Physician societies from major sports leagues collaborate at AOSSM Annual Meeting
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Key takeaways:
- Presidents from physician societies of major sports leagues collaborated to share best practices.
- James Voos, MD, president of the National Football League Physicians Society, led the session.
At the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, presidents from physician societies of major sports leagues collaborated to share best practices for research and care in orthopedic sports medicine.
James Voos, MD, president of the National Football League Physicians Society, led the session. Other attendees included John E. (Jed) Kuhn, MD, MS, immediate past president of the National Hockey League Team Physicians Society; Brian Forsythe, MD, president of the Pro Soccer Physicians’ Society; Travis G. Maak, MD, president of the National Basketball Association Physicians Association; and Nikhil N. Verma, MD, president of the Major League Baseball Physicians Society.
“I am excited to share the collective knowledge of this expert group of team physicians to maximize the health and safety of professional athletes across all sports,” Voos, who also serves as the Jack and Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at University Hospitals and the head team physician of the Cleveland Browns, said in a press release.
According to the release, the group discussed new approaches to advance health and safety initiatives, foster future careers in sports medicine, promote research and improve care for athletes.
The group also agreed to meet biannually to continue collaboration.
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