A New Model for Student-Athlete Care

"Kansas Athletics is collaborating with The University of Kansas Health System and LMH Health to launch Kansas Team Health, a new model of care that makes the resources of The University of Kansas Health System and LMH Health available to provide the best care possible for KU student-athletes, and clearly establishes the responsibility of care with medical professionals while minimizing potential conflicts of interest between coaches and sports medicine staff.

This new model transitions approximately 40 sports medicine staff – including physicians, athletic trainers, nutritionists, wellness coordinators and, most notably, strength and conditioning coaches – from Kansas Athletics to The University of Kansas Health System. As a result, staff members now fully report to medical professionals, rather than through a physician employed by the department and reporting to Kansas Athletics administrators. This is now a true medical oversight and health care compliance model." KU News

1. Will this model REQUIRE that a licensed Athletic Trainer (not student AT) be present at EVERY practice, even a strength & conditioning practice where the sports coach may not be present?  e.g. U of Houston, TWU (Rhabdo)

2. What exactly will the protocol be at a practice if one of the medical staff see an athlete "struggling?" Will this really change the decision making of the AT, i.e. removal/treatment of athlete? e.g. U of Maryland, GCCC

3. What specifically will be the method of communication between sports medicine staff and AD/coaches? In other words, who keeps this all together, i.e. who is ultimately in charge of communication, documentation, oversight?

4. And what about youth sports?

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Rhabdo cases prompt new UH policies to protect athletes’ welfare

"At the end of the day, we’re entrusted with really valuable resources, which is these kids, and we have to make sure we’re doing everything we can to take care of them.”The new changes, estimated to exceed $1 million, according to Pezman, follow the rash of rhabdomyolysis cases the university experienced earlier this year."

Read more here.

College Football Player's Death From Heat Stroke Prompts Congress To Investigate

Listen to this 5 minute report about the heat death of the heat stroke death of 19-year-old football player Braeden Bradforth.

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