Athletic Training Chat

Dr. Breitbach has done a lot in his career and worked in many different settings prior to moving into academics. From there he has been a program director and now works as a vice dean and professor and his research focuses on interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Dr. Breitbach has been deeply involved with this area of research and education through the courses he teaches at Saint Louis University. In this episode we discuss what interprofessional education and collaborative practice are and how they can be applied to athletic training and building a healthcare team. As we have seen in my instances, a team is what can make a difference and help provide the highest level of care to the patients they serve. Dr. Breitbach provides an abundance of insight into these topics and a lot of takeaways about the importance of them and how to implement them in your daily practice. Please enjoy. In this Episode: +Interprofessional education and collaborative practice defined +Learn about, from and with

I’ve gotten a lot better at this, but leaving work at work. Reinforcing those boundaries. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/jlwFLY8oTy0  #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

The idea that works tends to expand so as to fill the time available for its completion. #ATtwitter #ATCchat #atimpact #at4all #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #ATSarehealthcare #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #complicatedsimple --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Everyone needs to find your passion and really for me writing the Substack. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/wSsWSwLwKk8 #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

So anyways, when I get home I really try to focus on my family. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/DPrnhGuYYoY  #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

One of the big things is that I try not to bring home my work.  Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/Ods1bI518No  #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

Shelby Daly is an athletic trainer and entrepreneur who has focused on leadership needs in athletic training and has been bringing attention to some key topics through her work on LinkedIn. If you haven’t seen her work on LinkedIn it is definitely worth connecting as she has fantastic insights into major topics in athletic training. In this episode, we discuss some of those key topics and how they impact athletic training. We talk about the definition of leadership, the struggle for advocacy, and some of the business structures within athletcs and if they are actually serving atheltic trainers. We also touch on Domain 5 in athletic training and why at a time when it seems like it should be very important, it seems to be losing focus when it comes to the BOC. Lastly, Shelby has started her own podcast (link below) that is diving deeper into these topics. Check it out. In This Episode: +Defining leadership +The struggle with advocacy +Business structure in collegiate athletics  +Medical vs. athletic model +Do

Roland Schmidt is an athletic training that works in the secondary setting but beyond that he has taken a focus on care of the athlete that also has diabetes. Roland shares his personal story of how diabetes has impacted his life and the effects it can have on people. We also discuss many topics around diabetes with a primary focus on why it can be so difficult for athletes with diabetes to thrive at their desired activity. Roland shares a ton of great information on what athletic trainers can do and what they should know if they do work with an athlete with diabetes. There are many impactful things that the AT profession can do to help that person along their way in managing blood sugars, being prepared in case of emergency and just being another resource in that persons life. This episode was a great resource and we hope you find the same benefit from it. In This Episode: +Athlete with diabetes vs. Diabetic athlete +How common is it to work with athletes with diabetes +Key points: Identification, knowing

Take the PTO, you have it for a reason. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/0TalhQujee8  #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. Stamm is an athletic trainer, neuroscientist and concussion researcher. She recently wrote a book on how concussions and repetitive impacts can affect the brain of the developing of young children. This is obviously a big deal and it has become even more of a discussion with some of the high profile injuries that have occurred in the NFL. In this episode we talk about what has been happening with these injuries and a lot of the details around them and what it all means. We discuss the fencing response, second impact syndrome, and the ability for patients to make informed decisions after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Each of these topics is huge and could take an entire episode but we discuss the basics of each to create a baseline for discussion going forward and also highlight the importance of being conservative when managing these injuries. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Stamm. Book: The Brain on Youth Sports. (Link: https://amzn.to/3V4LEzb ) In this Episode: +The fencing response

It’s about building relationships with the people you’re in charge of caring for Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/nuT5eBjHij8  #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

Dave took us up on our offer of wanting to hear everyone’s story and we’re glad he did. Dave has seen and done a lot in his life and his career. In this episode, he shares what life was like growing up being an amputee and how he learned from all his experiences and its impact on how he interacts and cares for patients. Dave also talks about his faith and the role it played when making big time life decisions. He also talks about how it impacts his care and how he is always open to the conversation about faith but never wants anyone to feel like it is being pushed onto them. In addition to all the things Dave does in life and work, he also stays extremely engaged in service and shares why that is important to him. Thanks for reaching out Dave, anyone else, please feel free to. We really do want to hear your story. In This Episode: +Growing up as an amputee +Using personal experiences to help patients +Faith and its invovlement in professional work +Service in athletic training Connect with Dave +FB: https:

