Canada’s high performance sport community has announced national sport-related concussion guidelines designed to protect its national and next generation athletes.

The comprehensive and standardized sport-related concussion guidelines, developed by chief medical experts at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network, Own the Podium (OTP), the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), reflect a collaborative commitment to lead national policy development and provide world-leading health care provision for high performance athletes, coaches, staff and officials across Canada’s sport system.

“The multi-disciplinary approach used by the COPSI Network has developed significant expertise and partnerships in becoming a leader in the management of sport-related concussions,” said Dr. Brian Benson, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Sport Medicine at the CSI Calgary. “These national high performance sport concussion guidelines are a product of extensive collaboration within the Network.”

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