Injury Prevention and Team Care 2017

Youth Injuries

8.45amIntroduction and welcome

MC Dr Tony Edwards.

? ACC and NZF representatives

8.55amCase studies highlighting IP

Dr Tony Edwards

9.00Start of session one

Injury prevention programmes and the impact of growth

9am

Medical keynote

Prof Jiri Dvorak (FIFA11+ Kids)

9.30am

Mrs Fiona Mather (Training, kids and horses)

Fiona is the physiotherapy and rehabilitation lead at High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ).

9.45am

Dr Mark Fulcher (Loading, bio-banding and growth - how much is too much?)

Mark is a Sport and Exercise Physician. He is the Medical Director for Football New Zealand and the Editor in Chief of the FIFA Football Medicine Diploma.

10am

Dr Dan Exeter (Early specialisation)

Dan is a Sport and Exercise Physician. He is the Medical Director of Athletics New Zealand. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.

10.15am

Dr Chris Whatman (Early specialisation, injury and injury attitudes in New Zealand).

Chris is a physiotherapist and leader of the Sports Injury Prevention Research Group (SPRINZ).

10.30Morning Tea

Demonstration of FIFA11+ kids

11.00Start of session two –

Creating successful environments

11am

Sharon Kearney (Injury prevention strategies for children and youth)

Sharon is a physiotherapist based in Christchurch. She is the Injury Prevention Consultant to Netball New Zealand.

11.30

Dr Craig Harrison (Designing a training program/appropriate loading)

Dr Craig Harrison has a PhD in youth athlete development and is the programme director of Athlete Development.

11.45

Mr Matt Whalan (Promoting player welfare)

Matt is a physiotherapist and injury prevention researcher from Wollongong in Australasia.

12.00

Mr Andrew Boyens (Youth football structure in New Zealand)

Andy is the acting Director of Football at New Zealand Football and is an ex-All White and professional football player.

12.15

Panel discussion – An opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues arising from the morning’s sessions.

12.30Lunch

1.30Start of session three (two streams)

Paediatric injury

1.30

Mr Stewart Walsh

Stewart is a paediatric and sports Orthopaedic Surgeon. He has worked with elite athletes across a variety of codes. He is based at both Starship Hospital and UniSports Sports Medicine.

2pm

Dr Chris Hanna (Topic TBC)

Chris is a Sport and Exercise Physician. He has worked extensively with athletes from a range of codes including the Warriors, Football Ferns and Athletics New Zealand.

2.15pm

Mr Jeremy Stanley (Paediatric ACL)

Jeremy is a paediatric and sports Orthopaedic Surgeon. He is also a former All Black.

2.30pm

Dr James McGarvey (Paediatric concussion)

James is a Sport and Exercise Physician. Until very recently he has been the medical director of the All Blacks 7’s teams.

2.45

Dr Sarah Beable (Psychological impact of injury)

Sarah is a Sport and Exercise Physician. She is the medical director of Cycling New Zealand.

3.00Afternoon tea

3.30Start of session four (two streams)

Medical

Developing successful practice

3.30

Prof Caroline Finch (Ensuring participation in youth injury prevention programmes and practices – understand the barriers and facilities that impact in implementation and maintenance).

4pm

Mr James Baxter (Podiatry in youth athletes – practice pearls)

James is a sports podiatrist at Footworks Podiatry. He has extensive experience working with athletes of all ages.

4.15

Dr Graeme Paterson (Dealing with parents and coaches)

Graham is a Sport and Exercise Physician.

4.30

Mr Dane Baker (Nutrition)

Dane is Sports Nutritionist at HPSNZ. He also works closely with the Chiefs Super rugby team.

4.45

Panel discussion – An opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues arising from the afternoon’s sessions

5.00Close