Free CEU Courses
for Athletic Trainers

(BOC Provider #P2504)

Follow the Instructions Below to Complete Each Unit and Its Quiz

Medco will advise you of a passing score by emailing a Certificate of Completion. Your participation is confidential. There is no fee for these courses; thereby, we do not have a cancelation or refund policy. These are online courses of which you may take at any time. Only a device with internet connection is required. View our terms and conditions page for more information, click here.


NOTE:
Medco Sports Medicine is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education programs.
All Home Study CE courses are presented on this public website and are, therefore, available and accessible to all Athletic Trainers.

ABOUT THE CEU's

Each CEU PDF consists of two parts: an article to read & a quiz.

  1. Read the CEU article.
  2. Complete the CEU quiz.
  3. Finish the survey to see your quiz score.
  4. Redo course if score is not greater than or equal to 70%.

When successfully completed,
you will be emailed your email certificate.

PLEASE NOTE:
CEU certificates may take up to
14 - 21 days to be sent via email.

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BOC-Approved CEU Courses

Exercise as a Treatment for Depression
By Karl F. Kozlowski, Ph.D., ATC | 0.5 Hour CEU

List of objectives:

  • The participant will be able to recognize the benefits of exercise as a treatment for depression in their patients.
  • The participant will be able to understand the need to maintain or improve fitness levels in injured or immobile athletes in order to decrease the potential onset of depression.
  • The participant will be able to explain the basic exercise prescription that will help in the reduction of symptoms of depression.
  • The participant will be able to understand the physiologic and psychologic mechanisms through which exercise may reduce symptoms of depression.

The Effects of Jet Lag and Travel Fatigue
on the Athletic Population

By Erin K. Finnegan, MS, ATC | 1.0 Hour CEU

List of objectives:

  • Participants will be able to increase an understanding of symptoms and causes of jet lag.
  • Participants will be able to distinguish between jet lag and travel fatigue.
  • Participants will be able to have a working knowledge of preventative measures of jet lag.
  • Participants will be able to understand the physiological causes of trans-meridian travel.

Care of the Critically Injured Football Player:
Football Helmet Technology Review

By Michael J. Cendoma, MS, ATC | 1.0 Hour CEU

List of objectives:

  • Explain the important design and technological features of each discussed helmet.
  • Organize practice sessions to assess the observational information presented in this article.
  • Collaborate with peers to develop solutions to barriers to the completion of critical care tasks identified in this article.

The Triangles of Critical Care Approach to
Sports Medicine Team Emergency Action Planning

By Michael J. Cendoma, MS, ATC | 1.0 Hour CEU

List of objectives:

  • Explain why a comprehensive emergency action plan is considered a legal standard of care that must be met by athletic trainers.
  • Design and implement a best-practices comprehensive emergency action plan.
  • Organize an effective emergency action plan psychomotor skills training session.
  • Provide a sound argument supporting the need for a best practices emergency action plan.

Bacterial Meningitis
Concerns in Collegiate Athletics

By Erin K. Finnegan, MS, ATC | 0.5 Hour CEU

List of objectives:

  • Participants will be able to identify predisposing factors and modes of transmission.
  • Participants will be able to recognize signs, symptoms, and combinations thereof, specific to bacterial meningitis.
  • Participants will be able to identify populations in which the disease may occur and with whom vaccination may be warranted.