Peter Friis

Dr Peter Friis is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Medicine in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science from the University of Queensland in 1982. Friis is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians (FACSP), having been one of the inaugural fellows in 1991 following postgraduate training and teaching roles with the Australian Sports Medicine Federation. He has practiced as a Sports Physician at the Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre since 1989.

At the University of Queensland, Dr Friis teaches postgraduate courses in sports medicine, including SPMD7005 Clinical Exercise Science for Sports Medicine, SPMD7003 Exercise Prescription and Sport Injury Management, SPMD3052 Musculoskeletal Assessment and Management, and SPMD7001 Evidence and Practice in Sports Medicine. He co-convenes the university's postgraduate sports medicine program with Dr Anita Green. His research addresses sports injury mechanisms, clinical skill assessment, and exercise as evidence-based medicine. Key publications include Green, A., Engstrom, C., and Friis, P. (2018). Exercise: an essential evidence-based medicine. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(6), 242-243; Hay, P. J., Engstrom, C., Green, A., Friis, P., Dickens, S., and Macdonald, D. (2013). Promoting assessment efficacy through an integrated system for online clinical assessment of practical skills. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(5), 520-535; Hess, S. A., Richardson, C. A., Darnell, R., Friis, P., Lisle, D., and Myers, P. (2005). Timing of rotator cuff activation during shoulder external rotation in throwers with and without symptoms of pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 35(12), 812-820; and Hinton-Bayre, A. D., Geffen, G., and Friis, P. (2004). Presentation and mechanisms of concussion in professional Rugby League football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7(3), 400-404. These works have contributed to over 350 citations. Dr Friis is available for higher degree research supervision.

Professional Email: p.friis@uq.edu.au