Ep. 179: Heath Blackmon-All the AT Experiences

Heath Blackmon has worked in a wide variety of settings over the course of his career and through all those experiences has learned a lot about the profession and what ultimately is most important to him in his personal life and career. In this episode, we discuss the transition from setting to setting and what Heath has learned in each of them. We really focus on the value Heath has put on his and his family's time.

In addition to the discussion on work, we also talk about Heath’s passion to serve within the athletic training profession. He discusses how he got started and why he recommends that everyone try and get involved to make the change that they want to see. We discuss the importance of state-level service and why it can be so impactful and beneficial to your development and your career.

In This Episode:

+Similarities & differences across settings

+Finding what works for you

+Service in athletic training

+Creative funding through the state

+Empath in athletic training

Connect with Heath

Twitter:@heathblackmon63

IG: @at_heath633

FB: Heath Blackmon

LINK: ALATA- https://www.alathletictrainers.org/ 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 178: Dr. Abigail Chew-Progressive Mobility and Private Clinic Care

Dr. Abigail Chew is working in a private clinic where she sees a full patient list and practices autonomously. We connected on social media and Dr. Chew was kind enough to share her story about working in this setting and how she ended up there. Entrepreneurship and private practice for athletic trainers are at an all-time high and will continue to grow. Dr. Chew shares the highlights of what it is like working in a private clinic and how that works with practice acts and licensure as well as just trying to establish herself in the community and really build up a patient group.

Dr. Chew also shares some great and unique insight into working with patients with neurologic issues and how as an athletic trainer there is the opportunity to work in unique and potentially complex populations. This episode was filled with amazing insight into working on your own as an AT and everything that goes into the process to make that happen.

In This Episode:

+What is Progressive Mobility PT

+AT licensure in South Caroline, physician oversight

+A typical day at work and her services offered

+Working with patients with Parkinson's

+Burnout in athletic training

Connect with Dr. Chew

IG: progressivemobility_dr.abi (LINK: https://www.instagram.com/progressivemobility_dr.abi/ )

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 177: Kim Wyand & Casey Paulk-SWAY Medical

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 episode, we talk with Kim Wyand PT, DPT, and Casey Paulk MS, LAT, ATC about everything that is SWAY Medical. They share the history of how SWAY got started and how it was built on evidence and science. They also discuss how SWAY has continued to evolve in concussion evaluation and management and that the feedback they get from athletic trainers is key to their success in creating and providing a product that benefits everyone. It was a fascinating and enlightening conversation with Kim and Casey and the work they are doing to provide ATs all the tools they need to provide the best care possible to their patients. Check it out.

In This Episode:

+Origin story of SWAY and the focus on balance

+The importance of evidence

+the future of concussion management

+What SWAY does

+Connecting with customers

Connect with SWAY

Kim

IG: @kqpossible7

FB: Kim Wyand

@: Kim Wyand

Casey

Twitter: @caseypaulkATC

IG: @casey.paulk

FB: Casey Paulk

@: Casey Paulk

SWAY

Twitter: @swaymedical

IG: @swaymedical

FB: @swaymedical

Ep. 176: Dan Fronczak-Healthy Roster

On this episode we interveiw 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 worked with athletic trainers to make sure that the features they were looking to add and implement made sense for those in the profession and that has been a constant along the way.

Dan goes further into what makes Healthy Roster unique. He discusses how everything they focus on now, and into the future, is tailored to making the athletic trainers life as easy as possible when it comes to patient care. Dan also hints at a new announcement that if you follow them you know was the official launch of their CEU platform within Healthy Roster on 10/31/2024. It was great to hear from Dan and how he is impacting the profession while keeping the needs of ATs at the heart of it. 

In This Episode:

+Healthy Roster Origin Story

+Starting with the end user in mind

+Conveinent communication

+What makes the ATs life more seamless

+Constant communication with ATs

Connect with Dan

+dan@healthyroster.com

+LinkedIn: Dan Fronczak (link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfronczak )

+Twitter: @HealthyRoster (link: https://x.com/HealthyRoster )

+Instagram: @healthyroster (link: https://www.instagram.com/healthyroster/ )

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Ep. 175: Karen Fennell-Committee on Practice Advancement (COPA)

 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 has evolved over time and adapted to the changes in the athletic training profession. Karen also makes a great point on the importance of the wording around “emerging” and “non-foundational” settings and why she chooses to use “non-foundational”. I learned a ton in this episode and have a better understanding of COPA and the NATA. Check it out. 

In This Episode:

+What is COPA.

+Managing so many areas with a large committee

+The history of COPA, back to 1987.

+Connect with the right people

+”Non-foundational” settings

Connect with Karen

+FB: https://www.facebook.com/karen.fennell 

+LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-fennell-ms-atc-08575434/ 

+ www.natapac.org

+@: finney825@yahoo.com

LINK: 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 

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Ep. 174: A Governmental Affairs Discussion-Joe Greene & Mike Van Veghel

Governmental affairs work is a key area that helps drive the profession forward. It is this work and advocacy that helps update state practice acts that allow for athletic trainers to practice at the highest level of their education and skills. 

In this episode, Joe Greene and Mike Van Veghel talk specifically the history of legislative work in the state of Wisconsin. They also discuss what steps have been taken to look at the future of athletic training in the state and what goals are next for athletic trainers in the state. While this episode focuses on the state of Wisconsin there are so many takeaways you can apply to where you live.

In This Episode:

+A history of the Practice Act in Wisconsin

+The removal of the physician’s signature from the practice protocol

+The work on parity language

+The removal of “vigorous” from the practice act

Connect with WATA Governmental Affairs

+Website: https://watainc.org/Committees 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 173: Shelby Daly-Leadership Needs in AT

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 impact athletic training. We talk about the definition of leadership, the struggle for advocacy, and some of the business structures within athletcs and if they are actually serving atheltic trainers. We also touch on Domain 5 in athletic training and why at a time when it seems like it should be very important, it seems to be losing focus when it comes to the BOC. Lastly, Shelby has started her own podcast (link below) that is diving deeper into these topics. Check it out.

In This Episode:

+Defining leadership

+The struggle with advocacy
+Business structure in collegiate athletics 

+Medical vs. athletic model
+Domain 5 and its importance

Connect with Shelby

+LinkedIn: Shelby Daly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-daly-ms-atc-cscs-b430a995/ )

+Instagram: dalysc15 (https://www.instagram.com/dalysc15/)

+Podcast: To the Bone (https://open.spotify.com/show/2lzWW7agMAuTjWGfdLwtUZ?si=c669308c56ac4e07 )

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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