Risk Management & Emergency & Crisis Preparedness in Sports Medicine

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Abstract:
Risk management, emergency action planning, and crisis management planning are not skills that are critically examined and/or routinely rehearsed by most athletic trainers and/or athletic administrators. When a critical event occurs, the athletic trainers are often times the first medical providers on the scene and must be knowledgeable and skilled in managing these emergent situations. However, cognitive knowledge of the clinical aspects of the emergency situation is not the only necessary prerequisite. Athletic trainers must be knowledgeable and skilled in managing the various administrative aspects of emergency and crisis situations as well. Athletic Trainers must also fully understand the role of and interrelatedness of emergency triage procedures, incident command procedures, and the inter-disciplinary healthcare team approach for preparing for and managing the various emergency and crisis situations that can occur.

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify and discuss the current NATA and other recommendations regarding the emergency action planning and catastrophic and crisis management planning., 
  • Participants will be able to identify and discuss how a pre-hospital interdisciplinary healthcare team works collaboratively to improve patient outcomes., 
  • Participants will be able to discuss risk management, catastrophic injury planning, and crisis management principles., 
  • Participants will be able to identify and discuss the START triage system., 
  • Participants will be able to describe effective pre-, during, & post - strategies for the management of a castastrophic injury., 
  • Participants will be to identify the role(s), characteristics, indications, contraindications, and precautions for managing the entire scene by implementing a triage system in a crisis situation., 
  • Participants will be able to demonstrate the proper sequence and implementation of critical decision-making skills and the current evidence.

Level:
Advanced

Domains:
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy
Domain 2: Assessment Evaluation and Diagnosis
Domain 3: Critical Incident Management
Domain 5: Health Care Administration and Professional Responsibility

CEUs:
2.0 Category A

Keywords: Risk management, emergency action planning, EAP, crisis management, planning, catastrophic injury, triage, crisis

On-Demand (Enhanced Access) Course Expiration:
Courses registered for after February 5, 2025, must be completed by December 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST.
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Darryl Conway, MA, LAT, ATC

Darryl  Conway  serves  as  the  Senior  Associate  Athletic  Director  &  Chief  Health  &  Welfare  Officer for University of Michigan Athletics, owner of Conway Ventures, LLC, and is Co‐Founder / Partner of Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM). Darryl holds a Masters’ Degree from Adelphi University (’95) in Sports Medicine and Sports Management and a Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Delaware (’93) in Physical Education Studies and Athletic Training. In addition to being a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Darryl has worked with various SWAT Teams as their Tactical Medic and Athletic Trainer, and as a volunteer EMT, and has been an American Red Cross first aid, CPR, and AED instructor for 30 years. Darryl serves as the Chair of the NATA’s Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC), is a member of the NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Advocacy (DEIA) Task Force, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) AT Cares Committee,  NATA  Research  &  Education  Foundation  (REF)  Development  Task  Force,  &  the  NATA’s  Educationalist  Community Diversity Recruitment & Retention Work Group. Darryl served as Co‐Chair of the NCAA’s Diverse Student‐Athlete Mental Health & Well‐Being Task Force, is a member of the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers Disciplinary Sub‐Committee & Rules Sub‐Committee, the Board of Certification of Athletic Trainers (BOC) Reinstatement Committee, and previously served on the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE). Darryl also serves as an Instructor Trainer for American Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Instructor Courses, an Associate Expert with The Rehberg‐Konin Group, an Instructor & Ambassador with Stop the Bleed, and has worked as an Athletic Trainer at the Winter X Games and various Red Bull extreme events. Darryl was also a member of the Spine Injury in  Sports  Group  (SISG),  is  a  member  of  the  Xenith  Scientific  Advisory  Committee,  and  a  consultant  for  RG  Medical  Diagnostics. Darryl was named as a Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) in 2022,  a  Most  Distinguished  Athletic  Trainer  by  the  National  Athletic  Trainers’  Association  (NATA)  in  2019  and  was  recognized by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS) in 2018 with the prestigious Quality of Life Award.

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