Athletic Training Chat

Is all attention, good attention? What can the profession do for itself?Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-081825-promoting?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/p7paPzhwuAw #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Jen is an athletic trainer in the secondary setting while also having numerous responsibilities in the health system she is employed by. In addition to those roles, Jen is also the committee chair of the NATA LGBTQ+ Committee. Inclusivity has been a part of Jen’s daily life for a long time as she works in one of the most diverse schools in Boston and she has had to learn to find ways to make sure to include everyone and make sure they are getting the equitable care they deserve.In this episode, we talk about inclusivity, what it means and how it applies not only to the athletic training profession but to healthcare in general. Jen shares a lot of great ideas about what we can do to be more inclusive. We also talk about leadership and what that means and how inclusivity is a huge part of it. There is a lot of great things to take away from this episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/09/ep-115-jen-sturtevant-inclusivity.html In this Episode:+Getting a

It isn’t enough for us to state “Pay Us What You Owe Us,”we have to be able to demonstrate why we deserve it.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-081125-pay-us-what?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/fT8VLYlmMeQ #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Eli Kassab is an athletic trainer that currently works in the sport setting but has done a little bit of everything, including spending some significant time in high level football. Through all of this, Eli found himself getting burned out from the constant go of the profession. This led Eli to find some new opportunities to break the cycle of burnout and see what else might be next in his career.In this episode we talk about burnout and how an athletic trainer might be able to handle it if they find themselves moving that direction. Eli has some very unique insight into options that ATCs can find to help with a case of burnout. This might be very applicable in mid-April and we find ourselves at home with maybe more time on our hands than we thought. Great 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 #athletictrainingchat #health #medici

There are more than enough people who need help/advice, we have to be ok that we can’t be everything to everyone.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://adaptedtoat.substack.com/p/this-week-in-at-072825-abundance?r=1l2yyw LINK: https://youtu.be/DNSi7jDBLwE #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

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 athlete

Language matters and how we define AT positions can have an impact on the profession.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-71425-assistant-athletic?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/vmXq9t8JHQA #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Dr. Becca Stearns works at the Korey Stringer Institute and heads up the TUFSS program (Team Up for Sports Safety) and does work all across the country to engage stakeholders to focus on sports safety. In this episode we talk about what the TUFSS project is and how it got started. We discuss what they do in their advocacy work and how many states they have been to so far and look forward to getting to in the future.We also discuss that the timing of their upcoming/recent trip to California and working with huge supporters to help get the word out that there can be safe sports with meaningful changes in policy and procedure. We also discuss how the timing lines up with California’s push for licensure and getting key stakeholders to support ATs in their pursuit of requiring a license. So much to take away from this episode and it left us In continued awe of the work they do at KSI.LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2023/03/ep-127-dr-becca-stearns-tufss-project.html In this Episode:+What TUFSS is and how

Athletic Trainers in the H2F program have been reinstated and why it shows the NATA matters.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://adaptedtoat.substack.com/p/this-week-in-at-070725-h2f-athletic?r=1l2yyw LINK: https://youtu.be/tFYzdq3hHos #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

A discussion on the importance of connecting within the athletic training profession.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://adaptedtoat.substack.com/p/this-week-in-at-63025-nata-convention?r=1l2yyw LINK: https://youtu.be/SpdHKwcrR2M #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

In this next installment of our Student Series, we got to talk with Ashley Cameron who just recently finished her master’s degree in athletic training at the University of Idaho. Ashley shared her story on how she came across the athletic training profession and how she has been involved with it in some fashion for quite some time. We discussed why she was drawn to athletic training and how she stuck with the profession throughout her journey and didn’t truly consider other professions.Ashley shares some of the lessons she learned along the way as a student and from her different clinical experiences. Ashley also shares advice she would have liked to receive and how she thinks it can help athletic trainer students in the future. This was a great conversation with some great take aways. Enjoy.In this Episode+Discovering athletic training early+Lesson learned from clinical experiences+Service as an athletic training student+Reflections on her time as a studentConnect with AshleyIG: @_ashley_cameron_ (LINK: http

