| ACSP Annual Conference - Program |
| Wednesday 22 October 2008 |
| 0700 |
Registration |
| 0730 - 0830 |
ACSP Registrar Meeting |
| 0900 - 1030 |
Session 1: Just How Good Are These 'New' Treatments for Tendinopathy? Tales from the Coalface |
| Dr Ruth Highet - Autologous Blood Injections |
| Dr Chris Milne - Sclerosant Therapy |
| Dr Andrew Jowett - Shockwave Therapy |
| First and Second Year Registrar Research Projects - Brief Overview |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Morning Tea |
| 1100 - 1230 |
Session 2 |
| Vince Higgins lecture - Dr Jenepher Martin - Teaching Sport and Exercise Medicine |
| Dr John Amerena - Cardiology and Exercise Prescription Update |
| 1230 - 1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330 - 1445 |
Session 3 |
| Dr Neels du Toit - Diagnostic Accuracy of Power-Doppler Ultrasound in Patients with Tennis Elbow |
| Dr Stuart Down - Movement Discrimination after Intra-Articular Local Anaesthetic of the Ankle Joint |
| Dr David Abraham - The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic: Musculoskeletal Injury Surveillance and Risk Factors Associated with Marathon Paddling |
| Dr Nick Haslam - Empathy: What Role Does it Have tPlay in Medicine? |
| 1445 - 1515 |
Afternoon Tea |
| 1515 - 1645 |
Session 4 |
| Code of Ethics Workshop - Chaired by Dr John Best |
| 1645 - 1700 |
MOPS Update - Dr Andrew Garnham |
| 1700 - 1800 |
AGM |
| 1930 - 1200 |
ACSP Fellowship Dinner |
| Thursday 23 October 2008 |
| 0800 |
Registration |
| 0900 - 1030 |
Session 5 |
| 3 min 3 slide |
| Dr Dale Speedy - Exercise Associated Hyponatraemia Consensus Statement |
| Dr Ra Durie - TU TOA Project Overview - Giving Back tthe Community |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Morning Tea |
| 1100 - 1230 |
Session 6 |
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Dr Paul Verrills - Lumbar Spine Update and Practical Workshop on Interpretation of Lumbar Spine MRIs |
| 1230 - 1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330 |
3rd Football Australasia Conference starts |
| 3rd Football Australasia Conference - Preliminary Program |
| Thursday 23 October 2008 |
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Registration Open |
| 1230 - 1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330 - 1500 |
Session 1: Opening |
| Welcome – Andrew Jowett |
| Setting the scene - A Model for Injury Reduction in Football – Dr Hugh Seward |
| Keynote Lecture – Johnny Huard (Click here for bio) |
| Epidemiology of Football Injuries |
| Examining Injury Profiles Across the Four Major Football Codes in Australia – Similarities and Differences |
| Dr John Orchard, Sydney Roosters RLFC (AFL Injury Survey) |
| Dr Donna O’Connor, NRL (Rugby League) |
| Dr Steve Targett (Rugby Union) |
| Dr Jeff Steinweg (Football Federation Australia) |
| 1500 - 1530 |
Afternoon Tea |
| 1530 - 1700 |
Session 2: Muscle / Tendon Injuries in Football |
| Keynote Lecture – Johnny Huard |
| Dr Geoff Verrall, Sports Medicine SA, Norwood FC |
| Price Warren, Melbourne FC (accepted abstract) |
| 1700 - 1830 |
Session 3: Medical Issues in Football |
| Dr Karen Holzer, Sports Physician, OPSMC – Exercise-induced Bronchospasm in Football |
| Dr Ken Fitch, Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Commission – Endurance Training as a Cause of Exercise-induced Bronchospasm in Football |
| A/Prof David Prior, Cardiologist, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne – Cardiac Screening in Football – Acceptable Guidelines |
| 1830 - 2000 |
Welcome Reception |
| Friday 24 October 2008 |
| 0700 |
Registration |
| 0730 - 0830 |
WORKSHOPS |
| 0900 - 1030 |
Session 4: Upper Limb Injuries in Football |
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Mr Greg Hoy, Melbourne Orthopaedic Group – In-season Management of Shoulder Instability in AFL Football
Prof George Murrell - Taping as protection |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Morning Tea |
| 1100 - 1230 |
Session 5: Knee Injuries in Football – A Specific Focus on the ACL – A Collaborative Session with the Australian Knee Society
Covering prevention of ACL injuries, management, surgery and return tsport issues, and long-term outcomes |
| Mr Julian Feller, Australian Knee Society, Orthosports Victoria |
| David Lloyd, University of WA – Knee injury Prevention |
| Mr Hayden Morris, The Park Clinic - Graft Choices and Surgery |
| Mr Tim Whitehead, Orthosports Victoria – Double-bundle Grafts in Football |
| Mr Matthew Liptak, Orthopaedics SA – Long-term Outcomes of ACL Injuries in Football |
| Dr Kate Webster, LaTrobe University |
| 1230 - 1400 |
Lunch |
| 1230 - 1400 |
WORKSHOPS |
| 1400 - 1530 |
Session 6: Groin Injuries in Football – Deciphering a Conundrum |
| Dr Belinda Gabbe, AFL Research Board, Monash University - Epidemiology of Groin Injuires |
| Assoc Prof Jill Cook, LaTrobe University - Screening for young players |
| Dr Chris Bradshaw, Geelong FC, OPSMC – Selecting Players for Surgery and Surgery for Players |
| Mr John O’Donnell, Orthopaedic Surgeon – An Update on Hip Surgery |
| Mr David Young, Melbourne Orthopaedic Group – Osteitis Pubis |
| Dr Donna O’Connor, University of Sydney – Groin Pain in Rugby League – Risk Factors |
| Trish Wisby-Roth, Physiotherapist – Rehabilitation Concepts for Groin Pain |
| 1530 - 1600 |
Afternoon Tea |
| 1600 - 1730 |
Session 7: Concussion in Football – Current Management Guidelines |
| Dr Michael Makdissi, AFL Research Borad, OPSMC |
| Spinal Injuries in Football |
| Dr Steve Targett – A New Zealand Intervention Programme |
| EVENING |
Conference Dinner |
| Saturday 25 October |
| 0700 |
Registration |
| 0730 - 0830 |
WORKSHOPS |
| 0900 - 1030 |
Session 8: Performance Issues, Monitoring and Recovery |
| Brian Dawson, University of WA |
| Dr David Buttifant, Collingwood FC |
| Dr Tim Gabbett, Brisbane Broncos RLFC (accepted abstract) |
| Darren Burgess, Football Federation of Australia |
| Dr Rob Aughey, Victoria University |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Morning Tea |
| 1100 - 1230 |
Session 9: Nutrition, Heat and Hydration in Football |
| Assoc Prof Robyn Langham, Nephrologist, St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne - Hydration in Sport – The Role of the Kidney |
| (Gatorade nutritionist) |
| 1230 - 1330 |
Closing Session: “The Battle of the Codes” |
| Join the argument on which code is best! |
| 1330 - 1430 |
Lunch |
| 1430 |
Conference Close |