Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries - Chapter 1: The Athletic Trainer as a Health Care Provider

Flashcards covering the roles, history, professional organizations, evidence-based practices, and regulatory requirements of athletic trainers from Lecture 1.

Sports Medicine

A broad field of medical practices related to physical activity and sport, involving specialties related to performance enhancement or injury care and management.

S.E. Bilk

An MD who wrote the first major athletic training text in $1917$ entitled "The Trainer’s Bible."

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)

The professional organization for athletic trainers formed in $1950$.

Adolescent Athlete

A physically active population focusing on organized competition where skeletal maturity presents specific healthcare challenges and requires different management than adults.

Aging Athlete

Individuals age $40+$ who should undergo physical and exercise testing because physiological and performance capabilities change over time.

Occupational Athlete

Workers involved in strenuous, demanding, or repetitive physical activity who require instruction on ergonomic techniques and injury prevention.

BOC 5 Domains of Athletic Training

The five areas of professional responsibility: Injury/illness prevention; Examination, assessment, and diagnosis; Immediate & emergency care; Therapeutic interventions; and Healthcare administration.

Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

A $5$-step process for patient care: develop a clinical question, search literature, appraise evidence (via CAP/CATs), apply evidence, and assess outcomes.

PROMs

Patient-centered/rated outcomes that measure a patient's overall health status and HRQOL (Health-Related Quality of Life).

Disablement Model

A framework for evaluating functional loss due to a specific impairment and its associated impact on HRQOL.

HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which regulates how medical information is shared and considerations for an athlete's healthcare decisions.

Team Physician

A medical professional who directly supervises the athletic trainer and is responsible for diagnosing injury and deciding on RTP (Return to Play) or disqualifications.

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)

The body responsible for accrediting AT programs; by $2025$ all entry-level programs must be at the Master's level (ELM).

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Requirements to remain certified, consisting of $50$ total units including $10$ EBP units every $2$-year period.

Licensure

The most restrictive form of state regulation that limits the practice of athletic training to individuals who meet minimal requirements established by a state board.

State Certification

A regulatory statute that can restrict the performance of athletic training functions to state-certified individuals but does not necessarily restrict the use of the title "AT."

Registration

A form of regulation where a practitioner pays a fee to be placed on a list, which does not necessarily confirm competency.

Exemption

A state regulation allowing athletic trainers to practice by recognizing they perform functions similar to other licensed professions, often used in states with few practitioners.