Annual Meeting

KATS provides its membership with opportunities for continuing education and professional growth. KATS offers a yearly educational program that is open to certified athletic trainers, physicians, athletic training students, and other sports medicine professionals.

2018 Annual Meeting

The 2018 Annual Meeting was hosted by St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center in Erlanger, KY.

Saturday June 9, 2018: 8:00am – 4:30pm, Clinical Symposium and Members' Meeting.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)	Note
8:00am-8:10am	Welcome	Scott Helton, ATC
8:10am-8:45am	CAATE Update	Justin Farr, MS, ATC
8:15am-12:15pm	EBP Session: Athletic Trainer's Utilization & Clinical Establishment of IV Access & Fluid Administration to Improve Patient Care 4-EBP hours provided by Eastern Kentucky University AP#P3683	Eric Fuchs, DA, ATC, AEMT	This session has limited capacity. The session will be only be open to the first 25 attendees who register. An additional $40.00 fee will be charged for this session.
8:45am-9:45am	Addressing Neuroplasticity in Your Orthopedic Clinical Practice	Dustin Grooms, PhD, ATC, CSCS
9:45am-10:00am	Break
10:00am-11:30am	EBP Session: Predicting Ankle Sprains: A Path to Prevention 1.5-EBP hours provided by the University of Kentucky AP#P2382	Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA
11:30am-12:00pm	AT Cares Presentation	Doug Means, MA, ATC/Kristan Erdmann, EdD, ATC
12:00pm-2:30pm	Lunch and Business Meeting – Awards/Tory Lindley/SEATA
2:30pm-3:30pm	2018 Concussion Update: Where is the Science Taking Us?	Tad Seifert, MD
3:30pm-4:30pm	Physical Assessment and Training Considerations for the Proximal Segments	Thomas Palmer, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Bill Cubbage, ATC elected to the KATS Hall of Fame!

Awards
Congratulations to all of the 2018 award winners! Their contributions to athletic training and sports medicine has been remarkable!

Tom Simmons
Award

Bill Edwards
Western Kentucky
University

High School Athletic Trainer of the Year

Ray Hibbert
Kentucky Country Day

College Athletic Trainer
of the Year

Rayshaun Bailey
University of the Cumberlands

Tom Simmons
Award

Jerry May
University
of Louisville (ret)

Clinic Athletic Trainer
of the Year

Kyle Webster
Drayer Physical Therapy

Award
of Merit

Randy McGuire
Georgetown
College

Tom Simmons
Award

Artie McGuffin
Spencer Co. HS, Holmes,
Covington Catholic HS (ret)

Sponsor
of the Year

St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Erlanger, KY

Scholarship
Recipients

Molly Mertle
Northern Kentucky
University

Not Pictured
Kalia Barnett: Eastern
Kentucky University

Gabe Chapman: Eastern
Kentucky University

Olivia Schmitt: Thomas
More College

Tom Simmons
Award

Walt McCombs
University
of Kentucky (ret)

Co-Sports Medicine Person
of the Year

Phillip Hurley, MD
Owensboro, KY

Co-Sports Medicine Person
of the Year

Tad Seifert, MD
Louisville, KY

Recognition of Service was presented to Jamey Carver, ATC for serving as the Region 4 Representative from 2006-2018 (not pictured) and Taylor Temnick, ATC, for serving as Secretary from 2014-2018. KATS thanks both Jamey and Taylor for all of their efforts and commitment to the athletic training profession!