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A PUBLICATION FROM THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION SUMMER 2019 Passing the Torch Fill the Gap: Finish the Year Strong with Professional Development The Profession and Parenting: Strategies for Making It Work PLANTING SEEDS FOR SUCCESS As CEO Denise Fandel heads into retirement, she looks back on 22 years of leading and growing the Board of Certification. www.athletictrainer360.com. Your Evidence-based Practice requirement. One course. Done.INSIDE THIS ISSUE Board of Directors 4 Letter from the President 5 2019 BOC Board Officers 6 Planting Seeds for Success 9 Passing the Torch BOC Connection Continuing Education 10 Fill the Gap: Finish the Year Strong with Professional Development 11 Spotlight on Continuing Education: Understanding Category B and Category D Approved Providers 12 New BOC Approved Providers Industry News 13 AT emojis – BOC’s Fundraiser for NATA Foundation 13 Maintenance of Competence Task Force Makes Progress 14 The Profession and Parenting: Strategies for Making It Work 16 Industry News: Orthopaedic Surgeon and Athletic Trainer Practicing in a Military Setting 18 In Depth Look: Athletic Trainer for World Wrestling Entertainment State Regulation 20 Legislation News 20 Professional Practice and Discipline BOC Corner 22 BOC News in Brief 22 BOC Holiday Closures NATA News 23 Latest News and Updates from NATA LEARN MORE 2019 CARE CONFERENCE JULY 12-13 | OMAHA, NE BOCATC.ORG SUMMER 2019 3Letter from the President Russell McKune, MS, ATC 4 SUMMER 2019 BOCATC.ORG The beginning of 2019 has been a time of excitement and transition for the BOC. Since last fall, the BOC Board of Directors has been engaged in the process of selecting a new chief executive officer (CEO) for the BOC. This past April, we announced the appointment of Anne M. Minton, MBA as the organization’s new CEO. After conducting a national search, Minton’s skills, expertise and 21-year history with the BOC made it clear that she was the right person to usher the organization through this time of change and into the future. You can learn more about Minton’s appointment on page 9. In January, the BOC Board welcomed Mary Kirkland as its new Athletic Trainer (AT) Director-elect. Kirkland will continue to observe and be mentored until her official term begins in January of 2020. In February, we published the 2018 Annual Report that includes the many activities we were involved in throughout the last year. For National Athletic Training Month in March, we launched our AT emojis sticker pack as a fun way to promote the profession and an ongoing fundraiser for the NATA Foundation. Thank you to everyone who provided suggestions for the next round of new AT emojis that will be added to the sticker pack. During our March board meeting, we engaged in extensive discussions about the environments in which ATs are working. This was an annual focus for our March face-to-face meeting. The ever-changing healthcare environment and the athletic training educational transition process were major topics. We also had wide-ranging discussion on the many ways and places ATs are using their skills to assist our vast population of stakeholders. We continue to monitor the regulatory climate. As ATs and other professions continue to face real challenges regarding occupational licensing, we have been assisting state regulatory boards in their responsibility for public protection. We remain actively involved in the Professional Certification Coalition (PCC). The PCC continues to address efforts to enact legislation that would undermine the recognition of certifications developed or offered by private certification organizations like the BOC. We will host our 9th regulatory conference in Omaha this July. We have renamed the BOC Regulatory Conference to the CARE Conference 2019 (Compliance and Regulatory Education: Best Practices for Athletic Training). For those of you who have attended a National Athletic Trainers’ Association district meeting, you may have seen members of the BOC Specialty Council present a general overview of the plans to add specialties within the athletic training profession. An online version of the presentation will be posted to the BOC website later this year. The council will be sending a survey to all ATs later this summer to help determine the eligibility requirements for the first specialty exam in orthopedics. We strongly encourage you to share your comments when you receive the survey.2019 BOC BOARD OFFICERS President/ Athletic Trainer Director Russell McKune, MS, ATC Vice President/ Athletic Trainer Director Patrick Sexton, EdD, ATC Treasurer/Physician Director Douglas Gregory, MD Athletic Trainer Director Kimberly Detwiler, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS Athletic Trainer Director Neil Curtis, EdD, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer Director Michael Carroll, MEd, LAT, ATC Public Director David A. Montgomery Athletic Trainer Director René Revis Shingles, PhD, LAT, ATC Corporate/ Educational Director Diana Settles, MAT, ATC Athletic Trainer