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December 21st

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

Re: Notes from Stoney- Holiday Edition

Hi Folks-

This is a busy, hectic time of year...we're trying to balance family and work, shopping and practice, decorating and game schedules...who said that athletic trainers can't "multi-task"...

Hopefully, we can find some quiet time and reflect on what gives us strength and puts our lives into perspective...I am grateful for a loving family, which just brought the first great-great grandchild into the Stone clan, a supportive athletic staff at Suffolk University that allows me to take the time necessary to work for you, and a tremendous District membership that has responded with charitable donations when asked, as well as doing stellar efforts in the classroom, workplace and athletic training rooms...


Some quick items to bring to your attention:

1. EATA Conference
2. New Hampshire Athletic Trainers Info
3. ACL Conference- Metro West Massachusetts
4. Student Leadership Conference- Student Nominations
5. BOC CEU Deadline
6. Dr. O'Connor Goes to the Olympics


1. EATA Conference

A reminder that the 58th EATA Annual Meeting and Symposium will be held from January 7-10 at the Wyndham Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia...an excellent program including workshops and lectures awaits you...please go to the EATA webpage (www.goeata.org) for up-to-date registration and hotel reservation information. State meetings and the EATA awards banquet will be on Sunday while the District One meeting will be on Monday morning.

2. New Hampshire Athletic Trainers Information

At this year's EATA meeting, New Hampshire will be presenting the inaugural New Hampshire Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and a Service Award at their state meeting on Sunday, Jan. 8th, in Salon 3, 4:30-5:30. All state members and students are encouraged to attend. Two scholarships will be offered through the NHATA this year. Any NH resident or student attending a NH accredited program is eligible.
Please refer to our website www.nhata.org for application and deadlines.

3. ACL Conference- Metro West Massachusetts

Martha Murray, M.D. from Children's Hospital, Boston, Division of Sports Medicine is offering a FREE ACL Prevention Program on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, 785 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA from 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM in the Beaver Gym.
This FREE ACL Program is being offered exclusively to Greater Boston and Metro West area coaches, physical education teachers and certified athletic trainers. Please spread the word.

Please view the remarkable research Dr. Murray is conducting on ACL regeneration via our website (www.kidssportsmed.org) and this program she is refining for coaches, physical educators and certified athletic trainers. We will be offering 4.0 CEU’s via our BOC Provider status BOC Provider #P3340 for certified athletic trainers. If you wish to speak to me about further details, questions or concerns please do so by calling Brian Fitzgerald at. 617-355-6534

4. Student Leadership Conference- Student Nominations

The Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation will be sponsoring a Student Leadership Seminar from May 19-21, 2006 in Boca Raton, Florida. Each District is eligible to send two athletic training students.

Interested District One athletic training students should download the application from the CSM webpage (www.csmfoundation.org/student_leadership_application ) and send/fax the completed form to District One College University Athletic Training Student Chair Bob Howard. Deadline is January 15, 2006. Bob and I will make the selection by February 1, 2006

Mark the application "Student Leadership Conference- 2006"

Bob Howard, Head Athletic Trainer
U. of Connecticut
2095 Hillside Drive U-78
Storrs, CT 06269-3078
860-486-3634
860-486-5289 (Fax)
robert.howard@uconn.edu

5. BOC CEU Deadline

A reminder that the deadline for reporting CEUs to the Board of Certification is December 31st. You can go to the BOC website (www.bocatc.org) and get all necessary information for submitting your continuing education forms. Starting January 1st, certified athletic trainers whose last names begin with the letters A-G will need to have 25 CEU submitted by December 31, 2006, as part of the BOC staggered reporting process.

6. Dr. O'Connor Goes to the Olympics

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine O'Connor, ATC for her appointment as Team Physician of the US Women's Ice Hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics. She has recently served as Team Physician for Amherst College and Medical Physician for the Bay State Games.


Have a restful and happy holiday season...hope to see you at the EATAs.



Thanks!

Stoney

Jeff Stone
District One Director