Health Advocate

• Employ health promotion strategies that align with Occupational Health and Safety standards to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases.

• Evaluate changes in dietary requirements that occur based on health status, age, and activity level, and provide guidance or refer where appropriate.

• Recognize and compare general and adverse effects of commonly used dietary supplements.

• Recognize, support, and refer an individual with an eating disorder.

• Promote the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines for pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical products (supplements, ergogenic, and herbal remedies) that facilitate recovery, function, and performance.

• Facilitate and/or conduct doping control programs in compliance with WADA to protect athlete health and to ensure fair play.

• Facilitate safe participation for all populations in sport/activity through preparticipation screening for medical conditions, diseases, and injury risk factors.

a. Define: preparticipation screening (and components) in glossary

b. Appraise the patient’s readiness for participation based on sport/activity requirements.

• Advocate for the patient when identified sport/activity risks could compromise the patient’s health.

• Advocate for the athlete when coaching method(s), sport demands, and/or conditioning technique(s) could potentially compromise the athlete’s health and wellness.

• Integrate guidelines and practices associated with preventing sudden death during physical activity into athletic therapy practice.

(Provide sudden death examples in the glossary)

• Construct an effective heat illness prevention program.

• Assess weight loss and hydration status to evaluate an individual’s ability to participate in sport/activity in a hot, humid environment.

• Apply behavioral change theory in rehabilitation to educate, motivate, lead, and inspire patients.

• Describe pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles related to commonly used prescription and non-prescription drugs, and performance-enhancing substances.

(Define “pharmacokinetic ” and “pharmacodynamic ” principles in glossary)

• Recognize and describe how pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products may impact health and/or physical activity.

• Describe and compare common drug administration routes.

• Describe how common pharmacological agents influence pain and healing and integrate this information into your rehabilitation program.