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23rd
Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium
by Ray Castle & R.T. Floyd
The
2008 SEATA Athletic Training Student Symposium was held
on February 8-9 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta,
GA. Continuing with the format established in recent
years, the symposium had two major sections: a symposium
section designed for athletic training students junior
level and below and a workshop designed for senior level
and graduate students within one year of taking the NATA
Board of Certification examination. The universal theme
of the symposium for underclassmen is Foundations in
Athletic Training, with two specific “educational
tracks”. The senior level symposium section theme was
“Competencies in Athletic Training”, which is
designed as an examination refresher course for those
students entering the final stages of preparation for
the BOC certification examination. This year’s meeting
again broke previous attendance records for student
meetings hosted by SEATA, with approximately 635
students from eight of the 10 NATA districts across the
United States attending the symposium. The athletic
training students represented 60 athletic training
education programs (ATEPs) from 30 states.
The Foundations in Athletic Training section, directed
by Ray Castle, PhD, ATC of Louisiana State University
was divided into two educational “tracks” allowing
athletic training students to participate in a track
closely linked with their current educational level in
their athletic training curriculum. Track “A” focused
on “Prevention, Evaluation, and Initial Management of
Athletic Injuries” while Track “B” focused on “Therapeutic
Exercise, Modalities, and Professional Development”.
Each educational track incorporated in-depth lectures
and hands-on laboratory activities for the students.
The symposium featured over 75 outstanding faculty
members with expertise in teaching and clinical practice
from throughout the southeast and outside of District
IX. The two tracks had a combined attendance of over
365 athletic training students. The laboratory sessions
for both tracks were coordinated by Amanda Andrews, PhD,
ATC of Troy University.
The Competencies in Athletic Training section was
directed by R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC of The University of
West Alabama. Special effort was made to address major
areas felt to be important in preparing for the BOC
examination. Established leaders in athletic training
education presented on numerous topics, which included
the BOC Competencies, each of the major body areas,
therapeutic modalities, rehabilitation,
organization/administration, psychosocial
intervention/referral, pharmacological considerations
and general medical conditions. Additionally, students
were provided in advance of the symposium an online
computerized mock examination composed by the faculty.
The Competencies in Athletic Training section was
attended by approximately 270 athletic training
students.
In addition to the general sessions, SEATA held its
annual Clinical Case Study Presentation contest for
athletic training students. An open invitation was
provided to all athletic training students to submit
clinical case report abstracts for presentation at the
23rd Annual SEATA Athletic Training Student
Symposium. All abstracts were evaluated under a
blind-review process by three published authors who
selected the top four abstracts for presentation.
Karen Straub Stanton, MS, ATC of Auburn University
coordinated the Student Clinical Case Study Competition
which had submissions conducted under a blind-review
process. From these, the top four outstanding abstracts
were selected and presented during the symposium on
Friday night, which was attended by all of the students
and faculty attending the athletic training student
symposium. The top ten-ranked case studies also
provided a poster presentation during the Educator
Conference Research Presentation Session.
