Group,

For those of you having difficulty with the link please try:

http://www.csmfoundation.org/Center_ATSO_Leadership.html


Thank You!

Brian

Brian Anderson, ATC
President, Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation
www.csmfoundation.org
banderson@...

Dear Listserv Member:

Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, a SLACK, Inc. publication launches
in January 2009.

I'm writing to invite you to consider submitting your manuscript for
publication review in Athletic Training & Sports Health Care.  Attached is
the "Instructions for Contributors" that will provide you with greater
details on the submission process and the scope of the journal and its
audience.  The new "on-line" submission system is not yet available (late
August or early September), so if your manuscript is ready for consideration
and review, you may send it directly to me at the e-mail address below.

Thanks for considering Athletic Training & Sports Health Care.

Best wishes.



Thomas W. Kaminski, PhD, ATC, FACSM
Editor - Athletic Training & Sports Health Care,
University of Delaware
Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences
Biomechanics and Movement Science Program - BIOMS
Human Performance Laboratory - Room 159
541 South College Avenue
Newark, DE  19716
kaminski@...
302-831-6402 (office)
302-465-2335 (cell)
302-831-3693 (fax)
http://www.udel.edu/HNES/AT/Site/index.html

Dear ATEP Program faculty,
Kindly share the following information with your students.

I will be taking a group of students from the Montclair State University
ATEP to England during our spring break 2009. Tentative dates March
12-21 (Thursday-Sat) departing from Newark Airport. We are working with
Global Ed on campus and have been given the OK to open it up to other
ATEP students. Cost is around $2500 with 1/3 due Nov 1 and Dec 1.
Interested students need drop me an e-mail (subject line ENGLAND) from
their school account. This assures that they are in on all info that
goes out regarding the trip. The email should be  followed by a snail
mail short letter of endorsement from their PD stating that they have
been accepted into an ATEP program and will be a student in good
standing at the time of travel (no probation/discipline etc issues). I
am old school and will be chatting with parents;students not willing to
agree to this need not apply. Passports need to be applied for now. I
need a xerox on Nov 1st.
Our group will be discussing the possibility of a one credit course in
September. The implication is that students with financial aid packages
may be able to cover some travel costs.

The focus of the trip will be l football, cricket and rugby injuries.
Visits to noted arena for the three sports, attending a lecture,
participating in a lecture , a service project and sightseeing. One of
our students hails from England as well a a faculty member in our dept;
so we will be relying heavily on their expertise in the planning. Thank
you for your time and assistance in disseminating the information.

Marsha Grant-Ford, ATC, PhD
4024 University Hall
Montclair State University
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043
grantfordm@mail/montclair.edu
973.655.5243 (no trip calls please;school begins 9/3)

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NATA's 2009 Educators' Conference is set for Feb. 21 and 22 in
Washington, DC.  The conference is slated in conjunction with NATA's
annual Capitol Hill Day, which takes place Feb. 23.

New for 2009: A Student Leadership event, which runs during the
conference.

Registration for all events will open Oct. 1.  Go to
http://www.nata.org/atec/09conf.htm  for more info.

Anita James
NATA Continuing Education Manager
anitaj@...
972-532-8852

ATEP Directors and Faculty,

The Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation is pleased to announce its
4th Annual Student Leadership Workshop to be hosted on May 13 - 17,
2009 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  We provide for 2 students from each NATA
district (transportation and lodging) to attend this three day
workshop focusing on such topics as organizational / association
leadership, volunteerism, professionalism, utilization of research,
student organizations, effecitve communication, goal setting and more.

For information on how your students may apply for this opportunity,
please visit us at:
http://kuathletics.cstv.com/photogallery/gallery_index.html?
school=kan&sport=&

Students will be selected based upon resume, references and essay.

If you have links to your ATSOs please forward them to me at
banderson@... , as we would be glad to post them on
this site as well.

Have a great semester.

Brian

Brian Anderson, ATC
President, Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation

As Vice Chair for Awards for the NATAREF, we would like to encourage all to
visit the NATAREF website to nominate colleagues for the Research Awards
sponsored by the NATAREF.  Calls for nominations for the Medal for Distinguished
Athletic Training Research; Doctoral Dissertation Award; and New Investigator
Award have a September 1 deadline for nomination and can be accessed at

http://www.natafoundation.org/research-awards.html


PLEASE NOTE:  THE NOMINATION PROCESSES AND CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDS HAVE CHANGED
SLIGHTLY - PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY AS YOU NOMINATE YOUR
COLLEAGUES.


