What about the classroom?

Concussions affect everything you do.  Sarah Gill is the Athletic Trainer who serves the concussed athletes in the Dallas Fort Worth area with one of the hospital systems.

Return to Learn is more important than the return to play portion of concussion management.

She serves also serves the North Texas Athletic Trainers Society.

Where are we?

At the Davis Mountain Sports Medicine clinic Bubba and I recorded some sessions, dealt with crazy weather, caught some interviews and had one heck of a long drive.

Need CEUs

I would love to meet you at one of the conferences I podcast from.  I personally feel Live CEUs are more beneficial…since you might get to see ME!!!!

If your schedule, budget or learning style is more of an online classroom thing then…

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Contact Sarah Gill:

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Or you can tweet Me: @MrJeremyJackson

Mobile Sports Medicine units are becoming more popular and allow an Athletic Trainer to create a home base for Athletic Training care at remote locations.

What is in this episode?

Keith runs the Ironman races, I just ran a 5k.  So I quickly ask him about some tips for chaffing and gear for races.  Then we get into the Sports Medicine Trailer update.

He has had lots of questions since our first conversation and would love to help you get a trailer going for your teams.

Where can I find more?

Our first Mobile Sports Medicine Units episode is here: https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/trailers/

Where was the interview?

We are broadcasting live from the 2018 NATA expo in New Orleans.

We used Facebook live, YouTube Live, Instagram Live and even periscope to stream as many of the NATA 2018 Expo Interviews as possible.

YouTube Live videos: The Sports medicine Broadcast

Most of which can be found: https://www.facebook.com/MrJeremyJackson/videos

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Who is on YOUR Team?

Are you and local medical providers on the Same Team?

Dr. Josh Yellen is the program director for the University of Houston MAT program.  He must build relationships with local medical providers to give his students the best possible exposure.  He is teaching his students to be on the same team and build each other up as we grow in the medical profession.

What are you doing?

What have you done that has worked in building relationships with local medical providers?

Have you gone out and met any of our local providers?

Have you brought other medical professionals into your Athletic Training Clinic so they can see what you do or even co-treat athletes?

Tweet it to me or comment on the live Facebook Live Video

Here is what we recommend:

* Create a one page letter to give to local medical providers* Ask to meet with the office manager* Ask what their rehab protocols are for certain injuries* Invite them to join you for  day in the clinic or sidelines* Attend workshops outside of your normal domain* Set up a training for equipment removal and invite the local EMS and standalone ER clinics

Want some more resources? 

Check out these recommended documents that can get you going towards being on the same team with your local medical providers:ABC DentalLocal ER

Feedback

Brendan Moriarty messaged me on Facebook to ask about billing as an AT after the show:

Dr, Yellen, Forrest Pecha, and Joe Greene all sent him some information about billing as an AT.

Guidance on Billing and reimbursement for Athletic Trainers Article

Contact us

Josh Yellen is always willing to helpOf course I can connect you with experts I know

Have a business Idea?

Athletic Training needs people who are willing to challenge the norm.  At Innovate AT you can join a group of like minded ATs who are trying something new.

Dr. Yellen said we do not understand the business of medicine… so with Innovate AT we are trying to be in business.

Well are you prepared for a crisis?

James ‘Bubba’ Wilson, LAT, ATC has lots of time on his hands so he has lots of time to think things through.

One of Bubba's passions lately has been crisis preparation and management.  Since he has time and passion he has become well versed in the things needed to prepare and the things needed to after a crisis.

What is the NATA doing to prepare us?

Bubba is the area rep for ATsCare, the NATA initiative to care for ATs in their time of need.

Google Drive folder containing slides from Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Update.

 

 

Thanks Bob Marley for continuing to allow us to record and interview the speakers.

Also, Bubba Wilson, Ryan Collins, Mark Knoblauch, Josh Yellen, Eduardo Beltran and everyone else who helps make the recordings possible.

Need to hydrate your team?

Frio Hydration provides Superior Hydration products and is the official hydration provider of the Sports Medicine Broadcast

So tell them the Sports Medicine Broadcast sent you to receive some special deals on custom graphics or a solar panel.

Need more CEUs 

Try: The ATVantage Podcast for free or my affiliate link with MedBridge to save a bunch

 

 

Something you like? Want to see more of?  Problems with some of the content? 

