National Athletic Trainers' Association
District One

December 3,2008

To: District One Membership
From: Jeff Stone
District One Director

Re: Notes from Stoney

Hi Folks-

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and had time to share some thankful and thoughtful times with family and friends…if you’ve never tried it, taking the family to a buffet in a hotel is great- minus the leftovers…

I’m still looking for someone to Chair the Governmental Affairs Committee for District One…if you’re interested, please contact me ASAP…

Congratulations to Audrey Mackenzie, the new President of the Maine Athletic Trainers’ Association (MATA) and Barb Blackstone the new Vice-President

Many individuals and groups have sent information to me to relay to the membership:

EATA Registration and Deadlines
EATA Research Grants
Athletic Training Student Quiz Bowl at EATA
Renew NATA Membership
CATA Symposium Proposals
February, 2009 NATA Events in Washington, DC
BOC-Continuing Education (P-Z) Reporting Deadline
Secondary school injury surveillance and outcomes research
2009 Annual Meeting- San Antonio June 17-20
2009- World Congress- San Antonio June 15-17
Nominate for CUATC Awards

Please see the information below…I’ll be back to you prior to the Holidays!!!

Here are some reminders for the EATA Meeting in Boston January 9-12…

From Bob Ward- EATA Convention Chair:

Just a reminder that registration is open for this year¹s EATA conference.
We have another great educational program planned covering a wide variety of
topics presented by leaders in their field. There are also a number of
hands on workshops offered all day Friday and Saturday and Sunday morning.
You can view the entire program, and register on line, by going to the EATA
website at www.goeata.org <http://www.goeata.org > .

Hope to see you in Boston!

Bob Ward, MEd, EMT-P, ATC
EATA President Elect
merjw01@moravian.edu

From Doug Mann- EATA President:

Dear EATA Members:
I hope to see all of you at the EATA Conference in January. If you have not registered, please take a moment to do so. You can register via the website or you should have received an email with a direct link to registration with your information pre-loaded. As I did last year I would like to hear from the membership about any community service that was done by our members. I would like to recognize those individuals during the banquet at the EATA conference. Please email the information to mannd@rowan.edu <mailto:mannd@rowan.edu> . Please include the name or names of the individuals, what they did, and how they can be contacted. I hope to see you all in Boston.

Dr. Douglas Mann
Rowan University
Associate Professor, Health and Exercise Science Dept
(856) 256-4500 ext. 3706
Fax: (856) 256-5613

EATA REGISTRATION DEADLINES

To register for the EATA convention, please go to www.goeata.org . Pre- Registration ends December 20th.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE EATA HOTEL ROOM RATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 20, 2008. MEMBERS MAKING RESERVATIONS AFTER THIS DATE MAY HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE.

EATA RESEARCH GRANT
Attention Athletic Training Students!

The EATA is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting proposals for Research Grants up to $8,000.00.

The primary investigator must be a member of Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association.
The application must be postmarked by April 1, 2009. For guidelines and application, go on to www.goeata.org and click “research” or contact:

Stephen J. Straub, Ph.D., ATC
275 Mt. Carmel Ave.
Quinnipiac University
FO-TRN
Hamden, CT 06518
Phone: (203) 582-8443
Fax: (203) 582-8607
stephen.straub@quinnipiac.edu

 

STUDENT QUIZ BOWL AT EATA- BOSTON:

The EATA will hold two, back to back, Quiz Bowls on Friday, January 9th in Boston, MA starting at 10 PM to determine the district’s representatives (Districts I and II) for the Inaugural NATA Quiz Bowl in San Antonio, TX this summer.

The EATA Quiz Bowl is designed to be low stress in that all questions are multiple choice, there is no penalty (i.e. deduction of points) for wrong answers, and students do not need to verbalize their answers only use a remote control device to express their answers. The EATA Quiz Bowl will use a jeopardy style format similar to what will be used during the NATA Quiz Bowl this summer. Each of the two EATA Quiz Bowls will be one round of approximately 30 multiple choice questions. The questions will be read to all participants and each participant will use a remote control device to record their answer within a predetermined timeframe. The students will compete against athletic training students from the other accredited programs in their respective NATA District only. All students will compete at the same time and get points for correct answers, however, point value for each question decrease as the timer decreases. No deduction of points occur for incorrect answers. The top three participants at the end of each Quiz Bowl with the most points will represent their district at the NATA.

In order to have a variety of schools representing District I and II in San Antonio only ONE athletic training student from each ATEP can participate in the EATA Quiz Bowls. The responsibility for selecting the school’s student representative (and a possible alternate) will be placed on the ATEP Program Director and program faculty. Therefore if you are interested please see your Program Director immediately so he can forward your name to the Quiz Bowl Moderator by December 5th.

To be eligible for the EATA Quiz Bowl the representative must be non-certified from a CAATE recognized entry level program. To be eligible to compete at the NATA this summer each school representative must be a non-certified undergraduate or a recent (spring/summer semester) graduate who has just passed the BOC exam. During the NATA Quiz Bowl the same three participants must participate in all rounds of competition. Team members must be registered for the NATA Annual Meeting in order to compete in the NATA Quiz Bowl.

Currently the NATA Quiz Bowl in San Antonio will follow immediately after the J&J general session and keynote speaker which runs between 3.00pm – 4.15pm on Friday, June 19th. Each of the district representatives will receive FREE registration (excludes alternates) for the NATA Convention, monetary prizes, as well as several gifts. The top team will have their NATA District and the participants names listed on a large trophy. Greater details in regards to financial support for the student representatives are also being examined.

