{"id":3809,"date":"2020-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bocatc.org.user.server321.com\/raising-the-level-of-boc-approved-provider-offerings\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T22:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T22:13:09","slug":"raising-the-level-of-boc-approved-provider-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/newsroom\/raising-the-level-of-boc-approved-provider-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Level of BOC Approved Provider Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

EBP Category to Discontinue in 2022
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What’s Ahead for EBP?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The BOC continues to further strengthen and elevate the level of continuing education (CE) offered to Athletic Trainers (ATs). The Standards Committee has determined that BOC Approved Providers will be incorporating evidence-based practice (EBP) principles into all Category A programs with the implementation of approved standards. As such, BOC Approved Providers will be meeting the charge of offering quality CE based on evidence. The BOC Approved Provider standards will continue to evolve ensuring evidence-based practice principles and best practices are always included. As a result, the BOC Standards Committee has recommended that the EBP Category requirements be discontinued starting with the 2022-2023 recertification period<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What Does This Mean for You?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting with the 2022-2023 recertification period, principles of EBP will have been incorporated into all Category A programs increasing the caliber of curriculum overall. The EBP Category requirements will be discontinued after the current reporting period ends on Dec. 31, 2021. <\/p>\n

BOC Approved Providers will continue to offer EBP approved programming through 2021 as ATs need to fulfill their EBP recertification requirements as follows:<\/p>\n