Sports Medicine Careers, Documentation, and Legal/Ethical Considerations (10 Day Lesson Plan) Teacher: Brittany Poole, MS,

: Brittany Poole, MS, LAT/C

HS-SM-3
Identify and utilize proper communication methods and scope of practice protocol that will demonstrate professional, ethical care within the physical medicine
setting.
3.1 Interpret common terminology, abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms related to physical medicine.
3.2 Explain the importance of reporting and recording information within a physical medicine and/or allied health team.
3.3 Define and demonstrate the Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) that is standard note writing in patient documentation by obtaining and
documenting client history, observation, palpation, and specific tests (HOPS).
3.4 Perform record keeping and administrative duties specific to careers within physical medicine and rehabilitation.
3.5 Demonstrate a variety of methods for recording patient information and special considerations for electronic information and records.
3.6 Analyze the legal responsibilities regarding privacy for patient information (HIPAA & FERPA regulations).
3.7 Define and give examples of liability, risk management and malpractice that can occur in the Sports Medicine Team.
3.8 Demonstrate proper communication of accurate reports, both verbal and written, between all stakeholders (parents, coaches, athletes, etc.).
3.9 Discuss levels of education, credentialing requirements, employment trends and scope of practice in different careers in the Sports Medicine Team.

Days #1-3 Days #4-6 Day #6-9

Sports Medicine Team Documentation Legal/Ethical
S–
Standards 3.9, 3.2 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.8 3.6, 3.7

E-
Essential What is meant by “sports medicine team” and What is the proper way to document injuries What are the legal and ethical considerations
Question(s) “sports medicine umbrella”? and progress in sports medicine? Who has for a career in sports medicine?
access to this information?

A– Case Study Bellwork: The Sports Medicine
Activating Team
Strategy
A copy of the case study will go into students’
interactive notebooks. Students will read the
case study individually or with a small group
and annotate it. The following questions should
be answered daily.
Day 1: Reading for Meaning: Find evidence to
support AND refute the statement: A
Case Study Bellwork: Documentation
A copy of the case study will go into students’
interactive notebooks. Students will read the
case study individually or with a small group
and annotate it. The following questions should
be answered daily.
Day 1: In your own words, explain at least three
of the conflicts in this scenario.
Case Study Bellwork: Patient Privacy
A copy of the case study will go into students’
interactive notebooks. Students will read the
case study individually or with a small group
and annotate it. The following questions should
be answered daily.
Day 1: Ultimately, who do you feel is at fault for
leaking Joe Bon’s personal healthcare
information.
 pediatrician is the best place to start in getting
Kim properly diagnosed.
Day 2: Reading for Meaning: Find evidence to
support AND refute the statement: Athletic
trainers are limited in their capacity to diagnose
back injuries.
Day 3: Where do the careers mentioned in this
scenario fall on the sports medicine umbrella?
T– 1. What is the circle of care? We discuss
Teaching / how the athlete is the center, all the
Learning way to the allied health professionals
Strategies affiliated with sports medicine.
Students take notes in their notebook.
2. What are the two sides of the sports
medicine umbrella? All careers fall into
Injury Care and Management or
Performance Enhancement.
3. Students will work individually or with a
partner to compare/contrast three
careers in a venn diagram.
Day 2: Pick one conflict identified yesterday and Day 2: Create a chart and sort the “characters”
discuss how a peaceful resolution can be met. from this scenario into two categories: those
who should have access to Joe Bon’s
Day 3: Do you feel that Mike was unfair in this information and those who should not.
scenario? Defend your position using evidence
from the text. Day 3: How could the spreading of this
confidential health information have been
prevented in this particular scenario.
Day 4: What legal action could Joe Bob’s family
take against the athletic trainer? Is there
enough evidence to support a case?
1. Class lecture on documentation in 1. Class lecture on legal issues in sports
sports medicine. Students will write medicine. Students will write
notes/doodle notes in their interactive notes/doodle notes in their interactive
notebooks. notebooks.
a. Slides 13-19 together as a class a. Slides 15-16: Practice proving
to practice assigning evaluation negligence together as a class.
findings to S. O. A. or P.
b. Slides 27-30: individual practice
writing a SOAP note. Students
will finish this for a minor
grade.
c. Slide 31: Examples of discussion
questions for an exam. We will
discuss in class and students
will add a good response to
each question to their
interactive notebooks.
2. Discuss the difference between SOAP &
HOPS (when and why we would use one
over the other). Students will receive
the first page of the HOPS Notes
document and will highlight/color code
statements in each scenario based on
where they would be in a HOPS notes.
S– Students will work individually or with a partner Practice Worksheet Students are assigned a real sports medicine
Summarizin to compare/contrast three careers in a venn lawsuit and must identify who is at fault and
g Strategy diagram. (Rubric) prove negligence in their case. They must also
create a comic strip illustrating the details of
their case. Students may work individually or
with a partner. (Instructions)

Lawsuit Scenarios adapted from the Annual

Report by NFHS.

If time allows, students may briefly present

their cases.

Assessment Weekly SM Spiraling Vocab Quizzes - “Careers” Weekly SM Spiraling Vocab Quizzes - “Common Weekly SM Spiraling Vocab Quizzes - “Legal” List
s (Diagnostic, List (usually spirals in around week 3) Injuries I” List (usually spirals in around week 5) (usually spirals in around week 4)
Formative,
Summative) Exam Questions: 23, 24, 25, 31 Exam Questions: 1, 2, 3, 30 Exam Questions: 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36
Assessment Data (Exam in Canvas)