Topic Prepares ATs for Long COVID
The next NATA Timely Topics Series event, “The AT and Management of Long COVID,” at 1 p.m. CDT Sept.
COVID-19
The Effects of COVID-19 on the LGBTQIA+ Community
By Lorin Cartwright, MS, ATC, CAA, and Mitchell Anderson, AT, ATC
To commemorate Pride Month throughout June, the NATA Now blog will share a variety of topics to support our members’ efforts to provide compassionate and culturally competent patient care to all.
NATA and Other Key Organizations Release COVID-19 Vaccine Statement
NATA joins the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, National Federation of State High School Associations, National Collegiate Athletic Association, U.S.
Getting Creative With Clinical Education Experiences
By Dana Bates, PhD, LAT, ATC, and Jessica Moore, EdD, LAT, ATC
AT Helps Keep the Show Going
When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, Broadway went dark and theaters across the country closed, forcing performers and dance companies to figure out how to navigate the unknown circumstances ahead of them.
ATs’ COVID-19 Response Saved Lives
Like much of the world, in March 2020, colleges and universities, as well as secondary schools, shut down to help stifle the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. For some colleges and universities, that meant students were sent home – that’s if they could go home. International students, graduate students and medical students who didn’t and couldn’t go home had to remain on campus.
AT Irreplaceable in On-Campus Testing, Care
Over the past year, collegiate athletic trainers on campuses big and small have stepped up to slow the spread of and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. While many ATs have transitioned to testing and even vaccinating in the athletics department, some institutions have turned to their athletic trainers to take the lead for the entire campus as essential health care providers.
Some Front Line ATs Now Equipped To Vaccinate
As unpredictable as the last nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic have been for everyone, athletic trainers are uniquely trained to handle the unexpected. Some outreach athletic trainers deployed to the front lines in non-traditional roles, such as coronavirus screeners, became some of the first recommended groups to train and administer the COVID-19 vaccine, and to receive it.
Share Your COVID-19 Rehabilitation Stories
The Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), of which NATA is a member, is seeking feedback from patients, providers, caregivers and advocates regarding the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and the need for COVID-19 rehabilitation. Specifically, CPR is seeking:
NATA Advocates for AT Vaccine Priority
As discussions progress surrounding the release of a COVID-19 vaccine, NATA is advocating for athletic trainers to be included on the list of health care providers considered for early vaccination.