feature The 2011 Canada Winter Games New frontiers for DCs in sports Aerial view of the Canada Games Oval and the Citadel, Halifax, 2011. T Dr. Brian Seaman is a Chiroprac-tic Sports Specialist practising in Halifax Nova Scotia and has been an official service provider for the Canadian Sports Centre Atlantic since its inception in 1999. Dr. Seaman is a longstanding mem-ber of the Board of Directors of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences(Canada), and has volunteered at numerous national and international sporting events, including four Winter Olympics and a Pan American Games. • • • he month of February saw 3,000 of the best young athletes in Canada descend upon Halifax for the 2011 Canada Winter Games (CWG). This event represents a number of firsts: the first time the Canada Winter Games were held in Nova Scotia; the first time a multi-sport event of this size has been held in Nova Scotia; the first time a chiropractor has served in the lead position for Host Medical Services at the Canada Games. CHAIR OF MEDICAL SERVICES In August 2008, I had the honour of being named the Chair of Medical Services (CMS) for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. The role included the selection of a chief medical officer (CMO), assistant chief medical officers (ACMOs), chief therapist (CT), assistant chief therapist (ACT) and manager of the poly clinic (MPC). In addition, CMS responsibilities involved overseeing a variety of aspects in prepara-tion for the Games, and included: • meetings of the medical committee, Athletes Services Division and Venue Teams, Medical Venue Team (MVT) reps, and between staff from the host society and Canada Games Council; • assessment of athlete medical areas and field-of-play positions at each of the 13 sport venues; • meetings with external agencies such as Capital District Health Authority, IWK Children’s Hospital, EHS (ambulance/paramedics), Nova Scotia Public Health and Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness; • development of an Emergency Response Plan for Medical Services; • preparation and review of documentation to provide a legacy of information for the 2013 Canada Summer Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and the 2015 Canada Winter Games (Prince George, British Columbia). Preparation also included overseeing the setup of a poly clinic (this was set up at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax) and a satellite clinic (this was set up www.canadianchiropractor.ca Brian Seaman, DC, FRCCSS(C), FiCC 18 • CANADiAN CHiROPRACTOR | JUNE 2011
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