NATA EducATe: April’s New Course
As your source of lifelong learning, NATA EducATe provides users with an extensive educational library, customizable experience, ability to interact with peers and more.
New courses are constantly being added to the platform to ensure you have the knowledge needed to stay up to date in your practice – as well as earn CEUs.
Don’t forget: The NATA EducATe Enhanced Access Catalog is free with your NATA membership.
Here are the new courses released in April. Visit NATA EducATe for more information on these and other courses available at your fingertips.
Leadership - Influence & Impact in Athletic Training Package
Effective leadership is essential for navigating the complexities of modern health care. This specialized course package empowers athletic trainers to cultivate critical skills, advance their careers and drive organizational change. By combining emotional intelligence with strategic advocacy and professional development, these courses bridge the gap between clinical expertise and impactful leadership.
Accessibility in Athletic Training Package
In the evolving landscape of sports medicine, providing high-quality care means more than just treating an injury. It means ensuring every patient and colleague feels seen, supported and accommodated. This course package equips ATs with the critical tools to identify systemic barriers, advocate for patients with disabilities and tailor clinical approaches for neurodivergent populations. From auditing your own professional environment to refining specialized patient communication, these courses bridge the gap between standard practice and true inclusivity.
EAP Gaps Revealed in Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletics
This course aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the gaps in emergency action plans for sudden cardiac arrest in athletics. It will cover critical failure points in athletic emergency response and planning, which lead to sudden cardiac death. Epidemiological data for sudden cardiac arrest in athletics will be discussed, and contemporary components of emergency action plans will be analyzed to develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures. The course will also address the layperson and medical provider educational and practice gaps that can be utilized to mitigate the incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletics.
Treating Concussion: Applying New Evidence From Clinical Trials to Enhance Clinical Practice
Current best practice for concussion care involves initial brief rest, followed by symptom limited exercise. However, this approach doesn’t reflect the heterogeneous nature of concussion, which may involve multiple domains including cognitive, headache/migraine, ocular, vestibular and psychological. Each of the domains may benefit from a more precision-based approach that targets specific symptoms and impairments. Emerging clinical trial evidence suggests that earlier and more targeted treatments for specific symptoms and impairments may improve clinical outcomes for athletes following this injury.
