title: Recommendations for policy development regarding sport-related concussion prevention and management in Canada.
abstract: The Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) is composed of health-related organisations concerned with the recognition, treatment and management of concussion. Its mission is to create synergy between organisations concerned with concussion to improve education and implementation of best practices for the prevention and management of concussions. Each of the organisations that constitute the CCC has endorsed two recommendations that address the need for relevant authorities to develop policies about concussion management in sports. The recommendations were developed to support advocacy for regulations, policies or legislation to improve concussion prevention and management at all levels of sport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frémont
authors.affiliation: Carleton University Sport Medicine Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canadian Sports Concussion Project, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tator
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002170:Canada; D032921:Consensus; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making
keywords: Concussion; Contact sports; Head; Injury; Sporting injuries