Standards Standards Committee Committee

recommendations recommendations for changes to CE for changes to CE

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Mark Doughty, MS, ATC

Newark High School

Chair

BOC Standards Committee

2011 BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference

BOC Standards Committee

The Standards Committee recommends

entry-level and continuing education

requirements and policies to the BOC

Board of Directors (BOC-BOD) and reviews

relevant issues at the request of the BOC-

BOD. Additionally, the Standards Committee

reviews the Code of Professional Practice

and recommends any revisions to the BOC-

BOD.

BOC Standards Committee

James Knue, ATC – Cirque du Soleil

Michele Monaco Klucar, ATC – Ursinus College

Katherine Newsham, PHD, ATC – St. Louis

University

John Parsons, PHD, ATC – Arizona School of

Health Sciences

John Knote – Public Member (retired physician)

BOC Standards Committee

Review process and timeline for

making continuing education

requirement recommendations to

the BOC Board of Directors

BOC Standards Committee

Early spring 2010

• Survey conducted with certified

athletic trainers on the current CE

requirements

• 12,000 responses

• These included comments for all

current categories as well as general

comments

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May 2010

• Reviewed all data

• Committee members assigned

categories to thoroughly review all

comments

• Compilation of results to be discussed

at face to face meeting

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July 2010

• Committee meets at BOC office in

Omaha

• Survey results reviewed

• Formulation of draft for recommended

changes to CE requirements

• Committee members to review draft

and make any suggested revisions

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August 2010

• Revisions to draft discussed via

conference call and via Sharepoint

discussion board

• Final draft readied for public

comment

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October-November 2010

• Public comment/feedback period

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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Definition:

• Continuing education requirements are

intended to promote continued

competence, development of current

knowledge and skills and enhancement

of professional skills and judgment.

• Remove reference to entry-level practice

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CEU’s:

• Reduce yearly/total hours required

• Quality over quantity approach

• Looked at CE trends in other medical

and healthcare professions

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Reporting period:

• 2 years

• CPR required once per cycle

• 85% of state regulatory agencies

have a biennial or annual renewal

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CE feedback form

• All approved providers to use BOC

created feedback/evaluation form

• Improve quality control

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CATEGORIES

Category A (new category):

• Qualified/Enhanced

Competency Coursework

• Pre-approved courses meeting a

higher level of quality

• Evidence based content

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Category B

• Approved Competence

Programs

• Includes Home Study that would be

reviewed for number of CE’s only

• More rigorous audit system

• Courses rated by AT’s

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Category C:

• Non-Approved Competence

Programs

• Require completion documentation

that includes an exam for multi-

media/CDs, etc

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Category D:

• Post-Certification –

college/university

coursework

• Accredited AT Residency/Fellowship

• Medical residency removed

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Category E:

• Professional & Scholarly

Activities

• Add clinical research study team

• Remove EMT training (can use Cat A,C

or D)

• Remove Examiner/Model

BOC Standards Committee

Current requirements extended to

12/31/13

Any changes for 2014 will be

announced in 2012

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