FNQ Sports Medicine

30/06/2026

⏰ Last week to apply for the Rural &/or Indigenous junior doctor scholarship for the ACSEP/SMA Annual Sports Medicine Conference 🏀👩🏼‍⚕️

Yes, this does apply to medical students as well (& Cairns-based, now-registrar Dr Will was the recipient last year 🤩)

JCU: College of Medicine and Dentistry
JCU: James Cook University, Australia
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service

Applications for the 2026 ACSEP Conference Scholarships are now open. Are you a junior doctor interested in Sport and Exercise Medicine? Apply for an ACSEP scholarship to attend the 2026 SMA & ACSEP Scientific Conference in Brisbane, Australia.

ACSEP scholarship opportunities include dedicated pathways supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pasifika medical students and junior doctors, as well as regional and rural applicants through the scholarship established in honour of Dr Geoff Thompson FACSEP, AM.

Applications close 6 July 2026.

Further information on available scholarships, eligibility criteria and application forms can be found here: https://acsepconference.com/scholarships

Image Featured (Left to Right): William Stockley, Dr Geoff Thompson AM Rural/Regional Scholarship Recipient 2025, Osita Isichei, ACSEP Indigenous Scholarship 2025, Pasifika Recipient, Bailey Lacey-Rameka, ACSEP Indigenous Scholarship 2025, Māori Recipient.

27/06/2026

After presenting on concussion assessment and awareness at yesterday, this is timely for all medical practitioners (and players/parents) to be aware -
* It only takes one concussion to have significant effects
* Strict guidelines on return to play may seem excessive to the player (or parent) but this is the WHY.
* You only have one brain, look after it.

A talent and a team player, Nick Lowden excelled at Aussie rules. But the knocks, bumps, hits and collisions were adding up.

18/06/2026

FNQSM and Dr Will leading the medical crew at Cairns Ironman 🤕 Hopefully you didn’t have to meet the team in person - so here’s a sneaky pic “behind-the-scenes” 🫣 (tbh, the team are awesome and worth their weight in gold if needed… thanks everyone 🙌🏻) IRONMAN in Cairns

30/05/2026

FNQSM is proud to be overseeing the medical for this amazing squad of women 🥰👩🏼‍⚕️ Let’s see if the girls can go better than THIRD last year - in their inaugural season 💪🏻 A bunch to be reckoned with!

16/05/2026

This is why we ask the questions every time. There are too many signs hinting of an issue before RED-S (& injuries) takes hold. Annual medical health screenings are just a start 👩🏼‍⚕️

Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva trained up to 10 hours a day, six days a week, often without the proper nutrition. She wants others to know what that can do to the body.

17/03/2026

15/03/2026

I love that I have the ability to teach (and hopefully inspire) the new generation of Sport & Exercise Physicians - at the earliest levels at JCU: James Cook University, Australia in medical school and as junior doctors at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service 🥰😎👩‍⚕️

You can't be what you can't see! And why not train where you can swim with Wally🐠 (local star - maori wrasse)
ACSEP Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Sport and an active lifestyle have been central to Dr Monet Visser’s life from the start. From years spent as a competitive gymnast to competing in athletics, touch football and later rugby sevens at university, active competition has long been second nature for the Cairns local.

09/03/2026

Spending the weekend in Townsville with completing the World Rugby Level 3 Advanced Immediate Care in Rugby (AICIR).

Yes, practicing needle chest decompressions in some ribs (thankful dogs and no, patients will normally be supine but where’s the fun in that?) - now how many acronyms were there in the end?! 👩🏼‍⚕️💉🩻🩺

Whilst this is run by World Rugby, these on-field (and getting off-field) medical skills translate to any sport, including rugby league and will help to elevate our local sideline practices to the same used at the highest level in the world. It’s an international & cross-code language.

Hopefully, our next step is to organise a level 2 course for our physios and trainers in FNQ & NQ. But grateful to have 4x Cairns-based doctors all trained this weekend, including the FNQSM team 💪🏻🙌🏻

05/03/2026

Northern Pride Medical Team representing at the 2026 Season Launch 🔥

We cannot wait for (hopefully) a successful 2026 season (…and to be honest, with minimal medical work 🤞🏻🤕) But, regardless, and are with you all the way! 💪🏻

01/03/2026

Dr Will Stockley, accredited Sport and Exercise Physician Registrar, is now consulting in Cairns 🏝️👨🏻‍⚕️.

Dr Stockley does not require a GP or medical referral, and private acute injury appointments are available each week🤕☎️

With strong local roots and a deep commitment to the Far North Queensland community. Dr Stockley completed his high school education, medical degree, and junior medical training locally, giving him aunique understanding of the health needs and active lifestyle of the region.
 
Dr Stockley is passionate about preventative medicine, performance optimisation, and supporting patients of all activity levels, from elite athletes to recreational movers, through all stages of injury and recovery.
 
Dr Stockley is proud to live and work in Cairns and is actively involved in the local sporting community. He has worked with the 🏀Cairns Taipans NBL team🏀, supported major endurance events including the Cairns Ironman 🏊🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ and will serve as Team Doctor for the and their six squads this year 🙌🏻🏉💪🏻