The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on Periodic Health Evaluation of Elite Athletes, March 2009

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Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 2009

In March 2009, the International Olympic Committee assembled an expert group to discuss the current state of the art of the pre-participation health evaluation aiming to provide recommendations for a practical Pre Participation Health Examination (PPHE) for the elite athlete, as well as to outline the need for further research.

In recognition of its expertise and in the area of web based privacy compliant medical registries and specifically in the area of Preparticipation Evaluations for athletes, PrivIT Healthcare was asked to join this expert group and to provide insight and guidance relevant to the implementation of the PPHE guidelines and recommendation using the Internet as a platform.

PrivIT is proud to be a part of this committee and co author of the recommendations available for viewing here.