Integrated Programming

SMEM offers an integrated program (Advanced Sports Trauma Management (TM) (ASTM)) that combines didactic pre-study courses delivered in a virtual format ("WALK"), hands-on competency-based skills training sessions  ("JOG"), and scenario-based practical skills integration simulations ("RUN") format.

SMEM Program Description:

• SMEM provides hands‐on, competency‐based skills training and scenario‐based practical skills integration simulations that are sport, personnel, venue, and setting specific.

• Our programs allow sports medicine clinicians the opportunity to review and perfect the low-frequency but high-fidelity emergency care skills that are often needed in a critical incident.

• The program will combine pre-study / virtual didactic modules with in-person, competency-based, hands-on practical skills training, and scenario-based practical skills integration simulations for participants.

• Participants will be able to review, practice, train, and rehearse their emergency action plans and critical incident management skills and protocols in an interdisciplinary fashion.

• Participants will be provided a “benign environment” to train in a practical simulated manner free of judgement, but inclusive of objective feedback, evidence-informed and best practice recommendations, and experiences from nationally recognized clinical faculty across multiple disciplines.

• Participants will train on high fidelity full-body manikins that provide in-time feedback and performance metrics, task specific trainers, as well as sports specific equipment and garments that can be cut to achieve critical care task goals and objectives.

• Participants will be able to debrief as an interdisciplinary team and modify protocols as they see fit.  Immediate feedback and an after-action summary will be provided with identified strengths to be maintained and built upon and identified potential areas and recommendations for continued improvement.

• All in-person training will be conducted on-site and using emergency and athletic equipment that will regularly be used.

• SMEM will provide manikins and necessary medical supplies needed to carry out the program except for event specific items that will be present at venues (i.e.  vacuum splints, spine board, team emergency kits, emergency transport vehicle) and EMS equipment (i.e.  patient monitor, oxygen, ambulance cot, etc.).

• SMEM will manage all aspects of the program registration, day of program sign-in, and post-program assessment, evaluation, and Board of Certification, Inc. credentialing for athletic trainers.

• Programs can also certify / re‐certify in American Red Cross CPR / AED for the Professional Rescuer, BLS, First Aid / AED / CPR, and/or Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) with appropriate add‐on modules (i.e. oxygen administration, epinephrine auto‐injector, asthma, first aid for severe bleeding (FAST), etc.).

• An after‐action summary can be provided with identified strengths to be maintained and built upon and identified potential areas and recommendations for continued improvement.