Kimberly S. Peer, Ed.D., ATC, LAT
Associate Professor/ATEP Coordinator
PO Box 5190
Kent State University
Kent, OH  44242
330.672.0231
330.672.4106 (Fax)
Kpeer@...

Donald,

Here's a paper I put in JAT a few years ago that may be of some help.
It's heavy on theory, but I think it may help create more dialog for
graduates (more so than undergrads perhaps). Great list of references
too, if you want to get more into theory stuff and critical
multiculturalism.

There's also a good book for nursing education on diversity, but I can't
recall the exact author at the moment (it's in my office), but I "think"
it's Galanti.  You can prob. find via a search on B & N, or Amazon.

Good luck.

pg

My name is Jake Resch and I am the current web manager for the World
Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy. I would like to create
an informative site of international Athletic Training
educational/internship opportunities as a reference for interested
undergraduate/graduate students. This information would be available
via the WFATT website and would be accessible to anyone interested
free of charge. I would also look at this information as a resource
for Athletic Training faculty that are interested in setting up such
opportunities through their university to gain contact with those
that have already established such programs.

In order to create this directory I would appreciate the following
information:

A)University/Private Company Name
B)Program Title
C)Brief Program Description including cost/length/where and how the
program is set up in regards to academic/clinical experience.
D)A link to your website
E)A contact person complete with e-mail address.
F)A logo for your University/Program that would be able to be posted
along with the corresponding information.

If you have such a program and would like to be a part of this
resource, you can relay this information to me via this listserv or
e-mail me at jeresch@.... I look forward to providing this
service to our students and am continually  motivated by hearing what
new programs are being established even as I type this message. I
truly am excited about the future of our profession and realize our
students are the evolving face of Athletic Training. Providing our
students with these programs allows a means of professional and
personal development, aids in the globalization of profession, and
most importantly presents the opportunity for a life-changing
experience allowing the student to gain life-long professional and
personal friendships. Thank you for your time and consideration of
this request and I'm excited to receive your replies. Take care.

Jake Resch MS, LATC
Doctoral Student
University of Georgia
jeresch@...
(706).614.5845

FYI, out of curiosity, I called the hotel today and asked to speak with Mr.
Burgess, the security manager, and I was informed that he no longer works there.


Upton Dabney
dabatc2001@...

The Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundaiton will be conducting its 2nd
Study Abroad Program March of 2009.  This year's program will include
Greece while we explore the historical, cultural and sports medicine
(ancient and modern) aspects of this country including stops in
Athens and Olympia.  This is a great opportunity for your students
(faculty and staff are welcome as well) to interact with students
from other programs in an event filled and educational week.  If you
would be interested in this opportunity for your athletic training
students please review the link below.  If you have any questions,
please contact Pat Feely at 334-434-0905.  If you would be interested
in establishing an independent study class we would be glad to assist
you in that process.

http://www.csmfoundation.org/StudyAbroad-Greece.html

Thanks and have a great summer.

Brian Anderson, ATC
President, Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation
http://www.csmfoundation.org/index.html

Hello Everyone,

I am seeking help from any ATEP that employ a 50/50 faculty/staff
position and would be willing to share the job description for that
position with me.  We are in the process of writing a job description
and would like to refer to other similar positions.  Please reply to me
personally.  Thank you.

Melissa Burgemeister, MEd, ATC, LAT
Instructor of Athletic Training/Asst. Athletic Trainer
Franklin College

Thanks for sharing the story.  It is important that we discuss these
issues, not only with students but among ourselves as professionals.
While we may spend time within diverse populations, the very presence of
diversity does not mean we are culturally sensitive and act in just ways
toward one another.

I appreciate the expedient action taken by Ms. Becker-Doyle on MJ's
behalf, yet am concerned about the $2500 being applied to the diversity
scholarship fund.  On one side of this coin, I see the donation as an
apology for the unjust behaviors MJ experienced from a Marriott
employee.  On the flip side, I question whether the Marriott's donation
is a 'payoff' that appears as an apology, yet more importantly is a
mechanism by which the Marriott can make the problem go away?  I know I
don't have the full story, yet might we all be better served to have
those monies go toward increased diversity education at the Marriott.
Maybe they already spend significant funds on diversity education for
their employees so donating to a cause the NATA supports seems like a
good thing.  Yet, it appears that further discussions are necessary
within their organization at all levels in order to address employees
and/or policies that support racist and unjust actions.

