Where did ASPAH come from?

The Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare Inc. was formed at a meeting on 25/11/2006 in Sydney of 11 health professionals all involved in one way or another with provision of health care to performing artists. 

The Australian Society for Performing Arts Health Care was formed in Sydney on the 25th of November 2006. Eleven health and performing arts professionals met to discuss their shared vision for the future of healthcare for performing artists in Australia. The meeting was triggered by an attempt to hold a performing arts medicine symposium in Mackay, Queensland in August 2006, as part of the Regional Arts Conference “Pacific Edge”. The symposium didn’t eventuate, but the enthusiasm and momentum from that effort continued, and stimulated the formation of ASPAH.

Using a range of contacts Drs Hadok and Ackermann brought together a core of like minded people who formed the Foundation Executive Committee of the Society (pictured above).

The Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare has committed itself to be, through its constitution, a not for profit organisation.  It is a registered charity.

What are our Values?

At the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare we value Excellence, Leadership, Integrity, Respect , Creativity, Independence, Fairness and Transparency.

We have, from the outset, incorporated a strong sense of these values into our basic structure.  All new members are required to declare whether they have a history of criminal conviction, any pending criminal proceedings or any history of de-registration from a professional body.  Election to our Committee requires that the standing member reiterate this in the form of a statutory declaration.

Above all else we intend to be an organisation that performing artists can depend on and trust


For a copy of our Constitution please click here.

For a copy of the Executive Summary of our Strategic Plan click here.

For a brochure about ASPAH please click here.

For a flyer you can print and put up to promote ASPAH please click here.

ASPAH is for anyone interested in finding answers in the fields of performing arts health, performing arts medicine, music medicine, dance medicine, dance injuries, performance anxiety, performance stress, stage fright, RSI in musicians and anything else to do with illness and injury in the performing arts.

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