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Current News and Events
The PT Bill AB545 is headed to for a vote in committee on
Tuesday, January 22nd. Please view the WATA Legislative Update
to find out how to voice your concerns to legislators regarding this bill.
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Tim McGuine PhD LAT, from UW Health Sports Medicine is seeking LATs to take part in a prospective research study funded by the WATA. The study is titled "Epidemiology of Female High School Volleyball Injuries." If you are a LAT working in a high school outreach setting and are interested in assisting with the research, please click on the link above for more information.
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The WATA Fall Newsletter is currently available on the WATA
Website. The newsletter contains information regarding current State of
Wisconsin PT Legislation as well and many committee announcements. Click on
the link below to view the newsletter: www.watainc.org/news/newsletter/11152007.html
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There is still time to register for the first annual WATA Fall Symposium
that will be held at the Green Bay Health and Athleti
There is still time to
register for the first annual WATA Fall Symposium that will be held at the
Green Bay Health and Athletic Performance Center, on Saturday November 3rd from 9am to 5pm. The program
offers a range of topics that focus on performance, functional evaluation,
biomechanical assessment, and manual therapy and Pilates techniques.
For detailed information
please check out the course
brochure, register online
visit the Fall
Symposium section on the WATA Website.
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Please view the most recent WATA Update to the membership by clicking on
the following link: www
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Please view the August 2007 WATA Newsletter by clicking on the following
link: www
Please view
the August 2007 WATA Newsletter by clicking on the following link: www.watainc.org/news/newsletter/08222007.html
The
newsletter contains the following info for the membership:
- Message from the WATA President
- WATA
Golf Outing
- Worksite Wellness
Program Update
- Legislative Committee
- WATA
Awards Nominations
- Education Committee
Seeks Speakers
- Future Annual
Meeting Dates
- Leg.
Comm. Letter Writing Challenge
- GLATA Research
Committee
- WATA Meeting
Minutes
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The Wisconsin Athletic Trainers' Association Legislative Committee initiated it's first Student Letter Writing Challenge. Please click on the link above for more about the challenge.
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The WATA Reimbursement Committee has updated their List of Insurance
Plans Reimbursing for Athletic Training Services
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Mark your calendars for Friday, July 27th, 2007
Mark your calendars for Friday, July 27th, 2007. This years WATA Golf Outing is approching quickly.
The location is the beautiful "Pines" course at Lake Arrowhead,
located just south of Wisconsin Rapids. Please visit the Golf Outing Page on the WATA
website for specific information regarding the outing including online
registration and the golf outing brochure.
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On Tuesday May 22nd, the Wisconsin Assembly Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on AB 235: The Income and Franchise Fee Tax Credit for Workplace Wellness Programs which is sponsored by Rep Terry Moulton, Chippewa Falls. To find out more about the bill and how you can support it, please click on the link above.
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The WATA Legislative Committee has organized a WI Student Letter Writing Contest in an effort to support the current federal legislation related to athletic training. For more information on the contest and links to sample letters, please click on the link above.
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The WATA Awards Banquet was held on last Friday evening. The WATA welcomed two new members into the Hall of Fame and awarded the first ever Jeff Oliphant Memorial Post Graduate Scholarship. For a listing of WATA Award recipients, please click on the link above.
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The WATA is pleased to announce the launching of a redesigned WATA Website and new WATA Logo. For more information about the creation of the new website, click on the link above.
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The WATA Executive Committee will look for approval from the membership at this years Annual Business Meeting for a strategic plan that will provide direction for the WATA for the next five years. For more information on the strategic planning process and details on the plan, please click on the link above.
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WATA Membership,
I am writing to you as president of our state association to ask for your support. Your support is critical at this time. The NATA and our state association are in need of your assistance right now and time is of the essence. As many of you know, the bill entitled:
MEDICARE ACCESS TO PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2007 has been introduced on the house floor and is being sponsored by Edolphus Towns (D) from the State of New York. This bill is very similar in wording to the bill introduced last session by Senator Thomas in Wyoming. Full details are located on the NATA Web Site. A companion Senate Version of this bill will soon be introduced as well.
Please click on the link above for the full story and how you can help.
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