MoATA Wraps Up a Successful Meeting in St. Louis

Saint Louis University was proud to be selected to host the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Missouri Athletic Trainers' Association on May 31 and June 1, 2013.  SLU Athletic Training faculty member Kitty Newsham, who is also President-Elect of MoATA, coordinated the meeting which included a full weekend of fellowship and professional development!  

The great resources available at SLU allowed for an interactive meeting.

The SLU AT Program team also pitched in some manner at the meeting.  Administrative assistant Jennifer Baine was important behind the scenes preparing for the meeting. On friday May 31st faculty member Mike Markee and physician Scott Kaar presented on hip rehabilitation and pathology, on Saturday, June 1st faculty member Lori Khazen presented on muscle imbalance, physician Matt Bayes presented on general medical examination and 2013 MAT graduates Bridget Quirk and Rachel Cocek participated in case study presentations.

Dr. Scott Kaar presenting at the 2013 MoATA Annual Meeting.

Mike Markee presenting at the 2013 MoATA Annual Meeting.

SLU AT Program Director Tony Breitbach helped provide local coordination of the tailgate fundraiser at Busch Stadium on Friday and the Saint Louis University Athletic Training Society (SLATS) hosted a breakfast fundraiser on Saturday.  SLATS members who got up early to work the breakfast included Andria Lampe, Jay Maturan, Jose Mendez, Kyle Marquitz and Michael Sickels.

The well attended Friday Tailgate fundraiser had a great location, protected from the inclement weather that cancelled the Cardinals game that night.

MoATA committee member Dave Compton and Dr. Breitbach getting the food going at the tailgate fundraiser.

Special congratulations also go out SLU AT preceptors Karen Fennell and Amy Schork that were honored with awards at the Hall of Fame Luncheon on Saturday in the Multipurpose Room of the Allied Health Building on the SLU Medical Center Campus.

SLU hosts SLATA

On Saturday, May 31, 2008, the Athletic Training Education Program hosted the annual meeting for the Saint Louis Athletic Trainers Association at The Doisy College of Health Sciences building on the SLU campus. Miles Leisman from Midwest Medical Resources and Don Joy Orthopedics sponsored the meeting.

The educational session started at 8:00 am with Dr. Mark Reinking presenting "Orthopaedic Shoulder Examination, an Evidence-Based Approach". This was extremely informative an gave the attendees some practical recommendations, based on the latest evidence, for use in their clinical practice.

Next, Karen Fennell, SLATA President spoke on "Professional Responsibility", which brought on a very lively discussion amongst the 25 attendees.

Finally, the morning ended with a business meeting, which ended at 12:15 pm.

It was indeed a great opportunity for us to bring this meeting on our campus. We look forward to staying involved and supporting this enthusiastic and growing organization.

Also, best wishes to Karen Fennell, the SLATA President who announced that she is moving to California this summer. She was on the Billiken Sports Medicine staff in the 1990's and has been very supportive of the development of the SLU Athletic Training Education Program. She has been active in our local, state and regional professional organizations and she has served on the committee to develop a SLU Athletic Training reception at Chaifetz Arena on June 21st after the NATA meeting, which is in St. Louis this year.