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January 27, 2016 by Beth Sitzler

AT Moms Facebook Group Members Share Work-Life Balance Advice

“AT Moms Find Support With Facebook Group,” featured in the February NATA New s , shared how Sara Whiteside, MS, ATC, and Christy Carlson, MAED, ATC, used the social media platform to connect athletic trainers who are also mothers around the country...
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January 27, 2016 by Beth Sitzler

AT Spotlight: Jon Reidy

NATA Student Leadership Committee Chair Jon Reidy discovered his love of athletic training early on. “I have a very typical story,” said Reidy, who played several sports growing up. “I went into the athletic training facility [after an injury] my...
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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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