Caitlin is a secondary school athletic trainer and also a NREMT. She works in a location where there are several different hospital systems and a variety of places people can go to receive care. Due to this, collaboration with many different professionals is key to helping patients get back to what they are working towards. In this episode we discuss some of the inter-professional collaborations she has formed and how she went about making them happen. We specifically discuss how she has been able help change the care for heat emergencies with local EMS. Caitlin discusses what athletic trainers can do to help forge that connection and make sure that everyone can get on the same page to provide the highest level of care possible to the patients they serve. Check it out and enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/11/ep-119-caitlin-place-inter-professional.html In this Episode: +Communication is key. +Figuring out what works best for the patient. +Checking ego & being willing to collabora

It means seeing the value in what we do. Being passionate about it. Being driven. Being determined. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/Ods1bI518No  #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

Mitchell is an athletic trainer who has provided a lot of value to the profession by setting up a website that lists free CEUs so you don’t have to go and find them on your own. This all started as a project and solving a problem that many people had stated, they just couldn’t find CEUs that were legit and actually free. Mitchell started ATfreeCEU.com and in this episode, he shares his story on how it all got started. He also discusses the process he goes through to audit the CEUs on a semi-annual basis to ensure that everything stays up to date. It is pretty impressive to hear how many free CEUs there are out there. There are plenty to cover several periods of CEU reporting. This is a great episode on finding a problem, solving it, and providing value to the profession. Check it out. In This Episode: +Finding time for volunteer service +The creating of www.atfreeceu.com +ATPBRN +CEUs, certifications, professional development +Development outside of CEUs Connect with Mitchell Twitter:@ATFreeCEU (https://tw

Aaron Ngor is an athletic trainer in California and is doing some very unique things when it comes it comes to serving the performance and dance community. Aaron works as an adjunct professor but also takes care of the performers at the institution he works at. Along with that he started Offset Med. The purpose was to serve the performance community but during these COVID times its seen its own evolution and has many exciting ideas coming in the future. In this episode we discuss what it took to set up Offset Med and how that has worked starting in California where license isn’t necessary, yet, Aaron wanted to set it up by best practice and look at physician oversight. There are a lot of deep topics when it comes to ATs going on their own in this one and Aaron brings a lot of insight. Please enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advoc

You know athletic training it is, it’s an identity.  Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/DPrnhGuYYoY  #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. Sadie Adado is the manager of operations at the ATvantage and does a little bit of everything when it comes to trying to get athletic trainers into jobs that are not only well compensated but offer more when it comes to work-life balance. That is the main focus of this conversation, how athletic trainers can focus on establishing boundaries in their professional lives and get the balance that they need. In this episode, Sadie goes deep into the importance of boundaries and how athletic trainers can start establishing them to make sure they can draw a line. She also shares personal stories of creating work-life balance and why it was so important for her to do so. This allowed her to find other aspects of her life that brought fulfillment and how that has really been a game changer for her and allowed her to thrive, no only in her career, but her life as well. So many great things to take away from this episode. Enjoy. In This Episode: +What is ATvantage? AT & EMT Staffing +Implementing professional

Ally Kriefski is a seasonal athletic trainer who is currently working with the Green Bay Packers. Ally talks about the process she went through to become an NFL summer intern while she was a student and then the process of getting the role she is currently in. Ally shares how she went through the application process and the lessons she learned along the way to help her achieve her goal of becoming an athletic trainer in the NFL. We also discuss how the experience of working in the NFL has been for Ally and the major news of the Green Bay Packers hiring their first full-time female athletic trainer. Ally also discusses important steps she took and how connecting with people helped get her where she wants to be and what she is currently doing to help continue to build her resume. Ally also offers up to connect with anything that has questions or is looking for advice or insight if they have a goal of working in the NFL. We hope you enjoy this episode. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2023/05/ep-133-

As someone that is being a trusted person. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/wSsWSwLwKk8 #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