1. Medical Officer
Tournament
Briefing

2. insert name of tournament
insert date of tournament
insert name(s)
of medical officers(s)

3. Content of the briefing
Facilities
Doping control and testing
Injury treatment and reports
Questions and other matters

4. Facilities during matches hospital pharmacy
doctors/first aid personnel on duty
ambulance location and availability
first aid/medical room
hospital
location
facilities
dental treatment
phone number(s)
pharmacy
location and hours
dispensing procedures

5. Anti-doping regulations
FIH Anti-Doping Regulations
on the FIH website:
prohibited list: available from a link on the FIH website or from the WADA website:
all team members and personnel must be fully aware of regulations and procedures

6. Therapeutic Use Exemptions
TUEs
applications should have been made to FIH at least 30 days before the event
includes all players in the squad
emergency/late applications: refer urgently to the FIH Medical Officer
retroactive TUEs
for inhaled beta-2 agonists: should have been declared and medical file should exist in NA
for glucocorticosteroids by non-systemic routes: should have been declared
both must be declared on the doping control form if tested

7. Doping control testing
selection procedures
notification procedures
chaperoning
reporting to doping control (within 30 minutes if possible – 60 minutes maximum)
providing samples
documentation
chain of custody

8. Treating injuries on the field of play treatment blood injury
team doctor/physio may only enter if indicated by an umpire
no treatment on the field (only for a goalkeeper)
call for stretcher/ambulance if necessary
treatment
if doctor/physio has entered the field, player must leave the field for minimum 2 minutes at FIH events
blood injury
wounds must be covered (and clothing cleaned/changed) before player returns to the field

9. Injury reports routine (match injury) reports medical incident reports
completed by officials at the technical table
all injuries resulting if a time stoppage recorded
medical incident reports
completed by FIH Medical Officer for serious injuries (eg requiring hospital treatment or player unable to participate further in the tournament)
team injury summary
completed at the end of the tournament by Team Medical Personnel
include serious injuries as requested by FIH Medical Officer

10. Other matters contact for FIH Medical Officer
phone number: insert number
hotel room number: insert number
… do not hesitate to make contact at any time …
… any questions or comments …

11. thank you for your attention
good luck for a safe
and dope-free
tournament