The Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association was pleased to host Ms. Katharine Nohr, Esq. for an evening seminar on Sports Injury Law and how it pertains to athletic trainers in the state of Hawaii. Ms. Nohr has worked extensively as a lawyer, and her outside perspective on the regulatory bodies of athletic training and our practice was a valuable supplemental piece to AT training. Over 30 people attended, including athletic trainers,…
Two Far West athletic trainers had the unique opportunity to serve as athletic trainers for the 15th Annual Pacific Games held in Papua New Guinea from July 6-18th.American Samoa’s lone athletic trainer Florence Wasko is also an athlete competing in the games and wanted to have athletic training coverage available to team American Samoa for the first time. Rick Martinez from California and Amy Shirk from Hawaii were chosen to travel…
The 20th Annual HATA Symposium took place on Friday and Saturday, June 5-6, 2015 at Queens Medical Center Conference Center. Topics included strain/counter strain techniques, return to play decision making, core exercises, early sports specialization and more. There was a total attendance of 117 at the symposium, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, and physicians. Courtesy of the Hawaii Athletic Trainers’ Association
A number of athletic trainers from the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association were responsible for athletic health care at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea (July 3 – July 14). The group included Hazel Ando (Team USA Office Manager, UC Santa Barbara), Leroy Heu (Team USA Head Athletic Trainer, UC Santa Barbara), Michael Hoang (Team USA Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cal State Fullerton), Debbie Iwasaki (Team USA Assistant Athletic Trainer,…
If you were unable to attend the convention this year, The NATA has some great ways for you to follow the action from home. The NATA will be live-tweeting the entire event under the hashtag #NATA2015, and you can read the Convention Daily News for daily features and photos. Make sure to watch the daily NATA TV video recaps of the convention so you can see all the highlights from the comfort of your…
8th Annual UCSF Sports Medicine Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Conference (7 CEUs) “Sports Injuries in the Youth Athlete” Saturday, June 13, 2015 | 8:00am – 5:00pm Genentech Building @ UCSF Genentech Building, Byers Hall, 1st Floor 600 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94158 REGISTER As certified athletic trainers and physical therapists you are on the front lines of musculoskeletal care for young athletes. With the rising popularity of youth sports…
The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the spring quarter winner of the Excellence in Athletic Training Award. Each quarter, the Excellence in Athletic Training Award celebrates District 8 athletic trainers or athletic training student members who display an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development or enhancing the quality of health care. This quarter’s winner is Gina Biviano ATC of UCSF Sports Medicine in San Francisco, CA. “I…
Advocates for Injured Athletes (A4IA) hosted their 2nd Annual “Relay the Message” Walk/Jog-a-thon on May 2nd at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego CA. This year’s message was to Speak Up about concussion signs and symptoms. Along with the walk, there were booths with information on concussions, heat illnesses and sudden cardiac arrest. Approximately ~175 participants including San Diego Athletic Trainers, UC San Diego Sports Medicine Department, and multiple…
The NATA Foundation 5k is returning in 2015! You can run or walk, and proceeds benefit the NATA Research & Education Foundation. The race is at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, June 26. Sign up for the race when you register for the NATA 66th Clinical Symposia and AT Expo in St Louis, MO. FWATA District 8 NATA Foundation Board members, Robert Kersey, PhD, ATC, and Kavin Tsang, PhD, ATC, are…
This year’s annual FWATA Scholarship Golf Tournament was held at Riverwalk Golf Course in San Diego, basically just a driver and a good 5-iron away from the Town and Country Resort. Registration opened at noon with several golfers already lined up. After grabbing lunch and drinks and purchasing up to three mulligans per participant golfers took advantage of the the opportunity to warm up on the driving range and putting…
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