NATA EducATe: May’s New Courses
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 May. Visit NATA EducATe for more information on these and other courses available at your fingertips.
Taking the Nerves Out of Neurological Assessment: Simplifying Your Exam and Reviewing Conditions Encountered in Athletic and Outpatient Settings
The goal of this course is to introduce to attendees a comprehensive neurological screening protocol that can be performed in under five minutes and utilized efficiently in the clinical setting. It will also discuss how to interpret abnormal findings and differentiate normal variations from true pathological findings. The course also includes time to discuss common peripheral neurological conditions encountered in active populations as well. Finally, attendees will also be exposed to how pain-phenotyping can be used to help design treatment programs, and to best determine when co-management or specialist referral is most appropriate.
Diagnostic Accuracy in Ankle Injury Assessment: Integrating Evidence, Reliability and Clinical Decision-Making
For many commonly used clinical orthopedic tests, there has historically been a lack of empirical, peer-reviewed evidence documenting their efficacy and utility. This course aims to address that gap by providing the most recent evidence on several tests frequently used in athletic training to assess ankle injuries. Although clinicians routinely use these tests to grade ankle sprains, traditional methods may be unreliable and may not accurately reflect damage to the lateral ligaments. Consequently, clinicians may struggle to accurately assess injuries and their impairments, contributing to the high rate of recurrence. Current literature suggests that some newer or modified tests, many of which are not traditionally taught, may offer improved options for clinical assessment. This course reviews the latest evidence regarding the diagnostic accuracy of orthopedic tests used to evaluate ankle injuries, including sprains, chronic ankle instability and common fractures.
Interassociation Consensus Statement on the Provision of Nutrition Services in Collegiate Athletics: Applications for the Athletic Trainer
Written by veteran sports dietitians in partnership with sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers and collegiate strength and conditioning coaches, this consensus statement establishes a strategic framework for collegiate administrators, athletic medicine departments, strength and conditioning coaches and registered dietitian nutritionists alike to scale and develop sports nutrition programs in ways that best meet the needs of student athletes, while preserving and prioritizing the highest standard of care no matter the size of the institution or the number of sports dietitians employed. Athletic trainers can utilize this document to advocate for policy improvements, increased access to care and evidenced-based clinical nutrition protocols.
