JAT Podcasts

Welcome to JAT Chat, presented by the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. In this episode, Dr. Shelby Baez is joined by Kelsey Roberts (formerly Griffith), MS, a mental skills specialist at The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention at Boston Children's Hospital and by Dr. Melissa Christino, an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. 

Ms. Roberts and Dr. Christino discuss how the mental skills training they conducted with collegiate athletes was viewed as a positive contributor to well-being and sport performance. They also provide insights into how they conducted the mental skills training and what aspects were most meaningful in female collegiate athletes. 

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/yft8k7re

Welcome to JAT Chat, presented by the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers Association. In this episode, Dr. Kara Radzak from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hosts Dr. Samantha Scarneo-Miller, the lead author of the National Athletic Trainer Association's position statement on Emergency Action Plan Development and Implementation in Sport.

Resources:

EAP Position Statement: https://tinyurl.com/y8vm83m6

Position Statement Toolkit: https://tinyurl.com/4ah2c72s

Guest Biography:

Dr. Scarneo-Miller, an assistant professor at West Virginia University, discusses the impetus behind updating the EAP position statement after 22 years and highlights the significant changes and recommendations included in the new document. The conversation delves into the roles of various stakeholders, the importance of venue and sport-specific plans, and the introduction of the EAP coordinator role and pre-event medical meetings.

Welcome to JAT Chat, presented by the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers Association. In this episode, Dr. Shelby Baez is joined by Dr. Mishaal Amjad, an athletic trainer for the NLL Colorado Mammoth and PLL Philadelphia Water Dogs.

Dr. Amjad discusses her research on the experiences of Muslim collegiate student-athletes fasting during Ramadan while participating in sports. She provides valuable insights into the significance of fasting, intrinsic and extrinsic challenges, and the types of support that these athletes need.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/42aafkmz

Welcome to the latest episode of JAT Chat, presented by the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers Association. In this episode, Dr. Shelby Baez and Dr. Kara Radzak are joined by Dr. Meredith Madden, an assistant professor in the Athletic Training Education Program at the University of Southern Maine.

Dr. Madden, the lead author of "Become a Health Literacy Champion," discusses the importance of health literacy in enhancing patient care and outcomes. She explains the concepts of personal and organizational health literacy, emphasizing the role athletic trainers play in advocating for these principles within the healthcare system.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/bdcpn3s7

Guest Biography: Dr. Madden is an assistant professor in the athletic training education program at the University of Southern Maine. She earned her BS in Athletic Training and EdD from Boston University, MA in Psychology from Washington College; and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety from the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service. In 2022 earned the national Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator® credential in 2022. Meredith has experience providing athletic training services in diverse clinical backgrounds, including high school, collegiate (DI & DIII), and semi-professional (women’s tackle football). Dr. Madden’s research interests include concussion education with an emphasis on individuals with neurodiverse needs and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, simulation in athletic training education, interprofessional education, and healthcare quality and patient safety in athletic training/athletic training education, specifically health literacy and quality improvement.

In the latest episode of JAT Chat, hosted by Dr. Kara Radzak, features Dr. Ashley Crossway and Chloe Klaus, M.Sc. Our guests discuss the effort to improve care for transgender and gender diverse individuals in athletics through a series of articles published in the Journal of Athletic Training's recent special issue.

Articles:

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Foundational Knowledge and Disparities—Part I

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Considerations for Medical Affirmation—Part II

Guests:

Cloe Klaus (they/them) is an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Notre Dame. They currently serve as the District 4 Rep on the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, and an ex officio member of the GLATA Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and previously served on the President's Advisory Board on Equity and Inclusion at Bellarmine University. Cloe's dedication to equity and inclusion extends beyond their lived experience as a trans and non-binary person, trying to create a more equitable workplace for all. 

Dr. Ashley Crossway (she/her) is an Assistant Professor, Program Director for the Professional Athletic Training Program at the State University of New York at Cortland.  She was a founding member and District 2 representative on the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee from its inception as a workgroup in 2016, then as a full fledge committee from 2017 to 2023. 

