Dr Tina Atkinson is a sport and exercise medicine physician with a special interest in concussion in Nova Scotia, Canada and has 20 years of experience as lead physician or CMO for many National and International events. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the Canadian Sports Institute Atlantic working with Canadian national team athletes, Olympians and Paralympians in different sports. She has been the team physician with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Canadian Hockey League for the past 12 years and a team physician with Hockey Canada’s Women’s teams since 2016. Dr Atkinson is a consultant for Brain Injury Nova Scotia and is a founding member of Concussion NS and has worked for many years to improve education and awareness of concussion diagnosis and management. As well she is the clinical consultant for several current concussion research initiatives. She recently was named the first Chief Medical Officer of the PWHL, the new professional women’s hockey league which had their first season in 2023.