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IC 105-2022: Evolving Responsibilities of the Orthopaedic Team Physician: Managing the Sidelines and Landmines
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IC105

Title: Evolving Responsibilities of the Orthopaedic Team Physician:  Managing the Sidelines and Landmines 

 

Course Description:

This course will be led by experienced collegiate, professional, and Olympic team physicians and will provide guidance on becoming and serving as an orthopaedic team physician from the high school level to the professional and Olympic levels. The faculty presenters include the medical director of a major Division I collegiate athletics program, the head team physician for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and a recent National Football League Team Physician of the Year. The topics to be discussed by the faculty include:

  • Role of the orthopaedic team physician in the 2022 and beyond
  • Role and responsibility of the university head team physician
  • Serving as an Olympic and Paralympic team physician           
  • Expectations of the professional team physician       
  • Considerations for team physicians covering opposite-sex sports            
  • Interacting with the media, agents, and administrators         
  • Evolving educational models for team physicians and trainees      
  • Emerging expectations in the wake of COVID-19"     

 

Learning Objectives:

  • At the completion of this session, the participants will understand the hub of the wheel concept for coordinating the medical care of an athletic team or university athletic department.         
  • At the completion of this session, the participants will understand how to avoid the common pitfalls of interactions with athletes, athletic trainers, coaches, parents, agents, and members of the media.
  • At the completion of this session, the participants will understand the team physician’s role in balancing an athlete’s short-term and long-term health with team and personal goals.
  • At the completion of this course, the participants will understand the key relationships and chain of command within the sideline medical staff.   
  • At the completion of this course, the participants will understand the influence that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the future of serving as a team physician and how to optimize team physician training moving forward.           

 

Faculty:

Timothy L. Miller, MD

Gloria M. Beim, MD

James P. Bradley, MD    

Christopher C. Kaeding, MD       
Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Expires on 10/01/2025
Cost: Member: $20.00
Resident/Fellow Member: $20.00
Affiliate Member: $20.00
Non-Member: $30.00
Credit Offered:
1.5 CME Credits
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