) and environment. As we are encouraging the population to increase their activity, this presentation will discuss, using cases, the opportunities and challenges that clinicians face when advising and treating participants in optimising their physical performance. ABSTRACTS - Saturday 9 February 2013

Evolution of ethics in Sports Medicine.

Dr Jason Mazanov: SMA-ACT Board, registered psychologist and Senior Lecturer with UNSW-Canberra. Dr Mazanov’s works primarily on the social science of managing the role of drugs in sport, whether licit (e.g. alcohol or caffeine), illicit (e.g. amphetamines) or performance enhancing (e.g. anabolic steroids).

Abstract: The last 50 years of medicine has seen a tremendous shift in practice from therapeutic interventions (relieving or curing) towards prevention and enhancement. This shift has been most obvious in sports medicine where medical technology has been deployed to enhance sporting performance in healthy athletes rather than treat illness or injury. This evolution has brought with it an evolution in the moral and ethical foundations of sports medicine, and therefore the practice of sports medicine. The implications of this ongoing evolution are likely to see sports medicine lead the way in defining the future of medical ethics.

Evasive Sidestepping as a Visual-Perceptual-Motor Skill: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention.

Dr Marcus Lee: Currently working in the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) as a Sports Biomechanist. Prior to joining the SSI, Marcus was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Marcus applied/research interests are in the areas of skill acquisition, biomechanics and motor control, which include improving visual-perceptual and movement skill to enhance sporting performance and prevent musculoskeletal injuries. Marcus was the winner of the prestigious NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Award and 2011 Best New Investigator Injury Prevention (ACSMS).

Abstract: Purpose: Evasive sidestepping during sports commonly results in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Sidestepping in response to different simple visual stimuli has been studied previously, but never investigated using quasi game- realistic visual conditions. This study compared the biomechanics of high-level and low-level soccer players when sidestepping in response to projected, three-dimensional defender(s), and the traditionally employed planned and unplanned arrow stimuli.

Methods: A three-dimensional motion analysis system captured the trunk and lower limb kinematics, ground reaction forces and activation of eight knee muscles, of 15 high-level and 15 low-level soccer players performing sidestepping tasks. These tasks required participants to respond to a one-defender scenario (1DS), two-defender scenario (2DS), arrow-planned condition (AP), and arrow-unplanned condition (AUNP). The temporal constraints imposed by the stimuli conditions increased in difficulty from the AP, 1DS, 2DS to the AUNP. Selected joint kinematics and three-dimensional knee moments during the weight-acceptance phase of sidestepping were analyzed. Knee muscle activation was measured during pre-contact and weight acceptance to create flexor-extensor co-contraction ratios. All dependent variables were analysed using a 4 x 2 (stimulus x skill) mixed design ANOVA.

Results: The stimuli conditions affected all measurements (p < 0.05). The trunk was most upright in the AP and approximately 4° more laterally flexed in the other conditions. Peak knee valgus moments were 25% larger in the defender scenarios and 70% larger in the AUNP compared with the AP. Between skill level, high-level players had lower knee valgus moments in the 2DS compared with the low-level players. Furthermore, the shift from a flexor dominant co-contraction strategy in pre-contact toward extensor dominance in weight-acceptance commenced earlier for the high-level players compared with the low-level players, in the 2DS.

Conclusion: Compared with the arrow conditions, sidestepping in response to the defender(s) resulted in different postures, knee moments and knee muscle activation patterns, which further differentiated between high-level and low-level players in the complex 2DS. These findings highlight the effects of stimuli realism and complexity on the visual-perceptual-motor skill of sidestepping which has implications for ACL injury prevention. ABSTRACTS - Saturday 9 February 2013

50 Years of Great Advances in Sports Medicine & Sports Science Moderator: Professor Karim Khan A Multidisciplinary Panel developed & coordinated by Paul Fleet & the Conference committee.

A large multidisciplinary Panel will put forward advances in sports medicine and science that have pushed theirs and other professions forward, advanced patient care, rehabilitation and athlete performance.

While discussing the high performance end of the athletic spectrum the panel will also consider the advancement of health and fitness within the average sporting population that sports medicine and sports science has brought.

Panellists include: Dr David Hughes (Sports Physician & CMO AIS) Professor Allan Hahn (Ret’d AIS Chief Scientist) Professor Karim Khan (Sports Physician, Author & Researcher) Mr David Parsons (Physiotherapist & ACTAS medical co-ordinator) Mr Paul Fleet (Past President Aust. Sports Podiatry Academy)

We will be asking each panellist what they feel their professions contribution to the “sports medicine team approach “has been over this time.

Some nominations for great advances in sports medicine & sports science have been received from the audience and they include: • Advanced Radiology techniques, • NSAID’s • Corticosteroid injections • Development of understanding of the patho-physiology of an injury that enabled more specific treatment protocols e.g. Tendon injury • EPO research conducted at AIS prior to Sydney 2000 Olympics • Establishment of the AIS • Material technology e.g. Carbon Fibre

Bring your “Great Advance “to the discussion. ABSTRACTS - Saturday 9 February 2013

Showcasing Case Studies from London Olympics - Exploring the challenges and the different disciplines which support the athletes.

In this session members of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team will discuss some of the highlights, challenges and issues around provision of sports science and sports medicine support in the world’s biggest sporting event. The London Olympics was a great showcase of world sport. While much has been written and said about Australia’s medal tally most people understand the hard work put in before and during the Olympics by athletes, coaches and support staff. We have asked a cross-sectional group of team members to share their personal and professional experiences from London. What were the main professional challenges in London and what lessons are there for clinical practice here in Australia, and in future national and international sporting competitions.

Host: David Pyne, Sports Scientist, Australian Institute of Sport David Pyne has 25 years experience at the AIS and been involved with every Australian Olympic Swimming Team from Seoul, 1988 to London, 2012. He also has extensive experience with basketball, rugby union, rugby league, Australian Football, cricket and swimming at the AIS and national levels. He values equally the metrics of hard-earned practical and clinical experience, a publication record, and street smarts to maintain relevance in elite sport.

