It is mandatory to complete the daily symptom assessment questionnaire within 4 hours before coming to the Institute.
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It is mandatory to view the video “For a safe return at INS Québec Complex” before coming to the Complex.
Update #24 – November 16, 2020
Please Note: The SMAC COVID-19 Advisory will no longer be released bi-weekly and will be issued ‘as required’. Please continue to request information via the SMAC CMOs and/or members of the COVID-19 Return to Sport Task Force.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is over 68 million with over 47 million recovered and 1,550,000 deaths. Mortality rate in Canada is 5.2 %. In Canada we have over 423,000 cases, 12,700 deaths and 339,000 (80%) recovered. Some provinces continue to experience record numbers of cases and hospitalisations. In some countries the numbers of cases are at all-time highs. This reinforces the need to remain careful and follow recommendations on hand washing, physical distancing and use of masks (which is now mandatory in most provinces in Canada and many countries in the world).
Different provinces are now setting different restrictions on cities or regions rather than just a province wide rule and this often impacts training facilities and sport institutes in different ways. Please check often with your training facilities for any changes in restrictions.
Below are links to two additional case studies, one on Wheelchair Rugby Canada and one on Curling Canada. Thanks to both organizations for sharing your experiences in return to training and competition.
Please check the links below for the latest information on options for testing for screening in the Canadian Sport Institutes.
Own the Podium, with the support of COC and CPC, have purchased Songbird Hyris bCUBE portable point of care testing devices for use by sports for training camps and competition screening for COVID-19. Protocols for obtaining and use of the devices have been developed. Information and bookings can be done through Allan Wrigley (awrigley@live.com).
Thanks to those sports that have submitted information into the COVID-19 Testing Database. The first results are just in and at this point 26 NSOs have reported on their testing and positive cases over the last 9 months. We are still receiving information. If you are a CMO of a NSO or IST Lead and have not received the relevant email and links, please contact Dr Andrew Marshall (amarshall@paralympic.ca). Also, it is important that each sport only has one person reporting the regular updates to avoid double data entries. The next request for information will go out December 14 and will request information from November 30 to December 13, 2020. Access to the dashboard will be available to sports through a password protected site in the near future.
After review of provincial trends and information regarding COVID-19, the Canada Sport Medicine Advisory Council (SMAC) recommends the following with regards to athlete and team member travel during the upcoming holiday season:
The above restrictions should be discussed and verified by team members with their NSO and conform to both provincial health authority regulations where you live as well as your travel destination.
The travel ban across the Canada-US border has been extended and infection rates in the US continue to climb. Within Canada some provinces are placing restrictions on travel for sport within or across provincial lines. If camps or competition are planned, please check for the latest local restrictions.
Additional precautions are as follows:
Further information about COVID-19 may be obtained from your NSO Chief Medical Officer or Team Physician, or the Chief Medical Officers of the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee.
Update #24 – November 16, 2020
Please Note: The SMAC COVID-19 Advisory will no longer be released bi-weekly and will be issued ‘as required’. Please continue to request information via the SMAC CMOs and/or members of the COVID-19 Return to Sport Task Force.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 world-wide is over 52 million with over 36.7 million recovered and 1,290,000 deaths. Mortality rate in Canada is 5.2 %. In Canada we have over 278,000 cases, 10,700 deaths and 223,000 (80%) recovered. Canada is presently experiencing a significant increase in cases across the country. There are 43,176 presently active cases in Canada of which 97% are classified as mild. In some countries the numbers of cases are at all-time highs. This reinforces the need to remain vigilant and follow recommendations on hand washing, physical distancing and use of masks which is now mandatory in some provinces in Canada and many countries in the world.
Provincial and Territorial ministries are now setting specific restrictions for different cities or regions depending on infection rates rather than just a province wide rule. These changing regulations often impact training facilities and sport institutes in different ways. Please check regularly with your training facilities and regional updates for any changes in restrictions.
As in Canada many areas of the world are well into the second wave. We have seen large outbreaks in many countries in Europe which have triggered lockdowns and difficulties in travelling to European countries or returning to Canada. COVID mitigation strategies vary widely and risk of becoming infected is higher in countries where masks, hand hygiene and distancing are not enforced. Access to local health care, the ability to travel across borders and finding flights for return to Canada are proving problematic for teams presently in Europe. At this point SMAC strongly recommends against non-essential travel to the Caribbean, Europe, or Asia. Close consultation with CMO or COPSIN medical teams is essential if any travel is deemed essential or required for Olympic/Paralympic qualification.
The travel ban across the Canada-US border has been extended and infection rates in the US continue to climb. Within Canada some provinces are placing restrictions on travel for sport within or across provincial lines. If camps or competitions are planned, please check for the latest provincial restrictions.
