Mapping the equivalence of pitch side medical care education courses - Final Report

Executive Summary

At a meeting of the World Rugby Pitch Side Care Working Group in November 2016 it was agreed that a mapping exercise against the World Rugby medical education programme, including some of the most prevalent medical and pitch side care courses within sport would be a useful and valuable exercise. Following the meeting the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) were commissioned by World Rugby to carry out the study.

A phase of data collection resulted in information about 28 courses being collected and 23 of those courses are being put forward for consideration of equivalency to the three levels within the World Rugby programme of first aid and medical education.

A global survey of Member Unions was also carried out to discover the picture related to medical education around the world in rugby. This study found the majority of courses delivered through Member Unions are included in the study.

The following courses can be considered for equivalency within the study:

Level 1 – Equivalent to First Aid in Rugby (FAIR)

1

Rugby Football Union

Emergency First Aid for Rugby

2

Hampden Sports Clinic

National Sports 1st Aid Course

3

Irish Rugby Football Union

SAFE Rugby 1

4

The Football Association

Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF)

5

Corobeus Sports Consultancy Ltd

Emergency First Aid in Sport (EFAiS)

6

ITC First Aid Qualifications

ITC Level 3 Award in First Aid for
Sport, Exercise and Fitness
ITC Certificate for Sport Exercise
and Fitness at SCQF Level 6

7

Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana

FMSI PSS/PSS-D - Sport First Aid Course

Level 2 – Equivalent to Immediate Care in Rugby (ICIR)

8

Rugby Football Union

Pre Hospital Immediate Care in Sport
(PHICIS) formally Immediate Care in Sport

9

Hong Kong Rugby Union

Pre Hospital Immediate Care in Sport
(PHICIS) formally Immediate Care in Sport

10

Irish Rugby Football Union

SAFE Rugby 2

11

Scottish Rugby

SCRUMCAPS (Level 2)

12

Sport Promote

Sport Promote Course

13

Canadian Red Cross/ Sports First Responder

Sports First Responder

14

Canadian Red Cross/ Sports First Responder

Sport Emergency Medical Responder

15

The Football Association

Intermediate Trauma Medical
Management in Football (ITMMIF)

16

Corobeus Sports Consultancy Ltd

Emergency Medical First Aid in Sport
(EMFAiS)

17

Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana

FMSI Advanced PSSD

Level 3 – Equivalent to Advanced Immediate Care in Rugby (AICIR)

18

Rugby Football Union

Pre Hospital Advanced Immediate Care
in Sport (PHICIS) formally Advanced
Immediate Care in Sport

19

Welsh Rugby Union

Immediate Care in Rugby

20

Hong Kong Rugby Union

Pre Hospital Advanced Immediate Care
in Sport (PHICIS) formally Advanced
Immediate Care in Sport

21

Irish Rugby Football Union

SAFE Rugby 3

22

Scottish Rugby

SCRUMCAPS (Level 3)

23

The Football Association

Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football (ATMMIF)

24

Rugby Football League

Immediate Medical Management on the Field of Play (IMMOFP)

25

Corobeus Sports Consultancy Ltd

Emergency Medical Management in Individual and Team Sports (EMMiITS)

26

Pre Hospital Advanced Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS)

Formally Advanced Immediate Care in Sport

Many of these courses are accredited or endorsed by external organisations such as Faculty of Pre-hospital care - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, which only relates to courses from UK and Ireland.

The fields which were included in the mapping study were:

  • Title
  • Course description
  • Target group
  • Format/ duration
  • Instructor background/ ratio
  • Aims/ Learning outcomes
  • Assessment
  • Pre-requisites
  • Content areas
  • Pre-course reading/ support material
  • Timetable
  • Quality assurance
  • Accreditation
  • Length of validity

Where courses have been suggested for equivalency which are not rugby specific, EOSE would recommend practitioners to gain reaccreditation in a rugby specific course if that is now the main sport they operate in.

Other courses have been suggested for inclusion in the study, including some where response from the provider has resulted in insufficient information collected to date. These courses could be included in a “phase 2” of the work.

EOSE holds all collected information on the courses and can discuss in more detail with World Rugby and the Pitch Side Medical Group before final publication.

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