Format: Panel Interviews General discussion among panel Questions and comments from the floor

Panellists: All our panellists represented Australia with distinction at the London 2012 Olympics either as part of the sports science sports medicine team (both headquarters and specific sections) or an athlete contributing to the success of Australian sport.

Physiotherapy – Kylie Holt (Gymnastics) Nutrition – Greg Shaw (Swimming) Athlete – Alicia Coutts (Swimming) Clinical Administrator – Linda Philpot (Headquarters) Medicine - David Hughes (Basketball) ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013

Keynote Dr Karim Khan - Showcasing his current research in Physical Activity and Public Health.

“From the BJSM editor’s viewpoint: An international perspective on 4 very hot topics in sports and exercise medicine.”

Professor Karim Khan, University of British Columbia, Canada & Aspetar-- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar.

The aim of this keynote lecture is to share a global perspective on sports medicine with SMA ACT members. Unless something dramatic comes up between the time of going to print and the conference, I’ll focus on the following 4 issues which include musculoskeletal injuries and recommendations for public health policy.

1. The advances in diagnosing, treating and preventing hamstring strains. 2. ‘ Mechanotherapy’ - the key principle that underpins all of exercise-based rehabilitation (i.e. physiotherapy and progressive rehabilitation). 3. ACL prevention and conservative management after ACL rupture 4. The ‘7 investments’: simple solutions that will eradicate the scourge of physical inactivity. We can address the issue of ‘smokadiabesity’ - the fact that more Americans die as a result of low fitness than die from smoking, diabetes, and obesity combined.

As part of this ‘potpourri’ of topics, I’ll suggest useful resources including books, websites, Apps and social media you can use to followup on your favourite issue and ideally keep up to date for the next 50 years! ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013 Sports injury surveillance research. Showcasing the results of the new injury monitoring tool “RecordPro” On-field eHealth, is it possible?

Professor Gordon Waddington: Head of the Discipline of Physiotherapy at University of Canberra, his specialist research interests in health science are in motor control of the lower limb in the context of injury prevention in sports and the elderly faller. Gordon has published in high impact journals in this area.

Abstract: The UC & SMA-ACT “Sport Injuredata Project” creates one of the first regional “on field” electronic sports injury surveillance and reporting system of its kind in the world. The project equips SMA-ACT sports trainers with netbooks running an injury collection database software (Record Pro) linking the trainers to a central web based database. This pilot system can provide immediate modelling of trends and occurrence rates of injury across sports and venues enabling evidence baseddecision making by sporting organisations for safer sport. Trainers will beable to log injury and treatment data in real time on site via a menu prompt system to maximise quality of data recorded.

The project firststage “switched on” electronically-enabled prompt-based data collection and injury surveillance across SMA supported school sport in the ACT with the second stage rolling out the system to all SMA-ACT supported sports in the region. There is currently no injury surveillance capacity in this form at the national level and the intention is to roll this program out nationallyonce it is established in the ACT. This will be both a national and world first initiative.

The long term aim of this research project will be to determine the relationships between participation and injury rates and trends within ACT School Sports. This will allow for an almost complete capture of injury trends in this sector. This project marks the commencement of an ongoing investment in an electronic record surveillance system for sports injury recording in the ACT. It will underpin future SMA-ACT initiatives to develop on going programs for evidence based injury prevention management and education, and enhance resources for decision making within sport and recreation based on the accumulation of consistent high quality record data sets.

A case study comparing data collected via the previous paper and pencil system and the electronic data collection system will be presented.

Life after the Olympics! an Insight into the successful transition from being an Olympic athlete to his current role in sports administration and public health.

Bio Rob de Castella (Deek) MBE, Founder, Rob de Castella’s SmartStart for Kids, Founder, the Indigenous Marathon Project. As a young school boy, Deek was only an average runner and finished most cross country event in the middle of the field. However, under the masterful guidance of his school coach Pat Clohessy, Deek rose to prominence during his school years. By the time he left Xavier College he had set a Victorian All Schools 3000m track record of 8:13 which stood for many years. He won the 1500m and 3000m doubles at the coveted APS sports and won numerous other schoolboy cross country and track events. After leaving school he combined serious training with University where he obtained a bachelor of applied science in Biophysics and Instrumentation. His first big break through came when he was selected to represent Australia at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the marathon, where he finished a credible 10th. In 1981 he set a new World Best for the marathon of 2:08.18 in Fukuoka Japan, and in 1982 he completed one of his most famous victories in the marathon at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games. He went on to compete at four Olympics and four Commonwealth games and several world championships

Abstract: One man’s journey from plodder to world champion to public health advocate. I started running with my Dad, early in the mornings when I was only 10 years old….and I hated it! Luckily my father persevered with me, and by the time I was eighteen I was setting National Junior records and winning National titles. It was a long, difficult and testing journey to the victory dais for the marathon at the 1983 World Championships, world records and an international sporting career ….. and a Science degree along the way.

A combination of an amazingly insightful and positive coach; incredible family support; a relentless attitude; some running talent, and lots of other bits and pieces, all laid the foundations for my success as a marathon runner. And it has been this success that has inspired me to champion health and fitness for children and more recently Indigenous Australians. I have much to be thankful for, but I still have huge challenges and ambitions ahead - always having a tendency to look forward, rather than backwards. I look forward to sharing with you some of my journey….and some of the things I have learnt. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013

Current trends in physical therapy research within AIS as well as looking towards studies in the future.

Mrs Kylie Holt: Kylie is currently working at the Australian Institute of Sport and holds a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy in addition to degrees in Physiotherapy & Medical Science. Kylie was the physiotherapist for 2012 London Olympics gymnastics team & part of the headquarters team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Previously worked & travelled internationally with Australian track & field, Australian women’s softball, NSW Institute of Sport/Commonwealth Bank Trophy netball teams and Australia Institute of Sport swimming squad.

