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Fruits with the highest water content and a breakdown of the vitamins they provide. Be better prepared for this weekend's tournament. #hydration #everysidelineeverywhere #tournamentseason https://lnkd.in/eSg4vPTs

Interesting clip to share with your athletes if they've injured their ulna or radius. #at4all

#AthleticTrainer & others saved a referee’s life. https://bit.ly/3RSV5BH #at4all #athletictraining

New Concussion Assessment in the Go4 EMR. Check it out during your next evaluation. #at4all #injurydocumentation #everysidelineeverywhere https://lnkd.in/efMSwJpm

Ever tried to use the athletic training salary survey to justify a pay bump and it didn't help? Let's get it right, together! Complete this quick 10-minute survey to tell us about your salary and employment characteristics so we can help you and the profession do better advocating for better salaries and work-related benefits. https://lnkd.in/eyFQeGyR

What a wonderful experience last week in Illinois! It was fun to be a part of the panel discussion focusing on a variety of aspects of sport event management - and share my experience and insight alongside some amazing industry professionals. Huge shout out to Sports Illinois for a great event, and Wintrust Sports for hosting.

MDW is almost here–beaches, hot turf sidelines, and hopefully . . . NO sunburn! Free resource for athletic trainers, coaches, event operators and players alike. Protect your skin this summer. https://lnkd.in/ejN4TKqP #everysidelineeverywhere #at4all #sunprotection #sunburn #summer

Yesterday, a fellow athletic trainer asked me what one thing ATs should do to advance our position in the healthcare system. I thought of 3 that we can do right now. Here are my thoughts: 1. Treat everyone. Whether it's a star football player, freshman cheerleader, band member, PE kid, or booster parent, you are part of your community’s ecosystem. I once supported a theater workshop for our school drama club because I was the only one available with medical training. As the gateway to the healthcare system, you may not be the right person they need, but you are the first. Refer them if need be; treat them otherwise. 2. Understand that cash is king. I've heard it so many time before—we long for the day when we will be able to “bill for our services.” Guess what: we've always been able to bill for our services. The question is whether insurance companies will reimburse us. Lobbying insurance companies to include our profession as a reimbursable entity is completely misunderstanding how supply and demand works. We need to create the demand first by winning the hearts and minds of the public and letting the subscribers lobby their own insurance companies. 3. Start benchmarking higher-level providers. While we overlap with PT and OT in rehabilitation, we are different in three key ways. Our profession emphasizes prevention and emergency care. We tend to have a much closer relationship with our supervising physician. We come to clinical diagnoses that we discuss with our supervising physician and treat according to our standing orders. To that end, we need to start benchmarking and collaborating with physician assistants and nurse practitioners. What are your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree? Do you share our belief that #AthleticTrainingIsForEveryone? What would you like to see improved?

How many of your athletes get to work with a Sports Psychologist? Have you seen the impact? #athletictrainer

Explore how athletic trainers elevate injury prevention and safety practices for a safer work environment! Dive into our latest article for valuable insights. Start empowering your safety journey now! #WorkplaceSafety #AthleticTrainers #InjuryPrevention #SafetyPractices #LeadingvsLagging