JAT Podcasts

Dr. Donovan summarizes the article "Aspects of Technology That Influence Athletic Trainers' Current Patient Care Documentation Strategies in the Secondary School" by Dr. Sara Nottingham and colleagues.

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Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Cynthia Wright and Dr. Barbara Brandon 

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Dr. Cynthia Wright is the Athletic Training Program Director and an associate professor of health sciences at Whitworth University.  She received her BA in Athletic Training from Whitworth University, went on for a masters degree at Texas State University, and finished her PhD in Rehabilitation and Movement Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is currently completing an accredited residency program at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, CO during her sabbatical. Cynthia primarily teaches lower extremity evaluation and treatment, therapeutic modalities, biomechanics and evidence based practice courses in the MSAT program.  Her main area of research is the treatment of chronic ankle instability.

Dr. Barbara Brandon is a clinical associate professor with the University of Washington School of Medicine.  She graduated from a residency in family medicine and continued on to complete fellowships in sports medicine and faculty development.  Currently, she is finishing a fellowship in wilderness medicine and is employed by Chas Health working with the underserved. In 2019, she was honored with the Physician of the Year Award from the Washington State Athletic Trainers Association.

Dr. Donovan summarizes the article "Lower Limb Asymmetry After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Athletes" by Dr. Gerwyn Hughes and colleagues.

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Dr. Hibberd interviews an interdisciplinary team of research and clinicians who are working to characterize the effects of COVID-19 on delivery of athletic training healthcare services in the collegiate athletics environment as well as athletic trainers' perceptions of current safety protocols. This impressive research team includes:

Tom Abdenour (@TomAbdenour), Head Athletic Trainer, San Diego State University

Dr. Justin DiSanti (@JustinDiSanti), Post-doctoral Researcher, A.T. Still University

Dr. Christy Eason (@CM_Eason), Vice President for Sport Safety, Korey Stringer Institute

Dr. Eric Post, Assistant Professor, Indiana State University

Dr. Hayley Root (@_hjroot), Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University

Dr. Donovan summarizes an article by Dr. Leif Madsen and colleagues titled "Using Normative Data and Unilateral Hopping Tests to Reduce Ambiguity in Return-to-Play Decisions." Dr. Leif Madsen is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington.

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Dr. Donovan summarizes a recent article by Dr. Julie Burland and colleagues titled "What Are Our Patients Really Telling Us? Psychological Constructs Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction." Dr. Burland is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at the Spaulding National Running Center at Harvard Medical School and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Brianna Mills, Ron Courson, Dr. James Ellis, and Dr. Stanley Herring about their recent papers titled "Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury" and "Best Practices and Current Care Concepts in Prehospital Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete in American Tackle Football."

Dr. Brianna Mills is a Research Scientist at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Washington. Dr. Mills was responsible for leading the the consensus building process and served as the first authors of the consensus paper discussed in this video.

Ron Courson has served as Director of Sports Medicine with the University of Georgia Athletic Association since 1995. He previously served as Director of Rehabilitation at the University of Alabama from 1991-1995 and Director of Rehabilitation with Samford University from 1989-1991. Courson received his undergraduate degree in education/physical education from Samford University, performed two years of graduate work at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, and graduated with honors from the Medical College of Georgia with a degree in physical therapy. Courson is a national registered advanced emergency medical technician as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Stanley A. Herring, MD, is senior medical advisor and co-founder of The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, medical director of Sports, Spine and Orthopedic Health for UW Medicine, and co-medical director of the Sports Concussion Program, a partnership between UW Medicine and Seattle Children's.

Dr. James Ellis specializes in emergency medicine in Greenville, SC and has over 35 years of experience in the field of medicine. He graduated from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans with his medical degree in 1985. He is affiliated with numerous hospitals in South Carolina and more, including Ghs Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Donovan summarizes the recent article by Dr. Jaclyn Caccese and colleagues titled "Clinical Reaction-Time Performance Factors in Healthy Collegiate Athletes."

Dr. Jaclyn Caccese is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She has extensive experience in evaluating head impact biomechanics in sport and using virtual reality to probe human cognitive and motor function. Specific skills include interdisciplinary research, including motion analysis; research study design, implementation, and coordination; statistical analysis; and scientific writing and communication.

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Dr. Donovan summarizes the recent article by Dr. Gary Wilkerson and colleagues titled "Concussion History and Neuromechanical Responsiveness Asymmetry."

Dr. Gary Wilkerson, Professor of Graduate Athletic Training, was inducted to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame in 2016. Wilkerson’s research is primarily in lower extremity biomechanics and ankle injuries. His recent work has focused on predictive modeling for identification of individual athletes who possess potentially modifiable characteristics associated with elevated injury risk.

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Dr. Kara Radzak and special guest host Brendan Connell, M.S., ATC interview Dr. Meredith Kneavel and Dr. William Ernst about their recent papers titled "Development of a Peer Education Program to Improve Concussion Knowledge and Reporting in Collegiate Athletes" and "Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Peer Concussion-Education Program for Collegiate Athletes."

Dr. Kneavel is the Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Ernst is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Concussion Education and Research at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA.