2016 Meeting Agenda

Georgia Athletic Trainers' Association

2016 Annual Meeting & Symposium

April 15-16, 2016

OR

April 16-17, 2016

Hughston Foundation

Columbus, GA

	REGISTRATION: Select the Track that works best for your schedule: Track I starts on April 15 with an EBP session on care and prevention of athletic injuries and ends on April 16. (11.25 CEUs) Track II* starts with a full day of CEUs on April 16 and concludes on April 17 with a session of 4 EBPs on April 17. (11.25 CEUs*)		(Log in for Member Discounts)
	Final Agenda
	Friday, April 15, 2016
12:00 PM	Registration Opens
1:00 PM-5:00 PM	Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries--EBP Session*	Andy Grubb ATC	Hughston Foundation
6:00 PM	Welcome Reception At our host hotel, SpringHill Suites Pizza and drinks will be provided by our sponsors. RSVP required		SpringHill Suites RSVP
	Saturday, April 16, 2016
7:30 AM	Registration Opens
8:00 AM	Opening Remarks-- Eric Gunderson, GATA President
8:20 AM	Current concepts to treat tendinopathy	Dr Champ Baker, Jr MD	Hughston Clinic
9:00 AM	The athletic middle-aged arthritic knee	Dr. Robert M. Thornsberry, MD	OrthoGeorgia
9:45 AM	Current treatments for rotator cuff pathologies	Dr. Todd E. Kinnebrew MD	OrthoGeorgia
10:30 AM	BREAK
11:00 AM	Update from Young Professional Committee & Secondary School Committee
11:20 AM	Building an NCAA D1 football program: an ATC's perspective	Philip Young ATC	Kennesaw State University Athletics
12:00 PM	Honors & Awards Luncheon Hall of Fame Induction: Tom Bair Lloyd Knott		Keynote Address: Mr. Tom Bair
1:30 PM	Lumbo-pelvic mechanics and its role in lower extremity function	Ross Brakeville PT, DPT, STC, TPI-CFI	Woodstock Physical Therapy
2:15 PM	Update: C-Spine injury protocol and spine boarding	Michelle Weber ATC	University of Georgia Doctoral Student
3:30 PM	BREAK
4:00 PM	The effects of aerobic and anaerobic fatigue during BESS testing in high school athletes	Amanda Clements ATC, LAT	CHOA Sports Medicine
4:45 PM	Common hip injuries and prevention strategies for youth sports	Jeffery Paul, DC, ATC, CSCS	CHOA Sports Medicine
5:30	Business Meeting
7:00 PM	GATA Social Columbus Lions Arena Football Game Columbus Civic Center Depart SpringHill Suites at 6:30 pm RSVP Required		RSVP
	Sunday, April 17, 2016
7:30 AM	Registration Opens
8:00 AM	Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries--EBP Session*	Andy Grubbs ATC	Hughston Foundation
1:00 PM	Closing Remarks
	*Total CEUs available for either track includes 4.0 EBP-CEUs presented by BOC Approved Provider Hughston Foundation. Attending either Track yields a total of 11.25 CEUs including those offered by GATA and Hughston Foundation.		Printed manuals will not be provided this year but electronic copies of presentations will be available online during the meeting. Feel free to bring your laptop or tablet to download the presentation while you take notes.

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