Abstract: The Physical Therapies Department is currently involved in numerous research projects across a variety of sports & in collaboration with various external experts. Our priority areas of research include bone, tendon & overuse injuries. During this talk we will go through the list of projects & what outcomes the physio department of the AIS are looking at for each study.

PhD students Podium Presentations PHD Students presenting their latest research 5 x 8 minutes each The effects of physical activity, fitness and fatness on the experience of psychosocial stress: The LOOK cohort study

Lisa Olive - Winner of Best New Investigator 2012 ACT Sports Research Awards. Lisa is currently undertaking a PhD program in Clinical Psychology at the Australian National University (ANU), and holds a Bachelor of Applied Psychology (Hons) majoring in sports science from the University of Canberra (UC). Lisa’s doctoral research is investigating the link between early experiences of psychological stress and depression, and cardiovascular health, tracking these relationships among preadolescent children into adolescence. The significance of this research lies in the ability to provide new evidence to support earlier intervention efforts targeting psychosocial health in children for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lisa’s research forms part of the Lifestyle of our Kids (LOOK) study, a Canberra based research project investigating the relationships between lifestyle factors and health in children. Lisa has worked on the LOOK project for the last six years in the research areas of psychology and pedagogy. With a background in clinical psychology and academic interests in the fields of cardiac physiology and preventative cardiovascular medicine Lisa is well placed to contribute to the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Abstract: Physical activity and fitness are associated with a number of mental health benefits including stress reduction. Conversely, among children obesity has been associated with increases in perceived psychosocial stress. Consequently, physical activity may prove to be an effective and inexpensive treatment for relieving stress, which has been linked to a number of mental and physical health problems, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, little is known about these relationships among children and limited longitudinal evidence currently exists in the literature. The present study examined both longitudinal (within-child) and cross sectional (between-child) relationships between psychosocial stress and physical activity, fitness and percent body fat (%BF) whilst accounting for potential confounders. Method: Data from the Lifestyle of our Kids (LOOK) study involving 723 children from 29 elementary schools were analysed. Participants completed assessments in grade 2 and grade 6. Psychosocial stress was measured using the Children’s Stress Questionnaire, which was administered in class groups; cardio-respiratory fitness was estimated using the 20m multistage run; physical activity was measured using pedometers, which children wore on their hip for seven consecutive days; and, body composition was measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry from which %BF was calculated. Data were analysed using general linear mixed modelling to determine relationships at the between-child and within-child level. Results: After adjustment for initial scores, gender, grade and socioeconomic status, we found longitudinal evidence indicating that psychological stress was associated with greater physical activity among boys, and cross sectional evidence indicating that psychological stress was associated with lower cardiorespiratory fitness for both boys and girls. No significant associations were found between psychological stress and %BF for either boys or girls. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that improving cardiorespiratory fitness in children may be beneficial in reducing psychological stress; however physical activity does not appear to be an effective strategy for stress-reduction in our cohort. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013 PhD students Podium Presentations Two simple clinical tests for predicting onset of medial tibial stress syndrome: shin palpation test and shin oedema test

Phil Newman Unversity of Canberra - Phil has had significant experience over 20 years in a range of situations including roles with International Sports Teams, Public and Private Practice, Emergency Department Physiotherapy and in the Australian Defence Force. Phil ran a nationwide business providing medical, dental, paramedical and allied health staff to the Australian Defence Force for 8 years. Phil has contributed significantly to Quality Management by developing and implementing computerised time analysis, injury surveillance and treatment outcome analysis packages. Extensive experience in Continuing Professional Development has included international conference presentations, physiotherapy student education, short course delivery to sports practitioners, military research projects, and in facilitating and delivering ongoing peer education. Phil remains clinically active running a part time private practice at the Faculty of Health Clinic.

Abstract: Objective:To examine the relationship between two clinical test results and future diagnosis of (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) MTSS in personnel at a military trainee establishment.

Design: Data from a preparticipation musculoskeletal screening test performed on 384 Australian Defence Force Academy Offi cer Cadets were compared against 693 injuries reported by 326 of the Offi cer Cadets in the following 16 months. Data were held in an Injury Surveillance database and analysed using χ2 and Fisher’s Exact tests, and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve analysis.

Main outcome measure: Diagnosis of MTSS, confirmed by an independent blinded health practitioner.

Results: Both the palpation and oedema clinical tests were each found to be signifi cant predictors for later onset of MTSS. Specifically: Shin palpation test OR 4.63, 95% CI 2.5 to 8.5, Positive Likelihood Ratio 3.38, Negative Likelihood Ratio 0.732, Pearson χ2 p<0.001; Shin oedema test OR 76.1 95% CI 9.6 to 602.7, Positive Likelihood Ratio 7.26, Negative Likelihood Ratio 0.095, Fisher’s Exact p<0.001; Combined Shin Palpation Test and Shin Oedema Test Positive Likelihood Ratio 7.94, Negative Likelihood Ratio <0.001, Fisher’s Exact p<0.001. Female gender was found to be an independent risk factor (OR 2.97, 95% CI 1.66 to 5.31, Positive Likelihood Ratio 2.09, Negative Likelihood Ratio 0.703, Pearson χ2 p<0.001) for developing MTSS.

Conclusion: The tests for MTSS employed here are components of a normal clinical examination used to diagnose MTSS. This paper confi rms that these tests and female gender can also be confi dently applied in predicting those in an asymptomatic population who are at greater risk of developing MTSS symptoms with activity at some point in the future. Physiological measures and performance outcomes in Olympic distance triathlon

Naroa Etxebarria is a teaching fellow in Sport Studies at the University of Canberra. Naroa is shortly submitting her PhD thesis entitled ‘Physiology and Performance of Cycling and Running during Olympic Distance Triathlon’. Naroa has held positions in elite athlete support as a postgraduate scholar at the Australian Institute of Sport – discipline of physiology (2006- 2007) and as a full-time physiologist for British Triathlon at the English Institute of Sport (2007-2009). She has supported other national teams such as the Spanish track-cycling team and Triathlon Australia and has taught at the University of Canberra for 3 years.

