Congratulations to the following 2009 Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Award winners:

• Asics Medal - Best Paper Overall ($5000 prize including Best Paper award)

  A/Prof. Philip Morgan, University of Newcastle
  Intervention description and preliminary findings of the "Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids"pilot randomised controlled trial
  Co-authors - D. Lubans, C. Collins, J. Bray, T. Burrows, R. Fletcher, T. Okely, J. Warren, & R. Callister
  
  

• Asics Best Paper - Clinically Relevant Conditions ($2000)

  Dr Satyamurthy Anuradha, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Queensland
  Association of physical activity and television viewing time with retinal vascular calibre: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study
  Co-authors - G. Healy, T. Wong, D. Dunstan & N. Owen
  
  

• Asics Best Paper - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science ($2000)

  A/Prof. Robin Daly, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Western Hospital
  Changes in bone structure, strength and bone mass distribution following an 18 month targeted bone loading program in older men
  Co-authors - S. Kukuljan, C. Nowson & K. Sanders
  
  

• Asics Best Paper - Health Promotion ($2000)

  A/Prof. Philip Morgan, University of Newcastle
  Intervention description and preliminary findings of the "Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids"pilot randomised controlled trial
  Co-authors - D. Lubans, C. Collins, J. Bray, T. Burrows, R. Fletcher, T. Okely, J. Warren, & R. Callister
  
  

• Asics Best Paper - Injury Prevention ($2000)

  Ms Lauren Petrass, University of Ballarat
  'Kids @ Beach'- caregiver supervision of children
  Co-authors - C. Finch & J. Blitvich
  
  

• Asics Best Paper - Lower Limb ($2000)

  Dr Natalie Collins, University of Queensland
  Long duration and greater baseline severity predict poor short and long term outcome in anterior knee pain
  Co Authors - K. Crossley & B. Vicenzino
  
  

• Ken Maguire Award for Best New Investigator - Clinically Relevant Conditions (Presentation package at ACSM)
  

  Ms Carolyn Taylor, La Trobe University & Deakin University
  Groin pain and hip range of motion is different in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous young Australian football players
  Co-authors - J. Cook, T. Pizzari, N. Ames, T. Wood, B. Gabbe, M. Makdissi, E. Scase, J. McNeil & J. Orchard
  
  

• Asics Award for Best New Investigator - Lower Limb (Presentation package at ACSM)

  Ms Clare Ardern, Musculoskeletal Research Centre
  Hamstring strength recovery is similar regardless of which hamstring tendons are harvested for ACL reconstruction
  Co-authors - K. Webster, N. Taylor & J. Feller
  
  

• John Sutton Award for Best New Investigator - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science ($2000)

  Ms Erin Howden, University of Queensland
  Paradoxical blunting of the central pulse pressure response to exercise in patients with chronic kidney disease
  Co Authors - D. Holland, J. Coombes & J. Sharman
  
  

• NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Award for Best New Investigator - Injury Prevention ($2000)

  Ms Emma Siesmaa, University of Ballarat
  The role of sport injury and injury risk perceptions on children's continued participation in organised sport
  Co-authors - C. Finch, J. Blitvich & A. Telford
  
  

• State of Queensland Award for Best New Investigator - Health Promotion ($2000)

  Ms Brianna Fjeldsoe, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Queensland
  Mediators of physical acivity behaviour change in MobileMums: An intervention delivered via mobile telephone SMS for postnatal women
  Co-authors - Y. Miller & A. Marshall
  
  

• Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health Award for Best New Investigator - Healthy Spine ($2000)

  Mr Andrew Claus, Centre of Clincal Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health & School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland
  Rethinking how we sit - what is typical, 'good' or 'bad' for the spine
  Co-authors - J. Hides, L. Moseley & P. Hodges
  
  

• Wendy Ey, Women in Sport Award ($500)

  Dr David Greene, Australian Catholic University
  Musculoskeletal profile of elite adolescent female athletes in weight-loaded and weight-supported sports
  Co-authors - G. Naughton, E. Bradshaw & M. Moresi
  
  

• Asics Best Poster - Clinically Relevant Conditions ($500)

  Ms Kathryn Mills, University of Queensland and Australian Insitute of Australia
  Clinically relevant and stable tools to measure footwear comfort
  Co-authors - P. Blanch, A. Chapman & B. Vicenzino
  
  

• Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Best Poster - Health Promotion ($500)

  Prof. Tim Olds, University of South Australia
  Screen time is more strongly associated than physical activity with weight status in Australian adolescents
  Co-author - C. Maher
  
  

• Best Poster - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science ($500)

  Dr Andrew Shim, Dakota State University
  Comparison of stability scores on college aged students using commercial balance programs
  Co-authors - D. Crider, L. McDaniel & S. Bae