Allen reached out to us and wanted to share his experiences in the expansion of the athletic training profession and how many avenues our skillset can take us to make an impact on patients lives.

Allen has done so much in his career from working in collegiate and professional sports, to the industrial setting and now in the workers compensation world of healthcare. He shares what he has learned along the way and how the has found new avenues to increase his skillset and ultimately his value when it comes to patient care and utilizing a variety of skills across the profession.

If you’re not content with where you are at currently in your career, this is a great episode to highlight all the other things you could do in your career and find fulfillment along the way.

Thanks Allen for reaching out and connecting. Can’t wait to do it in person.

In This Episode:

+Life and career changes

+Working in the workers compensation industry

+ICD-10 and medical coding/billing

+Getting involved to make a change

+Judiscious vs. judicial in your work

+Perspective on NATA

Connect with Allen Thompson

@: Allen@steadpoint.com

@: athompstl@yahoo.com

Instagram: @athomstl_ergoatc LINK https://www.instagram.com/athomstl_ergoatc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-thompson-ms-atc-cae-aoeas-18a36474/

662.617.5611

LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2025/02/ep-183-allen-thompson-at-expansion.html

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org

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The end of week 4 and Matt talks about the importance of relationships.

LINK:https://youtu.be/wfJ3HpgZ8f8

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The end of week 3 and a discussion on marketing and digital footprints and tools and resources that Matt has used to help create his.

LINK: https://youtu.be/uiXCQDhaFHw

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Week 1 of virtual concussion clinic is done. Matt reflects on what he has learned so far along the way. He discusses what it felt like to let go and have that be the first time in his lifetime he has been told “we don’t want you around.”

#concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple

This is the second episode featuring the ATPPS. In this episode, we talk to Tara Saprano and Aaron Hajart who are an integral part of the educational aspect of ATPPS. Aaron talks more in-depth about the annual meeting and all the aspects of planning educational material, getting feedback on what people want to learn, and making sure the material is staying as current as possible. Tara discusses the focus on education, year-round and what ATPPS has done to continue to make sure that members stay engaged and have opportunities to learn throughout the year.

They also highlight a new certification that has gone live as of this recording that focuses on DME and discuss how this is the first step in plans to continue to provide more value to members. If you want more insight into the educational aspect of ATPPS, this episode covers it all.

Check out the annual conference: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/atpps25/home/

In This Episode:

+Year round education-member feedback

+Annual conference planning

+Educational collaboration with other organizations

>Partnerships with residency programs

+Content curated specifically for the setting

+The importance of facilitating networking

+DME Certificate

Connect with Tara & Aaron

Tara Saprano

@: tara.saprano@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-soprano/

Aaron Hajart

@: aaron.hajart@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronhajart/

LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2025/01/ep-182-athletic-trainers-in-physician.html

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org

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Hear from Matt Campbell as he takes MCC virtual and all the steps that have gone into it and all the learning in real time. Matt is candid in what is going on and how he is handling it all and we appreciate that. Follow along with his story. Here are Entries 1 & 2.

#concussion #mwcc #complicatedsimple

This is the first episode of a series featuring the Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society. In this first episode we talk with current president Tim Nicolello, past president Michael Doyle and current vice president JJ Wetherington. They share the story of how ATPPS got started and how a couple of conversations continued to grow into what the organization has built today. It is an incredible story of finding a common mission, coming together to build the organization and the importance of listening to membership.

If you’re in this setting (which I am and will soon be a member) there is a ton of great information and resources both in person and throughout the year. If you want to attend their conference, it is coming up fast from February 20-22 in Louisville, KY.

LINK: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/atpps25/home/

In This Episode:

+The found and start of ATPPS

+First conference in 02/2018 with about 70 people.

+The importance of networking and collaboration

+Focusing on engagement all year: advocacy, education outside of AT and collaboration with other societies/organizations

+Future plans for ATPPS

+”It’s not who we treat, it’s how we treat them.”

Connect with Tim, Michael and JJ

Tim Nicolello

@: Tim.nicolello@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-nicolello/

Michael Doyle

@: Michael.doyle@atpps.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-doyle-1a9b16a/

JJ Wetherington

@: jj.wetherington@atpps.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jj-wetherington/

LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2025/01/ep-181-athletic-trainers-in-physician.html

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere

Miguel is a first generation college student and therefore, also a first generation athletic trainer. We connected with Miguel through social media and asked what topic or story he would like to share and the story of being a first generation college student was where we landed. In this episode, we discuss Miguel’s path of getting into college, finding the athletic training profession and then figuring out the next steps from there and beyond.

Miguel shares his story about figuring out what was next, asking questions, and finding people that could help him along the way to end up where he is now and set his plans for the future. Miguel’s story is a great one and definitely inspirational in the way he figured out each step and continues to advance his career. It was great to talk to him and we hope you enjoy the episode.

In This Episode:

+Being a first generation college student

+Figuring out the steps to get to college and beyond

+Finding athletic training as a major

+Navigating changes in career plans

Connect with Miguel

+Twitter: @migsilva13 (LINK: https://x.com/migsilva13 )

+IG: @silvamiguelatc (LINK: https://www.instagram.com/silvamiguelatc/ )

+LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/miguelsilva34

LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2025/01/ep-180-miguel-silva-one-step-at-time.html

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org

#ATCchat #ATtwitter #complicatedsimple #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #careeverywhere