Abstract: Research on physiological measures and performance outcomes in Olympic distance triathlon has traditionally employed cycling exercise protocols with limited resemblance to actual triathlon demands. We have conducted a series of investigations on the physiological and performance aspects of cycling and running applicable to triathlon, by simulating race conditions in the laboratory and the field. To simulate field conditions in the laboratory and study triathlon race demands, a laboratory- based cycling protocol was developed after the characterisation of 12 elite triathlete race power profiles. This 1 h protocol replicated the frequent changes in power output, range of intensities, mean power output and different duration efforts commonly observed in the field. Compared to cycling at constant power, triathlon-specific cycling matched for work and time induced higher metabolic (VO2, VE, BLa, and HR) and perceptual (RPE) responses during cycling in addition to a 6% decline in sprint-ability (30s). Running performance (10 km) on an outdoors 4 lap course, typical of triathlon run courses, decreased by 2% after sport-specific cycling compared to sustained intensity cycling. The majority (85%) of this difference in run time was observed during the first half of the run. To offset the detrimental physiological as well as performance effects induced by typical race conditions during the cycle section, a brief cycling training intervention of short and long high intensity intermittent intervals enhanced maximal capacity, repeat sprint ability and running performance after triathlon-specific cycling. A contemporary approach (using triathlon-specific exercise protocols) to routine cycling and running laboratory assessment adds relevance to the interpretation and application of testing results. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013

PhD students Podium Presentations On the road to rugby sevens gold in Rio: Performance analysis and elite player development

Dean Higham AIS - Dean has been a member of the Physiology discipline at the Australian Institute of Sport since 2008. In this time, he has provided sports science support to a wide variety of sports and athletes. Currently, Dean is completing his PhD as the recipient of the joint Australian Institute of Sport, University of Canberra, and Australian Rugby Union scholarship. Dean’s research is focused on the applied physiology of the newest Olympic sport, rugby sevens, where we works with the Australian men’s and women’s national teams.

Abstract: Rugby sevens is an abbreviated format of rugby union and will be contested at the Olympic Games from 2016. Despite a rise in worldwide popularity, the physical, physiological, and technical demands of international rugby sevens competition are not well understood. Furthermore, only limited information currently exists on the characteristics of elite- level players. The aim of this series of studies was to quantify the demands of international competition, compare the movement patterns of players during international and domestic competition, identify the anthropometric, physiological, and performance characteristics of international-level players, and quantify the specificity of on-field training.Activity profiling of 174 player observations during 27 matches demonstrated a higher intensity in international compared with domestic matches. The total distance covered per min in rugby sevens is ∼45% greater and relative high-velocity running demands ~135% greater than those of 15-player rugby union. Despite reductions in work-rate within individual matches, there is little indication of accumulated fatigue over a multi-day tournament. Testing of 18 male international rugby sevens players revealed they have highly-developed speed, power, and endurance to tolerate the demands of competition. The small between-athlete variability of characteristics in rugby sevens players highlights the need for relatively uniform physical and performance standards in contrast with 15-a-side teams. Analyses of 196 international matches show the technical and tactical requirements for success differ markedly based on the opposition and match situation. Observations of 21 months of on-field training suggest technical and game simulation drills fail to replicate the physical and physiological demands of competition. Applied research is useful for developing talent identification, technical and physical development programs, and training monitoring systems in the lead-up to the Olympic debut of rugby sevens.

Could we catch more drug cheats by introducing haemoglobin mass into the Athlete Biological Passport?

Dr Clare Humberstone: Having received a joint scholarship from the AIS and University of Canberra in 2009, Clare recently completed her PhD based within the physiology discipline at the AIS. Her research focussed on measuring fluctuations of haemoglobin mass in athletes and she applied her findings to two separate areas of interest in elite sport: altitude training and anti-doping. Clare is currently fulfilling a short-term role as a senior sports physiologist at the AIS, providing physiology support to AIS football and tennis programs as well as various other visiting sports, including judo and motorsports.

Abstract: Purpose: The Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) is used by the World Anti-Doping Agency to detect blood doping. However, the ABP’s sensitivity (rate of correct identification of doped athletes) is compromised if athletes use plasma volume expanders, withdraw blood immediately after competition or use microdoses of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO). The inclusion of total haemoglobin mass (Hbmass) as a new marker in the ABP may overcome these limitations and improve the Passport’s sensitivity. But concerns have been expressed about the specificity (rate of correct identification of non-doped athletes) of Hbmass models in the ABP due to the confounding effects on Hbmass of altitude training, prolonged exercise and illness/injury.

Methods: Five models that used Hbmass as their only variable (Hbm (Prommer – small), Hbm (Prommer – large), Hbm (Pottgiesser), Hbm (Morkeberg) and Hbm (Eastwood)) and one model that combined Hbmass and percent reticulocytes (ONhm+ret) were examined for their sensitivity and specificity in a sample of 159 non-doped and 18 doped athletes.

Results: The Hbm (Prommer – small) and Hbm (Prommer – large) models recorded 17 and 10 false-positive results, respectively, and would therefore not be suitable for inclusion in the ABP. The ONhm+ret model failed to detect any doped athletes and is therefore also unlikely to be useful in the ABP. In contrast, based on specificities close to 100%, any of the Hbm (Pottgiesser), Hbm (Morkeberg) or Hbm (Eastwood) models may be suitable for inclusion in the ABP and offered ~20% sensitivity to rHuEPO doping.

