Athletic Training
Anthony Breitbach, Chair Aaron Sciascia, Vice Chair Athletic Training's Scope of Practice and Role in Interprofessional HealthcareRole of Athletic Training in Interprofessional Health CareThe practice of Athletic Training has traditionally been collaborative and interprofessional. In the collegiate, professional and secondary school settings, ATs coordinate care for hundreds of individuals. They provide on-site holistic wellness, primary care and triage/referral working with a wide variety of health professionals including, but not limited to, physicians, physical therapists, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists and sports scientists. They also are responsible for communicating with coaches, families, administrators and other stakeholders. These skills, developed in their training in these traditional settings, have also made them invaluable in “emerging” settings such as in ambulatory care, physician offices, industrial/occupational, military/tactical/public safety and the performing arts. However, due to the profession’s roots in organized athletics, many times AT education programs have been left out of the mix in Interprofessional Education initiatives.
Resources:
The Athletic Training Academy |