Director-Elect Mary Kirkland, MS, LAT, ATC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anne Minton, MBA BOCATC.ORG SUMMER 2019 5 The BOC participated in the World Federation for Athletic Training and Therapy again this year by attending the 10th World Congress in Tokyo. We were honored to be 1 of the sponsors of the program. Part of the focus of our participation was to ensure that the ATC ® credential continues to be represented and recognized as a symbol and standard for the delivery of athletic training services around the globe. We’ve mentioned the Maintenance of Competence (MOC) Task Force in previous editions of Cert Update. This Task Force has developed pilot programs for the components outlined in their draft recommendations. The purpose of the pilot projects will be to gather feedback from practicing ATs before any final recommendations are made. The BOC session at the NATA 70 th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in Las Vegas will provide information on 2 components the Task Force has developed. We hope you will attend Tuesday, June 25 th from 12:45pm to 2:45pm. As many of you are aware, Denise Fandel announced her retirement in November 2018. While it’s difficult to find the right words to reflect all that Fandel and her leadership have meant, the BOC Board of Directors would like to express our sincere appreciation for the 22 years of service to the BOC, the athletic training profession and all of our stakeholders. Her incomparable leadership has helped to guide us through times of challenge and times of growth. Through this transition, the foundation upon which the BOC has been established is solid, and we are prepared to move forward with unwavering commitment to the vision of the BOC, to our partners and to our stakeholders around the globe. As the BOC continues to offer new programs and credentials, the BOC Board and staff are committed to providing you with timely information we trust will be helpful to you as a practitioner, educator, BOC Approved Provider or member of the public and regulatory communities. On behalf of the BOC Board of Directors, I want to thank you for your continued commitment to providing quality healthcare services to your patients, athletes and clients.To say Denise Fandel had her work cut out for her might be an understatement. After serving on the BOC’s Board of Directors for several years, she was hired as the BOC’s first full-time staff member and given 1 simple-but-ambitious goal: Grow the organization. “In 1997, I was hired to create a national headquarters and build a professional staff,” Fandel said. “Twenty-two years later, we have a dedicated staff of 19 and a wonderful office complex to serve Athletic Trainers (ATs) and the public they care for. The 4 groups that lead the profession have never worked together as well as they are today.” Two decades after she single-handedly got the BOC up and running, she is retiring and leaving behind a proud legacy. The only chief executive officer (CEO) the BOC has ever known made a 27-year contribution to the organization that won’t be soon forgotten because of the expertise, leadership and dedication she brought to the athletic training world. “There’s never a perfect time to make a transition like this, but I believe now is the right time,” Fandel said. “The BOC is acknowledged as a dependable and accomplished partner, both in the United States and within the global athletic training community. Our Board and staff teams are strong. Our capabilities and programs are well-positioned for future challenges and opportunities.” During her tenure as CEO, the BOC has grown to 19 employees serving more than 53,000 BOC Certified ATs worldwide. The BOC is also part of a tripartite mutual recognition agreement with Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland and the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association. The BOC establishes athletic training practice standards and the continuing education (CE) requirements for ATs. The BOC also works with state regulatory agencies to provide credential information, professional conduct guidelines and regulatory standards on certification issues. The BOC has the only accredited certification PLANTING SEEDS FOR SUCCESS As CEO Denise Fandel heads into retirement, she looks back on 22 years of leading and growing the Board of Certification. 