New partnership gives CFL franchises new digital concussion platform
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TORONTO — The CFL has entered into a new partnership that will allow its teams to utilize a digital platform to execute and monitor the effectiveness of the league’s concussion protocol.
The CFL announced Wednesday it has teamed up with Vancouver-based HeadCheck Health, Inc. The company’s mobile and web-based technology will allow CFL medical staffs to monitor the effectiveness of the league’s concussion protocol in real-time.
“We’re delighted to partner with HeadCheck as part of our ongoing commitment to player health and safety,” Kevin McDonald, the CFL’s vice-president of football operations and player safety, said in a statement. “Their application streamlines our record keeping and that’s an important element of consistent and comprehensive care.”
All nine CFL teams will use the HeadCheck digital platform from a phone, tablet, or computer to execute baseline, sideline, and post-injury concussion assessments. That will make it easier for concussion records to follow players from team to team and for aggregate data to be examined for identifying player-safety improvements.