If you do have to travel, the following are some added precautions:
As training continues to progress and teams consider essential travel, SMAC highly recommends the use of the Return to Competition Assessment Tool to assist in assessing return to competition. This Tool should be used for domestic as well as international competitions. It also provides an event checklist on the last tab that will assist sport/teams to assess and plan for return to competition. Assistance with making assessments is always available through CSI’s and CMO’s from Olympic and Paralympic Committees.
Insurance companies in Canada continue to evolve travel packages that account for potential COVID-19 expenses. Examples of travel insurance include:
NSOs considering travelling with teams are encouraged to consider a range of travel insurance products and undertake due diligence in evaluating the coverage.
The COC and CPC have purchased Songbird Hyris bCUBE portable point of care testing devices for screening purposes of COVID-19. The screening kits may be used by national Olympic and Paralympic sport teams for training camps and ‘bubble’ competition purposes. In collaboration with Own the Podium, protocols for obtaining and use of the devices are in the final stages of development and details of the protocols and process for screening will be forwarded shortly to NSOs.
Within the next two weeks, email contact will be made with all high-performance sports in Canada regarding a questionnaire that will have sport-specific and medical specific questions on training, testing and positive cases of COVID. This confidential data collection seeks to gather the most up to date monitoring data to determine whether our high performance sport mitigation strategies are effective. It also supports our lobbying efforts to keep high performance training and competition facilities open whilst continuing a safe return to training and competition. Prompt and accurate information will be key to the development of this database. We ask that you engage in best practice for internal gathering of information on return to training and competition (e.g. days training) and medical information regarding testing of athletes, coaches, and support staff.
Further information about COVID-19 may be obtained from your NSO Chief Medical Officer or Team Physician, or the Chief Medical Officers of the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee.
Update #23 – October 21, 2020
Please Note: The SMAC COVID-19 Advisory will no longer be released bi-weekly and will be issued ‘as required’. Please continue to request information via the SMAC CMOs and/or members of the COVID-19 Return to Sport Task Force.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 world-wide is over 40.2 million with over 30.3 million recovered and 1.1 million deaths. Mortality rate in Canada is 4.9 %. In Canada we have over 202,000 cases, 9,781 deaths and 167,112 (84%) recovered.
The number of cases in Canada continues to rise with reintroduction of many restrictions occurring across the country. In many of the countries affected before Canada there have been reports of a significant second wave and some clusters of COVID-19 many times associated with larger gatherings. In some countries the numbers of cases are at all time highs and this reinforces the need to remain careful and follow recommendations on hand washing, physical distancing and use of masks which is now mandatory in some provinces in Canada and many countries in the world. Each sport is encouraged to continue working on or revising plans and using the guidelines as set out in the Return to Sport Assessment Tool (R-SAT) and the Return to Competition Assessment Tool (R-CAT). Due to the rising numbers in Canada new quarantine restrictions have been introduced in many countries that may further impact travel to international competition and camps and should be taken into account for any planning and risk assessment.
After review of the provincial regulations, SMAC has put together the following Provincial and Territorial Travel Guidelines on traveling within Canada from one jurisdiction to another for the purposes of training. This is a fluid situation, and we recommend that the links be checked regularly as provinces are changing their recommendations as the situation allows. This has been updated as of 20 October 2020.
As medical information emerges on athletes that have recovered from COVID-19 infections as well as research groups analyze data from patients post infection, SMAC has reviewed the current literature and developed Guidelines for Return to Performance Post COVID-19 Infection. This is not intended to provide guidance in how to treat the disease but rather, it is intended to assist health care professionals in returning athletes to training. As more evidence is gathered and research is published these guidelines will be updated. The Guidelines will be provided through expert provider groups including CASEM, Sport Physio Canada and CATA as well as any other group that requests it. It is important that NSOs provide this document to its medical staff for review and implementation.
Recently, the Return to Sport Task Force approved the development of specific case studies that highlight best practice in our country amongst NSOs and PSOs. Canoe Kayak Canada and Ski Cross provide an overview of the considerations and decisions taken to develop and execute effective return to training and competition plans. In our next SMAC Advisory, we will highlight Wheelchair Rugby Canada and Curling Canada.
In response to increasing demand for more information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the high performance community, Own the Podium (OTP) and the Return to Sport Task Force have initiated development of a database of medical and non-medical information to be tracked weekly. NSO Medical Leads, as well as Technical Leaders, will be requested to respond to a brief survey weekly or biweekly to track information which will be shared via an accessible platform. The intent is to augment NSO and PSO work in validating mitigation strategies and to share the positive impact of their return to training or competition plans. More information will be released in coming weeks.
Link to the CCES COVID-19 page https://cces.ca/covid-19-procedures
eLearning module: https://cces.ca/sites/default/files/content/media/COVID-19-and-Return-to-Testing/story.html
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the CCES at info@cces.ca.
If you would like to receive previous updates from the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, please contact Communications Services: communicationsmedias@insquebec.org