2015 National Conference

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Brian Hainline

Protecting the Health & Safety of the Student Athlete

Biography: Brian Hainline, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As the NCAA?s first Chief Medical Officer, Brian oversees the NCAA Sport Science Institute, a national center of excellence whose mission is to promote and develop safety, excellence, and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster life-long physical and mental development. The NCAA Sport Science Institute will work collaboratively with member institutions and Centers of Excellence across the United States.
For over 20 years, Brian has been actively involved in sports medicine. He co-authored Drugs and the Athlete, and played a pivotal role the development of drug testing and education protocols worldwide. He has served on the New York State Medical Advisory Board, the USOC Sports Medicine Committee, and was a founding member of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section, where he serves as vice-chair. Brian has played a pivotal role in the development of health and safety standards in tennis, both nationally and internationally. He was Chief Medical Officer of the US Open Tennis Championships for 16 years, and then served as Chief Medical Officer of the United States Tennis Association before moving to the NCAA. He is chair of the International Tennis Federation Sport Science & Medicine Commission, and oversaw the rollout of international wheelchair tennis competition, a sport for which he wrote the rules of eligibility for both para- and quad-tennis. Brian is Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Langone School of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine. He is author of several peer-reviewed journal articles and medical textbook chapters. In addition to Drugs and the Athlete, he is co-editor of Neurological Complications of Pregnancy (1st and 2nd edition), and he is author of USTA Drug Education Handbook, Back Pain Understood, and Positioning Youth Tennis for Success.

Presentation Summary:
Protecting the health and safety of college student-athletes is the ethical foundation of collegiate athletics. Additionally, student-athlete health and safety is the cornerstone of excellence in performance. In this lecture, Brian Hainline, MD ? NCAA Chief Medical Officer ? will discuss how the NCAA has focused on 5 key areas for protecting student-athlete health and safety: 1) Concussion; 2) Mental Health; 3) Overuse Injuries; 4) Cardiovascular Health; 5) Doping and Drug Testing. A strong working relationship with Strength and Conditioning Coaches is pivotal to the success of the college student-athlete experience.