Athletic Training Chat

Hear from Matt Campbell as he takes MCC virtual and all the steps that have gone into it and all the learning in real time. Matt is candid in what is going on and how he is handling it all and we appreciate that. Follow along with his story. Here are Entries 1 & 2. #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

This is the first episode of a series featuring the Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society. In this first episode we talk with current president Tim Nicolello, past president Michael Doyle and current vice president JJ Wetherington. They share the story of how ATPPS got started and how a couple of conversations continued to grow into what the organization has built today. It is an incredible story of finding a common mission, coming together to build the organization and the importance of listening to membership. If you’re in this setting (which I am and will soon be a member) there is a ton of great information and resources both in person and throughout the year. If you want to attend their conference, it is coming up fast from February 20-22 in Louisville, KY. LINK: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/atpps25/home/  In This Episode: +The found and start of ATPPS +First conference in 02/2018 with about 70 people. +The importance of networking and collaboration +Focusing on engagement all year: advo

Miguel is a first generation college student and therefore, also a first generation athletic trainer. We connected with Miguel through social media and asked what topic or story he would like to share and the story of being a first generation college student was where we landed. In this episode, we discuss Miguel’s path of getting into college, finding the athletic training profession and then figuring out the next steps from there and beyond.  Miguel shares his story about figuring out what was next, asking questions, and finding people that could help him along the way to end up where he is now and set his plans for the future. Miguel’s story is a great one and definitely inspirational in the way he figured out each step and continues to advance his career. It was great to talk to him and we hope you enjoy the episode.  In This Episode: +Being a first generation college student +Figuring out the steps to get to college and beyond +Finding athletic training as a major +Navigating changes in career plans C

Dr. Brian Regan is a chiropractor and athletic trainer that has had an interesting journey in his career to this point. Brian started out his career in athletic training and helped build quite a sports medicine and performance program. After a few years in this role Brian got the itch to continue to build his skillset and become a different kind of clinician. Enter chiropractic school. After completing school, jobs weren’t just fitting and Brian entered the SSAT world again and there he is now while still being a practicing DC. In this episode we talk about Brian’s journey and how he got to where he is today. We get into the depth of building a sports medicine program and what he learned from that experience to diving deep into chiropractic. This is a great episode showing the value of the AT profession and how another dual credentialed professional still remains in athletic training. Enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-98-dr-brian-regan-back-in-profession.html In this Episode: +P

I think helping others in all capacities and all the different ways we can get them to, where they are and where they want to go as a person. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/y_ZbPSbQn80  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Alexis Schaefer is a staff athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where on top of providing care for sports she leads the department's efforts around mental health. Alexis has an undeniable passion for mental health and how to help increase not only access to help and services but also empower student-athletes to take control of their own mental health and provide tools in order to do that. In this episode, Alexis talks with Greg about the importance of mental health not only in athletics but in general. They get into not only why mental health is so important but also how to actually take steps to get things implemented in the department. There is a lot of steps that can be taken that move the needle to make mental health a priority. So much to take away from this episode, enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #adv

Heath Blackmon has worked in a wide variety of settings over the course of his career and through all those experiences has learned a lot about the profession and what ultimately is most important to him in his personal life and career. In this episode, we discuss the transition from setting to setting and what Heath has learned in each of them. We really focus on the value Heath has put on his and his family's time. In addition to the discussion on work, we also talk about Heath’s passion to serve within the athletic training profession. He discusses how he got started and why he recommends that everyone try and get involved to make the change that they want to see. We discuss the importance of state-level service and why it can be so impactful and beneficial to your development and your career. In This Episode: +Similarities & differences across settings +Finding what works for you +Service in athletic training +Creative funding through the state +Empath in athletic training Connect with Heath Twitte

Being an athletic trainer to me means being an advocate for your patients and also for our profession. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/XUtBRD_Pp8k #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Dr. Chad Ashland is the Executive Director of the U.S. Council on Athlete’s Health and a huge advocate for the athletic training profession. Dr. Asplund has done a lot of work in his career in the collegiate setting along with in sports medicine clinics. In all of these roles, Dr. Asplund has highlighted how important athletic trainers are to sports and the care of active patients. In this episode we discuss what the U.S. Council on Athletes’ Health is and what they are doing to help athletes around the country and at all levels. This organization is focusing on getting the resources athletes and athletic departments need in order to prioritize an athlete’s physical and mental health. In addition to this discussion Dr. Asplund shares why he is such as passionate advocate for athletic trainers and how he sees advocacy impacting the profession in the future. There are many great take aways in this conversation and many that can be applied to help advocate for yourself and the profession. LINK: https://www.a

Dr. Abigail Chew is working in a private clinic where she sees a full patient list and practices autonomously. We connected on social media and Dr. Chew was kind enough to share her story about working in this setting and how she ended up there. Entrepreneurship and private practice for athletic trainers are at an all-time high and will continue to grow. Dr. Chew shares the highlights of what it is like working in a private clinic and how that works with practice acts and licensure as well as just trying to establish herself in the community and really build up a patient group. Dr. Chew also shares some great and unique insight into working with patients with neurologic issues and how as an athletic trainer there is the opportunity to work in unique and potentially complex populations. This episode was filled with amazing insight into working on your own as an AT and everything that goes into the process to make that happen. In This Episode: +What is Progressive Mobility PT +AT licensure in South Caroline,