How does donating monies to the NATA Diversity Scholarship address the
issue of explicit or implicit unjust behaviors?  Dialogue between the
NATA leadership, its corporate partners, and associated vendors is
essential if we are going to truly support diversity within our
profession.  Embracing diversity is NOT just about having more people
who don't look the same or who come from different backgrounds.  It also
involves examining our values, beliefs, and behaviors towards all
people.  When these micro-inequities occur, I hope we all pause to
question them and take actions to eliminate their existence.

Mary Romanello, PhD, ATC
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Rd
Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

Great post. It shameful that this kind of stuff still occurs in the 21st
century. hopefully this will lead to members of our association to be more aware
of what can and still does occurs in the real world.

Monroe Abram
Head Athletic Trainer
Tennessee St University

Thank you, Marsha, for sharing that story with us all. It is deeply disturbing,
and I am saddened and upset at the circumstance, yet appreciative of Eve
Becker-Doyle's actions and priorities, and of MJ's restraint and character. I
will refer to it as I meet with friends, faculty, students, and staff, when I
have conversations regarding real world situations, and when I teach my "Intro
to Athletic Training" class (primarily freshmen) where we discuss the history
and current state of the athletic training profession, as well as the ethics and
morality of treating all people humanely and respectfully, in all aspects of
life.  I will also forward it to my students. It should open a few eyes.

Marilyn Oliver, MS, ATC
Director, Athletic Training Education Program
University of La Verne

We had our first meeting this past week in St. Louis for Athletic Trainers in
Medical/Healthcare Management positions.  Attached are the meetings and a
contact list of athletic trainers attending.  If any of you know of any athletic
trainers working in the healthcare mangment field please forward them this
email. If you are an athletic trainer working in the healthcare management field
and would like to be included on future emails, please send me your contact
information for inclusion to this list.  Thanks.

Aaron F. Hajart, MS, ATC
Administrator, Division of Sports Medicine
Director of Business Development and Outreach
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehab Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Office- 718-270-7252 Cell- 845-661-8946
haja2250@...

Please excuse the length of this post; the issue is important.

A distinguished (25 + year) Black male NATA member was forced to endure
a shameful, degrading, humiliating violation of his human rights on
Wednesday when a trip to the men’s room to empty his bladder took a
nightmarish turn back into the Jim Crow era. Racial profiling went to a
place in 2008, during the NATA annual meeting in the Renaissance Hotel
(owned by Marriott International) the likes of which most of us cannot
fathom. To facilitate your understanding of the sequelae of events, I
will refer to him as MJ.

MJ was a guest in the Renaissance Hotel and while on his way out,
stopped to use the restroom in the lobby area. He was prohibited from
entering by a safety manager who told MJ that he looked like ‘he walked
in off the street”. Those of us who know MJ can attest to the fact that
he never looks like he walked in off the street; he is always well
groomed. In fact, MJ irons his jeans! During this entire exchange MJ
reiterated that he needed to use the restroom. He was physically blocked
from doing so as others entered and left the facility. MJ was forced to
endure the degradation with a full bladder. Was the intent to make him
stand there until he was forced to void on himself? You be the judge.

MJ was asked to show his key, which he did, pulling it out, in full
view, from the blue NATA credential holder which we were issued. The
manager told MJ he didn’t recognize the key. MJ correctly identified his
room number when asked. The manager indicated he had to call the room.
MJ inquired as to the purpose because he was not there (in the room) MJ
was in the lobby still trying to gain access to the facilities. The
group with which MJ was traveling back tracked, looking for him. In the
lobby MJ informed them of the reason for the delay. One of the traveling
party, a distinguished St. Louis native/friend to the NATA interceded on
MJ’s behalf, however, the staffer did not back off. When MJ asked to see
the manager, the staffer misrepresented himself as the manager saying.
“I AM the manager”. It turns out he was the ‘safety’ manager.

MJ recounts that at this point, “All my rational thinking was gone.” He
was pained and he was stunned. For those of you who have never imagined
enduring this type of indignity, imagine what restraint it must have
taken at this point. As an aside, it also goes without saying that
diverse individuals in the US have a set of unique and varied
experiences which impact our view and interpretation of events. In light
of a part of MJ’s reality, a family and national tragedy, in which his
cousin James Byrd endured a grisly death in 1998, MJ’s restraint becomes
even more admirable.

MJ went to the GRI office in the convention center. His concerns were
heard and as it happens, Eve Becker –Doyle, our CEO, was there also. She
was disturbed after hearing the story as well. She was headed to a
meeting, but took MJ’s contact info and promptly checked back and
started wheels rolling at Marriott).

