NATA Names Mollie Pillman as Executive Director
NATA announced that Mollie Pillman, MS, MBA, CAE, will begin her role as executive director Sept. 2. Pillman was selected following a highly competitive national search led by executive search firm Vetted Solutions.
NFL Gameday Advocacy
Students: The Power of Three Little Letters – A, T, C
By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC, ATP Director, Colorado Mesa University
Expansion of Athletic Trainer Outreach Program Announced
Four weeks from today, Indiana high school athletes will be in day two of official preseason fall practices. Meanwhile in Illinois, summer vacation will only have eight days left. Of course, a coach or coaches will be on the field or in the gymnasium with your son or daughter but will an athletic trainer (ATC)?
AT Spotlight: Elicia Leal
Her road to recovery is detailed in the July NATA News, but we asked a few more questions to help you get better acquainted of this month’s cover star.
Update to Appropriate Care of the Spine Injured Athlete
By John Doherty, ATC, PT
There are roughly 33 incidents of non-fatal spinal cord injury (SCI) nationally each day. That translates to 12,000 cases per year. Most receive barely a mention in the local press. However, nearly all lead to some type of disability and many are entirely catastrophic, leaving victims with permanent paralysis.
My First Convention Q&A: Eddie Lane
Graduating from high school at 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 112 pounds, Lane said there wasn’t a place for someone his size on the field, however, there was one with athletic training. He left Toledo, Ohio, to attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, as a student athletic trainer.
My First Convention Q&A: Bobby Barton
“I obviously really liked it, and have been in it for 47 years,” he said.
Millennials and Patient Compliance-Where’s the App For That?
By Kembra Mathis, MEd, ATC, LAT, Bentonville High School
NATA Participates in White House Roundtable
On April 29, 2015, NATA President Jim Thornton, MA, ATC, CES, and NATA Hall of Famer Ron Courson, ATC, PT, NREMT-I, CSCS, traveled to Washington, D.C. after being invited to participate in a White House Roundtable. The goal of the forum was to build national resilience by providing information and tools the general public can use to save lives.
Global Lessons in Athletic Training Education Sessions in St. Louis
The Back Pained Athlete: Assessment, Rehabilitation and Progressions to Ultimate Performance
AC, Room 221
Stuart McGill, PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada
Ed Cambridge, PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada
Moderator: Troy Hershman, MS, ATC, LAT, Ball State University
Feature Presentation Session: Wednesday, June 24, 10:45am-12:45pm
What I Have Learned From Studying and Working with the Great Athletes
AC, Room 225