Clinical Outcomes Research Education
For Athletic Trainers
In 2008, the A.T. Still University Athletic Training Program received funding from the
NATA Research and Education Foundation to implement a 3 year project to educate and train post professional
athletic training students in clinical outcomes and evidence based practice. One of the primary goals of the
Project was to provide an online source for healthcare outcomes training for all athletic trainers.
Through the use of CORE-AT.org, we hope to provide a valuable education and training resource for
healthcare outcomes and evidence based practice in athletic training.
The goal of the Clinical Outcomes Research Education for Athletic Trainers (CORE-AT) Project is to educate and train
post-professional athletic training students to utilize technology for the collection of healthcare outcomes data in order
to practice in an evidence-based manner. The assessment of outcomes involves reporting on the end result of
healthcare services that take patient's preferences, and values into account through a variety of clinician and patient-based tools.(Snyder et al., ATEJ, 2007).
Evidence-based practice (EBP), defined as the integration of clinical experience, patient values, and the best research evidence (Sackett, BMJ, 1996)
is not possible in the absence of data from which to evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare services (Snyder et al., ATEJ, 2007). Therefore,
our main objective is to educate and train clinical researchers who can use outcomes data to improve their clinical practice.
- Expected Outcome 1: Implement a secure web-based injury surveillance and electronic medical record (CORE-AT EMR system) that is clinician friendly. The CORE-AT EMR system allows us to expand the clinical training program from our local clinical practice site (CPS) to CPS throughout the country.
- Expected Outcome 2: Incorporate age, region, and condition appropriate patient self-report outcomes instruments into the CORE-AT EMR system in order to adequately assess the clinical outcomes of athletic training services for improving patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and documenting the effectiveness of care provided by certified athletic trainers.
- Expected Outcome 3: Educate and train post-professional athletic training students to become clinical researchers who routinely measure and evaluate patient's healthcare outcomes using information technology for the purpose of integrating their best clinical judgment and the best available research to practice evidence-based athletic training.
- Expected Outcome 4: Disseminate clinical training information to the athletic training profession regarding the evaluation of clinical outcomes using information technology to enable EBP.
Information regarding the CORE-AT project, the Athletic Training Practice Based Research Network, and the CORE-AT Electronic Medical Record and Injury
Surveillance System can be found utilizing the left side navigation links.
If you have questions regarding the project, or would like to participate in the Athletic Training PBRN / CORE-AT EMR, please contact us.
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Learn more about the CORE-AT Electronic Medical Record and Injury Surveillance System, for use by athletic trainers in the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network.
Learn more about the CORE-AT Athletic Training Practice Based Research Network, and the ongoing goal of improving clinical outcomes research in athletic training.
Learn more about Critically Appraised Literature, and its value to evidence based practice and the athletic training profession.
Clinical Outcomes Education and Training from the CORE-AT Project
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Funding for the CORE-AT project was provided through a grant from the National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation