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The program is available through June 30, 2024

COST:
$10 for EATA attendees
$15 for NATA members non-attendees
$25 for non-NATA members non-attendees

*An attendee can always return after the conference and pay the attendee fee

CEUs:
Each session is worth 1 Category A CEU

Improving AED Access on a College Campus: A Quality Improvement Project

There has been a recent push to develop quality improvement projects to improve clinical practice and outcomes for our patients. The concept of quality improvement is often not well-understood, and is overwhelming. There is a current push for more publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), both for athletics and the general public. Current guidelines recommend AED shock delivery within3 minutes of collapse. ATs often strive for a shorter shock delivery times due to presence of a medical team, immediate access to the AED, and practiced implementation of an emergency action plan. However, the responsibility of the other AEDs available to the general public, both in placement and maintenance, varies, often falling on the campus police or public safety. Based on expertise, ATs should work alongside public safety or campus police to improve AED access and maintenance.  This presentation is aimed at describing a quality improvement project focused on examining and improving the maintenance and access to public AEDs on a college campus.

Objectives: At the end of this session/activity, the participant/attendee will be able to:

1. Describe the Plan Do Study Act strategy for quality improvement. 
2. Develop a plan to implement a quality improvement project for AED access at their own institution. 
3. Identify barriers to AED access on an academic campus and develop strategies to overcome these barriers.

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Practice Domains: Risk Reduction, Wellness, & Health Literacy, Critical Incident Management, Healthcare Administration & Professional Responsibility

Speaker: Kelly Pagnotta, PhD, LAT, ATC, NREMT, PES

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The Use of Tandem Gait - The BESS Test

The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) test is the most commonly used balance test in concussion protocols. However, tandem gait testing is a clinically feasible and highly reliable assessment tool used to evaluate dynamic balance, speed, and coordination, all domains commonly impaired after a concussion. On the 5th edition Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT-5), there is much more of an emphasis on BESS testing and one question about the quality of tandem gait in a patient. With tandem gait testing being just as clinically feasible, requiring less time to complete, and ability to be combined with other cognitive tests to create a dual-task exercise, it is more activity-specific than the BESS test. It is important for clinicians to incorporate this tandem gait testing in baseline, evaluation, and return-to-play concussion protocols. The purpose of this program is to provide instruction on the implementation of tandem gait testing and to provide recommendation of implementation. Additionally, while the SCAT-6 has not been released at the time of this submission, this lecture will reflect any new recommendations once the document becomes available.

Objectives: At the end of this session/activity, the participant/attendee will be able to:

1. Identify the effects of how sustaining a concussion can have on motor and balance function of a patient.
2. Understand the evaluation process of motor and balance function using the tandem gait and BESS tests both pre- and post-concussion to properly manage and make return to play decisions.
3. Implement return-to-play guidelines following a concussion utilizing the BESS test and tandem gait test with modifications (single-task, dual-task) as functional rehabilitation techniques that address all deficits a patient may have post-concussion.

Level of Difficulty: Essential

Practice Domains: Assessment, Evaluation, & Diagnosis

Speaker: Jaclyn Morrissette, PhD, ATC

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Core Muscle Injuries: Anatomy, Diagnosis and Treatment Options

The core muscle complex encompasses the large organs within the abdomen, the muscles that act on the pubic bone and hip joints, and spine. In athletes, a common site of injury is at the insertion of the rectus abdominis and adductor muscles at the pubic plate. Injuries that disrupt this fibrocartilaginous attachment site can affect sport participation as well as activities of daily living. Percutaneous treatment can offer temporary relief for these injuries and even help manage symptoms for athletes in season. Surgery is often required for definitive repair. The purpose of this lecture is to make recommendations for improving diagnosis and rehabilitation of injuries to the core.

Objectives: At the end of this session/activity, the participant/attendee will be able to:

1. Define the term “core muscle injury”.
2. Identify and evaluate core muscle injuries.
3. Differentiate between appropriate surgical and conservative treatment options for these injuries.

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Practice Domains: Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis

Speakers: Alexander Poor, MD and Clark Bingol, MS LAT, ATC, OTC