Conclusions: Any one of the Hbm (Morkeberg), Hbm (Pottgiesser) and Hbm (Eastwood) models may be suitable for use in the ABP but research in larger doped and non-doped athlete populations may be required to ascertain which of these three models possesses the best sensitivity whilst maintaining the necessary level of specificity. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013

Sports supplementation 101: Where it is heading, what athletes are doing, and questions about evidence for use.

Mr Greg Shaw: Currently working as a Sports Dietitian at AIS, Greg studied at the Queensland University of Technology completing a IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition and is a Level 3 Anthropometrist. He currently works with Swimming, Mens Volleyball and Winter Sports. Greg contributes to the delivery of the Foodservice program including the management of the department’s recovery bar systems and education programs at the AIS.

Abstract: The international dietary supplement industry has been growing in excess of 10% per year, for the last decade (NBJ, 2011). This has been matched by a steady increase in the prevalence of use of dietary supplements in the general population (Bailey et al., 2011). Whether the industry is driving demand or vice versa is not known. In the athletic population the prevalence of dietary supplement use has not changed at the same rate (Shaw, unpublished), however, athletes are using increasing numbers of different dietary supplements with patterns of use appearing to mimic commercial availability, and in some cases evidence for effective use (Shaw, unpublished).

Dietary supplementation in athletic circles has been approached with caution over the last decade (Maughan, Greenhaff, & Hespel, 2011). Supplements have often been implicated in doping offenses or demonstrated to contain banned substances through purposeful inclusion and cross contamination (Geyer et al., 2004). As in most situations, necessity breads innovation and companies are identifying the need for both internal and external quality control programs to ensure supplements are viewed as “safe” (Judkins, Teale, & Hall, 2010). Although the potential risk associated with contamination is arguably declining, the use of products containing banned substances is continuing. The inclusion of banned substances in products may be associated with supplement companies no longer formulating products solely for the elite population, instead targeting a new class of consumer not governed by the WADA code. These consumers are still looking for ingredients that will enhance their performance but may not be concerned with the implications of included ingredients on WADA anti-doping guidelines.

The dietary supplement industry is veraciously looking for the “next big ingredient”. Scientific efficacy for an ingredient is essential in selling a new product with evidence for effective use a secondary concern. Supplement companies are becoming savvy at including scientific justification of key ingredients in their marketing activities. Although this could be viewed as a valuable for consumer to ensure scientific veracity of product claims, it has bred a growing trend of bad science and selective reporting of results to support product sales. With athletes being especially susceptible to these marketing activities it is the role of sporting organisations, professional bodies, and influential practitioners to help educate and guide athletes on effective use (Wu, Linn, Fu, & Sukoco, 2012).

Along with this marketing hype product development is leading to ineffective supplement practices. Formulation is trending to products that contain multiple ingredients, in potentially ineffective doses, with specific purposes for enhancing preparation, performance and recovery from exercise. With athletes taking more dietary supplements now than in the past, polysupplementation is becoming increasingly common. The use of “proprietary blend” ingredient categories has led to issues around unsafe use and toxicity of particularly stimulant based ingredients (FitzSimmons & Kidner, 1998; Prosser et al., 2009). Programs developed to guide supplement use should educate athletes on the issues associated with polysupplementation, ineffective supplementation practices, and potential health risks associated with these new product classes.

With athletes using more dietary supplements and the industry producing a growing number of products with potentially limited effectiveness, it is imperative that sports medicine and sports science professionals are well versed in dietary supplementation knowledge and application. Well informed practitioners will ensure athletes are provided with a balanced and well informed point of view. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013

The Role of the Sports Agent in Professional Sport: Where the sports agent fits in with the rise of professionalism and professional sports

Mr Charles Mountifield: Charles is part of the Essentially Group working as an elite sports agent, a multi-national sports management company. He now heads up Australian Rugby division which operates alongside the company’s AFL, Cricket, Swimming, Commercial and Event Divisions. With twenty years operating in the UK and French sports indus- tries, Charles has a wealth of experience to tap into in all aspects of sports management. Recognised as high standing professional in the rugby industry in particular, Charles is one of the most respected and experienced agents in world rugby and household names from both codes of rugby have chosen to use his management and marketing skills.

Abstract: Like sports medicine in Australia, agents in sport have been touting their services for circa fifty years. Sports agents come in all shapes and sizes and are given all manner of title but they do have one thing in common: maximising income generation for professional athletes. In addition but little known or publicised is the long term planning some sports agents engage in for their clients; a role that is particularly important in careers that are often curtailed by illness and injury. As part of that planning process, sports agents often work closely with members of the sports medicine field, be they doctors, physios, psychologists, or otherwise. This usually positive joint approach to managing an athlete’s medical issues leads to better management of an athlete’s overall career, both on the field and off. ABSTRACTS - Sunday 10 February 2013 PANEL DISCUSSION Conservative management of injury: Panel Discussion Balancing the needs of the athlete, coach, and greater team management.

• The role the doctor plays within the management of a team and some of the politics the Doctor faces within his role. • Relationship the Doctor has with the coach and the Influences of the coach on return to play over team Doctor. • The Athlete Performance Team works with the medical team to minimise injury and maximise the recovery process. How do these practitioners ensure that all parties are co-ordinated in these functions. • Pressures facing athletes to perform; building relationships with Coach, & Sports Medicine Team.

Moderator Professor Kevin Thompson Professor Kevin Thompson BSc (Hons), M.MED.SCI, PhD, FBASES is Director of the National Institute of Sport Studies@ UC. He was previously Head of Sport Studies at UC and before that Head of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Director of the Sport Enterprise Unit and Co-Director of the Sport, Exercise and Wellbeing research centre in the School of Life Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. Professor Thompson has served as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Sport Sciences and the International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance and as an Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Sports Sciences. He has published numerous articles on sport physiology and sports science support.

