ATRN 8120 - Athletic Injury Epidemiology

3 credit hours

Athletic Injury Epidemiology is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s clinical decision-making process by providing an understanding of the injury patterns associated with a variety of athletic sports. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and applying introductory principles of epidemiology, including the concepts of rates (e.g., rate ratios and rate differences), incidence, proportions, odds ratios and relative risks. Students will gain experience calculating epidemiology values through class examples and exposure to national databases. Discussion of epidemiology study design (eg, cohort vs. case-control) will also be included. Evaluations of the injuries with the highest incidence and their associated risk factors will be discussed. *