Athletic Training Educators' Conference

ATEC Highlights

The 2011 Athletic Training Educators’ Conference offers six feature presentations and 12 breakout sessions. Additional highlights include a welcome reception, exhibits, poster presentations and the Distinguished Athletic Training Educator Luncheon.
 

ATEC Schedule of Events

Registration: Friday: 3-8 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-Noon
Exhibits: Friday: 4-8 p.m.; Saturday: 7-7:45 a.m.; 11:15-11:45 a.m.; 5:45-8:30 p.m.
 

Programming

Friday, Feb. 25
5-8 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Five concurrent pre-conference workshops set the tone for ATEC 2011. Using the ELA 2011 Registration Form, indicate which workshop you would like to attend.

Workshop 1 (W-1)
The Athletic Training Education Journal Manuscript Reviewers’ Workshop
5-7 p.m.
Presented by ATEJ

Workshop 2 (W-2)

CAATE/ECE Best Practices Showcase
5-8 p.m.
Presented by CAATE and ECE

Workshop 3 (W-3)
Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for the BOC Exam
5-8 p.m.
Presented by the Board of Certification, Inc.

Workshop 4 (W-4)
Measuring the Quality of Peer-Reviewd Publications
5-7 p.m.
Presented by the Journal of Athletic Training

Workshop 5 (W-5)
Incorporating NATA’s Emerging, Clinical and Secondary School Practices Resources in Your Classroom
5-8 p.m.
Presented by NATA CEPAT and SSATC
 

Saturday, Feb. 26

8-8:45 a.m.
Keynote: The Evidence is Against Us (Unless We Start Using It)
Chad Starkey, PhD, ATC

8:45-9:30 a.m.
The Simplicity Behind Improving Patient Care
Bonnie Van Lunen, PhD, ATC

9:30-9:45 a.m.
Questions & Answers

10-10:45 a.m.
Professional Education Council Update: Promoting Evidence-Based Practice Through the Educational Competencies
Lou Fincher, EdD, ATC; Luzita Vela, PhD, ATC
(Presented by the Professional Education Council)

10:45-11:15 a.m.
Questions & Answers

11:15-11:45 a.m.
ATrack Demo

11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Robert S. Behnke Keynote Addresses & Distinguished Athletic Training Educator Luncheon

2-2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

3-3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

4-4:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

5-5:45 p.m.
Creating an EBP Environment in Clinical Education
Chad Clements, MS, ATC
Jennifer Chadburn, EdM, ATC

6:30-8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Poster Presentations
 

Sunday, Feb. 27

8-9 a.m.
Grading the Evidence: Is AT Education and Research Positioned to Support a Future of Evidence-Based Practice?
John Parsons, PhD, ATC
(Presented by the Post-Professional Education Council)

9:15-10:15 a.m.
CAATE-BOC-ECE Roundtable Discussion

10:30-11:15 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Vision Quest: Positioning the Athletic Training Profession for the Future
NATA President Marje Albohm, MS, ATC

Breakout Sessions
The 2011 ATEC features three breakout themes. Breakout sessions are repeated three times throughout the weekend. To provide greater educational opportunities in a more intimate setting, seating is limited and attendees must sign up in advance, using the Events Registration Form. Register early to get your first choices. If you do not indicate your preference, breakout sessions will be assigned to you. Your breakout schedule will be in your on-site registration packet.

Theme I: Clinical Education
Breakout A: Don’t Forget About Your Patients: The Importance of Assessing Patient-Rated Clinical Outcomes Within an Evidence-Based Practice Culture
Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC; Alison Snyder, PhD, ATC

Breakout B: From the Classroom to Clinical Education: A Clinician’s Approach to Teaching EBP
Brian Vesci, MA, ATC

Breakout C: Instilling EBP in Our Students: Bridging the Clinical-to-Educational Gap
Dorice Hankemeier, MSEd, ATC

Breakout D: Teaching Injury Prevention Concepts in an EBP Framework
Jay Hertel, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Theme II: Pedagogy
Breakout E: Evidence-Based Practice Across the Curriculum: A Holistic Approach
Malissa Martin, EdD, ATC; Angela Perusek, EdD, ATC

Breakout F: Integrating Clinical Reasoning and Evidence-Based Practice: A Pedagogical Strategy for Enhancing Clinical Decision-Making
Paul Geisler, EdD, ATC; Joshua Drouin, PhD, ATC

Breakout G: Teaching Evidence-Based Practice Strategies to Undergraduate Athletic Training Students – Where Do We Start?
Connie Peterson, PhD, ATC; Jamie Frye, PhD, ATC

Breakout H: Teaching Special Test Evidence
Mike Diede, PhD, ATC

Theme III: Advanced EBP Concepts
Breakout I: Clinical Epidemiology in Athletic Training Education and Clinical Practice: A Critical Missing Element for Advancement of the Profession
Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Marisa Colston, PhD, ATC

Breakout J: Data Analysis and Methodological Quality in Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy
Craig Denegar, PhD, ATC, PT

Breakout K: The Essentials of Meta-Analysis: A Perspective for the Educator and Clinician
Brent Arnold PhD, ATC, FNATA

Breakout L: Practice-Based Research Networks: Connecting Clinicians, Educators and Researchers to Enable Evidence-Based Practice
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC; Eric Sauers, PhD, ATC
 

Continuing Education Units

The 2011 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference offers 10.25 CEUs.

DISCLAIMER

All material presented in this education program is made available for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, or necessarily the best, methods or procedures appropriate for each situation discussed, but is intended to present an approach, view, statement or opinion of the authors or presenters that may be helpful or of interest to other practitioners.

NATA CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE
CEC Chair John Hauth, EdD, ATC

ATEC SUBCOMMITTEE

ATEC Chair Jolene Henning, EdD, ATC, LAT
ATEC SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mary Barnum, EdD, ATC
David Berry, PhD, ATC, EMT
Stacy Walker, PhD, ATC

Questions

Hotel, travel or registration: April Twaddle, 800.879.6282, ext. 115, or meetings@nata.org

Programming: Anita James, 800.879.6282, ext. 152, or knowledgeinitiatives@nata.org Fax: 214.637.2206