Post co-authored by Jacquie Tran and Aaron Fox.
On Wednesday, we will be heading off to sunny Sydney for be active 2012, comprising the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, the National Sports Injury Prevention Conference, and the 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health.
It’ll be a bumper conference for all involved, and we’re particularly looking forward to using social media and Web 2.0 tools to document and share our conference experience.
A word from the authors…
Jacquie Tran
As an applied sport science practitioner and researcher, my interest areas are many and varied! Naturally, I’ll be attending the sports science sessions on Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning. I am presenting on Friday afternoon in the Exercise Science 2 session. I’m also looking forward to sessions on neuromuscular performance, injury prevention, clinical sports medicine, and elite athlete management. Other sessions that I’ve highlighted:
– Plenary keynote (Refshauge Lecture): Prof Karim Khan, “In search of sports medicine success: Five lessons for clinical, team, and research success” (Wednesday 31st October, 5:30PM – 6:30PM, Auditorium A)
– Symposium: “Evidence informing change in Australian football” (Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Room 104)
– Symposium: “Making sport safer in the real world – the voice of the implementer” (Friday 2nd November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Room 106)
– Symposium: “Sports medicine and science in 2012 and beyond: Where have we come from and where are we going?” (Saturday 3rd November, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Terrace)
Given that I live so much of my life online, I am particularly intrigued and excited to see what comes of the social media symposium on Thursday afternoon, chaired by Prof Caroline Finch (NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at Monash University [injury prevention and injury epidemiology], @CarolineFinch) and featuring Prof Karim Khan (editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, @BJSM_BMJ), Nello Marino (CEO of Sports Medicine Australia, @SMACEO), and Dr John Orchard (Australian sports physician and injury prevention researcher, @DrJohnOrchard).
I’ll be live tweeting during the sessions that I attend (@jacquietran), and will be contributing to the live blog that Aaron and I will publish and update for each day of the conference. With the #beactive2012 hashtag gaining some traction, I also hope to have plenty of social media fodder to pull together in Storify, after the conference is done and dusted.
Aaron Fox
Like Jacquie, my research interests are also quite varied, with many sessions catered toward my interests. I am presenting in the Wednesday afternoon in the Neuromuscular Performance 1 session and on the Friday afternoon Risk Factors and Injury Surveillance session. I’m sure to bump into Jacquie at Prof Karim Khan’s plenary keynote and the symposiums on evidence informing change in Australian football and social media. Other sessions of interest include:
– Keynote: Dr. Dale Hanson: “Closing the gap between injury prevention research and community safety promotion practice” (Thursday 1st November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Terrace)
– Keynote: Assoc. Prof. Malcolm Collins: “Biological mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries: Why is it clinically relevant?” (Friday 2nd November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Terrace)
– Keynote: Assoc. Prof. Claude Goulet: “Minimising risk in high risk settings: Do the 3 E’s of injury prevention work?” (Friday 2nd November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Terrace)
Given my current research area of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, the session devoted to these and Assoc. Prof. Malcolm Collins invited presentation on genetic risk factors for ACL rupture will also be an interesting session (Saturday 3rd November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Room 104).
I’ll also be live tweeting during the sessions I attend (@aaron_s_fox) and keeping an eye on the #beactive2012 hashtag. Any interesting studies or results presented from the sessions I attend will go straight onto our live blog for the day.
Deakin University involvement…
A strong Deakin University contingent will be attending “be active 2012”, presenting the research currently being undertaken within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. Researchers from the Centre for Exercise and Sport Science (C-ESS), Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition (C-PAN), and Deakin associate researchers will be presenting their work across the four days of action. Deakin’s involvement with the conference also extends to the chairing of sessions, with Deakin researchers also invited as distinguished discussants for various sessions.
You can catch our researchers from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the following sessions and times.
Centre for Exercise and Sport Science (C-ESS)
Mr. Aaron Fox
‘An investigation of offensive agility techniques in elite netball’
Wednesday 31st October, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 1, Room 104, Paper 21
‘An investigation of in-game landings in elite netball: Implications for injury risk’
Friday 2nd November, 1:30 – 3:00PM, Risk factors and injury surveillance, Room 106, Paper 553
Ms. Jacquie Tran
‘The design and implementation of a novel method for quantifying training loads in elite rowing: The T2minute method’
Friday 2nd November, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Exercise Science 2, Room 105, Paper 547
Dr. Kevin Netto
‘Can derived measures of jump performance predict lower limb soft tissue injury in Australian Football?’
Wednesday 31st October, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 1, Room 104, Paper 23
Mr. Matthew Allan
‘Rule modification in junior sport: Does it change skill performance during games?’
Thursday 1st November, Poster Session, Paper 362
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition (C-PAN) (Neuroscience)
Ms. Ashlee Hendy
‘A novel approach to enhancing muscular strength and function: A pilot study using transcranial direct current stimulation’
Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 2, Room 203, Paper 288
Ms. Ashleigh Weier
‘Effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol on recruitment curve parameters’
Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 2, Room 203, Paper 289
Dr. Dawson Kidgell
‘Short-interval intracortical inhibition is not affected by varying the complexity of an isometric task in biceps brachii muscle’
Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 2, Room 203, Paper 285
‘Time-course changes in motor cortical excitability following low level constant transcranial direct current stimulation’
Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Neuromuscular Performance 2, Room 203, Paper 287
Ms. Ebonie Scase
‘Investigating cortical changes associated with patellar tendinopathy’Thursday 1st November, Poster Session, Paper 341
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition (C-PAN) (Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour)
Prof. Jo Salmon
Session Chair: Wednesday 31st October, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Sedentary behaviour in children and young people, Room 103
Distinguished Discussant: Thursday 1st November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Activity and weight in children and young people (ISPAH Council on Physical Activity and Obesity), Room 102
‘Strategies to promote children’s school based physical activity: Transform-Us! Mid-intervention findings’
Thursday 1st November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, School based interventions, Room 202, Paper 276
Prof. Kylie Ball
Chair: Wednesday 31st October, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Physical activity and psychosocial health in adults, Room 202
‘Are physical environments and physical activity differentially associated by urban-rural status among mid-older aged adults? The WELL study?’
Friday 2nd November, 11:00AM – 12:30PM, Environments and physical activity: Adults, Room 204B, Paper 531
Prof. Robin Daly
‘Effects of a specialized school physical education program on bone structure and strength: A 4-year randomised controlled trial’
Thursday 1st November, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Schools, teachers and physical education, Room 202, Paper 213
Dr. Kylie Hesketh
‘How do infants spend their time? Physical activity and restraint in 3, 9 and 19 month old children’
Friday 2nd November, 3:30PM – 5:00PM, Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children, Room 201, Paper 602
Deakin Associates
Ms. Bethany Howard
‘Age and gender variations in light-intensity physical activity (LIPA) and relationships with sedentary time and MVPA in US adults’
Thursday 1st November, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Correlates of physical activity in adults, Room 201, Paper 198
Prof. Jill Cook
Workshop Leader: Research, research everywhere – How do I get involved? Saturday 3rd November, 8:15AM – 9:15AM, Room 201, Paper 795
Distinguished Discussant: Saturday 3rd November, 9:30AM – 10:30AM, Physical activity in women, Room 201
Follow us on Twitter
It’s going to be a busy few days, but filled with opportunities to learn and connect with some of most prominent scholars and practitioners from around Australia and around the world. Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with our #beactive2012 experience:
Aaron Fox: @aaron_s_fox
Jacquie Tran: @jacquietran
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