Standards Committee recommendations for changes to CE requirements

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Standards Committee recommendations for changes
to CE requirements

2011 BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference
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2011 BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference

• Mark Doughty, MS, ATC
• Newark High School
• Chair
• BOC Standards Committee

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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.

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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)

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BOC Standards Committee

• Review process and timeline for making
  continuing education requirement recommendations
  to the BOC Board of Directors

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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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BOC Standards Committee

• 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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BOC Standards Committee

• 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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BOC Standards Committee

• August 2010
• Revisions to draft discussed via conference call
  and via Sharepoint discussion board
• Final draft readied for public comment

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BOC Standards Committee

• October-November 2010
• Public comment/feedback period

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BOC Standards Committee

• RECOMMENDATIONS

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BOC Standards Committee

• 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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BOC Standards Committee

• CEUs
• Reduce yearly/total hours required
• Quality over quantity approach
• Looked at CE trends in other medical and
  healthcare professions

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BOC Standards Committee

• Reporting period
• 2 years
• CPR required once per cycle
• 85 of state regulatory agencies have a biennial
  or annual renewal

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BOC Standards Committee

• CE feedback form
• All approved providers to use BOC created
  feedback/evaluation form
• Improve quality control

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BOC Standards Committee

• 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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BOC Standards Committee

• Category B
• Approved Competence Programs
• Includes Home Study that would be reviewed for
  number of CEs only
• More rigorous audit system
• Courses rated by ATs

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BOC Standards Committee

• Category C
• Non-Approved Competence Programs
• Require completion documentation that includes
  an exam for multi-media/CDs, etc

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BOC Standards Committee

• Category D
• Post-Certification college/university
  coursework
• Accredited AT Residency/Fellowship
• Medical residency removed

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BOC Standards Committee

• Category E
• Professional Scholarly Activities
• Add clinical research study team
• Remove EMT training (can use Cat A,C or D)
• Remove Examiner/Model

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BOC Standards Committee

• Current requirements extended to 12/31/13
• Any changes for 2014 will be announced in 2012

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Thank You
2011 BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference