2018 SMA CONFERENCE Dr Doug King (New Zealand) Prof. Caroline Finch AO Professor Carl (Chip) Lavie (Edith Cowan University, WA) (United States of America) Doug is the lead Clinical Nurse Specialist based in the Emergency Department Professor Caroline Finch is the Deputy Professor Carl Lavie graduated from of the Hutt Valley District Health Board Vice Chancellor (Research) and Vice Louisiana State University Medical School in New Zealand. President at Edith Cowan University in 1983. He has completed both an (WA). Professor Finch is also the Director internal medicine residency at Ochsner Having served in the Royal New Zealand of the Australian Centre for Research and a Fellowship in cardiovascular Navy as a medic and the New Zealand into Injury in Sport and its Prevention diseases at Mayo, where he joined Army as a Nursing Officer, Doug retired (ACRISP), an IOC recognised centre the faculty in 1989. as a captain in 2000 before venturing focusing on research in injury prevention back to University part-time to complete and the promotion of health in athletes. Dr. Lavie’s research interests include the Post Graduate Diploma in Sports cardiac rehabilitation and prevention, Medicine. Doug went on to complete his Caroline is one of the most respected lipids, hypertension, obesity, and exercise, Master’s in sports injury epidemiology injury prevention researchers in the as well as noninvasive testing, and then commenced his first PhD world. In 2018, Professor Finch was encompassing echocardiography, looking at amateur rugby league injuries appointed as an Officer of the Order exercise testing, and nuclear cardiology. in New Zealand. of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to sports medicine, particularly He is the author of over 1000 medical Doug completed a second PhD in in the area of injury prevention as an publications including two cardiology head impact biomechanics and sports- educator, researcher and author, and textbooks, and nearly 60 book chapters, related concussion assessment based to the promotion of improved health and over 660 listed currently on Pub on a growing interest in concussion in athletes and those who exercise. Med He is also a co-author of The Obesity which he has developed over the course Paradox: When Thinner Means Sicker of his studies. and Heavier Means Healthier. Doug has worked on the sideline as a Dr. Lavie serves as a frequent lecturer, volunteer medic for rugby union, rugby reviewer for several medical journals, league and netball games at all ages and and serves on the Editorial Boards is an invited member of the New Zealand of a number of journals relating Rugby League medical panel. Doug’s to cardiology. research interests are the assessment and management of concussion, injury epidemiology. He also assists with injury management training to sports medics/ trainers for all sporting codes. VOLUME 36 • JUNE ISSUE 2018 35