Moderator Mr Tim Gavel ABC Sports Commentator Tim is ABC Radio Sport’s Canberra broadcaster. Nicknamed “Tireless” because of his seeming ability to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, he calls Rugby League, Rugby Union and Cricket for Grandstand. He has also been part of ABC Radio’s broadcast team for several Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Somehow, Tim also manages to find time to jog and cycle and has also been known to compete in the occasional half-marathon.

Panellist Dr Warren McDonald - Sports Physician Sport and Exercise Physician who worked at the AIS from 1990 to 2000 and has been in private practice in Canberra since 2001. He was a doctor with the Australian team at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He was team doctor for the Australian men’s water polo team from 1994 to 2000, attending two FINA world championships in 1994 and 1998. He was team doctor for the ACT Brumbies Super rugby team from 1999 to 2009 and has been Wallabies team doctor since 2008 attending the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011. He has been Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Rugby Union since 2010, and in 2013 has become full time in this role. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Sports Medicine, School of Health Sciences at the University of Canberra and has authored and co-authored numerous publications on a variety of sport and exercise medicine topics.

Panellist Mr Jake White There are few coaches in world rugby as highly regarded as Jake White. With more than 20 years experience, which has taken him to success around the globe, Jake led the Brumbies out of the wilderness in 2012 to the cusp of the Super Rugby finals. Starting from scratch, White restructured the entire rugby program in Canberra, surrounding himself with industry pace-setters like Dean Benton (Athletic Performance Coach), Laurie Fisher (Forwards Coach), Stephen Larkham (Backs Coach) and Tony Thorpe (Team Manager). His outstanding coaching record is the envy of all top-line rugby coaches around the planet. Jake led South Africa to the the rugby world cup win. Jake is also an Adjunct Professor in Sport Coaching at University of Canberra.

Panellist Mr Dean Benton Dean Benton is one of Australia’s forefront minds on the development and maintenance of high-performance athletes. In just over a year, Dean has transformed the Brumbies Athletic Performance department to be the fittest in Australian rugby. The implementation of the Brumbies Performance Canteen, the revamped recovery centre and gymnasium as well as the adjustments to the club’s nutrition and recovery habits have set the Brumbies on a path of success. Constant study of the human body and its precise functions has led to Benton working with the AIS to develop better practices for rugby players in general. He is widely respected for his work with Australian athletes and will be coaching the Brumbies to a possible finals finish in 2013. Panellist Mr Clyde Rathbone Clyde Rathbone, nicknamed “Rattlebones”, is an Australian rugby union player. Rathbone played 26 Tests for Australia and 49 Super Rugby games before serious knee injuries forced him out of the game. Following a three-year lay-off, which involved the former Wallaby battling and beating depression, in 2012 Rathbone made the bold move to re-enter Super Rugby by signing a one-year deal with his former club. Off the field Clyde is a director of Health Futures which is a group of carefully selected health professionals with extraordinary depth of expertise and understanding of people and the health challenges they face. TRADE EXHIBITORS - February 2013

The trade exhibition will provide ideal opportunities for delegates to increase their knowledge of some of the latest products on the market which will assist sports medicine professionals. • Asics • Ausmedic Australia • Elastoplast • RecordPro • Bottles of Australia • Mat Tastic • Unversity of Canberra • Meditron Pty Ltd • The Athletes Foot • Temple Healthcare • Smith & Nephew • Body Tastic • Mizuno • Mortara Instrument Australia • OPED Australia

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Sustagen (Nestle Health Science) 20-24 Howleys Road, Notting Hill VIC 3168 P: 1800 025 361 or 1800 671 628 E: [email protected]

Sustagen is a delicious, low fat, nutritious liquid suitable for all types of athletes to drink before or after training sessions to assist performance and recovery.

Herron Sports Concussion Dr Ryan Kohler Sports Concussion Australasia 19 Hazelgrove Street Harrison ACT 2914 Tel: 02 6214 1253 Fax: 02 6214 7913 Mobile: 0459 226 066 Email: [email protected] TRADE EXHIBITORS - February 2013

ASICS 10 Interchange Drive Eastern Creek NSW 2766 PO Box 6327 Blacktown, NSW 2148 P: +61 2 9853 2300 www.asics.com.au www.onitsukatiger.com.au

Since 1949 Asics has prided itself on building the finest high performance products for the serious athlete, in 1977, the Onitsuka Co. Ltd. (Tiger as it was better known) became ASICS. The name, an acronym, derives from ‘Anima Sana In Corpore Sano’ a Latin phrase expressing the ancient ideal of ‘ a sound mind in a sound body’. This concept is central to our role as a manufacturer of sporting goods and researcher in the field of sports and fitness. We continue to grow stronger as a global brand, and strengthen our leadership position in quality athletic footwear, apparel and accessories. Visit the Asics trade booth to discuss the latest and greatest Asics products with the technical experts.

Beiersdorf Australia Ltd Andrew Meehan Sports Business Manager Suite 15, 24 Lakeside Drive East Burwood, VIC, 3151 E: [email protected] M: 0416 187 529

Beiersdorf is internationally renowned for its manufacture and marketing of quality sport and medical products. Beiersdorf continues to be at the forefront of research and development with the aim being to constantly improve its products and services. Through the portfolio of brands including Elastoplast Sport, Leuko and Elastoplast, Beiersdorf have developed a strong and well recognised reputation for providing the highest quality products and services. This is why the brands are considered by many as the sports medicine brands of choice.

Bottles of Australia Units 1-5, 6 Sleigh Place, Hume ACT 2620, Australia

PO BOX 1008, Tuggeranong ACT 2901, Australia. SINCE 1989, BOTTLES OF AUSTRALIA™ P +61 2 6260 1578 ext 222 HAVE PROVIDED QUALITY PRODUCTS. F +61 2 6260 1579 WATER BOTTLES E [email protected] PROMOTIONAL DRINK BOTTLES www.bottlesofaustralia.com.au BOTTLE CARRIERS.

