NATA updates emergency action plans in sport

Samantha Scarneo-Miller, Ph.D., ATC, will participate in a virtual media briefing held by The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) on Tuesday, July 23 from 3 – 4 p.m. ET. During the briefing, she will address the importance of Emergency Action Plans and discuss groundbreaking updates from the recently published Position Statement: Emergency Action Plan Development and Implementation in Sport.

Scarneo-Miller, assistant professor of Athletic Training, was recently tapped by the NATA to update the organization’s 22-year-old position statement. Her research sets in motion new priorities for responding to catastrophic injuries.

“This new position statement will help advance emergency preparedness in all sport settings, ultimately saving more lives,” Scarneo-Miller said. “This panel will discuss the various processes for the position statement, the use of these recommendations in clinical practice and will also highlight the importance of an emergency action plan based on a recent case.”

The panel consists of an interdisciplinary group of leading health care experts who will discuss the updated guidelines, discuss recent case history successes and provide instructions for how institutions can prepare in advance of an emergency.

Briefing Topics & Statement Updates:

• Innovative Development Procedures
• Venue and Sport-Specific EAPs
• EAP Coordinator Role
• Comprehensive Documentation
• Pre-Event Medical Meetings

Panelists

The briefing will be moderated by NATA President A.J. Duffy III, MS, ATC, PT. Other participants include:

Samantha E. Scarneo-Miller, PhD, LAT, ATC, program director and assistant professor, Division of Athletic Training, West Virginia University; and chair, position statement writing group

Rick Burkholder, MS, ATC, vice president of sports medicine and performance, Kansas City Chiefs

Darryl P. Conway, MA, AT, ATC, executive senior associate athletic director and chief health & welfare officer, University of Michigan Athletic Department, Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus; and member, position statement writing group

Jonathan Drezner, MD, professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine; director of the UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology; team physician for the Seattle Seahawks; editor-in-chief, British Journal of Sports Medicine; and member, position statement writing group

Shelly Jones, ATC, head athletic trainer, Aloha High School (Beaverton, Oregon);
sports medicine advisor, Oregon School Activities Association; sports medicine advisory committee member, National Federation of State High School Associations

To learn more about the national conversation and panel, visit the NATA website. Register for the panel via Zoom.

For more information on WVU’s Athletic Training program, visit medicine.wvu.edu/athletic-training/.