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Athletic training is practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.

NWATA.net was created by the Athletic Trainers in District 10 of the NATA to help disseminate information that is critical to the issues that affect the our membership and to help educate the public about a vital group of health professionals that is working in many different venues working with the active people of all ages.

LATEST NWATA NEWS:

3/6/10

NWATA welcomes the following new committee chairs!  They will begin their term at the District Meeting in Spokane this year.   We appreciate their willingness to become involved!

NSATC -  Joe Kreilkamp

Joe is currently in the AT program at Eastern Washington University.  He has leadership experience as a class president for two years at Cheney High School, and the School Chief of Staff as well.   He also was selected as the Inland Northwest Student AT of the Year award his senior year of HS.  Now, being centrally located at EWU gives him the opportunity to travel to other D10 schools if necessary to meet with fellow AT students.  Joe says “…as the D10 NATSC representative, I understand that I would be the voice for the Athletic Training students of District 10 and bring input to the committee. The NATSC will allow me the opportunity to bring national issues back to the students of this district and meet and collaborate with other students from around the country discussing ideas and goals for District 10.”   We are excited to add Joe to this position!

 Thank you to Joel Buffum for his prior service to this committee!

 

College and University Athletic Trainers Committee – Melinda Larson

Melinda is the Head AT and Associate Professor at Whitworth University.  She has been at Whitworth for 15 years.  She also has experience at NCAA Division 1 and NAIA Division 1 schools.  Melinda has extensive research and writing experience and has been a presenter at multiple events.  Melinda states “I believe my interpersonal and leadership skills would be an asset to the CUATC.  My communication style blends professionalism with a passion for athletic training.  My desire is to make a positive impact toward student-athlete health and welfare and I would greatly enjoy this opportunity at the national level.”  We all think that Melinda will be a fantastic chairperson of this committee!

Thank you to Mark Pietrok for his years of service to this committee!!! 

2/11/10

NWATA adopts a new logo!  Members voted to adopt the new logo below for our organization.  Congratulations to Carolyn Durocher from Seattle University for her winning design.  Thanks to all who entered designs and thanks to the membership for casting your vote! 

The member gift at the NWATA meeting in Spokane will don the new logo!!!  Register today!

 

2/8/10

Students: The deadline has been extended until February 18th for students from District 10 to apply for the Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation 2010 Student Leadership Workshop.  Go to the student site "general information" for more info.

2/8/10

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has commissioned the Athletic Training Program at A.T. Still University to conduct a study to assess student-athlete access to athletic training services in secondary schools.  The “National Sports Safety in Secondary Schools Benchmark™ (N4SB)” study is an important first step in identifying how the health and safety of student-athletes can be improved.

We invite you to participate in this short survey, which is being distributed to athletic trainers across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Please follow this link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5M3DCFW Simply click on this address to go directly to the survey. If this does not work, "copy and paste" this address into the address bar of your Internet Browser.

Your participation in this research is strictly voluntary. Furthermore, your response (or decision not to respond) will not negatively affect you. Please note that your responses will be used for research purposes only and will be strictly confidential. The A.T. Still University Institutional Review Board has approved this study.

Your completion and submission of the questionnaire indicate your consent to participate in the project.

Thank you in advance for your participation. If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC (tmcleod@atsu.edu, 480-219-6035) or Russell Lowe (russl@nata.org, 972-532-8827).

Sincerely,

Tamara Valovich McLeod

1/12/10

The Meeting Registration for the March 2010 Northwest Athletic Trainers' Association - District 10 is NOW OPEN!
To Register please either click on the link below or if it is not active on your browser, just copy and paste it into your browser's address bar.

http://events.SignUp4.com/NWATA-Spokane10
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NEW OPEN Committee Leadership POSITION:

 Clinical and Emerging Practices Committee - begins June 2010

Contact Russ Richardson or the current committee chairs for more information.  To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Russ Richardson at rrichardson@whitworth.edu  Deadline TBA.

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  8/26/09

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