As the United States prepares to host the world’s largest sporting event, the stakes for medical readiness have never been higher. This lecture provides a strategic, operations-focused exploration of what it truly takes to deliver safe, resilient, and high-performance medical operations for a modern World Cup. Drawing on international tournament experience, mass-gathering medicine principles, and U.S. emergency management frameworks, the session will detail the clinical, logistical, and command-and-control requirements for supporting millions of visitors across multiple host cities.
Attendees will gain a clear understanding of venue-based and citywide medical planning, surge and transport modeling, interagency coordination, workforce preparation, crisis response architectures, and the operational integration needed to protect athletes, staff, VIPs, and spectators. This will be an informative lecture for healthcare leaders, EMS directors, public health officials, emergency managers, and anyone responsible for medical support at large-scale events.