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Professional Care for the Active Population in Taiwan

Taiwan Athletic Trainers’ Society Yan-Ying Ju, PhD, PT, ATC. Professional Care for the Active Population in Taiwan. Taiwan. Area : 36,000 sqKm Population : 23 million Capital : Taipei City Language : Mandarin / Taiwanese. Chinese/ Traditional. Western (ATs & PTs) ‏.

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Professional Care for the Active Population in Taiwan

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  1. Taiwan Athletic Trainers’ Society Yan-Ying Ju, PhD, PT, ATC Professional Care for the Active Population in Taiwan

  2. Taiwan Area : 36,000 sqKm Population : 23 million Capital : Taipei City Language : Mandarin / Taiwanese

  3. Chinese/ Traditional Western (ATs & PTs)‏ Caring the Active Population

  4. Caring the Active Population Chinese / Traditional services Chinese-Chiro Herbal Collegiate / longterm Internship Western medical MD AT PT  Taiwan Athletic Trainers’ Society  Sports Physical Therapy Section - PTAROC

  5. Physical Therapy in Taiwan Since 1950s, currently around 4000 in active, 100 in sports(part-time)‏ 10 accredited Bachelor ’s program 1600 graduates/year <300 licensed/year (20%)‏ 40% concentrated in ortho <10% (20) in sports medicine Several graduate institutes (MS & PhD), no MPT or DPT Professional organizations PTAROC Federation of PT Associations

  6. Sports PT in Taiwan Physical Therapy Association (PTAROC)‏ 2000 - SPT Task Force 2004 - Clinical Specialty Committee SPT Council Continuing Professional Development PT license Registered in SPT Council Certification (in development) more a master’s level

  7. PT General / Medical Athlete / Sports AT Strength & Weakness Larger & Structured

  8. Athletic Training in Taiwan • Since 1970s • 2 special AT programs • 1987 & 1993 • Currently 4 Collegiate programs & 1 graduate program (master’s)‏ • <200 active • Taiwan Athletic Trainers’ Society • Taiwan Athletic Trainers’ Association

  9. ATs trained Training background Male Female Total Collegiate AT programs 123 126 249 Special AT programs 6 5 11 Foreign trained 9 3 12 Other 6 9 15 Total 144 143 287 • By 2005 Sep, close to 300 trainees graduated • 100 graduates per year since 2006 • 50% employed for AT related jobs (Ju YY & Hsieh1 YJ, 2006)‏

  10. Current Status – cont’d • Majority of age 20 ~ 30 • Professional teams or Educational institutes (Ju YY & Hsieh1 YJ, 2006)‏

  11. TW AT Tasks / Missions Health management Sports injury prevention Recognition, Evaluation, & First-Aid Care and rehabilitation Plan and perform the post-injury training When involving medical treatments, have to follow MD’s orders / instructions, or be supervised.

  12. Unique Limited use of physical modalities USD, ES, mechanical traction, etc. Occasional uses of traditional techniques Acupuncture, herbal steam, traditional massage, etc.

  13. Curriculum Program 1.Human anatomy & lab 2.Human physiology & lab 3.Exercise physiology & lab 4.Sports nutrition 5.Human kinesiology 6.Sports psychology 7.Biomechanics 8.First aid & lab

  14. Curriculum Program cont. 9. Introduction to athletic training 10.Care & prevention of athletic injuries 11.Evaluation of athletic injuries 12.Administration of athletic training 13.Therapeutic Modality 14.Therapeutic exercise 15.Sports massage & trigger point therapy

  15. Clinical Experience Minimum of 1,000 clinical hours under supervision Mini. of 200 hours in training room Mini. of 200 hours in high risk sports Mini. of 200 hours covering competition Up to 100 hours can be transferred from EMT working hours Up to 300 hours can be from clinical or hospital setting

  16. Government Endorsed Certification Regulations Based on “Citizen Physical Education Act”, section 11.2 體委競字第 0910004703號令 2002.03.26 Supervised by the National Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (Athletic Sports Department)‏

  17. Government Endorsed Certification Regulations–cont’d Definition “… who performs the tasks, and is certified.” Tasks: Very similar to what’s in USA & Canada Targeted job markets: educational institute, sports team, health center, etc. Very few in the hospital / clinic

  18. I. 2002.11.30 II. 2003.05.24 III. 2003.11.22 IV. 2004.07.10 V. 2004.10.23 VI. 2005.10.01 VII. 2006.09.02 VIII. 2007.09.15 IX. 2008.10.19 Taiwan Athletic Trainer Certification Examination

  19. The Exam - Eligibility College graduate, with related major Taken the following courses (~50 credit hours): • Basic Science (17)‏ Anatomy, Physiology, Sports nutrition, Sports physiology, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, & First-aid • Core (12)‏ AT, Exercise prescription, Taping, Therapeutic exercise and modality, Sports Training, Massage • Sports and Health Management (4)‏ AT administration, Health management • Injury Evaluation (4)‏ Physical exam and injury evaluation

  20. The Exam - Content Written (Day1)‏ 4 domains Practical (Day2)‏ Evaluation First-aid Taping Rehabilitation • Basic Science • Core • Sports and Health Management • Injury Evaluation • 20 min • Drawing • 3 examiners • Judging: Correct, Speed, Proficiency

  21. Registered Attended Passed Pass rate I. 2002.11.30 52 51 12 24% II. 2003.05.24 24 20 16 80% III. 2003.11.22 112 108 33 31% IV. 2004.07.10 50 49 15 31% V. 2004.10.23 23 21 1 5% VI. 2005.10.01 28 27 10 37% VII. 2006.09.02 46 44 7 16% VIII. 2007.09.15 68 60 24 40% IX. 2008.10.19 74 69 24 35% Total 477 449 142 32%

  22. Future Enhancing the values Mandatory hiring in the national sports teams Transiting to the curricular model completely Mutual recognition International certification

  23. Thanks You

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