March is National Athletic training Month as we visit with Kathy Derringer, President of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She addresses advocacy, value and future of the athletic training profession. Leaders in healthcare for the active and sports population

John Burrell is an accomplished African - American Certified Athletic Trainer seasoned with valuable experience and insight for anyone.  He is an inspiration to all  who has served as an assistant AT for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Head AT with the Washington Redskins (Commanders).  He currently resides in Philadelphia and serves as an independent AT for area schools and sports programs.

 John spent eight seasons in Jacksonville as an assistant athletic trainer--he had been with the Jaguars since their inaugural season in 1995.

Previously, Burrell was a summer assistant athletic trainer with the Atlanta Falcons from 1990-95.

A native of Vicksburg, Miss., Burrell served as head athletic trainer at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., and assistant athletic trainer of the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League during the team's inaugural season.

A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Burrell also serves on a number of national trade boards and committees. He was appointed and served  by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to serve as a member of the Board of Athletic Training.

Burrell is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Athletic Trainers Association of Florida and served on the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society Executive Committee.

Lovie Tabron, Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Success & Engagement
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Lovie Tabron joined the University of Georgia Athletic Association as Behavioral Medicine Coordinator in July of 2017. Her primary responsibilities include preventative programming, staff/student-athlete education, immediate care, management, treatment and rehabilitation coordination of behavioral medicine illnesses. Tabron is one of few ATs fully dedicated to behavioral medicine in the NCAA. As an advocate for the AT profession she currently sits as D9 representative on the National ATs Care committee and chair of the SEATA ATs Care committee.
Prior to arriving at UGA she was Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. The Wilson, North Carolina native completed her undergraduate studies at East Carolina University, where she received her bachelor of science in Athletic Training in 2010. Tabron completed her graduate studies in 2014 at California University at Pennsylvania receiving a Master of Science in Exercise Science & Health Promotion with a Sports Psychology concentration. She arrived at Southern by way of North Carolina A&T State University, where she worked as an athletic trainer with the track and field program for 4 years.

ATs Care
Peer-to-peer support program
https://www.nata.org/membership/about-membership/member-resources/ats-care

The ATs Care program is designed to offer crisis management training opportunities for athletic trainers dealing with the aftermath of a critical incident. The mission of the ATs Care Commission is to aid ATs and AT students who have been through a critical incident by utilizing a peer-to peer-system to assist, monitor and encourage these individuals to seek initial support through state or regional ATs Care teams.

This episode explains the care and process available when serious pediatric trauma occurs. 

Dr. John Draus is the Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Nemours Children’s Health and he also serves as the Trauma Medical Director for the Trauma Program at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Dr. Draus came to Wolfson in July of 2022 after having served as the Trauma Medical Director at the University of Kentucky’s level 1 pediatric trauma center from 2015-2021 and chief medical officer from 2021-2022. 

Lisa Nichols is the Trauma Program Manager at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Lisa came to Wolfson in November of 2019 to manage the program at Wolfson. She has over 15 years of pediatric trauma program management experience and over 34 years of pediatric nursing expertise. Lisa is the current president of the Pediatric Trauma Society and also works as a pediatric nurse reviewer with the American College of Surgeons verifying other trauma centers are meeting ACS standards. 

Lisa Nichols MBA, BSN, RN, CCRN-K | Pediatric Trauma Program Manager | Wolfson Children’s Hospital | [email protected] |  Office 904-202-8397 | Fax 904-202-8431 | Cell 402-305-6657

Helpful links

https://www.wolfsonchildrens.com/about/car-safety

https://www.wolfsonchildrens.com/about/safe-kids-northeast-florida

https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-welfare/caregivers/child-passenger-safety.shtml 

Mike Ryan, Certified Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist, current Sports Medicine Analyst for NBC Sports, Thursday & Sunday Night Football former Head AT / PT with the Jacksonville Jaguars with over 25 years with the NFL.  Owner of Mike Ryan Sports Medicine. [email protected]. Mike credentials are as a PT, LAT, ATC, CES, PES
Mike will discuss High Ankle Sprains, prevention, rehabilitation, mechanism of injury, preventative taping and strapping techniques sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Being prepared for any emergency is essential for any sporting event, practice or competition.  We will discuss a process in order to properly prepare for occasion.

Show Notes: Resources for creating an emergency action plan

Korey Stringer Institute: https://ksi.uconn.edu/prevention/emergency-action-plans/

NATA Position Statements: https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/emergencyplanninginathletics.pdf

JSMP Website: JAXSMP.COM

What is the Life of the Secondary School Athletic Trainer? Hear from Shea Skorusa, Head Athletic Trainer at Riverside High School Jacksonville, Fl. She shares her experience & wisdom in having a successful and effective HS program. Communication, relationships and building family.

An interesting episode with Mary Lockwood Slover, LAT, ATC, PES who works with wheelchair and regular rugby league players.  She shares her many years experience with rugby and how she has transitioned as well to adaptive sports wheelchair rugby.  Recently returned from their first international competition in England. 

Mary is a graduate of the California University of Pennsylvania (now Penn West) and earned her Masters degree as a Performance Enhancement Specialist.  Mom of two, previously employed at St. Vincent's (Ascension Health) Jacksonville, Preferred Physical Therapy, and served as AT for St. John's Country Day School.  Head AT for JAX AXE men Rugby.

 email at [email protected]

Mindy Black is the director of performance nutrition for the Jacksonville Jaguars. She is responsible for designing the team's meals and personal nutrition plans in order to optimize player performance, recovery and injury prevention.

Black is board-certified in sports dietetics. Her past experience includes serving as a sports nutritionist for the University of Florida Athletic Association and Jacksonville University. She also owned a private practice in Jacksonville for over 10 years, where she worked with many professional and elite athletes of various sports.

Mindy Black is the director of performance nutrition for the Jacksonville Jaguars. She is responsible for designing the team's meals and personal nutrition plans in order to optimize player performance, recovery and injury prevention.

Black is board-certified in sports dietetics. Her past experience includes serving as a sports nutritionist for the University of Florida Athletic Association and Jacksonville University. She also owned a private practice in Jacksonville for over 10 years, where she worked with many professional and elite athletes of various sports.