news DR. BRIAN SEAMAN CO-ORDINATES HOST MEDICAL TEAMS The Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) congratulates Dr. Brian Seaman on his involvement in two major international sporting events held recently in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Seaman was named as the medical co-ordinator for the Canada-Russia Challenge hockey series (Aug. 13-14, 2012), as well as the 2012 Swatch Junior World Beach Volleyball Championships (Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2012). both being firsts for chiropractic. The 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge, served as a celebra-tion of the 40th anniversary of the series that started inter-national hockey’s greatest rivalry – the 1972 Summit Series, between Canada and the former Soviet Union. Prior to the series arriving at the Halifax Metro Centre, the Canadian and Russian national Junior teams faced off for a pair of games in Yaroslavl, Russia. This was scheduled to honour the memory of those who lost their lives in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on Sept. 7, 2011. The Canadian national Junior team included 13 first-round selections from the NHL entry draft. The Russians were led by the first-overall selection in the 2012 NHL entry draft, Nail Yakupov of the Edmonton Oilers. The Canadian team won the series in a dramatic sudden death overtime goal follow-ing the fourth game. Dr. Seaman was responsible for organizing the host medical services, which included emergency room physicians, a sports physician, a dentist and an athletic therapist. In addition, a resident from the Sports Sciences Residency Program (SSRP) of the RCCSS(C) attended each game (Dr. Warren Hefford and Dr. Charles Dauphinee). Optometry services were avail-able on an on-call basis. Don McLeod, Hockey Canada’s Halifax co-ordinator for the series, offered these comments on the medical team: “Dr. Brian Seaman put together an excellent medical team for the recent Canada-Russia Hockey Challenge in Halifax. As Halifax co-ordinator for Hockey Canada for the event, I did not have to be concerned about any aspect of medical sup-port. Hockey Canada and the participating teams advised me they were extremely happy with the level of medical support provided for the event. I have worked with Dr. Seaman on other major hockey events (national and international) and he has always acted in a com-petent, professional manner to ensure that all medical issues or possibilities were covered. It is a pleasure to work with Dr. Seaman.” Two weeks later, Dr. Sea-man’s knowledge and experi-ence were again put to the test at the 2012 Swatch Junior World Beach Volleyball Cham-pionships. This event involved 32 mens’ and womens’ teams from around the world competing for the Junior World title. For this event, host medical services was again multidisci-plinary, with 31 volunteers, representing chiropractic, athletic therapy, physiotherapy, massage therapy and an emergency services. Dental and optometry services were available on an on-call/emergency basis. Over the five days of competition, there were no serious injuries; however, the medical tent was well utilized by the athletes, many of whom had never been exposed to a truly multidisciplinary health-care team. The feedback from the participants as well as the officials was very positive. Both of these events reflect not only the increasing role of chiropractic in the sporting event community, but also how experienced Fellows of the RCCSS(C) are involved in the planning and oversight of the medical component of national and international sporting events. The success of Dr. Seaman’s efforts at these events comes as no surprise, given his involvement as chair of medical ser-vices for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. This was the first time a chiropractor had been selected for the lead medical role since the inception of the Canada Games in 1967. His approach to organizing the medical component of such events is to evaluate what types of injuries and services are likely to be required and to build a team of volunteer health-care professionals to meet the anticipated needs. In his words, Dr. Seaman’s philosophy is to “plan for the worst, hope for the best and expect the unexpected.” Congratulations, Dr. Seaman! DR. FABRIZIO MANCINI RETIRING FROM PARKER UNIVERSITY Parker University has announced that Dr. Fabrizio Mancini is retiring from his position as president of Parker University and Parker Seminars. Dr. Mancini made this decision to allow for time to pursue other interests. Under Dr. Man-cini’s leadership, Parker University and Parker Seminars have grown and flourished well beyond any of the expectations held by the Parker Board of Trustees nearly 13 years ago. Since his appointment, the Parker brand has become synonymous with high-quality education and the foundational principles that define chiropractic today. Under his care, Parker has grown into one of the leading chiropractic institutions in the world, with nearly 6,500 alumni now proudly claiming Parker as their institution of choice. He leaves the university well-positioned for future growth, with new academic programs designed to compliment chiropractic ready for introduction in January 2013, a full class of incoming chiropractic students for the fall 2012 trimester, and a record-setting crowd of attendees set to attend Parker Seminars Toronto next month. Dr. Mancini will work with Parker through November 30, 2012, until a new president can be identified and hired. A presidential search committee has been formed by the Parker Board of Trustees to begin the search immediately. This transitional period will allow him to play a role in two major upcoming events: Parker Seminars Toronto (September 20-22) and Parker University Homecoming (October 26-28). Canadian Chiropractor wishes Dr. Mancini well in his future endeavours. 20 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | OCTOBER 2012 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
Chiropractic + Naturopathic Doctor October 2012: Page 20
