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January 22, 2016 by Todd Christman

Scott Sailor Columns on USA Today and Huffington Post

Over the past six months, two high profile opportunities became available to NATA President Scott Sailor. He was given the chance to become a regular contributor to both USA Today High School Sports and the Huffington Post. Since last August, he has...
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January 20, 2016 by JordanG

Opportunities Continue to Grow for ATs in the Military

By the NATA Committee on Practice Advancement Military Workgroup Musckuloskeletal (MSK) injuries are the single largest impediment to operational readiness in the military setting. Over 600,000 services members sustain a MSK each year, resulting in...
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January 20, 2016 by JordanG

Relative Value Unit for the Athletic Trainer

Sean Burfeind, MS, ATC, OTC and JJ Wetherington, MS, ATC, OTC, members of the NATA Committee on Practice Advancement Physician Practice Workgroup, have put together an informative document about Relative Value Units (RVUs) for athletic trainers...
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January 15, 2016 by Todd Christman

December Legislative Update

Here is the December update from our Government Affairs department Federal Legislation and Regulation H.R. 921: The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, has 103 co-sponsors, and the Senate version, S. 689, has seven co-sponsors. H.R. 829: The SAFE...
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January 6, 2016 by Todd Christman

Building Relationships With Your Local EMS

by Denise Alosa, MS, ATC One of the most important work relationships you can foster as a secondary school athletic trainer is that of your local EMS team. You do not want the first time you meet your EMS squad to be while you are standing over an...
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January 6, 2016 by Todd Christman

Your Own Sports Medicine Conference

by Dale Grooms, ATC Have you ever thought of hosting your own Sports Medicine Conference? It can be a lot of work, but is well worth the effort. These local CEU events are an excellent opportunity to create low cost, yet effective, learning...
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December 21, 2015 by Todd Christman

Degree Transition Webinar Series, Lesson 1

The Executive Committee for Education has started a series of webinars to answer questions members raised regarding the degree transition. Here is the first video: Degree Transition Considerations and Programmatic Self-Assessment
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December 21, 2015 by JordanG

Tommy John Handout

Spring will be here before you know it, and with it will comes baseball season. Because the sport consists of so many repetitive motions, overuse injuries are a risk, even for young athletes. To help you educate your athletes and community on this...
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December 21, 2015 by JordanG

Shelley Tims Joins the NATA Foundation

The NATA Research & Education Foundation welcomed Shelley Tims as its new director in the fall of 2015. Since that time, she has worked tirelessly to promote the NATA Foundation and its yearlong silver anniversary celebration, which kicks off in...
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December 21, 2015 by Todd Christman

AT Spotlight: Adam Quigley

In the January NATA News , Adam Quigley, ATC, SCAT, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, shared how an internship with the University of Arizona football team during his undergraduate studies opened his eyes to a world of...
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