I want to hear from You

 

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Becky and Carson Berry join us in New Orleans

Becky and Carson Berry join us to discuss the family life and versus work life of Dr. Jim Berry.  Jim has made some huge improvements for ATs in the areas he is working.

What are the costs?

However, everything has a cost and Becky and Carson sometimes felt left out or forgotten when the seasons get real busy or Dad answers his work phone while at home during dinner.

They share some of the story here live from the 2018 NATA expo in New Orleans.

We used Facebook live, YouTube Live, Instagram Live and even periscope to stream as many of the NATA 2018 Expo Interviews as possible.

YouTube Live videos: The Sports medicine Broadcast

Most of which can be found: https://www.facebook.com/MrJeremyJackson/videos

Thanks Frio Hydration and DragonFly MAX for your hospitality.

Check out Hoist Water to help maximize performance

Contact Dr. Jim Berry

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!

Ever felt hopeless or alone?

Dr. Josh Yellen hopes his story of overdose during his cancer treatments helps just one person.

One person hearing a message of hope and remembering suicide is not the answer is worth the pain and vulnerability.

Time line of events

6/29/17– 7/4/17 – Saw Mom alive for the last time

7/8/17 – Grand Mal seizure (Tumor in brain) * never had seizure before or after*

7/11/17 – Craniotomoy to remove tumor

8/3/17 – Met with MD Anderson (Neuro-Oncology)

8/4/17 – 8/6/17 – Rebekah’s Bat Mitzvah

8/9/17 – Returned back for end of Summer semester

8/17/17 – Got fit for mask for Proton Therapy

8/21/17 – Started Fall semester

8/22/17 – United Heatlhcare denies Proton Therapy

8/25/17 – Hurricane Harvey

8/27/17 – Mom dies

8/28/17 – United Healthcare closes my case due to Hurricane and switch to BC/BS

8/31/17 – Fly back to CA for Mom’s funeral

9/1/17 – Switch from United Healthcare to BC/BS (University of Houston decision)

9/10/17 – Return back to work after Hurricane and Mom’s funeral

9/11/17 – Approved for Proton Therapy

9/18/17 – Start Proton Therapy

10/26/17 – Finish Proton Therapy

11/30/17 – Start Chemotherapy

12/14/17 – 12/18/17 – Moved offices

12/21/17 – Saw results of 1st round of chemotherapy (sympathetic reaction – stopped sleeping)

1/4/18 – Started round 2 of chemotherapy (much stronger than round 1)

1/18/18 – experience symptoms of depression and anxiety

5/15/18 – Finish round 6 of chemotherapy (terminate early)

What could I have done different?

More regular / scheduled contact

Phone calls instead of texts

What resources do you recommend pertaining to Overdose and suicide

  ATsCare Program –  Peer to peer grief counseling, support and encouragement

This is a phenomenal program that will re-shape all of your life interactions and help give you confidence to step into really tough situations.

 

Do YOU have a story to share and offer hope?

I hope your situation has not come to self harm.

I hope you have surrounded yourself with people who are willing to step in and lift you up.

Would you like to share your story?

Contact Us

Jeremy Jackson

Josh Yellen – text or call him 985-351-7994

Bubba Wilson

How can we do better?  How can we improve the health care we are providing?

When Jonathan Reidy asked this question at his high school he started putting together a plan to mimic the NFL eye in the sky plan to have an injury spotter in the booth that can help identify injuries.

His program is probably similar to most high schools that have a full time athletic trainer.

They also have a team doc that has several medical students committed to being part of the game night treatment and care.

This might not work in all schools, but unless you try it out then you never know.

We are broadcasting live from the 2018 NATA expo in New Orleans.

We used Facebook live, YouTube Live, Instagram Live and even periscope to stream as many of the NATA 2018 Expo Interviews as possible.

YouTube Live videos: The Sports medicine Broadcast

Most of which can be found: https://www.facebook.com/MrJeremyJackson/videos

Thanks Frio Hydration and DragonFly MAX for your hospitality.

Check out Hoist Water to help maximize performance

Contact Jonathan Reidy

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Do you know your Local ER Doctor?

Here in Houston we have a HUGE medical center and tons of small ER clinics and facilities.  There is likely no way I could meet and know each ER Doctor in my area.

 Dr. Gail Margerum is a fan of the Sports Medicine Broadcast and and reached out to share some knowledge after an episode where someone discussed a blown retina.

