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BOCATC.ORG 1 Overview & Explanation of Concept Recertification and continuing professional development is changing in health care. The BOC is shaping a new recertification concept - a system of mindful and intentional professional development activities that could guide Athletic Trainers (ATs) to a combination of efficient and effective components. The concept is meant to provide ATs the flexibility to map out an individualized professional development plan based on their preferred learning style, professional goals and practice setting. The ultimate goal of the final concept is to provide consumers the comfort of knowing all ATs are staying current with cutting edge knowledge and skills in the field of athletic training. Objective of the Open Comment Improve upon the current concept of Continuing Professional Certification (CPC) through input and idea generation that would stimulate tangible methods to build a practical and meaningful model for professional development. It’s a conversation that will benefit from many voices who can provide constructive feedback and ideas. CPC CONCEPT Open Comment ResourceBOCATC.ORG 2 Definitions - CPC and its framework: Continuing Professional Certification (CPC) is a program purposely designed for ATs to maintain competence through participation in activities that promote growth in professionalism, continuing professional development and practice performance. CPC is overall guidance for health care professionals’ requirements for continuing competence and maintenance of certification that are grounded in the core competencies identified in the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) report “Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality” (2003) and reiterated in other IOM/ NAM reports, such as “Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions” (2010), as well as the latest edition of the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE) “Certification: The ICE Handbook” (2019). The core competencies include: - Provide patient-centered care - Work in interdisciplinary teams - Employ evidence-based practice - Apply quality improvement - Utilize informatics Executive Summary : Institute of Medicine. 2003. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/10681. Executive Summary : Institute of Medicine. 2010. Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12704. Institute for Credentialing Excellence. 2019. Certification: The ICE Handbook. Washington, DC: Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Chapter 24: Reframing Recertification for Continuing Competence, p559-578. Professionalism is foundational to a demonstration of continuing competence. In general, this would consist of several “markers” of professionalism, all of which require some outside verification. Continuing Professional Development are activities purposefully selected to maintain competence and promote professional growth through evidence-based programs. Practice Performance is engagement with practical efforts to enhance the quality of patient care delivery through quality improvement initiatives. CPC Public Comment ResourceBOCATC.ORG 3 CPC Public Comment Resource CPC TOOLS: Following is a list and further details about the CPC tools that the BOC currently uses or that were recently piloted. ProfessionalismContinuing Professional DevelopmentPractice Performance • Professional Goals Appraisal (PGA) - A guide to help ATs choose areas to explore. • Continuing Education (CE) - Activities, often short courses, that credentialed professionals engage in to receive credit for the purpose of maintaining continuing competence and renewing a credential. • Competence Assessment Modules (CAMs) - ATs read relevant journal articles and answer questions at the end to assess comprehension. • Quality Improvement (QI) - Optional component of CPC with intent of incorporating aspects of an AT’s daily tasks into CE. Professionalism Professional Goals Appraisal (PGA) The PGA allows an AT to outline their own development path. The PGA starts with an assessment of core knowledge and clinical expertise, completed autonomously by an AT. Upon completion of the assessment, the PGA provides learning activity recommendations based on assessment results. The interventions could be CE, CAMs, QIs, or some other opportunity. Based on the recommended activities, the AT sets and documents time-specific goals. The AT can expect to spend two to four hours on the assessment, analysis, and goal setting. After the development interventions are complete, the AT would reflect on the experience and document results. PGA participants for the 2020-2021 reporting period use technology provided by the BOC to complete the assessment, develop goals and find activities and upon completion will receive 10 Category B CEUs as a low cost CE option. For example, perhaps an AT plans to change employers and wants to increase their skills and knowledge in treating exertional heat illness. The goal would be identified in the PGA and in turn, the PGA would send recommended CE, related CAMs or other professional development opportunities the AT could take to count toward their recertification and their individualized goals.BOCATC.ORG 4 CPC Public Comment Resource Continuing Professional Development Continuing Education (CE) CE is a familiar concept to ATs. CE will remain a component in the CPC model. The BOC establishes the standards of CE requirements for BOC Certified ATs. The ATC ® credential is a practice credential meaning any CE must fall under a domain of practice to count as CE toward that practice credential. Moreover, a practice credential indicates a non-practicing AT – holding the ATC ® credential - is ready to practice at any time. Competence Assessment Modules (CAMs) CAMs are opportunities to demonstrate and/or increase competence in a particular area of the profession. CAMs are done at an AT’s own pace. The AT will read through relevant journal articles and answer questions at the end to assess comprehension. The content in a CAMs promotes professional development in a specified topic. The objective of this component is to elevate the AT’s knowledge in specialized areas of interest by introducing the latest peer-reviewed research and testing their comprehension within these interests. Practice Performance Quality Improvement (QI) With the intent of incorporating aspects of an AT’s daily work into CPC, QI projects are the practical application component and will be provided as an optional component of CPC. The participant conducts an analysis of their practice, determines a need, identifies and implements an intervention to enhance practice and patient outcomes and earns CPC credit. Participants are encouraged to generate interdisciplinary approaches. Currently, QI projects are predetermined global improvements that could be helpful for all ATs and developed by staff and volunteers. In the future, QI projects could include a framework that helps ATs: - Identify relevant practice problems or areas of needed improvement - Provide a methodology to work through the problem - Generate solutions to improve patient outcomes Other possibilities include a QI network where colleagues within athletic training and other health care professions can view and collaborate on QI projects and offer ideas and questions. Employers could also be allowed a view-only access where they can search for potential solutions to common problems. QI is more than a “checked box” for recertification; it is an opportunity to involve the people to make positive changes, with ATs at the helm.BOCATC.ORG 5 CPC Public Comment Resource Instructions to Add Your Feedback: Survey Monkey and Miro Board You have the option to provide your feedback via a survey facilitated in Survey Monkey OR by interacting with others on our Miro Board. Choose the path that works best for you. Survey Monkey You can access our survey and provide open-ended feedback here. Miro Board You can access the Miro Board here. Zoom in and out using your mouse scroller or your touch pad. If you are using a touch pad use your fingers in a pinching motion to zoom. You can also use your mouse to drag your view. You have certain editing rights on this board. We allow this so you can have the full collaborating experience. Sticky notes and comments are editable for each question. We ask that you follow the instructions on each board and only do what is asked of you. Please do not delete any comments or sticky notes. The boards contain the questions we want your input on. Double click on one of the empty blue sticky notes and start typing. The size of the text will change automatically based on how much you type. Don’t forget to “like” sticky notes that have answers you like. Those instructions can be found in the question boards. 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