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You don't want to miss the fun at these Foundation activities during the NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia in Anaheim.  The NATA Foundation Golf Classic, the NATA Foundation Run and a Special Event presented jointly by NATA and the NATA Foundation...there is something for everyone!  Your participation will help the NATA Research & Education Foundation continue to offer a wide variety of programs and activities to help Athletic Trainers do there jobs more effectively every day!  Click here for more information!
 

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NATA Foundation Golf Classic at Industry Hills Golf Club Tuesday, June 26, 2007 10:30 AM tee time ONLY Only 288 player spots are available!! First Come - First Served !!! Grab your clubs and play a round for the Foundation at the fabulous Industry Hills Golf Club. Golfers of all skill levels are welcome. Your registration includes: round trip shuttle between downtown Anaheim and the golf course, your choice of playing partners; goodie bag; 18 holes of golf with cart; putting and driving ranges, delicious all-you-can-eat lunch at the course; foursome photos; hole contests; team and individual prizes; and one raffle ticket. The 19th Hole Party will be held at the clubhouse immediately following completion of golf, and will feature tournament awards and raffles for fabulous prizes. Everyone has a chance to win. Come and join the fun! http://update.ihgolfclub.com

A Special Night with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim & Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:05 PM First Pitch Limited tickets available!! First Come-First Served!! Come and bring your Family, Friends & Associates!! NOTICE: The NATA and the NATA Foundation have joined resources to present a Special Event opportunity for attendees of the NATA Annual Meeting in Anaheim. This Special Event will occur on the evening of Tuesday, June 26, 2007 in place of the traditional NATA Welcome Reception. Each conference registration includes the option for one free Special Event registration. Each registration includes a ticket to the baseball game and a round-trip shuttle. You may purchase additional registrations for only $10 each. Reminder First Come-First Served!!

NATA Foundation Run at Anaheim Convention Center Friday, June 29, 2007 6:00 AM Start Time Join us for a terrific 5K Fun Run/1M Walk benefiting the NATA Research & Education Foundation. This year's race will be held in the vicinity of the scenic Anaheim Convention Center near downtown Anaheim. After the race, enjoy a breakfast snack, music, and the awards ceremony. Recognition will be given in the following categories: Overall Male and Overall Female, Male - under 30, Female - under 30, Male - 30 to 49, Female - 30 to 49, Male - 50 and above, Female - 50 and above. Your registration includes: a Fun Run/Walk T-Shirt, goodie bag, refreshments along the way, awards ceremony and a breakfast snack afterwards. This 5K Fun Run/1M Walk offers a scenic route, and will be an experience you will not soon forget!

I am pleased to provide a follow-up report on the “Advancing Outcomes of Care in Athletic Training Summit: A Road Map for the Future” that was held on May 18, 2007 in Dallas, TX.  The NATA and Foundation Boards of Directors provided joint financial support for the summit.  This support was instrumental to success of the conference, which serves as the “program announcement” for the one million dollars that NATA has dedicated to funding athletic training outcomes research for the next three years, beginning in 2007.  The purpose of the Summit was to serve as a catalyst for conducting athletic training outcomes research in a systematic and directed manner.

Specific information provided at the summit included: (a) identifying athletic training outcome areas that will be funded, (b) identify outcome measures important to advancing athletic training clinical practice, and (c) providing information about the application process and deadlines for submitting pre-proposals and grant applications.  A total of 44 individuals attended the summit.

Based on solicited and unsolicited feedback, the summit was of high quality and useful to those in attendance.  One attendee commented that  . . . “the lecturers had interesting and informative presentations, were knowledgeable in their subject matter, and effectively interacted with attendees,” which summarizes the sentiments expressed by many in attendance.

Based on feedback from participants, there appears to be interest in holding future summits on athletic training outcomes research as a means of further immersing evidenced based medicine into the athletic training profession.  No decision has been made in this regard, but the prospect of holding future outcomes research educational opportunities will be considered at the appropriate time.  As this is an important, emerging area in the health professions, providing additional educational opportunities would serve to further facilitate its infusion into athletic training educational settings, clinical practice, and research.

At the NATA Annual Meeting in Anaheim, the Foundation will honor Riann M. Palmieri-Smith, PhD, ATC and J. Troy Blackburn, PhD, ATC as recipients of the prestigious New Investigator Award and the NATA Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award, respectively.

Palmieri-Smith, who will receive a medal and a $2,000 award, will present a lecture addressing the impact of joint injury on muscle function.  Blackburn will receive a recognition award for his outstanding  doctoral dissertation.

Palmieri-Smith will be an exchange lecturer at the annual meetings of the AOSSM, ACSM, and AMSSM.

This marks another record setting year for the number of scholarships to be awarded for the 2007-08 academic year.  Of the 77 total scholarships, there are 41 entry level, 22 masters and 14 doctoral recipients.

The recipients will be introduced at the William E. Newell Athletic Training Student Awards Luncheon at the NATA Convention in Anaheim on June 27 at the Anaheim Marriott Grand Ballrooms, Salon E & F, from 12:30-2:30 P.M.  The program will recognize their accomplishments and three selected recipients will share their passions for the profession of athletic training.  For tickets, check the NATA Foundation registration materials in the April issue of the NATA News.

A complete list of scholarship award recipients will be in an upcoming issue of the NATA News and the July issue of the Foundation eBlast Newsletter.

The Boston University Society of Athletic Training Students won the 2006-2007 BŪ / SHŪ Challenge for the second consecutive year by raising $2,302.35.  Student Athletic Training groups from 14 different colleges and universities participated to raise a grand total of $5,237.35.  The Boston University group will be recognized for their efforts during the Foundation Scholarship Luncheon Wednesday, June 27 in Anaheim at the NATA Annual Meeting.

This Grant Information Summary may be downloaded in a 2-page pdf file from  http://www.natafoundation.org/pdfs/AbtJohn.pdf.

Beginning with the last issue and continuing for the next five issues, we are focusing on the Goals and Strategies of the NATA Research & Education Foundation.   Each of these six Goals is equally important to fulfilling the mission of this organization.  This issue lists the first of the six Goals listed in no particular order of relative importance.  In subsequent issues, we will highlight each goal, one goal per issue.

GOALS AND STRATEGIES

1. Advance the knowledge base of the athletic training profession.

   Strategies:

   • Appoint a research committee to develop and recommend the process through which research programs are managed
   • Fund both solicited and unsolicited research grant applications through a general grants program, requests for proposals, and targeted grant programs
   • Commission research projects based on research committee recommendations
   • Fund athletic training research in conjunction with other organizations

Your NATA Research and Education Foundation Board held a conference call on 03/19/07 and on 04/23/07.  Below are some highlights of the actions taken on these dates:

March 19, 2007

1. Approved placing "Farr Healey Consulting, LLC, under contract to initiate a formal fundraising campaign."

April 23, 2007

1. Approved the minutes for the 2/21/07 conference call with non-substantive corrections.

2. Approved awarding 77 scholarships to the recipients as recommended.

• June 26, 2007: Foundation Golf Classic in Anaheim at Industry Hills Golf Club.
• June 26, 2007: NATA Foundation Welcome Reception in Anaheim.
• June 29, 2007: NATA Foundation Fun Run/Walk in Anaheim.
• Aug. 15, 2007: General Research Grant applications due. Pre-Proposal Submission Form required.
• Sept. 1, 2007: Research Award Nominations due.
• Oct. 1, 2007: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship application due.
• Oct. 15, 2007: Master's Research Grant applications due.
• Dec. 1, 2007: Abstracts due for 2008 Free Communications.

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