The Event Chief Medical Officer
IIHF World Championships · Participants Regulations · Medical and Anti-Doping · The Event Medical Committee
139.1The Host shall appoint an ECMO who shall be responsible for the management of the Championship Medical Program and the management of the Event Medical Team. They shall be responsible for the daily management of all medical services operations in connection with the Championship.
139.2The ECMO shall meet the following requirements:
a.Medical license valid in the Host country;
b.Proven Ice Hockey and/or sport medicine experience;
c.Knowledge of Concussion Protocol and WADA Anti-Doping rules; and
d.Shall not be a physician of one of the Participating Teams.
139.3The ECMO shall be responsible for the following:
a.Recruit physicians and specialists for the Event Medical Team as needed and assign them to different venues;
b.Liaise with the ECMO(s) at the second venue, if present;
c.Prepare and review site and route maps, including access points to Arena(s), with the ambulance services prior to the beginning of the Championship;
d.Liaise with public health authorities to plan Championship risk mitigation strategies and to ensure coordination of venue medical disaster plans;
e.Complete the IIHF Pre-Event Medical Questionnaire and return it to the IIHF Medical Committee Secretary at least two (2) months prior to the beginning of the Championship;
f.Establish and convey to all participants all relevant rules relating to medical coverage at the IIHF Team Medical Personnel Meeting prior to the beginning of the Championship; and
g.Name deputies, including an MSC, if the circumstances so require.