2017-2018

Course Syllabus

Instructor: Mr. Joe Harvey, MS, ATC/L

Email:

Room: 808

Time: 5th Period

Phone: (480) 575-2000 EXT: 2490

Textbook: None

Office Hours: By appointment only

Course Description:

Beginning Sports Medicine is offered to students who have an interest in Sports Medicine and the multiple career choices within the Sports Medicine world. This course offers a detailed look at anatomy and injury evaluation techniques of the human body. Students will have the opportunity to learn and gain experience in multiple different avenues within the Sports Medicine world. Beginning Sports Medicine is highly suggested as a course for students who want to pursue a healthcare career in college. This class also fills the prerequisites to go on into Advanced Sports Medicine with a C or better.

A list of topics covered.

  • Medical Terminology
  • First aid for athletic injuries
  • Bandaging and taping
  • Basic knowledge of the human body and its functions
  • Procedures in examining common athletic injuries
  • Rehabilitation strategies for athletic injuries
  • Nutrition

HIPAA Policy:

The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy

Rule”) establishes, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection ofcertain health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(“HHS”) issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). 1 The Privacy Rulestandards address the use and disclosure of individuals’ health information—called“protected health information” by organizations subject to the Privacy Rule — called“covered entities,” as well as standards for individuals' privacy rights to understandand control how their health information is used. Within HHS, the Office for Civil

Rights (“OCR”) has responsibility for implementing and enforcing the Privacy Rulewith respect to voluntary compliance activities and civil money penalties.

A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals’ health information isproperly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provideand promote high quality health care and to protect the public's health and well-being.

*** We will be discussing injuries in this class. On occasion, we will use a Cactus Shadow athlete as an example to enhance the understanding of the injury in question. Names will not be used by the instructor nor should the students mention the names of said athletes. Also, any details of the injury should never be repeated outside the classroom as it would be a violation of HIPAA. This includes sharing information with parents, friends, teachers, coaches, teammates, press, and/or on social media. DO NOT SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES! ***

1st Semester – (subject to change)

Week / Unit of Study / Discussion & Lessons
1-2 / Unit 1: Medical Terminology /
  • Understand medical abbreviations and acronyms used in sports medicine and rehabilitation services
  • Use anatomical terms commonly used in sports medicine
  • Use root, words, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in sports medicine.

3-5 / Unit 2: Anatomy and Physiology /
  • Examine structures and function of cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, neurological system, integumentary system, and joints.

6 / Fall Break
7-10 / Unit 2: CPR / First Aid /
  • Assess vital signs
  • Learn universal precautions and OSHA Standards
  • Describe sudden illnesses and their treatment
Recognize cause, signs, symptoms, and treatment of environmental-related emergencies
11-12 / Unit 8: Taping and Bracing w/ Extrication /
  • Demonstrate common taping techniques that prevent, support or treat injuries and conditions
  • Demonstrate splinting techniques
  • Demonstrate proper procedures for removing and transporting an injured patient/client, including the use of proper body mechanics

13-14 / Unit 4: Assessment of Injuries /
  • Use the injury assessment and evaluation process
  • Recognize the etiology for common physical injuries
  • Identify and describe common special test to evaluate joints
  • Analyze tissues’ response to injury
  • Investigate the cause of secondary injuries

15-16 / Unit 19: Nutrition /
  • Describe nutritional concepts used to evaluate dietary intake and physical composition
  • Explain nutritional concepts in relation to basic nutrient caloric intake
  • Explain nutrition and exercise as related to special populations
  • Develop a personal fitness plan based on the evaluation of an individual’s fitness
  • Explain general strength and conditioning principles

17-18 / Unit 7 & 9: Communication & Health and Wellness /
  • Legal & ethical values
  • Hydration w/ athletes

19 / 1st Semester Final Exam Review

2nd Semester (subject to change)

Week / Unit of study / Discussion & Lessons
1 / Review of Injury Assessment /
  • Assess the impact of injuries, sports trauma and physical dysfunction / disorders on individuals
  • Analyze methods of managing pain including medication and complementary approaches

2-3 / Unit 10: Foot & Ankle /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess foot & ankle anatomy and injuries.

4-6 / Unit 11: Knee /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess knee anatomy and injuries.

7-10 / Unit 12: Hip & Thigh /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess hip & thigh anatomy and injuries.