Gregory K. Janik, MS, ATC
King's College Athletic Training Education Program
Associate Clinical Professor / Head Athletic Trainer
133 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(O) 570.208.5900 X 5684
(F) 570.208.6016

Renew your NATA membership!
Renew now to enter three prize drawings

You already know about the wonderful benefits you get as an NATA member: 10 Free CEUs, award-winning publications, social media (including our new Think Tanks, enhanced Web site and blogs), online Career Center, significant discounts, networking opportunities ...

... and when you renew now, you'll be entered into three separate prize drawings:
 Free registration to the 2009 NATA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, free airfare (up to $500) and three nights' hotel
 Free meeting registration and free airfare
 Free meeting registration
NATA has options that might help you save money when you renew. If you can't renew online, please contact our Membership Dept. at 1.800.879.6282. Thank you!

CATA Symposium Proposals:
The CATA Symposium Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2009 CATA Annual Symposium to be held in New Britain, CT (Central Connecticut State University), on May 18, 2009 (Monday). Proposals should address the conference title:

“Current Approaches to Management of Sports-Related Concussion:
Practical Applications”

Please address the following items and email the completed form (as a Word document attachment) to: Vicky Graham at vicky.graham@ctathletictrainers.org.

Here is the link to detailed information:
http://www.ctathletictrainers.org/Symposium/CATA%202009%20Call%20for%20Proposals.pdf

Proposals are due by December 5, 2008. Presenters will be notified by January 15, 2009.
(All presenters will receive complementary registration and a $100 honorarium)

February 2009 in Washington, DC
Register now for multiple events
Registration and housing are now open for the 2009 Athletic Training Educators' Conference and other events scheduled for Feb. 2009 in Washington, DC. (Events include the Educators' Conference, Student Leadership Conference [iLead], Clinical Instructor Educator Seminar, NATAPAC Fundraiser and Capitol Hill Day.)

In order to accommodate the high demand, we have added a second Clinical Instructor Educator Seminar. Therefore, even though the first one sold out quickly, you can still attend. To register online go HERE.

SuperShuttle is offering discount transportation between the Gaylord National and Ronald Reagan National, Dulles and Baltimore/Washington Airports. NATA has been extended a discounted rate which you can take advantage of by booking your reservations by calling 1-800-258-3826 to make your reservation and providing the NATA discount code: 7HQH6.
BOC- SUBMIT CONTINUING EDUCATION (P-Z) BY DECEMBER 31ST
Certified Athletic Trainers who were certified prior to 2006 and whose last name on record in November, 2005 began with P-Z must report continuing education (CE) by December 31, 2008.
The quickest and easiest way to submit CE is through the BOC website. Just log in to BOC Central™ to enter and track CE. Please note that there is a $25 processing charge for all paper submissions processed by the BOC. There is no cost to use BOC Central™. Please contact the BOC at CE@bocatc.org or (877) 262-3926 ext. 118, 119 or 120 if you have any questions…
Online CE reporting will be back in action soon! We will send you another email to let you know when the reporting system is available. In the meantime, please take a moment and watch the BOC's video tutorial to help familiarize you with the new system. You can view the tutorial by clicking the link below. The video controls allow you to play, pause, stop, go back or skip forward at any time.
Video Demonstration of CE Reporting Process in BOC Central™
Notes:
The tutorial shows how to report activities in Categories A, C and D. However, the steps for reporting activities in Category B are very similar to the steps for reporting activities in Categories C and D.

As you prepare to report your CE activities, please gather your CE documentation so that you can Be Certain.™ to enter the correct details. The BOC Recertification Requirements state you must retain all original documentation, including current and expired Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) cards, as proof of your CE activities for at least one year after the completion of the reporting period. The BOC will conduct an audit of 2006-2008 CE reports in 2009. If you are selected to participate in the audit, you will be notified via US mail and asked to submit all original documentation. Please do not send your documentation unless it is requested by the BOC.
Secondary school injury surveillance and outcomes research
Submit letters of intent now
The NATA announces that funding is now available to conduct injury surveillance and outcomes research in the secondary school setting. The NATA Outcomes Advisory Panel encourages submission of high-quality proposals aimed at the collection of athletic training injury surveillance and clinical outcomes data that will assist in the identification of effective athletic training practices at the secondary school level.
Applicants must submit a letter of intent by Jan. 8, 2009. Complete info is available at:www.nata.org/injury surveillance

Preliminary info!
2009 Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars and begin making plans to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting (June 17-20 in San Antonio, TX).
The 2009 convention features a new three-day schedule and new educational formats that offer greater opportunities for hands-on experiences. The new educational formats include Feature Presentations, which will offer expert insight into topics of interest for all athletic trainers, and expanded hands-on experiences in our new Learning Labs. Many of your favorite educational formats including Advanced Track Seminars, Minicourses, Workshops, and Specialty (NATA Committees) and Affiliate (NATA Affiliates) Sessions will return.
Go www.nata.org for plenty of new info!

Also in June 2009:
2009 World Congress
The World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT) will be hosting the 2009 World Congress in San Antonio on June 15-17, 2009. Come meet your colleagues from around the world to share information and learn how athletic health care is practiced globally. All are welcome to attend and discount registration is available for those wishing to register for both the World Congress and the NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia.

Nominate now for CUATC awards
NATA's College and University Athletic Trainers' Committee awards program includes eight annual awards to recognize collegiate athletic trainers who demonstrate professional excellence in their careers. Nomination deadline is March 15, 2009.

Thanks!
Stoney
Jeff Stone
District One Director
jstone@suffolk.edu