We specialise in custom printed water / drink bottles for promotions, corporate business, schools, colleges and universities, government departments, retail outlets and sporting clubs through our extensive distributor network. Bottles of Australia are continually researching and developing new drink bottles and drink bottle carriers and printing processes to supply you with the best quality products available. We strive to set the benchmark for up- to-date styles and colours, constantly reviewing our ranges every year. We take the feedback from our customers and consumers to make improvements and changes that people want and need. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated and can only help us to do a better job for you our customer.Our promise is to supply you with the best quality printed drink bottles at the most cost Service and Quality is our key to helping you with our products.

All Bottles of Australia products can be ordered by SMA members through SMA ACT branch. For more info visit www.bottlesofaustralia.com.au or email [email protected] TRADE EXHIBITORS

Unversity of Canberra “The University of Canberra has once again been awarded the maximum -‘Five Stars for ‘Getting a Job’ and ‘Graduate Outcomes’ by the 2012 Good Universities Guide. Situated in Australia’s capital city the University provides unique access to knowledge, skills, internships and professional networks, which offer valuable competitive advantages when starting your career.

The University currently offers some 116 undergraduate degrees, 95 postgraduate degrees and 38 research degrees through five faculties: Applied Science and Information Sciences and Engineering; Arts and Design; Business Government & Law; Education; and Health.”

RecordPro Contact details. E: [email protected]

RecordPro is the strongest statistical analysis program available. It is an excellent tool for team practitioners, event managers, National Sports Organisations (NSOs) and team administrators. It is based on a strong research platform that allows high level, reliable data analysis and reporting of individual athletes, practitioners, teams, associations and events.

Record it once. Record it right: RecordPro makes it easy to record accurate data and since it’s digital, there’s no need for double entry that you get with paper records. Accurate: RecordPro has proven to be 30% more accurate than paper records. Full of Features: Track injuries and illnesses, manage teams and track your training records. The richness of the data collected allows you to produce powerful reports. Australian Owned: RecordPro is 100% Australian owned and operated.

Sports Medicine Australia, in partnership with University of Canberra, and supported by the ACT Government has implemented an injury reporting program, using the software RecordPro, which provides high level research and analysis. With this software we are collecting data on sports injuries during all ACT School Sports events during 2012. The first stage of this project is being presented during the conference by Professor Gordon Waddington, University of Canberra.

The ability to have all injuries present to the first aid station and effectively record injury details consistently is paramount in ongoing surveillance of injury.

The Athletes Foot The Athlete’s Foot Australia P: 02 8310 0000 E: [email protected] W: www.theathletesfoot.com.au Emma Sellwood Training and Medical Manager

The Athlete’s Foot focus on footwear exclusively has allowed us to become the experts in the industry. With great pride in our staff training and expertise, our mission is to fit each and every customer into the best shoes for their foot type and activity needs. With our understanding of feet and shoe technology you can be sure that when you send your patients to The Athlete’s Foot, they’ll leave with the correct shoes no matter what their individual need. TRADE EXHIBITORS

Ausmedic Australia Gloria Carr Sales representative ACT PO Box 1006 North Ryde NSW 2113 M: 0409 598 498 E: [email protected] W: www.ausmedic.com

Ausmedic Australia is a leading supplier of innovative rehabilitation technologies in Australia. The product range includes new technologies that: - Accelerate fracture healing (MELMAK) - Stimulate the nervous system to treat pain (INTERX) - Provide advanced cold and compression therapy (GAME READY)

Our exclusive products include Dynamic tape, OPPO braces and supports, Metron treatment tables and Metron electrotherapy devices.

Ausmedic Australia has a strong focus on education and offers an outstanding range of in-services, seminars and workshop training programs for health professionals. Meditron Pty Limited PO Box 4230 Ringwood Vic 3134 P: 03 9879 6200 or 1300 DORNIER W: www.meditron.com.au E: [email protected]

Meditron supply the complete range of Dornier MedTech shockwave therapy products, including the Dornier ARIES and the imaging based Dornier EPOS. www.meditron.com.au or dial 1-300-DORNIER.

OPED Australia Pty Ltd Rainer Diepolder, Managing Director Oped Australia Pty Ltd 4/42 Greenacre Rd Wollongong NSW 2500 P: +61 2 42265880 F: +61 2 42265881 We help patients to recover faster M: 0405951601 E: [email protected] W: www.oped.com.au

OPED is a company, which is specialized in the treatment of all problems and injuries of the foot and ankle since 1995. VacoPed® and VacoCast® are the revolutionary braces for post operative and conservative fracture management, Achilles tendon and ulcer treatment for foot and ankle. The VacoPed has a unique feature for allowing range of motion of the ankle in all various angles. A self-adapting vacuum cushion (bean bag) provides cast like stabilization and can be readapted at any time. No multiple casting required. The VacoPed®/ VacoPed® can be opened and adjusted for treating wounds, it is easy and can be done in minutes. It replaces the back slab, the cast and the Cam Walker. VacoPed® comes with 2 liners for comfort and hygiene can be applied in theatre and used right through rehabilitation. TRADE EXHIBITORS

Mat Tastic Raie Moss & Judy Moss - Directors 1 Kelvin Grove Prahran VIC 3181 M: 0425 703 468 P/F: +61 3 9510 5554 E: [email protected] W: www.mat-tastic.com.au

Judy & Raie are well known in the SMA circle as distributors of new and innovative products including: ‘Acuball’ – the only heatable self-healing massage tool in the world. ‘Acuback’ – brand new - restores the natural curvature of your lower back realigning the upper back and neck effortlessly plus releasing tight muscles and joints. Heat for 1 minute in the microwave for 75 minutes of soothing heat. ‘Backjoy Posture Plus’ - An orthotic cradling system for the lower back which encourages good posture.

