SPORTS MEDICINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (SMEM)

"If it is predictable, it is manageable"

"In times of stress, you will always fall to the level of your training, not rise to the level of your expectations!"

"Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong!

WELCOME TO SMEM

SMEM will design and deliver a unique custom program built specifically to your needs and program goals. SMEM is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) to offer Category-A continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers (BOC AP#: P10229) and by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) Sports Physical Therapy Council to satisfy the Acute Management of Injury and Illness (AMII) requirement for the Sports Certified Specialist (SCS) credential.

Mission / Vision

The mission of SMEM is to elevate the standard of emergency care training and rehearsal within the sports medicine community and empower interdisciplinary teams to respond efficiently and effectively to emergencies.

SMEM aims to be the go-to resource for sports medicine emergency preparation and training, transforming emergency responses through interdisciplinary collaboration, competency-based skills training, and practical scenario-based rehearsals. We strive for a future where sports medicine professionals feel fully prepared and are unwavering in the face of adversity, equipped with skills that prioritize outcomes and save lives.

Core Values

Prepare
- - We aim for preparedness for what is possible and therefore manageable.
Practice
- - We strive to offer high-quality, competency-based skills instruction.
Train
- - We promote training "until you can't get it wrong!"
Rehearse
- - We strive to develop realistic, practical, and specific simulation experiences that allow participants to work in an environment free of judgement, but inclusive of evidence-informed objective feedback and best practice recommendations.
Communicate
- - We value clear communication and collaboration among the interdisciplinary team.

Strategic Priorities

Evidence-informed instructional excellence
Inter-professional collaboration
Walk - Jog - Run skills & training progression
Competency-based training
Inter-disciplinary healthcare team "pit crew" concepts
Venue & personnel specific EAP rehearsal
Objective debriefing
Transformational continuous improvement

Educational Philosophy

CRAWL / WALK

SMEM designs individual competency-based training programs to establish baseline skills acquisition before advancing to more complex skills integration

JOG

As Health Care providers at all levels work together, we must be challenged together in safe spaces to allow for skills development and management techniques of critically injured patients.

RUN / SPRINT

Policies & Procedures are the foundation of our Emergency Action Plans. Its important that we practice what we preach, so we challenge teams to work through what they think they will do to ensure it matches what they say they will do in an actual emergency!