HOSA-Sports Medicine- Healthcare Administration and Professional Responsibilities

Team Physician

To be available when emergency situations arise

Physicals

Clearing players to return to activity

BOC Certified Athletic Trainer

Prevention

Clinical Education and Diagnosis

Immediate care

Treatment, rehabilitation, and conditioning

Organization and administration

Professional responsibility

Athletes

Responsibility to maintain good physical condition

Practice techniques taught by coaches

Parents

Assist in keeping athlete healthy and are updated about injury or illness. Should be provided with info on nutrition and recommend home treatments. If athlete is a minor, AT should alert parents immediately

Officials

Responsible for enforcing fair rules, monitoring playing conditions, and cooperating with AT and physician

Coaches

Must plan practices that include conditioning and training of athletes and teach techniques and rules of sport.

Practices must be of reasonable duration, taking skill level, fatigue, and environmental conditions into consideration. Selecting, fitting, and maintaining protective equipment. Supervision of practice and game facilities must be reviewed by coaching staff. Must update education by attending clinics, review rule change, skill development, first aid/ CPR. Athletes wellbeing is 1st. Works close with team physician and BOC certified AT.

Athletic Training Student

Defined by interest , experience in allied healthcare, desire to gain knowledge of profession. Start with maintaining a clean athletic training area/facility. Other duties include inventory control, keeping track of supplies and equipment, and communication to head trainer. Should have checklist for practice, games, or road trips. Packing kits and other preparation activities. Preparing an sport/electrolyte drink or water. Documenting weight before and after practice. Recording for daily treatments. Treatments such as taping, wrapping,

changing dressings,giving minor treatments, and first aid procedures

Assumption of Risk

knowing of risk and still taking the chance.

Commission

Authorization; act of giving authority to an individual to do the right thing

Ommision

Not doing the right thing

HIPPA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Informed Consent

permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences

Liability

Legal responsibility

Malpractice

Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards

Negligence

Careless neglect, often resulting in injury

liability insurance

Covers when liable or responsible for an accident where others are injured or killed

scope of practice

Most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you are able to provide for the patient.

Title IX

A law that bans gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds

What is the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)?

The Athletic Training National Organization officially established in 1950

Athletic Training Settings Include:

clinics, hospitals, industrial, occuaptional, highschool, college, professional, rodeo, nascar, performing arts, entertainment industry, medical sale equipment and sales, military, law enforcement, NASA, and government agencies

International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

created in 1928 a the olympic winter games in st mortiz, switzerland by olympic medical doctors with the principal purpose of promoting the study and development of sports medicine

National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations (NFHS)

led the development of education-based interscholastic sports to help students succeed in their lives since 1920. goals are to build awareness and support, improve the participation experience, establish consistent standards and rules for competition

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care to the public.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

interested in the study of all aspects of sports, established in 1954, holds national and regional conferences and meetings devoted to exploring the many aspects of sports medicine

American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM)

was created in 1972 to encourage and support specific research in orthopedic sports medicine, works to develop methods for safer, more productive, and more enjoyable fitness programs.

National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)

was formed in 1978 to facilitate a professional exchange of ideas in strength development as it relates to the improvement of athletic performance and fitness and to enhance, enlighten, and advance the field of strength and conditioning

American Academy of Pediatrics, Sports Committee

was organized 1979, its primary goal is to educate all physicians, especially pediatricians, about the special needs of children who participate in sports

American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section

in 1981, the APTA was established, to provide a forum to establish collegial relations between physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapy students interested in sports physical therapy

NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports

collects and develops pertinent information about desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, utilization of sound safety measures at the college level, drug education and drug testing

National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

Founded in 1987, it provides education and credentials for fitness, sports performance, and sports medicine professionals.

Board of Certification (BOC)

has established specific requirements that must be met for an individual to become certified as an Athletic Trainer. Include a combination of both academic coursework and clinical experience in athletic training settings.

Commission for Accreditation of Athletic Training (CAATE)

establishes strict standards for institutions that offer educational entry-level professional programs a t the Bachelor and masters degree levels until 2022 after which the entry-level degree will only be a masters.