Athletic Training and
 Sports Medicine Newsletter
September 2010

I hope you enjoy this issue of the Walters Inc. Newsletter. This is our attempt to provide news and issues germane to Sports Medicine, specifically the domain of Athletic Training.
 
In This Issue
Blog
Sickle Cell Trait

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ATEO Presentation Slides
Due to requests from you, we have prepared to have available to you the complete set of slides from the ATEO presentations.  This download is available on the store. 

Slides are presented in a PDF format, and include all of the slides from all presentations.

BLOG Topics

Blogs certainly offer us the chance to express our opinions on a myriad of topics.  I am providing a Blog on a variety of topics of interest to Athletic Trainers.  The list includes:
  • Strategy for Prevention of Heat Illness
  • Hydration and Prevention of Heat Illness
  • Long-Term Effects of Playing High School Football
  • Knee Bracing in Sports
  • History of Knee Braces in Sports
  • Flexibility
  • Coaches and Concussions
  • Legal Responsibility to Warn About Dangers of Protective Equipment
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Sport Surface and Injury - Looking at Shoes
  • Cost Containment in College Athletic
Check it out at http://blog.rodwalters.com.  I am interested in hearing from you!


Thanks to 2010 ATEO Sponsors!

The 2010 Athletic Training Educational Seminars were our best yet!  We had over 1,000 attendees this year. 

We are in the planning stages for the 2011 campaign.  Many cities have requested we come your way this year.  The strength of our program coupled with the sponsor's participation allows to us to produce the sessions.   Email Rod Walters (rod@rodwalters.com) with a specific request for your area.

Be sure to let our sponsors know how much you appreciated their support.  The banner to the left highlights these key companies.

UPDATE Your Emergency Action Plans



AED Winners

Our good friend, Mike Brode (Cardiac Science) has again provided five AEDs as part of Cardiac Science's sponsorship of the ATEO Seminars in 2010.

The winners have been notified and the AEDs are being shipped to their attention.  Mike's top flight sales team will make individual visits to each winner to review the equipment, and work to review all equipment they have and how to best implement the program.

The winners are:
  • Alissa Redpath - Walled Lake Western High School, Walled Lake, MI
  • Kevin Moser - Trover Health System, Outreach Athletic Trainer, Madisonville, KY
  • Kyle Kuykendall - Texas Christian University
  • Ana Harvley - Lugoff-Elgin HS, Elgin, SC
  • Erika Farnham - Champion Sports Medicine, Outreach Athletic Trainer, Birmingham, AL
Be sure to contact Cardiac Science for further questions you might have specific to AED and your specific plans to combat sudden cardiac arrest.

Preliminary Sites for 2011 ATEO Seminars

  • Boston/Amherst, MA
  • Charleston/Greenville, SC
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Memphis, TN
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Dallas, TX
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Anaheim, CA
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Gainesville, FL
  • Meridian, MS
  • San Francisco, CA
Be sure to let us know if you have other sites you think would be a good fit!