Sudden Cardiac Arrest – 130

Doctor John Higgins invites us to LBJ Hospital to continue our discussion about Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  We discuss why we should be using EKG in our PPE, the real statistics and costs, and some tips for running this in real life

This is one of our first on-site interviews of hopefully many more to come.

Thanks Dr. Mark Knoblauch for all the help through the year.

Show Notes 130

Previous discussion with Dr. Higgins – 91

Strength Training is Health Care Too – 123

Mike McKenney and Dan Boothby have figured out how to do the most valuable aspect of athletic training.  They focus on preventing injuries through a close relationship between Athletic Trainer, Strength Coach and Sports Dietitian.

“Wow, those guys are just a fountain of knowledge” – Dr. Josh Yellen on the guests for #123

Show Notes for #123

Video for #123

Relationships Between a Coach and Athletic Trainer – 122

Robbie McFarlan has been an AT for five years, but has had a very rare path to understanding the mind of a coach.  His advice “Stop and try to understand where they are coming from before you take it personal” Check out our conversation about how each of has failed and learned a lesson the hard way about interacting with coaches.

Frio Hydration

Thanks to  JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.

Show notes for Episode 122

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Sideline CT scanners with Med-Logic and Dr. Summer Ott – 121

Sideline CT Scanner with MedLogic, Dr. Ott, and Brad Brown – 121

Dr. Summer Ott the Director of the Concussion Program for Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine joins us to figure how the Infrascanner from MedLogic can be used for high school sports setting.  With 29 years in the NFL Brad Brown has some great insight into professional sports and in his new role as Director of Sports Medicine for Memorial Hermann.  Janine McGowan and Pete Thompson did a great job answering questions and demonstrating this new technology.

Did you know a CT is as much radiation to the head as 300 – 400 chest X-rays?  This new technology could help reduce exposure to radiation and speed the triage process

Show Notes for episode 121

Link to all of the documents provided by MedLogic

 

Awesome SAT programs with Allen ISD and Chris Shaddock – 120

How to run a great student Athletic Trainer Program with Chris Shaddock and Mary Lynn Miller – 120.

Chris has been doing a lot to promote Athletic Training.  His kids, school and community believe in what the team behind the team does.  He joins us to share ways we can all be more like him.

Mary Lynn Miller Joins us via Skype from Allen ISD in Allen, Texas.  They have over 70 SATs, all girls.  They have some pretty strict requirements to make it to the varsity level.  Dealing with all those high school girls there are countless stories of drama.

Listen as each of them shares ways they have succeeded in create great student athletic trainer programs.

Thanks to  JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.

Show notes for Episode 120

Masters of Athletic Training at U of H

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Advanced Physical Therapy with Ryan Collins – 119

Advanced Physical Therapy with Ryan Collins – 119

Ryan Collins, is a Physical Therapist for Memorial Hermann that joins us to share some techniques for advanced or late stage physical therapy.  We also have a guest spot from Brad Brown Director of Sports Medicine for Memorial Hermann.

Thanks to  JJ Worthen for allowing us to use his music.

Show notes for Episode 119

Masters of Athletic Training at U of H

@UofHMAT

AT Outreach Programs with Brad Brown and Mike Stevenson – 118

AT Outreach Programs with Brad Brown and Mike Stevenson – 118

Mike Stevenson, ATC for Huntsville Hospital Systems and Brad Brown of Memorial Hermann (formerly of the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans) joins us to talk about running Athletic Training Outreach programs.  there are some big differences in their programs, but essentially they agree on the ins and outs of running a program.

We are also joined by Randy Dugas and Bill Hale.

Thanks to Morgan Wilson Music and JJ Worthen for allowing us to use parts of their songs.

Show notes for Episode 118

 

Olympic Challenges with Jenna Street – 117

Olympic Challenges with Jenna Street – 117

Jenna Street, ATC at the Olympic Training Center, shares with us a few specific adaptations she has had to make, what life is like working with Olympic athletes and Paralympians. Trusting her Sports Medicine Team is very important in giving the best quality of care for her athletes.  Listen to our interview with her as we continue to shape the future of athletic training one podcast at a time.

Thanks to Morgan Wilson Music and JJ Worthen for allowing us to use parts of their songs.

Show notes for Episode 117

Masters of Athletic Training at U of H

@UofHMAT

Chiropractors and Sports Medicine – 116

Chiropractors and Sports Medicine with Dr. Eric Ramirez – 116

Chirotecture on Twitter

Chirotecture on Facebook

Dr. Eric Ramirez, owner of Chirotecture, joins us to tell me how he fits into the Sports Medicine team. We discuss concussions, nutrition, soft tissue injuries, cracking joints and several other topics.

Thanks to Morgan Wilson Music and JJ Worthen for allowing us to use parts of their songs.

Show notes for Episode 116

YouTube Video of our conversation