11 / SPRING BREAK
12-14 / Unit 13: Shoulder /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess shoulder anatomy and injuries.

15-17 / Unit 14: Elbow, Forearm, Wrist and Hand /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess elbow, forearm, wrist and hand anatomy and injuries.

18-19 / Unit 17: Head & Face w/ Concussion /
  • Examine, analyze, and assess head & face along with concussion anatomy and injuries.

20 / 2nd Semester Final Exam Review

Volunteer Obligation:

Interns are required to work at least80 hours per semester in the athletic training room. Students will log their hours (time, date, and signature) and turn them into the instructor so he/she can review and mark as complete.

Grading Policy:Grades will be based on: student assignments, assessments, quizzes, and exams. For major assignments, models and rubrics may be provided. The CCUSD grading scale is:

A / B / C / D / F
90-100 / 80-89 / 70-79 / 60-69 / Below 60

District Policy JK-R

A student may be subject to disciplinary action when the student engages in any of the following forms of academic misconduct:

Lateness - For missing or leaving school or class without permission or excuse.

Cheating - Including but not limited to copying, using unauthorized help sheets and the like, illegally obtaining tests in advance, substituting for a test-taker, and other forms of unauthorized collusion.

Plagiarism - Representation of the ideas or work of another person as his/her own.

Collusion - Supporting malpractice by another student as in allowing one’s work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another.

Duplication of work - Presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/or requirements.

Fabrication of Data - Manufacturing data for a table, survey, or other such requirement.

Any behavior that gains an unfair advantage for a student and/or affects the results of another student.

Cactus Shadows High School takes academic dishonesty seriously. Any violation of this policy will result in a zero for the assignment/assessment for a first offense, a zero for the assignment/assessmentand short term suspension for a second offense and a loss of credit for the semester course (.5) and short term suspension for a third offense.

Students who share assignment/assessment information with other students via pictures, paper or electronics will receive a zero on the assignment/assessment and a short term to long term suspension (prior academic misconduct referrals from any other school or CCUSD grade level will be considered).

School Absence Policy

Students are responsible for contacting teachers to complete missed work. Parents can e-mail teachers to request homework to pick up during a student’s absence. For every day of excused absence, a student has two days to make up homework, classwork, quizzes, and tests (parents have 24 hours to contact the school to excuse the absence). Work previously assigned with a due date during an absence is due on the first day of his/her return to school (including suspension dates). Be advised that each department, which assigns extended projects, has specific deadline dates. All make up work from an excused absence is eligible to receive full credit if completed and turned in within the 2 day window. Some courses such as Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Dual Enrollment courses have numerous long-term projects or portfolios, which may have absolute deadlines. Students will be advised of these project/portfolio deadlines in the course syllabus or on grading outlines and will be expected to turn in projects/portfolios prior to the designated date for credit regardless of days absent. Assignments, tests, quizzes not completed within the 2 day window will receive a zero. (Ref: Board Policy JH-R)

Behavioral Expectations: Students are expected to follow all district-wide policies concerning appropriate dress, use of electronics, and respectful behavior. Any behavior that disrupts the learning/teaching process will not be tolerated. Serious violations may result in disciplinary referrals to the Dean of Students. NO IMAGE OR AUDIO OR VIDEO Recording of Mrs. Harvey, other students, or events taking place in this class may be taken or shared without explicit permission.

Cell Phones:

Classrooms are now designated as ‘No Phone Zones’ except with teacher permission. All phones are expected to be housed in backpacks during class time.

Student and Parent / Guardian Agreement & Acknowledgement Form

Parents / guardians and students are encouraged to review the rules and procedures outlined in the Cactus Shadows High School Student Handbook in addition to this document.

  1. We have read this entire document and understand the information presented.
  2. I give permission for Mr. Harvey to take photos of my student for use for portfolio and professional / school use only. YES NO (Circle on)

Student’s Printed Name: ______

Student Signature: ______Date: ______

Parent Signature: ______Date: ______

Additional Information: If you have ANY comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to email, call, or set up a meeting with me. I am also the athletic trainer on staff here at Cactus Shadows, so after-school availability is sometimes not an option. Please contact me before coming in. I look forward to having a wonderful year with you and your student!!

-Joe Harvey MS, ATC/L

PLEASE SIGN AND DATE BY MONDAY, Aug 14th.

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