2018 SMA CONFERENCE 2018 SMA CONFERENCE: MEET THE SPEAKERS THE ANNUAL SPORTS MEDICINE AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE IS BEING HELD ON THE 10TH – 13TH OCTOBER IN BEAUTIFUL PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Year-on-year, the Conference attracts some of the world’s best and brightest minds in sports medicine and exercise 2018 Sir William Refshauge Lecturer: Med SA in Adelaide, Nuffield Orthopaedic science. This year’s Conference is Associate Professor Greg Hoy Centre in Oxford U.K., and Wrightington no exception. U.K. He also spent 6 months as This year’s Refshauge lecture is Associate a travelling Fellow, primarily in the In this special Sport Health feature, Professor Greg Hoy, an orthopaedic United States and Germany. get to know some of the confirmed surgeon with a special interest in speakers who will be presenting at shoulder, upper limb and hand surgery. Greg returned to Melbourne to join this year’s Conference. Melbourne Orthopaedic Group in 1993 Greg is Melbourne born and educated and has been a visiting surgeon at the With a number of speakers yet to be and completed his medical training at Alfred Hospital from 1993 – 2002. He is announced, be sure to subscribe to Monash University. After completing his now a Senior Lecturer in the Department our Conference mailing list for all the surgical training, he joined the Melbourne of Surgery of Monash University and latest speaker and presentation Orthopaedic training program, and works as a Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon updates! Earlybird registration specials completed his certification in 1991. He at Melbourne Orthopaedic Group. are also available until the 31st July, is dual-qualified as a Fellow of the Royal so click here to secure your space at Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) His work encompasses hand and wrist a discounted price now. and the Australasian College of Sports surgery (including trauma), all forms of Physicians (ACSEP). shoulder surgery and has a particular interest in elbow surgery. He performs Following his orthopaedic training, a significant amount of his surgery under he spent two and a half years in post- arthroscopic control and has stayed graduate training, both in Australia and at the forefront of technology with overseas. He spent time in Fellowships development in all aspects of upper with Ian Henderson in Melbourne, Sports limb surgery. 34 VOLUME 36 • JUNE ISSUE 2018