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The Program Assessment for Safety in Sport (PASS) helps schools and organization continually prioritize the health and safety of their athletes. Based on the National Athletic Trainers' Association's (NATA) Appropriate Medical Care Standards for Organizations Sponsoring Athletic Activity for the Secondary School Age Athlete (AMCS), PASS outlines a framework for a comprehensive and strategic approach in the provision of athletic health care. PASS allows schools and organizations to benchmark their success and opportunities against the twelve standards deemed as necessary in providing appropriate medical care for secondary school age athletes.
NATA Now article on athletic training considerations for transgender high school athletes.
Public safety is an emerging setting athletic trainers are finding themselves in. Two athletic trainers share what it is like to care for firefighters.
LGBTQ+Advisory Committee provides insight to help athletic trainers better care for their patients.
Tips for the athlete/athletic trainer deciding to come out, as well as resources for allies.
The Athletic Trainer's Risk Management and Liability Coverage Assessment Toolkit is for gathering background information to assist the athletic trainer (AT) and the AT's employer, supervisor, risk manager and/or legal counsel in assessing the AT's exposure to liability risk necessitating insurance coverage for both professional and general negligence. As an athletic trainer, it is your responsibility to protect yourself and your employer from potential liability. Understanding the risks involved with patient care is essential for health care providers.
Information on awareness of sexual abuse of children and youths, mandatory reporting of domestic violence to law enforcement by health care providers reporting abuse of adults, signs and symptoms of sexual abuse and assault and the AT's duty to report and avenues for reporting of sexual abuse or assault.
Journal of Athletic Training article reviewing the unique contexts in which athletic trainers work requires specific tools in order to understand their attitudes toward diverse patient populations, including sexual and gender minorities.
March 2018 NATA News (pdf) article on the importance of using compassionate, respectful language as a health care provider.
ATs work closely with patients from all walks of life, so it's imperative to have a thorough understanding of how patient values such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, etc. can affect the delivery of appropriate health care.
October 2017 NATA News article that discusses studying the impact of race, religion, gender and socioeconomic status on health disparities.
This document will serve to help the AT:
- Understand the importance of medical documentation.
- Recognize key terminology related to medical documentation.
- Understand how specific state athletic training practice acts, federal laws, and associated rules and regulations guide medical documentation.
- Understand considerations for electronic communication and medical documentation.
- Recognize setting-specific variables with regard to medical documentation.
- Develop a record retention system in conjunction with other stakeholders for the institution.
As adolescents begin to understand their own identity, those who work in the secondary school setting are in a unique position to make an impact on these young people. With proper education, tools and resources, we can ensure that the impact during a particularly turbulent time is a positive one. More likely than not, an athletic trainer in the secondary school setting at some point will encounter a student who is on this journey.
Article on National Federation of State High School Associations discussing transgender students' participation in school sports and access to facilities.