SLC Fall Panel: BOC and Beyond!
Join the NATA Student Leadership Committee for its free virtual event “NATA SLC Fall Panel: BOC and Beyond!” Taking place at 6 p.m. CST Nov.
ATs Care Program Launching Soon
Slated to officially launch in the spring of this year, the much anticipated ATs Care program is taking off!
NATA, NCAA Host Summit in Dallas
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hosted an interassociation summit Jan. 25-26 to enhance the organization and administration of health care services for intercollegiate student-athletes.
Disablement Model Work Group Call
The NATA Board of Directors and the members of the AT Strategic Alliance approved the adoption or endorsement of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) with the Children and Youth (ICF-CY) updates. Each entity of the alliance is responsible for implementation of the language into the documents and processes they control.
Dental Injury Infographic Available
The February NATA News features an injury infographic handout on dental injury, based on the new NATA position statement “Preventing and Managing Sports-Related Dental and Oral Injuries.” Approximately 39 percent of dental injuries in the United States are spo
AT Finds His Place with Toyota
The February NATA News cover story examines the occupational health setting and the athletic trainers who are caring for this unique active population. In it, Jose Morales, MA, ATC, CEAS, a safety specialist at the Toyota plant in San Antonio, details the ins and outs of injury prevention as a way to reduce costs and improve employee well-being.
Licensure Clarity Act Passed by the House
H.R. 302: The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (formerly H.R. 921) was passed by voice vote in the House of Representatives, only three days after being reintroduced Friday, Jan. 6.
Licensure Clarity Act Reintroduced
Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Cedric Richmond (D-LA) reintroduced H.R. 302 (formerly H.R. 921), the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, to the House of Representatives. All NATA members are encouraged to contact their representatives to ask him/her to support the bill.
Using Topical Hemostatic Agents
By Ellen K. Payne, PhD, ATC, EMT, David C. Berry, PhD, AT, ATC, and S. Robert Seitz, MEd, RN, NRP
OATA Shares Campaign’s Executive Summary
The January NATA News featured a story on the successful 2016 Safety in Football Campaign held by the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers’ Association toward the beginning of the football season.