The back end of the story unfolds….MJ subsequently received calls from a
Kathleen Olsen (MJ understood to be of the Marriott corporate office)
and later from a Mr. Green understood my MJ to be a VP in the corporate
office). After saying how sorry he was, he wanted to know what he could
do for MJ.” Let me take you to lunch” was his solution. MJ declined
because as he put it, “I didn’t call him to do something for me I could
do for myself. I called him to make this right.” Green later offered MJ
a donation to the scholarship fund in MJ’s name. MJ declined the
personal ‘honor’ and instead requested that the scholarship be earmarked
for an ethnically diverse student. Green appeared to agree and when MJ
asked to have written documentation of the ‘offer of retribution’, he
was told that it would be given to Ms. Becker-Doyle. As of the evening
of Friday, June 20th, MJ had a copy of the letter which designated
monies in the amount of $2500 (no, I did not miss a zero) earmarked to
be placed /_toward_/ the aforementioned scholarship. Also, delineated
were complimentary room for MJ for St. Louis and San Antonio, upgrading
MJ to ‘Marriott Platinum ‘ status for one year.

And now, the rest of the story….

When MJ checked out, the staffer noted that one room had been
‘compped’.( Digress one moment….Note, one room. MJ had three rooms; he
paid for his students’ rooms also.) When MJ expressed the insurmountable
fury at the thought of staying one moment longer, the staffer inquired
if there had been a problem. Before MJ got too far into the story, the
staffer stopped him. ‘You don’t even have to say the name, I know who it
is. That’s Burgess’s [sp?] MO.”

So, why this post? I have several thought for your consideration.

First, some of your students think racism and racial profiling do not
exist, please use these events to enlighten them.

Secondly, colleagues and students should know that that their CEO acted
promptly and sensitively to these egregious sequelae of events. Ms.
Becker-Doyle was able to obtain a prompt response from the Marriott
Corporate office, such as it was. She communicated in a very timely
manner personally with MJ immediately and over the course of several days.

Thirdly, it appears to be widely known among the staff at the
Renaissance that Mr. Burgess has demonstrated a pattern of degrading and
humiliating actions toward ethnically diverse patrons. Mr Burgess’
established pattern of actions have either not been remediated or the
remediation has been ineffective. Therefore, the Marriott has displayed
support of written or unwritten policies that are degrading, racist,
oppressive and illegal. As such, the Marriott’s mission is incongruent
with the mission, goals and ethical standards of the National Athletic
Trainers’ Association. Individual members and vendors do business with
the Marriott for the annual meeting; the NATA does business directly
with the Marriott. Your dues dollars are at work. Is this what
ethnically diverse colleagues can expect from the Marriott? Is it time
that the NATA cease business dealings with the Marriott?

Perhaps this story will become a layer of your reality now and challenge
you entertain the possibility that all is not as well with the world as
we want it to be. My nine year old had an eye opener !

“When people show you who they are, believe them.” –Maya Angelou

Dr. Angelou also says something else that fits here, “When you know
better, you do better.”

Thanks for listening,

Marsha L. Grant-Ford, ATC, PhD
Montclair State University
1 Normal Ave
Montclair, NJ 07013

grantfordm@...
973.655.5243

We would like to invite all Board Certified Athletic Trainers currently working
in Healthcare Administration as Medical Practice Administrators, Hospital
Administrators, Service Line Coordinates, or any other position, to join us for
an informal discussion/meeting at the annual NATA meeting in St. Louis.  This
will be a great oppourtunity to network and develop contacts within the
healthcare administration field.  We will also be discussing a number of other
topics such as: training new physician extenders, finding and hiring ATCs into
administrative positions, and challenges facing our field.  If you have any
other topics that you would like discussed or have any questions, please contact
myself of Mike Dolye (mdoyle@... ) with any questions.
If you know of any athletic trainers working in a healthcare managment position,
please foward this to them.
Athletic Trainers in Medical Practice Administration
Wednesday June 18th from 11:45 to 1:00 pm in room 200
We look forward to seeing you there.


Aaron F. Hajart, MS, ATCA
dministrator, Division of Sports MedicineDirector of Business Development and
Outreach
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehab Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
718-270-7252

I would like to inform you about the July 2008 issue of Clinics in
Sports Medicine (volume 27, issue 3). This theme of this issue
is "Sports Injury Outcomes" and the guest editor was Joe Hart, PhD,
ATC, from the University of Virginia. This issue consists entirely of
review articles focusing on clinical outcomes and sensorimotor issues
related to ankle, knee, low back, and shoulder injuries. Every
article is authored or co-authored by at least one athletic trainer.