Ken Cieslak is a DC, AT but doesn’t necessarily use the skills in that order. In this episode, we discuss how it came to be that Ken pursued a chiropractic degree while keeping his AT credential and then ultimately staying predominately in the AT profession in the SSAT. It definitely surprised us. In this episode, we talk about how he came to be dual credentialed and what that has meant to his career. We also discuss evidence-based practice and what that means to him and how he employs it on a daily basis in his care of patients.We also cover service in the athletic training profession and what that means and why it is so important to Ken. Needless to say we cover a lot of ground in this conversation and took a lot away from it. We hope you do too.In this Episode:+AT focused work with the DC credential as well+AT Salary vs. Private Practice+DC info and knowledge base in the AT setting+EBP, patient expectation, and the placebo effect+Service in athletic trainingwww.athletictrainingchat.comwww.cliniallypressed.

Who gets recognized, how it works, and driving yourself forward.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-052625-at-awards?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/bohcvpNLzA0 #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Access Nourishment started as a school project and quickly evolved into a calling that could be something more. Dr. Shelby Gonser and Louise Shines connected on the project and while they both took slightly different angles to the impact nutrition can have, both of them benefit ATs and the patients they care for. In this episode, we hear the story of how Access Nourishment got started.  Shelby and Louise share each of their passions around nutrition and how eating “healthy” as an AT isn’t always easy and being able to provide good nutritional information to patients can be challenging. In the discussion they discuss what they have found so far and what resources they are hoping to put together to grow Access Nourishment to the benefit of everyone. Check it out.In this Episode+Understanding food insecurity +How Access Nourishment got started+Eating “Healthy” on a budget+Cultural and religious considerations+Creating a hub of research informationConnect with Shelby and Louise+IG: @accessnourishment1 (https://ww

You almost always have an impact on those around you. It is your responsibility to make it a positive one.LINK: https://youtu.be/QyFFGeuTWw0 #concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

Ashley is in her first year of the MSAT program and Eastern Washington University but has been around and involved in athletic training for almost 8 years leading up to actually being in the program. Ashley got involved early in the profession in high school and stayed connected with it ever since. She shares about how she discovered the profession and how the time spent around it, cemented the idea that she wanted to do it for a career.We also discuss advocacy work around athletic training and what she has done and seen to be the most effective in her time prior to being a student and as well as the time in the MSAT. For being just in the start of her education and career, Ashley is making an impact and doing so many amazing things for the profession and building a foundation for making an impact in the future. Please enjoy.In this Episode+Career planning for athletic training+Networking as an athletic training student+Advocacy in athletic training-a students perspective+A focus on governmental affairsConnec

How subtle changes and shifts can lead to achieving much larger goals.Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-42825-adapted-to?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/7-nEm4PdRNc #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Keep going. Starting something new can be lonely in the process but keep working and moving forward. You got this.LINK: https://youtu.be/X055bgtk4Lk#concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple 

The elimination of ~180 AT positions within the H2F program. Lots of layers of complexity and a significant impact to the profession. Sign up/Read on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/adaptedtoat/p/this-week-in-at-042125-h2f-athletic?r=1l2yyw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true LINK: https://youtu.be/kOf6H-Q7EF0 #ThisWeekInAT #AdaptedToAT 

Dr. Andrew Winterstein recently retired from a career in athletics and education. Throughout his career he has seen almost all of it and experienced and participated in major changes within the athletic training profession. In this episode, we discuss the changes in AT education and its current state and where Dr. Winterstein sees it going in the future. Beyond just the educating aspect of his career, Dr. Winterstein has also focused on leadership and development and we discuss his own leadership philosophy and how he has evolved it over time. Dr. Winterstein was also a co-founder of the AATE and he discusses how the association came to be and how it was such a great collection of people focused on making a positive impact on the educational side of athletic training. This was a special episode for me as Dr. Winterstein was my program director and it was great to catch up and have the conversation. Enjoy.In this Episode+Changes in AT education. Driving large scale change.+Current and future AT education+Leade