Geoffrey Thompson (doctor)
Geoffrey Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Sport and exercise medicine physician |
| Awards | Northern Territory Australian of the Year 2020 |
Geoffrey Thompson FACSEP (born 1945) is an Australian sports physician who was a finalist in the 2020 Australian of the Year award, being named Northern Territory Australian of the Year.
Royal Australian Air Force and Flying Doctor service
[edit]He was called up to the Australian Defence Force in 1967, transferring soon to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) because he had a pilot’s licence. He moved with his wife to Darwin in 1971. In 1974, when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, he assisted with the RAAF effort to evacuate the city as both pilot and doctor.[1]
Career as a sports physician
[edit]He was motivated to study to become a Sport and Exercise Medicine physician after studying under Kenneth H. Cooper at Dallas.[1]
He was the inaugural President of the Sports Medicine Australia (Northern Territory branch) [2] and was one of the Foundation Fellows of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
He is Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Paralympic Committee.[3]
He is a member of the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee Review Panel.[4]
He has a particular interest in advancing healthcare in indigenous athletes in the Northern Territory.[5]
Northern Territory Australian of the Year winner 2020
[edit]Geoff Thompson was awarded the NT Australian of the Year in 2020 and was a finalist in the Australian of the Year awards.[6][7][8][9][10]
Video profiles
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr Geoffrey Thompson". www.dva.gov.au. Department of Veterans Affairs. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Dr Geoffrey Thompson ‐ Australian of the Year". www.australianoftheyear.org.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.
- ^ "A statement from the Australian Paralympic Committee | Paralympics Australia".
- ^ ASADA, Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority- (11 November 2014). "About ASDMAC". www.asada.gov.au.
- ^ Masters, Roy (24 January 2020). "Australian of the Year nominee highlights forgotten cut to Medicare". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Meet marine, Antarctic and climate scientist Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas, and other Australian of the Year nominees". Australian Geographic. 23 January 2020.
- ^ "National Museum of Australia - Geoffrey Thompson". www.nma.gov.au.
- ^ "Australia Day NT". nt.australiaday.org.au.
- ^ "These are the finalists for the 2020 Australian of the Year Awards". SBS News.
- ^ "A 'quiet achiever' who saved Australians from a cyclone is being honoured 46 years on". SBS News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.