Dr Paul Blackman

Sports Physician
MB BS (Hons) FACSP FFSEM (UK)
OPSMC since 1993

Paul Blackman gained fellowship of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians in 1996, winning the college medal for the best candidate. He has extensive experience in AFL working with North Melbourne Kangaroos and Richmond, then Collingwood from 1997 to the current day as chief medical officer.

Paul has also worked with the Australian Socceroos, Judo Victoria, Swimming Victoria and the Victorian Weightlifting Federation. His special interests are exercise induced leg pain, knee, shoulder and hip/groin pain.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS Hons)
• Fellow Australasian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP)

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

• Chief Medical Officer Collingwood Football club 1997- current
• Judo Australia medical officer 1998-2005
• Swimming Victoria honorary medical officer - current
• AFL Victorian State of Origin medical officer 1999
• Chief Medical Officer Australian Socceroos 1997
• Medical officer Richmond Football Club 1995-6
• Chief Medical Officer Australian Masters Games 1996
• Medical Officer North Melbourne Football Club 1994
• Medical Officer Port Melbourne Football Club 1993
• Medical Officer Victorian Weightlifting Federation 1995
• Medical Officer Murray River canoe marathon 1994
• Medical Officer Northern Territory Masters Games 1994

Affiliations: SMA, Council positions:

• Councilor Sports Medicine Australia – Victoria Branch 1995 -1997
• Honorary Secretary AFL Medical Officers Association 1994 - 1997

Greatest sporting moments…

• Almost landing a “HELI” on skis
• Shane Warne bowling Mike Gatting with his first ball in Ashes Test, England
• Leon Baker’s goal (Essendon) against Hawthorn, 3rd quarter 1984 grand final

Personal sporting experience:

• Collegians football club, Cricket, Tennis, Skiing, Windsurfing

Preferred Sports:

• Australian Rules football, soccer, swimming, judo, cricket, triathlon, skiing, golf

Professional conferences & appearances:

• Guest Sports Medicine writer The Age newspaper 2000-2
• Lecturer - Sports Physiotherapy post grad courses
• SMA national and state conferences
• Australian Orthopaedic Association
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• ESTT College of Natural Medicine
• Victorian and National General Practitioner groups
• ACSP registrar training programme
• Mt Buller Ski Patrol
• Australian College of Rehabilitation Medicine

Publications:

• A review of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the Lower Leg”, Med Sci Sports Exerc (U.S.), Mar 2000, 32 (3 suppl) p. 54-10
• Treatment of Chronic Anterior Exertional Compartment Syndrome with Massage: A Pilot Study”, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 1998.