COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today that Dr. Bill Moreau, DC, DACBSP, CSCS, has been promoted to Director of Sports Medicine Clinics for the organization. In his new role, Moreau will oversee the clinics at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Chula Vista, Calif.; and Lake Placid, N.Y.
Based in Colorado Springs, Moreau oversees a staff of full-time employees, interns and consultants among the three locations. He and the USOC sports medicine team are actively involved in building an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to health care, injury treatment and prevention, and service for U.S. athletes. The team includes a wide-range of medical professionals, including athletic trainers, physicians, chiropractors and physical therapists.
"Dr. Moreau has done an exceptional job creating an atmosphere of teamwork and service to athletes in the sports medicine clinics at our Olympic Training Centers," said Glen Werner Roseboom, Director, Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. "The time and attention he focuses on athletes has made the clinics an optimal place for high quality care."
Moreau joined the USOC in February 2009. Previously, he operated a chiropractic practice in Estherville, Iowa, and he has worked with athletes - from elite to recreational in all age groups - for more than 20 years.
With an interest in education, Moreau has presented over 250 postgraduate presentations across the United States and internationally. He has also authored several articles with an emphasis on concussion injuries in sport. He currently serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine and on the Board of Directors for the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physician. He is a postgraduate faculty member of three chiropractic colleges, and he served as a Board member and advisor for the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians for 15 years.
Moreau was recently named recipient of the Colorado Chiropractic Association's 2009 CCA Chiropractic Sports Award, and he was also honored as the American Chiropractic Association Council on Sports Injuries and as Physical Fitness Sports Chiropractor of the Year for 2000.
He received his doctorate degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Moreau also completed postgraduate specialty training at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minn.
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