Greg Gardner – författare

Healthcare providers in any setting face potential liability risks and legal challenges every day. All healthcare providers face issues such as developing strategies to mitigate those risks and creating proactive policies to reduce liability and provide better care for patients. This text presents an overview of legal issues, principles, and case law specific to athletic training and sports medicine.Legal Issues in Sports Medicine provides an overview of legal issues and concepts for those entering or practicing in a sports medicine setting. The text addresses topics including risk management, assumption of risk, discrimination, and what to expect in the event of a lawsuit. Legal Issues in Sports Medicine is written for healthcare providers and students. The authors have extensive experience in the clinical practice of athletic training, administration, and teaching on both national and international stages. This author’s text comes from the perspective of years spent in the clinic and classroom and significant time in courtrooms. This book is a starting point for students of legal issues in athletic healthcare and provides a solid foundation for practice.

Administrative Topics in Athletic Training: Concepts to Practice, Second Edition continues to be a dynamic text that addresses important administrative issues, practices, and procedures, as well as fundamental concepts, strategies, and techniques related to the management of all aspects of an athletic training health care delivery system. Uniquely, this text balances theory and application around management, administration, and leadership for the athletic trainer in multiple practice settings.Inside the Second Edition, Drs. Gary Harrelson, Greg Gardner, and Andrew Winterstein feature case studies and instructional activities, both within the text and instructor materials, to help athletic training students and clinicians understand and apply the concepts to “real world” scenarios. Numerous graphic elements such as boxes, callouts, tables, and illustrations are included throughout the text to enhance readability.New and updated features to the Second Edition:Numerous case studies, examples, and classroom activities12 appendices provide tools and examples to aid in the application of concepts and principles addressed in the textEach chapter uses an Advanced Organizer to aid the reader in chapter orientationAll chapters have been updated to include changes in laws, regulations and practicesIssues in educational and clinical settings are broken into different chaptersChapters have been grouped into three sections to improve flow of the text— Personal Practices, Athletic Training Practices and Organizational PracticesFaculty will have access to an Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, and Test Bank QuestionsUpdated topics inside the Second Edition:Use of social mediaMultiple generations in the workplaceTime management and prioritizationProcess of writing a business planAthletic training as a businessStarting your own businessAdministrative models in educational settingsImpact of degree transition in athletic trainingGuidelines for appropriate medical coverage in secondary school and university settingsExpanding roles of Athletic Trainers in clinical settingsIncluded with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.Administrative Topics in Athletic Training: Concepts to Practice, Second Edition provides beneficial information on administrative topics and will be a useful resource for athletic training students, practitioners, and any administrator responsible for supervision of athletic trainers and athletic training service programs.