Dr. Gail did not know much about Athletic Trainers until she started listening to the show.  Now she is ready and waiting to build relationships with ATs.

But I should know more of them and should really get to know the office manager and create and ED liaison in the event that we need to send kids there.

I have not been very good about that historically.

What can you do?

Email me some of the things you have done or are doing to build the relationship with your local medical providers.

I want to set up a schedule to where every …say Monday I am out of the school visiting local Medical facilities.  There is so much good in collaborating as medical professional.

Adam Halpern of Innovate AT recently shared this article about working together:

https://www.score.org/resource/solopreneur-series-networking-your-business?fbclid=IwAR0XUtBnR_zuIyihbjC3nwYi2DNo_Seo07_p7aPD4HkK9thTxIscsQC9m7k

 

What other resources do you need?

Dr. Gail Margerum shared a great list of resources to help an ER Doctor and Athletic Trainer be on the same page.

Free ap: MD Calc that has following useful trauma rules/guidelines: Canadian C spine rules for who might need xray

                             Canadian CT head rule for who needs CAT scan

                             Nexus C-spine rule: for who might need neck xray

                              Ottawa Ankle Rule: who needs ankle xray

                              Ottawa Knee rule: who needs knee xray

                              Pediatric Asthma score: who will need to go to ER for treatment

                             PECARN Pediatric Head injury rule: what children need head CAT scan

                            GLasgow coma score

FP Notebook App: guideline for almost any medical conditions: wasp stings, allergic reactions, bruises, heat illness, etc.

OrthoFlow app: touch the part of body injured/fractured and it tells you how to treat it

 

Need More advice?

Justin Streiff send a few recommendations based on his current situation and success

1- One page paper of newest concussion laws/rules and ER does not clear concussion.

* Just refers to sports/department that handles concussions.

* Also on this is the need for a note with specific guidelines lines for the patient.

2 – Have a call in number for anytime you are sending a kid to ER.

* They add our concerns and contact information to the notes for the Dr. to see.

* Also add to return supplies to parents or hold and I will pick up.

3 – Supplies damaged/ not returned: My department billed the ER a few times and this got the message o...

Continuing the conversation on Current Helmet Research

Devin Hamrick continues the conversation revolving around current helmet research with an interview from Justin Landers of Katy High School.

Justin is an AT who is equally involved in equipment decisions as the football coaches.  He has lots of experience from “our” side.  Similarly, he knows the equipment and can walk the walk.

You can find the presentation here: Presentation

Google Drive folder containing slides from Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Update.

 

 

Thanks to Bob Marley for continuing to allow us to record and interview the speakers.

Bubba Wilson, Ryan Collins, Eduardo Beltran and everyone else who helped make the recordings possible, you are truly appreciated.

 

Frio Hydration provides Superior Hydration products and is the official hydration provider of the Sports Medicine Broadcast

Tell them the Sports Medicine Broadcast sent you and receive some special deals on custom graphics or a solar panel.

Need more CEUs

Try: The ATVantage Podcast for free or my affiliate link with MedBridge to save a bunch

 

 

Something you like?, Want to see more of?  problems with some of the content?

 

I want to hear from you

 

Email Me: [email protected]

Tweet Me: @MrJeremyJackson

Are you interested in business?

Casey Paulk comes back to join the show and discuss his newly created LLC in Paulk Sports Medicine.

Robbie McFarlin is owner the CEO and of Frio Hydration LLC.

Business is not one of the athletic trainers are taught in school however, Casey jumped right in and started his company: Paulk Sports Med.

As a result he has some tax benefits and has begun building a business that may one day give him freedom to wok from home.

What is an LLC?

Limited Liability Company provides some benefits of a corporation with the agility of a small business.

Here is an Article on Legal Zoom with some more details

I am setting mine up through Innovate AT

Where are you?

This podcast is being broadcast live from the 2018 NATA expo in New Orleans.

We used Facebook live, YouTube Live, Instagram Live and even periscope to stream as many of the NATA 2018 Expo Interviews as possible.

YouTube Live videos: The Sports medicine Broadcast

Most of which can be found: https://www.facebook.com/MrJeremyJackson/videos

The real MVPs are:

Thanks Frio Hydration and DragonFly MAX for your hospitality.

Check out Hoist Hydration to help maximize performance.

Contact us:

Contact Rob McFarlin

Casey Paulk

Hit me up on Twitter to let me know your thoughts @MrJeremyJackson