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The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society invites you to join Jason Kopec as he starts a conversation with members of the athletic training community and experts from around the country to engage and foster relationships in the state, talk about current topics that affect athletes and provide resources for all of us to be better athletic trainers.
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
‼️New Podcast Alert‼️
On today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Rebecca Stearns, PhD, ATC and COO of the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) within the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Stearns specializes in preventing sudden death in sport and dives deep into prevention, recognition and treatment of heat related illness. This show is perfect as we gear up for preseason fall sports. Listen now!! Link in bio.
In this episode we discuss:
🔹Background and education.
🔹KSI’s structure and programs.
🔹What is NCCSIR.
🔹 KSI’s role in helping push policy change at the state level.
🔹Policy and procedures pertinent to preventing sudden death in sport.
🔹Gearing up for preseason.
🔹Importance if heat acclimatization.
🔹Heat illness red flags.
🔹Cold water immersion.
🔹Prevention strategies.
Resources and contact info:
▶️ Twitter: @BeccaStearns
▶️ Email: rebecca.stearns@uconn.edu
▶️ KSI: https://ksi.uconn.edu
▶️ https://www.nata.org/press-release/092519/interassociation-recommendations-preventing-catastrophic-injury-and-death
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