6 SUMMER 2019 BOCATC.ORGprogram for ATs in the United States, and the BOC exam is recognized as the benchmark requirement for the regulation of ATs. Fandel studied at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota as an undergraduate before completing her graduate studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), earning her master’s in physical education with an emphasis in exercise science. While at UNO, she rose from a graduate assistant to assistant Athletic Trainer, 1982–85, and enjoyed a 12- year run as the head Athletic Trainer of Maverick Athletics. In 1997, she left UNO to become the BOC’s CEO. “Her vision and leadership have helped guide not only the BOC but also the profession through times of challenge and growth,” said BOC President Rusty McKune, MS, ATC. “While she will be missed, the foundation upon which the BOC stands, which she has helped to establish, prepares us to move forward with unwavering consistency and commitment to the vision of the BOC and to our partners and stakeholders around the globe.” Fandel is leaving the industry better than she found it, having created stronger ties between all corners of the athletic training world. Fandel sees nothing but a bright future for the BOC and the industry. “The foundation of the athletic training community is connectedness,” Fandel said. “I am very grateful to all my colleagues for their support and wisdom. There has never been a better time to be a member of the athletic training community!” BOC Headquarters renamed in honor of Fandel On March 15, 2019, the BOC Board of Directors honored retiring CEO Denise Fandel by christening the BOC’s office—1415 Harney Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska—as “The Fandel Building.” “Obviously, this is a tremendous honor and very humbling,” Fandel said. “I’m so grateful to the Board of Directors, past and present, for the privilege of serving as the BOC CEO.” The BOC Board, staff and members of Fandel’s family gathered at a dedication ceremony March 16th to celebrate. Following the event, the BOC Board and staff hosted a retirement party in its CEO’s honor to help commemorate her 27 years of service to the BOC. “The impact that Denise has had on the BOC and the athletic training profession is incomparable. We are all indebted to her knowledge, her wisdom and her insight.” — Rusty McKune, MS, ATC, BOC President BOCATC.ORG SUMMER 2019 7Enter Now: PhysicalTherapy.com/SummerTimeSweeps19 Apple is not a participant in or sponsor of this promotion. Entries due by 11:59 pm EDT on 6/30/19. PhysicalTherapy.com is a BOC Approved Continuing Education Provider. unlimited ceu access | $ 99 per year 866-250-9258 | summertime sweepstakes Enter to win an Apple Watch ® Excellent 80+ AT courses Live webinar, recorded webinar, text, & audio courses Category A & EBP courses Course completion certificates provided 8 SUMMER 2019 BOCATC.ORGAfter an extensive national search, the BOC has chosen Anne M. Minton, MBA, its current chief operating officer (COO), to replace retiring Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Denise Fandel, MBA, CAE. The selection was made following a joint national search led by Chicago-based executive firm Tuft & Associates, Inc., in partnership with the BOC Search Committee and its Board of Directors. Minton assumed her new duties on May 1, 2019. “After conducting a national search, the skills, expertise and 21-year history she has with the BOC made it clear that Anne was the right person to usher the BOC through this time of change, and into the future,” said BOC President Rusty McKune, MS, ATC. “We have the utmost confidence in her ability to continue to lead the organization and our team in the fulfillment of our vision and in our commitment to our partners around the globe.” Minton has been part of the BOC since 1998, beginning as director of operations before being promoted to assistant executive director (2007–2014), associate executive director (2014–2018) and COO (2018–2019). During her career with the BOC, Minton was essential in several milestones for the organization. In 2008, she led the search and renovation of the organization’s national headquarters in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and also established its downtown conference center, 1415-The Meeting Space. Her strategic leadership was instrumental in growing the staff to 19 full-time employees over the past 21 years. “I am honored to be chosen to lead the BOC’s many strategic goals, including specialty certification and our global presence,” said Minton. “I look forward to working with the Board, staff and AT Strategic Alliance as we continue the growth and development of our mission and vision while advocating for Certified Athletic Trainers and the public they serve.” Minton holds 3 academic degrees, all from Bellevue University in Nebraska: a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management (2000), Master of Arts in Management (2009) and Master of Business Administration (2017). She also has extensive local and national connections through her memberships and affiliations in groups such as the Federation of Associations for Regulatory Boards (FARB), American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Nebraska Society of Association Executives (NSAE), Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE), American Marketing Association (AMA), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Downtown Omaha, Inc. (DOI) and Omaha Old Market Association (OMA). “My connection to the BOC, its people, the mission and the way we hold our business in the highest regard with exceptional integrity is what drew me in, and most importantly, is what keeps me here.” PASSING THE TORCH After a national search, BOC selects longtime executive, Anne Minton, to take the mantle of CEO. BOCATC.ORG SUMMER 2019 9Next >