At 11 a.m. CDT Sept. 16, you can attend the webinar “LGBTQ+ Harassment: Are you In or are you Out?” with presenters Dani Moffit, PhD, LAT, ATC, and Glenn Edgerton, EdD, LAT, ATC. They will discuss an exploratory study that identified whether differences in the age, pronoun use and/or race/ethnicity of athletic trainers affected their attitudes and beliefs about the bullying and harassment of LGBTQ+ patients. The consideration of patient-centered care will be addressed as well as how that is part of the NATA Code of Ethics, the BOC Standards of Practice and state practice acts. READ MORE

If you have completed your 25 CEUs through the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, the link to access your Statement of Credit, to be used for reporting to the BOC, will be sent by Oct. 1. Since the platform is now closing Oct. 11, the final link to access Statements of Credit will be sent by Oct. 26. EBP CEUs and Category A CEUs will be shown separately on your Statement of Credit. READ MORE

The latest issue of the Sports Medicine Legal Digest is now available online! This issue looks closely at the relationship between a state practice act and scope of practice. ATs across the country are increasingly using advanced skills, such as dry needling and suturing, but not all state practice acts allow ATs to do so. The feature article outlines how state practice acts trump scopes of practice, and how it is the AT’s responsibility to know both before treating patients with advanced skills. Also in this issue, Brian Hortz, PhD, ATC, is featured in a Q&A about scope of practice and members from the NATA Professional Responsibility in Athletic Training Committee discuss AT liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

The August/September NATA News, available online now, features the article “Marching to Wellness,” which explores the role athletic trainers can play in promoting the health and well-being of marching artists. Learn more about the nutritional concerns of marching artists and how ATs can address them in a continuation blog on the NATA Now blog. READ MORE

The September/October issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach includes several articles on the issue’s focus topic: bone health in athletes. NATA members can now access the digital edition of the journal for free. Note that users will need to create an account to access the page. READ MORE