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1st Place
(Oral; Poster) |
Elbow Trauma to a High School Football Player
Megan Finn: Athletic Training Student,
Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT
Louis Scala, ATC, LAT: Notre Dame High School,
New Haven CT
Stephen J. Straub, PhD, ATC, LAT; Quinnipiac
University, Hamden CT |
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2nd Place
(Oral; Poster) |
Periodontal
Cyst After Secondary Trauma: A Case Report
Amy Fraley: Athletic Training Student,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Tamara Hunt, PhD, ATC: Assistant Professor,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Mark Laursen, MS, ATC: Assistant Professor,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
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3rd Place
(Oral; Poster) |
Chronic
Pain, Numbness, and Disability in a Collegiate
Softball Athlete
Jessica Roe: Athletic Training Student,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Rachael Frank: Athletic Training Student,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
William Welsh, MS, ATC, CHES: Assistant
Professor, Kinesiology and Health Studies,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Amy Harris, ATC: Assistant Athletic Trainer,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Chris Proulx, DC, ATC, CSCS: Assistant
Professor, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Paul Brooks, MD: Medical Director, Commonwealth
Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Nicholasville,
KY |
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4th Place
(Oral; Poster) |
Acute
Posterior Lower Leg Pain In A Collegiate Soccer
Player
Allison Moyes: Athletic Training Student,
Boston University, Boston, MA
Brian J. Vesci, MA, ATC, PES: Assistant Athletic
Trainer, Boston University, Boston, MA
Tom Dodge, PhD, ATC, CSCS: Clinical Assistant
Professor, Boston University, Boston, MA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Lingering
Proprioceptive Deficits in a High School Hockey
Player: A Case Study
Jamie E. Phelps: Athletic Training Student,
Boston University, Boston MA
Thomas M. Dodge, PhD, ATC, CSCS: Clinical
Assistant Professor, Boston University, Boston
MA
Chad A. Clements, MS, ATC: Clinical Assistant Professor,
Boston University, Boston MA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Ankle Injury
in a Division One Men’s Ice Hockey Athlete
Angus J, ATS: Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
Fairbrother B, MS, ATC; Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
Norkus SA, PhD, ATC: Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Difficult
Shoulder Injury in a Division III College
Football Player
Kelli Olson, Student Athletic Trainer, Central
College, Pella, IA
Leslie Duinink, MS, ATC, LAT, Central College,
Pella, IA
John Roslien, MS, ATC, LAT, Central College,
Pella, IA
Dustin Briggs, MS, ATC, LAT, Central College,
Pella, IA
Chris Viesselman, MED, ATC, LAT, Central
College, Pella, IA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Upper
Extremity Injury in a Colligate Football Player
Nicole M. Finch, Athletic Training Student,
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Karen M. Lew, MEd, ATC, LAT, Athletic
Training Education Program Director,
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Upper
Extremity Injury in a Division I Collegiate
Baseball Pitcher
Sarah Luttrell, Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, GA
Steve Patera, ATC, Graduate Assistant, Georgia
Southern University, Statesboro, GA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
A
Pneumothorax and Liver Laceration in a
Collegiate Football Player
Kristen M. Stash EMT-B, California University of
Pennsylvania, California, PA
Angela Nemeth EMT-B, California University of
Pennsylvania, California, PA
Dr. Jamie Foster, ATC, PT, ACI, Assistant
Professor, California University of
Pennsylvania, California, PA |
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Honorable Mention
(Poster) |
Multiple
Complications from a Finger Fracture in a
Basketball Player
Stephen Hajdas: Athletic Training Student,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Andrew Reber, MA, ATC, LAT: Head Men’s
Basketball Athletic Trainer, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Kristen C. Schellhase, MEd, ATC, LAT, CSCS:
Program Director/Instructor, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, FL |
The Friday evening reception included presentations by
the student authors of the four Clinical Case Study
Contest winners, presentation of the SEATA Athletic
Training Undergraduate Scholarship Award Winners and
recognition of sponsors for the athletic training
student symposium.
Tom Rokovitz of School Health (www.schoolhealth.com)
in cooperation with Laerdal Medical Corporation (www.laerdal.com),
donated 20 spine board systems that were utilized in the
Emergency Management laboratory sessions of the Track A.
Three systems were provided to the participants in a
drawing. Additional door-prizes included textbooks from
Elsevier Publishing, 20 physioballs from The Hygenic
Corporation (Thera-Band), and medical kits from Cramer
Products, Inc.
Extra taping supplies from the Advanced Taping
Laboratory and a spineboard set from the Emergency
Situations Laboratory were donated to the athletic
training education program at Union University which had
extensive destruction to its athletic facilities from
Tornados several days before the symposium.
The symposia was a tremendous success, due in large part
to our corporate support from the following:
Workshop Partners:
Clinical Education Partners:
Lecture Partners:
Educational Materials Partners:
Career Partners:
In
addition to corporate–level exhibitors, the NATA was
represented by Karen Peterson of the NATA Office to
address membership questions for attendees. The
NATA Research & Education Foundation exhibit booth
was also available for the participants to learn more
about the Foundation and pick up copies of Grant
Information Summaries of recent research it has funded.
Next year’s symposium will again feature the
Competencies in Athletic Training section for seniors as
well as the section for all other students focusing on
Foundations of Athletic Training tracks. Students
should plan on attending this event scheduled for
February 6-7, 2009 in Atlanta at the Crown Plaza Ravinia.
Please visit the SEATA website, and also the NATA
News for more details on both meetings. |
