NATA Beat: Fall 2025 Advocacy Updates
Every day, NATA and the NATA Government Affairs Department are working on behalf of the athletic training profession. With staff members experienced in all aspects of the legislative process, the NATA Government Affairs Department is the sole department focused on advocacy for the profession. NATA’s goal is to ensure that all ATs can work to the fullest extent of their education and skill set. These bipartisan efforts consist of five key areas: state legislation, federal legislation, regulatory, reimbursement and NATAPAC.
Long-Time Attendee Found Convenience in VNATA 2020
Editor’s note: NATA reached out to athletic trainers who participated in the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo to learn about their experiences for a blog series called My VNATA Experience. If you would like to share your thoughts on VNATA 2020 as well, email marketing@nata.org.
VNATA 2020 Worthwhile Live and On-Demand
Editor’s note: NATA reached out to athletic trainers who participated in the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo to learn about their experiences for a blog series called My VNATA Experience. If you would like to share your thoughts on VNATA 2020 as well, email marketing@nata.org.
A Look at the Presidential Election Process
By Tim Weston, MEd, ATC, NATA Presidential Election Procedures Workgroup Chair
As chair of the NATA Presidential Election Procedures Workgroup, I am excited to report that 24.9 percentage of eligible members voted in this year’s NATA presidential election, compared to 21.9 percent during the 2017 election.
NATA Announces New President-Elect
The results of the NATA 2020 presidential election are in – Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, is NATA’s new president-elect.
“Thank you to the members of NATA for your faith in me as the next NATA president,” Dieringer said. “I am thrilled to be chosen to lead our incredible profession throughout the next few years, and rest assured I will hit the ground running. While we have a few immediate challenges ahead of us, I am ready to tackle any issue to improve the lives of our members. Together, we will!”
Free for Students, VNATA 2020 ‘Can’t Beat That Price!’
Editor’s note: NATA reached out to athletic trainers who participated in the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo to learn about their experiences for a blog series called My VNATA Experience. If you would like to share your thoughts on VNATA 2020 as well, email marketing@nata.org.
AT Views VNATA 2020 as Valuable Precedent
Editor’s note: NATA reached out to athletic trainers who participated in the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo to learn about their experiences for a blog series called My VNATA Experience. If you would like to share your thoughts on VNATA 2020 as well, email marketing@nata.org.
EDAC, ATs Care Host More Call-In Nights
After hosting a successful call-in event in June, the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee and ATs Care Commission will team up once again to host call-in nights for NATA members and student members to express their emotional response to recent events throughout August.
The NATA EDAC & ATs Care Call-In Nights: Addressing Racial Tension, COVID-19 and Uncertainty in 2020 will be held at 6 p.m. CDT Aug. 3, Aug. 11, Aug. 19 and Aug. 27 for members and at 7 p.m. CDT Aug. 5 for student members.
Clinical Scholar Champion: Kim Barber Foss
Editor’s note: The Strategic Alliance’s Athletic Training Research Agenda Task Force is highlighting clinical members who have been recognized by one of their colleagues in athletic training as a Clinical Scholar Champion for their efforts in collecting point of care research. This blog series will celebrate clinical scholars in order to illustrate how research is being used in the clinical practice.
Candidates Speak at Face Time '20
For the last time before the NATA presidential election closes, candidates Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, and Katie Walsh Flanagan, EdD, LAT, ATC, went live to answer member-submitted questions during Face Time ’20 at the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo July 15.
Donate a Photo for the NATA Foundation
It could be a picture of your pet, your family, your Instagram-worthy dinner or a selfie. Supporting the NATA Research & Education Foundation is as easy as snapping one of those pictures. Johnson & Johnson’s Donate a Photo campaign teamed up with the NATA Foundation once again to raise money. For every photo uploaded using the Donate a Photo app, J&J will donate $1 to the NATA Foundation, up to $15,000, until Sept. 15.