Sports Medicine
National Network Lead: Dr David Hughes
Dr David Hughes is the current AIS Chief Medical Officer and is a fellow and former President and Chair of Training of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
David has extensive experience as team physician in Basketball, Rugby, and Football. David was the Medical Director of the Australian Olympic Team for both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
David is based in Canberra.
Resources
- AIS Sports Science Sports Medicine Best Practice Principles
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Smoke pollution and exercise
- Genetics
- Blood flow restriction training guidelines
- Intravenous fluids and their use in sport
- Breath Hold Training
- Sport Specialisation in Young Athletes
- COVID-19 and Sporting Activity
- Concussion in sport
*The Clearinghouse for Sport is the information and knowledge sharing platform for Australian sport.