Inter-Association Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools and Colleges

Courson, Ron; Goldenberg, Michael; Adams, Kevin; Anderson, Scott; Colgate, Bob; Cooper, Larry; Dewald, Lori; Floyd, Ryan; Gregory, Douglas B.; Indelicato, Peter A.; Klossner, David; O'Leary, Rick; Ray, Tracy; Selgo, Tim; Thompson, Charlie; Turbak, Gary

doi:10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.06

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“…5,7 Even facilities, budgets, staffing, and administrative structures may vary within the same type of athletic training practice setting, such as secondary schools. 8 Quality patient care documentation by health care professionals is important for both clinicians and patients. 7,9 Although many health care professionals document patient care because of legal obligations, 7 physicians, nurses, and pharmacists have noted additional benefits of documenting.…”

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Athletic Trainers' Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

Nottingham

Lam

Kasamatsu

et al. 2017

Journal of Athletic Training

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Context: Documenting patient care is an important responsibility of athletic trainers (ATs). However, little is known about ATs' reasons for documenting patient care and the mechanics of completing documentation tasks. Objective: To understand ATs' perceptions about reasons for and the mechanics of patient care documentation. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: Individual telephone interviews with Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network members. Patients or Other Participants: Ten ATs employed in the secondary school setting (age = 32.6 ± 11.4 years, athletic training experience = 7.1 ± 7.8 years) were recruited using a criterion-based sampling technique. Participants were Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network members who used the Clinical Outcomes Research Education for Athletic Trainers electronic medical record system and practiced in 6 states. Data Collection and Analysis: We used the consensual qualitative research tradition. One investigator conducted individual telephone interviews with each participant. Data collection was considered complete after the research team determined that data saturation was reached. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and independently analyzed by 4 research team members following the process of open, axial, and selective coding. After independently categorizing interview responses into categories and themes, the members of the research team developed a consensus codebook, reanalyzed all interviews, and came to a final agreement on the findings. Trustworthiness was established through multiple-analyst triangulation and member checking. Results: Participants identified 3 reasons for documenting patient care: communication, monitoring patient care, and legal implications. Four subcategories emerged from the mechanics-of-documentation theme: location, time of day, length of time, and criteria for documenting. The ATs described different criteria for documenting patient care, ranging from documenting every injury in the same manner to documenting time-loss and follow-up injuries differently. Conclusions: Whereas ATs recognized individual mechanisms that enabled them to document patient care, they may need more guidance on the appropriate criteria for documenting various patient care encounters and strategies to help them document more effectively.

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Athletic Trainers' Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

Nottingham

Lam

Kasamatsu

et al. 2017

Journal of Athletic Training

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“…First, although ATs must work under the direct supervision of a physician who holds the ultimate responsibility for patient care and return-to-play decisions, day-to-day interactions with other health care professionals may be limited in some employment settings. 39 Athletic trainers who work alone or in physical isolation from others may lack relationships with other health care professionals who could assist them with implementing evidence into patient care and further their professional development. 40 To improve the possibility of implementing EBP, ATs are encouraged to look beyond the idea that they must interact professionally only with ATs and begin to build a community of other health care professionals in their area, such as a team physician, school nurse, or physical therapist.…”

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Athletic Trainers' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Keeley

Walker

Hankemeier

et al. 2016

Journal of Athletic Training

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Context:Understanding the beliefs about and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) among athletic trainers (ATs) will help to determine appropriate strategies to improve implementation.Objective: To examine the ATs' beliefs about and use of EBP.Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Online survey instrument. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 467 ATs responded to the survey request, a response rate of 11.67%. A total of 385 (9.6%) completed the EBP Beliefs Scale and 342 (8.5%) completed the EBP Implementation Scale.Main Outcome Measure(s): The EBP Beliefs Scale and EBP Implementation Scale were administered. The surveys collected demographic information in addition to information about participants' beliefs regarding EBP and implementation of EBP in clinical practice.Results: The ATs demonstrated a level of neither agree nor disagree (56.00 6 7.86) on the EBP Beliefs Scale. Belief scores were higher among those ATs required to document for thirdparty reimbursement (P ¼ .001), those with access to current research through professional journals other than the Journal of Athletic Training (P ¼ .02), and those with a doctoral degree (P ¼ .01). A low level of implementation (9.00 6 11.38), representing the implementation of EBP approximately 0 times in the previous 8 weeks, was found on the EBP Implementation Scale. Implementation scores were higher among preceptors (P ¼ .01), those required to document for third-party reimbursement (P , .001), those with access to current research through professional journals (P ¼ .002), and those with a doctoral degree (P ¼ .01).Conclusions: Participants had a positive attitude toward EBP; however, they were not implementing EBP concepts when providing patient care. This suggests that additional information and EBP resources are needed so ATs can better implement EBP in practice. To provide the best patient care and to promote EBP within the profession, clinicians should make EBP a priority and advocate for EBP implementation.Key Words: evidence-based medicine, clinical practice, survey research Key PointsOverall, athletic trainers were neutral toward evidence-based practice but believed it results in the best clinical care for patients and is important to the credibility of the profession. Athletic trainers' level of implementation of evidence-based practice was low. Additional information and resources are needed so athletic trainers can better implement evidence-based practice. To provide the best patient care, promote evidence-based practice within the profession, and gain credibility with other health care professions, athletic trainers should become advocates for evidence-based practice and make it a priority.

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“…Ardern et al (2016) and Courson et al (2014) have developed consensus statements which surround approaches to collaboration in sports medicine. Both papers maintain on some level that in order for safety to be enhanced for a range of patient/ athletes, there needs to be an alternative model where more rigorous methods of performance evaluation are put in place in a way which both encourages and benefits from IPC.…”

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Interprofessional Collaboration in Sports Medicine: Findings from a Scoping Review

Fletcher

Breitbach²,

Reeves

2017

Health &Amp; Interprofessional Practice

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BACKGROUND Sports medicine has grown from a special interest area in healthcare to an established profession in its own right. Containing many specialties and a range of professional inputs there are complex dynamics at work which often dictate the provision of care. Whilst interprofessional interventions have been successfully applied in more mainstream healthcare contexts there has been no equivalent application in sports medicine.

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Inter-Association Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools and Colleges

Cited by 73 publications

References 14 publications

Athletic Trainers' Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

Athletic Trainers' Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

Athletic Trainers' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Interprofessional Collaboration in Sports Medicine: Findings from a Scoping Review

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