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About SportMedBC
SportMedBC, a professional not-for-profit society comprised of sport medical and paramedical practitioners in British Columbia, promotes leadership, public awareness and education in the areas of sport medicine, sport science and sport training.
By serving as a focal point for experts, applied expertise and programs, SportMedBC serves the full continuum of British Columbians, spanning those oriented towards all levels of activity from Recreation to Fitness to Performance.
Our Vision
A comprehensive, highly-integrated sport medicine network and knowledge base serving active Canadians with professionalism, innovation and responsiveness.
Our Mission
Promoting Sport Health on the strength of the Best People, Best Practices and Best Programs in Sport Medicine, Sport Science and Sport Training.
SportMedBC Overview
SportMedBC serves the full continuum of British Columbians, spanning those oriented towards all levels of activity, from Recreation to Fitness to Performance.
It does so by providing access to Sport Medicine experts through its SportMed Directory of sport medical and paramedical practitioners, along with information on clinics employing qualified professionals. SportMedBC also serves to recruit, build and promote expertise in the field through SportMed Conferences and SportMed Professional Development, including its Job Board.
SportMedBC is the leading promoter of applied expertise through its Sport Science Library, featuring a series of books and publications produced by SportMedBC and some of its leading practitioners. The Sport Science Library also includes other recommended books, OnLine Resources, and information in the areas of Sport Nutrition, Sport Safety, Sport Psychology and Strength & Conditioning.
For most active Canadians, SportMedBC comes to life through its Sport Training programs, including its popular and internationally-regarded SportMed RunWalk programs. Tens of thousands of active British Columbians have been exposed to the SportMed RunWalk curriculum through the SunRun InTraining clinics offered throughout the Lower Mainland in and around Vancouver. For the performance athlete, SportMedBC also offers SportMed Performance, in which coordinated services are provided to athletes and teams, so as to assist with their physical, nutritional and mental preparation as well as to monitor optimal sport health status, prevent injuries and provide medical treatment referrals.
SportMedBC is governed by a ten-person Board of Directors. The Board, elected from our professional membership, is responsible for organizational policy and procedures and the general strategic direction of the association. Accountable to the Board is a professional management team, headed by a President & Chief Executive Officer.
The organization has delivered its mandate on the strength of core funding from partners such as the Province of British Columbia, the British Columbia Gaming Commission and 2010 Legacies Now. It has reached new levels of professionalism and scope through its community programming and creative partnerships with organizations such as ActNow BC, Honour Your Health Challenge, Healthy Heart Society, Pfizer Canada, Telus and the Vancouver Sun. Community partnerships exist with the BC Games Society, the BC Medical Association (Athletics & Recreation Committee), BC Injury Prevention and Leadership Council, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and SportBC.
