Pre-hospital Immediate Care in Sport
25th November 2026, 19:00 to 20:00 GMT
Overview
Providing immediate care at sporting events requires careful planning, appropriate training and equipment, and effective clinical governance.
This webinar will explore the key considerations for delivering pre-hospital immediate care in sport, including provision for both athletes and spectators. Topics will include field-of-play medical care, crowd medical arrangements, stadium preparedness and planning for major incidents.
The session will provide an overview of the requirements involved in planning and delivering immediate care across a range of sporting environments.
Aim
To provide an overview of the governance, training, equipment and operational requirements involved in delivering pre-hospital immediate care at sporting events, including medical provision for athletes and spectators.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Describe the clinical governance requirements associated with providing immediate care at sporting events.
- Identify relevant training and equipment requirements for delivering pre-hospital immediate care in sport.
- Outline the considerations involved in providing medical care for athletes and spectators.
- Recognise the key elements of stadium medical planning, including preparedness for major incidents.
Panellists
Dr Andrew Smith
Dr Andrew Smith is Chair of the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, an Emergency Medicine Consultant and a BASICS Doctor. He is Clinical Lead for Field of Play at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, PHICIS Programme Director, and Course Director for the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care's Crowd Doctors and Practitioners course.
He is also World Rugby Medical Compliance Manager and has provided immediate care at more than 500 international rugby union matches, as well as Commonwealth and Olympic Games.
Mr David Whitmore
Mr David Whitmore is Honorary Secretary of the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has previously served as Co-Vice Chair, Honorary Treasurer and Vice Chair of the Faculty's Training and Standards Committee.
He has also been an examiner for the Diploma and Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care and the Diploma in Major Incident Management.
CPD
1 Hour
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Recording
A recording of the webinar will be made available on this page in the days following the live broadcast.
