IJATT Part III: Evidence-Based Practice Online CE Course

The course includes the following components:

• Six evidence-based practice articles from the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training (either print or online)
  
• Continuing education exam (either print or online)
  

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Identify the best available evidence regarding treatment or physical agent parameters for optimal recovery
  
• Summarize certain foundational concepts that are related to evidence-based practice
  
• Incorporate the best available evidence into clinical decision-making
  
• Interpret the best available evidence in relation to prevention, recognition, evaluation, and/or treatment of certain athletic injuries and illnesses
  

This continuing education course consists of a collection of six evidence-based articles originally published in the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training (IJATT). The articles address topics commonly encountered by athletic trainers, including injury prevention and burnout, as well as modalities such as cold water immersion and orthotics. The articles are followed by an online exam containing 48 questions. Upon passing the exam, you may print out and submit a certificate for continuing education credits.

IJATT Part III: Evidence-Based Practice CE Course supports the initiative in the athletic training profession to integrate the best new research and evidence into clinical decision making with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

Audience

A continuing education course for certified athletic trainers seeking further education in evidence-based practice.

Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated With Burnout in Athletic Trainers: A Critically Appraised Topic

Amy M. Gibson, Gary W. Cohen, Kelly K. Boyce, Megan N. Houston, and Cailee E. Welch Bacon

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(1), pp. 5–13.

The Effectiveness of Custom Foot Orthotics in Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Critically Appraised Topic

Kathleen K. Hogan, William O. Perkins, Cameron J. Powden, and Matthew C. Hoch

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(1), pp. 14–23.

The Effects of Cold Water Immersion on Postexercise Muscle Soreness and Fatigue

Christina J. Lorete, Riley N. Fontaine, Lauren A. Welsch, and Johanna M. Hoch

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(2), pp. 4–11.

The Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs for Youth and Adolescent Athletes

Michelle L. Weber, Kenneth C. Lam, and Tamara C. Valovich McLeod

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(2), pp. 25–31.

Treating Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Using Regional Interdependence Theory: A Critically Appraised Topic

Marcie B. Fyock, Jeffrey G. Seegmiller, Alan M. Nasypany, and Russell T. Baker

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(3), pp. 5–11.

The Relationship Between Hip Kinematics and Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) in Long Distance Runners: A Critically Appraised Topic

Janice K. Loudon and Marcie Swift

©2016 Human Kinetics • IJATT 21(4), pp. 5–11.

Continuing Education Exam (48 questions)

The articles in this course were compiled by the editors in chief of the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.

Jennifer M. Medina McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS, is an assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College in New York. Her academic and research interests include functional anatomy and pathoanatomy, biomechanics, sport injury epidemiology and time-to-event analysis, evidence-based practice, and clinical analysis of risk factors associated with lower-extremity injury. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and has presented her research at the local, national, and international levels.

Patrick O. McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS, is a BOC-certified athletic trainer who joined the Ithaca College athletic training faculty in 2013. McKeon’s research focuses on functional alterations associated with lower-extremity joint injury, specifically ankle instability. He incorporates patient-, clinician-, and laboratory-oriented outcomes to evaluate alterations that result from injury and rehabilitation. McKeon seeks to develop a greater understanding of the restoration of sensorimotor function associated with musculoskeletal rehabilitation.