Other accessories include Airex quality mats and balance products, Sissel accessories, Karrimor running and cycling accessories and MSD bands and tubing.

Smith & Nephew D: +61 2 9857 3984 F: +61 2 9857 3903 M: 0412 428 244 E: [email protected] www.smith-nephew.com

Smith & Nephew has been supporting quality clinical outcomes for over 150 years, working with healthcare professionals to provide products and services that help patients heal quickly and get back to normal life faster. Through its worldwide resources, partnerships and technology, Smith & Nephew seeks to provide new, innovative and clinically responsible solutions that also address the human and economic costs experienced by healthcare professionals and their patients. One of those partnerships is with BSN distributing its medical range, which includes casting products, tapes, bandages, operating room disposables, medical compression hosiery and lymphoedema products.

Mizuno Corporation Australia P: 1300 796 457 W: www.mizuno.com.au facebook.com/mizunorunningaustralia

For more than 100 years Mizuno has stayed true to it’s core values of contributing to society through the advancement of sporting goods and the promotion of sports. Mizuno’s focus has always, and will continue to be, one of creating superior sporting equipment through technology and craftsmanship. Mizuno Running Shoes are a prime example of this, using Mizuno’s unique Wave Technology to deliver a shoe with optimal shock absorption and stability. Visit the Mizuno stall and talk with the Mizuno Technical Experts to find out more about the range. TRADE EXHIBITORS

Temple Healthcare Unit 5, 19 Cavendish Street Mittagong, New South Wales 2575 P: +61 2 4858 0690 F: + 61 2 4858 0700 E: [email protected]

Temple Healthcare is the sole importer and supplier of the SenseWear Armband system. SenseWear acts as a versatile monitor allowing you to conveniently collect and analyse metabolic, lifestyle and sleep information about your patients in a free-living environment, while they go about their normal daily activities. Used by clinical and research groups, the SenseWear System is scientifically validated and featured in over a hundred peer reviewed papers. SenseWear’s unique multi sensor array which includes heat exchange, galvanic skin response and actigraphy allows it to achieve an unprecedented level of accuracy in assessing energy expenditure and sleep.

Parameters measured or derived include: Total energy expenditure (kcal/min) Physical activity levels and duration Active energy expenditure (kcal/min Sleep duration, efficiency and quality METS Lying down time Total number of steps On/Off Body time

SenseWear allows you to easily upload, analyse and share data recorded with the SenseWear Armband. Easily Export Data: export all recorded raw signals and derived data to other data analysis packages such as Excel or Matlab, for research applications or further analysis. SenseWear PDF Report: quickly view and generate a PDF report including easy-to-read graphical presentations of your patients’ lifestyles to share with them. Quickly Analyse Data: in only a few seconds, upload the data from the Armband to view on your computer. Select specific time periods or events from the recorded period, view the results, zoom in and out, and select information you want to view in a report.

Body Tastic Building One 34 Redland Drive VERMONT VIC 3133 P: +613 98738000 F: +613 9894 8766 E: [email protected] W: www.bodytastic.com.au

BodyTastic is an Australian owned, national fitness equipment supplier which, apart from commercial gym equipment, specialises in Sports Medicine, sports measurement, and elite training products from around the world.

Monark, (from Sweden),the sports testing standard for bikes known all over the world is BodyTastic “Flag Ship” range in the sports medicine division. In addition, BodyTastic is theAustralian distributor for Landice, (USA), treadmills, BodyMetrix , (USA), ultra sound body fat composition testing device, and recently appointed Versa Climber , (USA), distributor.

All brands are on show, at the “Trade Display”

Mr Daniel Makinen is flying all the way out from Sweden to attend the seminar, to be available for everyone to speak to about Monark on the BodyTastic stand. TRADE EXHIBITORS Sports Medicine Australia w: http://sma.org.au Sports Medicine Australia – ACT Branch Office Sports House, 100 Maitland Street Hackett ACT 2602 P: 02 6247 5115 F: 02 6230 6676 E: act.sma.org.au

As the peak body for Sports Medicine and Science in Australia, Sports Medicine Australia produces a number of information resources for the sports industry and active communities.

All SMA resources can be downloaded A number of conference from the SMA website or in some cases promotional items will also be ordered from Sports Medicine Australia in available for purchase at the hard copy. SMA conference trade stand.

A number of the resources will be available These include a limited edition to delegates at the Conference at no charge laptop satchel. These satchel and in some cases bulk amounts may be have been supported by Ascis available to SMA members. and only 80 are available for sale.

First in best dressed and sales are limited to one per person. Get in early to avoid disppointment.

Mortara Instrument Australia Unit 28/9 Hoyle Ave, Castle Hill NSW 2154 P: (02) 8070 9303 F: (02) 9899 9478

Mortara Instrument supply diagnostic electrocardiography equipment, Lode ergometers and Embla Sleep Diagnostic equipment.

Mortara have an innovative portfolio of diagnostic ECG devices. Their product range incorporates wireless technology through to handheld ECG monitors, full colour ECG carts to a complete Exercise Stress system. Small, accurate Holter monitors and Ambulatory Blood Pressure devices are also manufactured by Mortara.

Lode ergometry products are distributed throughout Australia by Mortara. Lode is world renowned as a manufacturer of high quality and durable electro-magnetic ergometers. The Lode product range varies from bicycle and arm ergometers to medical and sports treadmills. The Excalibur Sport with Pedal Force Measurement is one example of a superior ergometer used for both research and training purposes. All Lode equipment can be interfaced with a variety of respiratory and cardiac software platforms.

Mortara Australia are the exclusive distributors for Embla diagnostic polysomnography (sleep) equipment for home and hospital based testing as well as a variety of consumables.

More information can be accessed by visiting www.mortara.com.au, www.lode.nl, www.embla.com or look for the Heart of Mortara at SMA-ACT. A range of products will be on display.