FEI Addresses Medical Chiefs on Equine Injury Surveillance
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Yves Rossier, DVM, vice chair of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Veterinary Committee, delivered a presentation on equine injury surveillance at the annual International Olympic Sports (IOC) Federations’ Medical Commission Chairpersons conference held at the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 18.
The Canadian, who was head of the Olympic veterinary clinic in Greenwich Park at the London 2012 Olympic Games, took a year’s sabbatical leave from his work as professor of equine sports medicine at the University of Montreal to complete a study on injury surveillance in FEI horses.
The FEI-funded study on equine injuries also involved analysis of the approaches taken by other sports regulators, including the IOC, international equestrian federations, and horse racing authorities. One of the key objectives of the study was to review injury surveillance programs (human and equine) in order to fine-tune the existing FEI protocol and introduce an improved model for FEI events.
The FEI has been collecting basic injury data from its events for some time, and is currently developing a comprehensive database specifically for equine athletes. The main purpose of the database, once sufficient statistics have been collected, will be to help in the prevention of injuries. Similar databases are used in other global sports
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