Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU to Host Sports Emergency Care Course
June 26, 2024
Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU are collaborating with Action Medicine Consultants to host a two-day Sports Emergency Care Course designed to help prepare team physicians, athletic trainers and other medical personnel for emergency medicine situations that can occur during athletic events.
The course will include hands-on labs focusing on treating athlete airways, cardiovascular events and trauma situations as well as presentations from industry leaders — headlined by Dr. Jim Ellis, the NFL’s Medical Director of Player Health and Safety and Chief Medical Officer of the College Football Playoff and the United Football League.
“This course is a great opportunity for providers and other medical professionals in the region to collaborate with each other and learn the latest practices and techniques to help keep our athletes safe,” said Catherine O’Neal, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of the Lake Health and Chief Medical Advisor of the SEC. “It’s important for us, as athletic medical providers, to work together and share our experiences to help everyone stay at the top of their game.”
The Sports Emergency Care Course will be divided into two segments, with the Interdisciplinary Sports Emergency Care Course scheduled for Friday, July 12, from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. and the Team Physician Course on Saturday, July 13, from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Both segments will be held at the South Stadium Club inside LSU’s Tiger Stadium.
For more information about the course or to register, visit www.actionmed.co/ISEC2024LSU.
About Our Lady of the Lake Health
Our Lady of the Lake Health is a not-for-profit Catholic healthcare ministry based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with more than 7,500 employees committed to serving the Capital Region and building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. With an 800-bed Regional Medical Center, a dedicated Children’s Hospital, a 78-bed hospital in Gonzales, Louisiana, two freestanding emergency rooms in outlying parishes, and a 600+ provider Physician Group, Our Lady of the Lake Health provides comprehensive healthcare services for common to complex conditions. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is a primary teaching site for graduate medical education programs in partnership with LSU, and is recognized in the areas of heart and vascular, trauma and emergency care, stroke, cancer care, minimally invasive procedures, and more. Our Lady of the Lake is part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System and is driven by its mission to serve all God’s people, especially those most in need. For more information, visit ololrmc.com.