NA Chief Medical Officer Criteria

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERJOB DESCRIPTIONThe National Association Chief Medical Officer should be a physician who has experience in sportmedicine. This doctor must have been involved as a team physician with hockey teams and musthave acted as a physician in sporting events and/or hockey games or championships.
The physician will have participated in anti-doping activities and will have a good knowledge of theWADA Prohibited List of doping control substances and methods. The physician will become
involved in the IIHF doping control program.
The ideal candidate will speak English, as this is the official language of the IIHF. This person
must be easily accessible by telephone, fax or e-mail in order to allow the National Association toconsult on current medical matters in an expeditious manner.
The National Association Chief Medical Officer will be able to work in a team concept and is aleader in his field and community. This person must also be able to collaborate with otherphysicians in different specialities in consulting and receiving advice on hockey-related medicalmatters.
The National Association Chief Medical Officer should make every effort upon request to beavailable to attend a medical workshop organised by the IIHF, bringing together physicians from allnational associations to discuss medical issues, which relate to hockey and the prevention ofinjuries. The National Association Chief Medical Officer will be expected to be actively involved in
the promotion and distribution of information and programs introduced at IIHF medical workshops
and any related activities.

The following is the job description devised by the IIHF Medical Committee for a National
Association Chief Medical Officer (NACMO):••••••••The NACMO will report to the respective National Association.
The NACMO should be available to attend a workshop organised by the IIHF.
The NACMO will deliver the medical programs in their own country.
The NACMO will be available to discuss medical matters on an ongoing basis with the National
Association as they arise.
The NACMO will be responsible for helping co-ordinate medical care and doping control at IIHF
Championships in their own country.
The NACMO will be available to communicate on an ongoing basis with the IIHF MedicalCommittee with regards to medical issues in the IIHF.
The NACMO should be available to attend IIHF Medical Symposia for the purpose ofprofessional development.
The NACMO will be involved at the medical level with respect to national teams, national andinternational championships in ice hockey, youth hockey and other sports medicine events.

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERSERVICES

The following is a list of services that a National Association Chief Medical Officer can supply oroffer a national association appointing a Chief Medical Officer for their country:• Create a direct liaison on medical issues with IIHF
• Develop a person as a medical reference source• Open possibilities for less expensive medical equipment acquisition• Organise a medical service for the teams and athletes within your national championships• Assist with medical aspects in preparing bids or operating IIHF World Championship events• Assist with implementing new WADA regulations• Helps with responsibility for health and safety of athletes• Monitor injury trends within own country• Operate safer hockey programs• Co-operate with the local NADO to operate doping control program at national events• Develop a pre-season screening program to help reduce insurance costs for member clubs withyour national association• Help under 20 player access and purchase mouth guards at a reduced price• Assist with the implementation of an AED program within all hockey facilities within your country• To implement a concussion reduction program leading to reduced insurance costs for yournational association• Profile your national association as a leader and a role model organisation within your country• Organise and maintain a complete health care service for your members

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERSELECTION CRITERIAThe following are selection criteria proposed by the IIHF Medical Committee that a National
Association might utilise in selecting and appointing a Chief Medical Officer for their country:

1.

Physician2.

Sport Medicine experience

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Participation and association with teams

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Participation and association with events and hockey championships

5.

Anti-Doping experience

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Accessibility

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Knowledge of English

8.

Teamwork and Leadership capabilities

9.

Ability to access other physicians/specialists

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Availability to attend IIHF workshops and instructional programs

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Obligation to introduce medical programming in their country

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A close association and working relationship with the National Association

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