Emerging settings in athletic training continue to evolve and in some cases they have ‘emerged’ (listen to the episode). Cody Tesch is on the front end of one of those settings, fire services. Cody is one of a handful of full-time athletic trainers that are dedicated to the service and care of a city’s fire fighter services and the steps Cody has made and where things are going are set to make an impact. In this episode we talk about what exactly Cody’s role in this type of setting is. We get very deep into how it has taken some effort for Cody to establish himself as a resource for this group and had to fight some long-held beliefs. Cody has had to work to gain the trust of the fire fighters and show them that he is there to help, not hold them out. We also discuss how Cody is advocating for the profession to demonstrate the skills necessary to workman’s compensation cases and beyond. So much to take away from this episode. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.y

The world of concussion managment has evolved signficiantly over the past 5-10 years and SWAY Medical has been on the forefront of applying science to the management of concussion. SWAY Medical came into the concussion management world focusing on providing a convienent but evidence based way to objectively measure balance and therefore help in the evaluation and treatment of concussion. In this episode, we talk with Kim Wyand PT, DPT, and Casey Paulk MS, LAT, ATC about everything that is SWAY Medical. They share the history of how SWAY got started and how it was built on evidence and science. They also discuss how SWAY has continued to evolve in concussion evaluation and management and that the feedback they get from athletic trainers is key to their success in creating and providing a product that benefits everyone. It was a fascinating and enlightening conversation with Kim and Casey and the work they are doing to provide ATs all the tools they need to provide the best care possible to their patients. Che

There are people that look at you like “why in the heck would you ever do that job.” I look at them like “why wouldn’t I do this job? Why would I do any other job?” Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/W3eWniHnEVM  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Sandy and Randy Harris started the AT Corner Podcast and if you’ve been around AT social media and the podcast world, you’ve likely come across them. If you haven’t, you need to check them out. We got the chance to connect with them which was long overdue and we talked about their origin story and how things came to be with the podcast. They share their great story on how the idea of the podcast came up and how it evolved, even from the beginning stages. They also talk about how the most amazing thing from the experience has been creating a community for athletic trainers to come in and talk to each other and ask for advice and input, without the fear of being ridiculed in the process. They also talk about all the different types of episodes they put out with a focus on research and also the stories of athletic trainers. It was great to meet and connect with Sandy and Randy and we look forward to connecting again in the future. In This Episode: +The origin story of AT Corner Podcast +Bringing in researc

On this episode, we interview Dan Fronczak, founder of Healthy Roster. Dan isn’t an athletic trainer and his route to creating an electronic medical record system focused on athletic trainers is far from a traditional story. Dan shares his history and how he ultimately came to the idea of Healthy Roster and what building that foundation looked like. Dan highlights that from the beginning they worked with athletic trainers to make sure that the features they were looking to add and implement made sense for those in the profession and that has been a constant along the way. Dan goes further into what makes Healthy Roster unique. He discusses how everything they focus on now, and into the future, is tailored to making the athletic trainers' life as easy as possible when it comes to patient care. Dan also hints at a new announcement that if you follow them you know was the official launch of their CEU platform within Healthy Roster on 10/31/2024. It was great to hear from Dan and how he is impacting the professi

Being someone that is there, behind the scenes that a lot of times is considered a thankless job. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/ikEqEyg6AAA  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Di’kademe/: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. Moving to one extreme or the other can be hard to balance, especially if you try and make two seemingly opposing views/perspectives try and mix together and champion both of them. This is where dichotomy comes from and the concept that you have to find balance. There are times to be aggressive but you have to be able to double back with caution because you can’t run yourself in only one direction and then immediately make a switch. Recognizing and embracing the dichotomy of ideas is important to all professions but can have some serious implications in athletic training. It is important to recognize the wide range of differing ideas but also be able to balance those in order to be maximally effective. We discussing this episode. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1#ATchat #ATC #atimpa

Jen Xu is a minimalist shoe enthusiast in addition to everything else she has going on. Jen is currently a PhD student at the University of Virginia, doing stand up comedy, taking care of a new puppy and writing on Medium. This discussion came up when Jen posted about the importance of the details and nuance that come with moving into minimalist shoes. This idea grew into the conversation we had about the importance of nuance in everything athletic training. In this episode we talk about many different aspects of athletic training and how nuance plays a role. We discuss because of how vast the profession is and how many different things can be effective but when it comes to making a huge difference it is in the nuance of care that is essential. We cover a lot of ground and of course, we talk about minimalist shoes and how Jen, the enthusiast she is, has seen how much nuance is important in getting people interested in the potential transition. A lot to take away from this conversation, enjoy. LINK: https://

That I get to help someone keep doing what they love or what they have to do in order to survive.  Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/t-2tK-dkXyo  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Karen Fennell is the outgoing NATA COPA chair and as much as we tried to schedule this episode before then, schedules didn’t line up. In this episode, Karen dives deep into what COPA is and their charge as a committee. She discusses the inner workings of COPA and how the committee is set up. It was interesting to hear how surprisingly large the committee is.  Karen also discusses how the committee has evolved over time and adapted to the changes in the athletic training profession. Karen also makes a great point on the importance of the wording around “emerging” and “non-foundational” settings and why she chooses to use “non-foundational”. I learned a ton in this episode and have a better understanding of COPA and the NATA. Check it out.  In This Episode: +What is COPA. +Managing so many areas with a large committee +The history of COPA, back to 1987. +Connect with the right people +”Non-foundational” settings Connect with Karen +FB: https://www.facebook.com/karen.fennell  +LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c