Securing Athletic Training As A Health Care Profession So, How Are We Doing

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Securing Athletic Training As A Health Care
ProfessionSo, How Are We Doing?

• Marjorie J. Albohm MS,ATC
• NATA President

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What Will It Take?To Secure Our Place in Health
CareTo Be Considered a ViableHealthcare
Profession
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Key Identifiers of a Viable Healthcare Profession

• Definition of the Profession
• Education
• Efficacy
• Government Recognition
• Positive Economic Impact Value
• Viability Adaptation to Change

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So, How Are We Doing?

• Our Current Status

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Definition of A Profession Our Education
Defines Us

• Educational Competencies and Clinical
  Proficiencies through Accredited Programs
• We must ensure that AT education is consistent
  with peer health professions
• Scope of Practice Defined and documented

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Athletic Training ServicesWorkgroup

• Formed in 9/2008Chaired by Dr. Lou Fincher
• Charged with creating a user friendlydocument,
  describing our scope of practice based on the
  Competencies andRole Delineation Study.For
  Internal and External Constituents.
• Preliminary report discussed at ATEC
• Final report to BOD, Fall 2009

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AT Education Strategic Plan

• To be initiated June, 2009 Under the
  direction of new EC Chair, Sara Brown, MS, ATC
  
• Presented to the BOD in Spring 2010

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EfficacyEffectiveness of What We Do

• Outcomes!
• Must show scientific evidence that our skills
  produce positive outcomes
• NATA Outcomes Research Funding1 million to REF
  To fund Outcomes research studies

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Outcomes!

• First Outcomes Research Grant Awarded! by REF
  from the 1 million NATA grant.
• Secondary School Injury Surveillance and Outcomes
  Study 3 year study RFP disseminated Proposals
  received/reviewedVendor selected May
  2009Study initiated August 2009

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Demonstrate ValueEconomic Impact

• For AT services in ALL settings!
• Secondary School Value Modelswith newly designed
  PR materials
• College/University Value Models
• New Salary Survey!22 average increase across
  all settings

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Government RecognitionState AT Regulation

• GOAL Licensure in all 50 States!With Consistent
  LanguageAllowing Full Scope of Practice Based
  on our education and skills

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State Legislative Grant Program

• Largest number of requests in history of the
  program!NATA funded
• Top Tier States identified for funding(currently
  unregulated)Alaska, CA, Maryland, WVAExempt
  StatesCO, WY, Hawaii
• Update on others

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Federal Legislation

• New Legislative sessionNew Bill will be
  introduced(same intent as previous bill)
• Establishes ATs as recognized providers of
  rehabilitation servicesIN ALL PRACTICE SETTINGS
• New Lobbying Firm (DBR)
• Health Care Reform!Health care legislation
  finally!

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NATA Hit the Hill Day!

• February 22-23, 2009
• Largest number ever! 400
• Still time to register!
• Every person DOES count!Every person DOES make a
  difference!

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National LegalProtecting Our Profession!

• Fair Practice Lawsuit UpdateCourt decision to
  deny APTA requests to dismiss case and change
  venue.
• Agree to pursue settlement
• Current details

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Viability

• Ability to Adapt to Change
• Involve Evolve! Ensuring professional and
  profession growth
• Results!NATA Student Committee, run by students
  Young Professionals CommitteeReduction in
  Student Dues/Career Starter DuesStarTracks
  Leadership I lead Conference

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Involve Evolve Update

• Redesigned NATA website includingstudent, young
  professional, Presidentsblogs
• Think Tanks, Project Teams more opportunities
  for more people to participate
• Developed an annual call for volunteers

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And Theres More!

• Athletic Training 2020The Vision for our
  Future!Being Proactive, not reactiveDetermining
  who we are and who we will be in musculoskeletal
  health care in the future.
• SIT, plus content experts
• In developmental stages To BOD 5/09 initiated
  6/09

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These Are Our ChallengesThat We Must AddressTo
Secure Our Rightful Place InHealth Care
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So, How Are We Doing?

• Weve Only Just Begun!