Athletic Training Chat

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...

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 e...

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 #equ...

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 c...

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 work...

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

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...

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 a...

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

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...

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 Sain...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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 w...

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

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 li...

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 s...

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

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 ho...