Friday, April 29th, 2011 by PHCS
For full media stories on the recently launched Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program please visit the following links:
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3097736
http://www.chextv.com/News/LN/11-04-27/Youth_Concussions.aspx
http://www.mykawartha.com/sports/article/999034–group-tackling-concussions-among-young-athletes
http://www.canadafocus.ca/?p=163966
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 by PHCS
April 27, 2011 – The Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program, which was announced earlier today, will establish a best practice model in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of concussions providing universal access to youth from across the City and County of Peterborough from the age of 10 right through until high school graduation. The program, the first of its kind in Canada, is a collaboration between primary care providers and specialists and will establish standardized guidelines for concussion management for all health care providers across the 5 Peterborough Networked Family Health Teams. As a community-wide initiative, pilots will be conducted over the next 18 months while logistical elements are addressed and the program will be fully operational by September 2012.
“As a community, Peterborough as a whole is very engaged in a number of sports and we have seen first hand the significant impact that concussions can have on the life of a young athlete, not just in their ability to play sports, but in how they function on a day to day basis physically, academically and socially,” stated Dr. Bob Neville, family physician. “As health care providers we want to be able to provide our patients with the best care possible and we feel that a standardized approach to concussion prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management, incorporating reputable baseline cognitive testing, is the best approach in the delivery of care for our young athletes.”
An essential first step in the Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program is to provide pre-season cognitive testing to all athletes from across Peterborough City and County from the age of 10 right through until high school graduation. Through a partnership with Axon Sports, testing will be provided with an on-line 8 minute Computerized Cognitive Assessment Tool, (CCAT), that would create a baseline measurement to be utilized should the patient suffer from a head trauma.
“Pre-injury cognitive assessments are an important part of the program, but the Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program will be standardizing best practices surrounding all elements of concussion prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management,” said Dr. Derek Krete, physiatrist. “We will create strategies for injured players surrounding removal from play, return to school and return to play and we intend to engage with parents as well as our local sports associations and school boards, to create broader understanding of concussions and prevention of second impact syndrome. We want parents within our community to feel confident that everyone involved in the circle of care for their children, our young athletes, from their family doctor to the first responder at a hockey game, are working from a universal approach in the highest standards of concussion management.”
The Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program is being administrated by Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough in partnership with Dr. Derek Krete. Currently there is no government support for this initiative; however, with the efforts of our local health care practitioners, financial support from community fundraising and the efforts of the Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation, Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough is now in position to begin to pilot this program.
The Peterborough Youth Sports Concussion Program will be designed to be a completely transferable model so that communities across the country can easily replicate the program with appropriate levels of support.
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To schedule an interview or for more information please contact:
Director of Public Relations
Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough
4th Floor, 150 King Street
Peterborough, ON
K9J 2R9
Tel (705) 740-8020 ext. 315 Cell (705) 772-0011
Fax (705) 740-8030
Email: laura.kennedy@peterboroughfht.com
www.peterboroughfht.com
Monday, April 4th, 2011 by PHCS
Peterborough Networked Family Health Teams was profiled recently on CTV National News. The segment focusing on Family Health Teams was inspired by the recent article that appeared in the Annals of Family Medicine profiling the interdisciplinary model of primary care in Ontario FHTs.
To view the segment follow the link below:
http://www.ctv.ca/nationalnews/#TopVideoAn
On the right column click on April 3 Part Four – a short commercial will play and then the segment will air.
