Updated Information: March 20, 2020
Please see current update. The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific shared this joint message and will be providing updates every 2 days to our sport community.
Please read the attached joint message is from the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee comprised of Chief Medical Officers from the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN).
It is meant to guide National Sporting Organizations (NSOs) in decision-making with respect to travel to competitions within and outside Canada. Information has been obtained from the World Health Organization, Government of Canada and Australian Institute of Sports websites. Other references are listed in this document. This advisory will be updated regularly and distributed to NSOs and other high performance sport partners.
March 2, 2020: English Advisory
March 20, 2020: English Advisory
Further Questions:
Further information about COVID-19 may be obtained from your NSO Chief Medical Officer or Team Physician, or the Chief Medical Officers of the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee.
- Dr. Mike Wilkinson
Canadian Olympic Committee
mwilkinson@olympic.ca
- Dr. Andy Marshall
Canadian Paralympic Committee
amarshall@paralympic.ca
- Dr. Suzanne Leclerc
Institut National du Sport du Québec
sleclerc@insquebec.org
- Dr. Doug Richards
Canadian Sport Institute Ontario
drichards@csiontario.ca
- Dr. Brian Benson
Canadian Sport Institute Calgary
bbenson@csicalgary.ca
- Dr. Paddy McCluskey
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
pmccluskey@csipacific.ca