The table of contents is as follows:

Evidence-Based Sports Medicine: Outcomes Instruments for Active
Populations
Pages 339-351
Craig R. Denegar, Luzita I. Vela, Todd A. Evans

Sensorimotor Deficits with Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability
Pages 353-370
Jay Hertel

Interventions for the Prevention of First Time and Recurrent Ankle
Sprains
Pages 371-382
Patrick O. McKeon, Carl G. Mattacola

Neuromuscular Consequences of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Pages 383-404
Christopher D. Ingersoll, Terry L. Grindstaff, Brian G. Pietrosimone,
Joseph M. Hart

Maximizing Quadriceps Strength After ACL Reconstruction
Pages 405-424
Riann M. Palmieri-Smith, Abbey C. Thomas, Edward M. Wojtys

Trunk and Hip Control Neuromuscular Training for the Prevention of
Knee Joint Injury
Pages 425-448
Gregory D. Myer, Donald A. Chu, Jensen L. Brent, Timothy E. Hewett

Neuromuscular Consequences of Low Back Pain and Core Dysfunction
Pages 449-462
Robert R. Hammill, James R. Beazell, Joseph M. Hart

Clinical Prediction for Success of Interventions for Managing Low
Back Pain
Pages 463-479
Jeffrey Hebert, Shane Koppenhaver, Julie Fritz, Eric Parent

Sensorimotor Factors Affecting Outcome Following Shoulder Injury
Pages 481-490
Joseph B. Myers, Sakiko Oyama

Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with
Shoulder Pain: Are We Doing the Best We Can?
Pages 491-505
Lori A. Michener, Alison R. Snyder

Principles of Restoring Function and Sensorimotor Control in Patients
with Shoulder Dysfunction
Pages 507-519
Brady L. Tripp

The abstracts for these articles may be accessed at:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02785919

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Jay Hertel, PhD, ATC
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and
      Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Virginia
210 Emmet Street South
P.O. Box 400407
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4407

202 Memorial Gymnasium (office)
434-243-8673 (phone)
434-924-1389 (fax)
jhertel@...
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Brian,

Check out the following 2 links for information on Clinical Faculty
Appointments....

http://cnhs.fiu.edu/fac_proc_clinical_faculty.html
http://cnhs.fiu.edu/fac_proc_clinical_faculty_procedures.html

Jennifer L. Doherty-Restrepo, PhD, ATC, LAT
Chair/Program Director, Athletic Training Education Program
Certification # 059802465
License # AL1336

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Florida International University
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University Park, ZEB 251B
Miami, FL 33199
Office: 305.348.3398
Fax: 305.348.4125
E-Mail: dohertyj@...
Website: www.fiu.edu/~dohertyj

Athletic trainers are medical professionals who are experts in injury
prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, particularly in the
orthopedic and musculoskeletal disciplines.

Neil-

I've been using Live Text for over a year in our Master of Arts in
Kinesiology.  I think Live Text does create some extra "up front"
work with setting up all the projects and assessments.  I think the
great thing about Live Text for a ATEP program director is the
ability to track learning over time and to be able to aggregate
data.  The cost is not that much for students considering that the
fee is for the entire time they are in the program. Our students pay
$89.  This the cost of a textbook.  I would use Live Text or a
similar e-portfolio system if I were an ATEP program director as I
think the positive aspects are greater than the negative. It does
take some time to get use to both from the faculty and student
aspects.  Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jim Ave, Ph.D., ATC
Fresno Pacific University
Kinesiology Graduate Program Director
jimave@...
(559) 453-7186

I would suggest  you consider the text titled: Research Methods in Athletic
Training, by Arnold, Gansneder, and Perrin, published by F.A. Davis.  The
text is geared toward your population and uses athletic training examples
throughout the book.  I especially like the SPSS output files used to help
students understand how to interpret test results.   More info at
www.fadavis.com

Michael. G. Dolan, MA, ATC
Professor
Canisius College
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
Voice 716 888-2964
FAX  716 888-3219
mdolan@...

Valerie,

Thomas & Nelsons text from Human Kinetics is excellent. See below. -kk

Research Methods in Physical Activity-5th Edition
ISBN 9780736056205
Jerry Thomas, Jack Nelson, Stephen Silverman
2005


Ken Knight
ken_knight@...

There is an excellent text that has applicability to clinical practice
and covers the translation of research methods and statistics.  It's a
great graduate level text:

Foundations of Clinical Research - Applications to Practice
by Portney and Watkins; Prentice Hall Health
Upper Saddle River, NJ.



Karl F. Kozlowski, Ed.M., ATC
Human Performance Director, Center for Health and Human Performance
Athletic Training Program Director
University at Buffalo
kfk@...

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