In the latest episode of JAT Chat, hosted by Dr. Kara Radzak, features Dr. Sean Rogers and Dr. Amanda Tritsch. Dr. Tritsch and Dr. Rogers helped to develop a series of articles and editorials discussing the vital role athletic trainers play in caring for transgender athletes and gender diverse patients in the Journal of Athletic Training's recent special issue.

Articles:

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Foundational Knowledge and Disparities—Part I

The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Considerations for Medical Affirmation—Part II

Guests:

Dr. Amanda Tritsch (she/her) is an Associate Professor, Program Director for the Professional Athletic Training Program, and Assistant Director of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of South Florida.  She currently serves as the District IX representative on the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, Chairs the SEATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, sits on the CAATE Standards Committee, and the CAATE Professional Accreditation Council.

Dr. Sean Rogers (he/him) is an associate professor and coordinator of clinical education for the athletic training and health sciences programs at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He currently serves as the District 5 representative to the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, after having previously served as the District 8 representative. Sean was also a founding member of the workgroup that eventually led to the formation of this NATA committee .

Kara Radzak, PhD, ATC interviews Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC, Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, and Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC about the recently published National Athletic Trainers’ Association Bridge Statement: Management of Sport-Related Concussion.

Bridge Statement: https://tinyurl.com/2m72v6mm

Steven Broglio, PhD, ATC: https://tinyurl.com/3av27u36

Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD: https://tinyurl.com/4xdrfek2

In this enlightening episode of JAT Chat, host Dr. Shelly Baez welcomes distinguished guests, Dr. Gretchen Schlaubach and Dr. Marisa Colston. Both guests are pioneers in Athletic Training, with numerous recognitions, showcases their extensive knowledge as they provide an informative discussion on one of their co-authored Report From the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Professional Responsibility in Athletic Training Committee.

Article: https://tinyurl.com/2szvn8v3

The meaningful dialogue includes a conversation on the importance of professional values in athletic training, stressing how having strong ethical and moral values can significantly improve patient care and professional interaction. The esteemed guests also highlight how shared professional values have markedly influenced other healthcare professions, providing them with a strong foundation of professionalism.

On this episode of JAT Chat, Dr. Shelby Baez interviewed Dr. Ryan McCann about his two recent articles in the Journal of Athletic Training. The conversation covered methods for determining patients’ return-to-activity readiness after an ankle sprain and facilitators of and barriers to ATs’ selection of outcome assessments when determining return-to-activity readiness for patients with an ankle sprain.

Articles:

Influences of Athletic Trainers’ Return-to-Activity Assessments for Patients With an Ankle Sprain | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)

Assessments Used by Athletic Trainers to Decide Return-to-Activity Readiness in Patients With an Ankle Sprain | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)

Guest Biography:

Dr. Ryan McCann is an associate professor in Old Dominion University’s School of Rehabilitation Sciences. He earned bachelor's and master’s degrees in athletic training from Northern Kentucky University and ODU, respectively.  He earned a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Kentucky. Dr. McCann currently teaches in ODU’s Master of Science in Athletic Training program and is co-director of the PhD in Kinesiology & Rehabilitation program. His research focuses on risk factors, neuromuscular consequences, and interventions for ankle injuries.

Dr. Shelby Baez interviews Erin J. Reifsteck, PhD and J.D. DeFreese, PhD about their clinical concepts paper titled Call It an “Evolution”: Promoting Student-Athlete Well-Being During the Transition From Collegiate Sport in the recent special issue on Mental Health.

Article: https://tinyurl.com/2b8f85mr

Dr. Erin Reifsteck is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at UNC Greensboro. Erin's research focuses on promoting physical activity, health, and well-being during sport and life transitions, with an emphasis on translating psychosocial theories and research findings into practice.

Dr. J.D. DeFreese is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J.D.'s research examines the associations among current and former athlete mental, physical, and social functioning. J.D’s recent work has focused on how the transition from sport to non-sport activities is specifically associated with these important biopsychosocial outcomes for athletes.