Join us for an insightful presentation, "Strategic Conversations: Mastering Conversations with Firefighters," led by Annette Zapp, MA, CSCS*D, CISSN, and moderated by Maura Shea, PSATS Executive Director. This video explores essential strategies for improving communication between athletic trainers and firefighters. Learn key terms and concepts, understand the critical role of effective communication in enhancing readiness to change, and discover practical techniques to overcome common barriers. Elevate your communication skills and foster stronger relationships within the firefighting community.

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Executive Board executive director Maura Shea DAT, LAT, ATC Company: Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Position: Athletic Trainer and Career Firefighter Location: Indianapolis, IN President Miranda Zamora-Williams DAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS Company: Decypher- 351st SWTS Position: Athletic Trainer Location: Albuquerque, NM Vice President Ashley Roberts MS, ATC C ompany: O2X Human Performance Position: Manager, Talent and Recruitment Location: United States Treasurer Open Company: Position: Location: Secretary Ann Seaton MS, LAT, ATC Company: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Sports Medicine Position: Athletic Trainer Location: Lancaster, PA Social Media Coordinator Elizabeth McCabe MS , LAT, ATC Company: Christus Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Position: Tactical Athletic Trainer Location: Tyler, TX Digital media Coordinator Brittany Braun DAT, MBA, LAT, ATC, CSCS, RYT-200hr Company: KBR Wyle Position: Tactical Athletic Trainer Location: Virginia Education Coordinator Josh True MA, ATC, CSCS, FMSC Company: Beacon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Position: Athletic Trainer Location: Cincinatti, OH External Organization Liaison Traci Tauferner LAT, ATC, CSCS Company: Advanced Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Position: Tactical Athletic Trainer

Public Safety Athletic Trainers' society Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us welcome The Public Safety Athletic Trainers Society is a community of athletic trainers dedicated to providing the highest level of care to tactical athletes and educating public entities about the benefits of athletic trainers in their workplace. Learn More Join how can PSATS help you? Member resources CONTINUING EDUCATION stay up to date Community forum Why first responders need athletic trainers According to NFPA, in 2022, United States Firefighter injuries totaled 65,650. Of those injuries, 22% of them were from slips/trips/falls, and 31% of them were due to overexertion and strain. ________________________ In 2020, FBI statistics reported injury rates for United States Police Officers totaling 60,105. Of the total, 31% of those officers sustained injuries from physical altercations. Thank you to our Sponsors! PSATS proudly supports: Public Safety Athletic Trainers' Society © 2007 © 2023 by The Plan. Proudly created with Wix.com

2026 Quarterly Report Quarter 1 PSATS hosted the 5th Annual Virtual Conference in February for a total of 6 BOC Cat A CEUs and 0.6 CEUs for NSCA. The annual conference featured an expo room showcasing our incredible sponsors. If you missed the conference, it is still available to purchase in the store and you can receive 6 BOC Cat A CEUs. 2.0 Cat A CEUs were offered outside of the annual conference. 2024 CEUs are expiring each month and can be found in the resources section under non-CEU content. Q4 BOC grant was awarded to 3 students Mapping Project is open for any updates for Public Saety ATs Nominations for Nancy C. Burke Innovation Award are open until April 15, 2026. Quarter 2 Voting for elections has closed, elected positions announced at the annual meeting: - Vice President: Ashley Roberts - Education Coordinator: Josh True - Secretary: Ann Seaton - Social Media Coordinator: Liz McCabe Hosted virtual annual business meeting and CEU event Offered 4.5 BOC Cat A CEUs 2024 CEUs are expiring each month and can be found in the resources section under non-CEU content. Q1 Grant Opportunity for Speaker was not awarded to any recipients Q2 Grant Opportunity for Research closed on June 30, 2026 Nominations closed for the Nancy C. Burke Award on April 15 Mapping Project is open for any updates for Public Safety ATs Quarter 3 - Quarter 4 2025 Quarterly Report Quarter 1 PSATS held the 4th Annual Virtual Conference in February for a total of 6 BOC Cat A CEUs and .5 CEUs in Cat A for NSCA If you missed the conference, it is still available to purchase in the store and 6 BOC CEUs are available 2023 CEUs are expiring each month and can be found in the resources section under non-CEU Q4 BOC exam grant was awarded to one student winner Mapping project is still open for updates to Public Safety AT programs Keep an eye out for open board member positions submission/voting in early June Nominations for Nancy C. Burke Innovation Award are open until May 4, 2025 until 12 pm EST. Quarter 2 PSATS Executive Director and President collaborated with NATA COPA in June for a Timely Topic on “The AT and Advancing Safety Protocols in Public Safety Academies” PSATS offered 3.0 BOC CEUs in Q2 Nancy C. Burke Innovation Award was awarded to Anna Sedory, MS, LAT, ATC with Fairfax County Police Department Annual meeting was held in Orlando, FL Mapping project is open for updates (please update yearly- check your email) Proposed by-law changes passed: -Allow President, VP, or Exec Director to be present for a meeting to occur with voting -Over one year appointment will count as a full term Board member updates: Vice President: Alan Russell Social Media Coordinator: Elizabeth McCabe Education Coordinator: Josh True Digital Media Coordinator: OPEN, message is interested! Quarter 3 PSATS offered 3.0 BOC CEUs in Q3 Expired CEUs have been moved to the Resources tab on the website and marked as “Non-CEU Video Content” Q3 Education Grant is open until 9/30/25 Created new, streamlined system for sponsorship opportunities Board member position update: Brittany Braun is a new board member as the digital media coordinator Mapping project is open for updates to public safety athletic training programs (please update yearly- check your email) The timely topic on heat and sickle cell related death made in collaboration with the NATA was published on the website Quarter 4 PSATS offered 4.5 BOC CEUs in Q4 -thank you to the Women’s Tactical Performance Summit for partnering with us to bring quality CEU content in October and November Expiring CEU content from October, November and December 2023 has been moved to the Resources tab and marked as “Non CEU Content” Applications for Quarterly Grants has been updated to subscribers only with the exception of athletic training students who will receive one year of CEU content, if awarded a grant. Two rollover grants from Q2 and Q3 were awarded New Instagram handle was created: @public.safety.at.society PSATS website forum was updated to two groups - General Discussion and Job Postings Q4 BOC Exam Grant closed and will be awarded in January 2026 Mapping Project is continuing for updates to public safety athletic training programs 2024 Quarterly Report Quarter 1 PSATS hosted our 3rd Annual Conference in February which provided 6 Cat A BOC CEUs and .6 NSCA CEUs The conference can be purchased on our website if you were not able to make it (only BOC CEUs available after date of conference) We are gearing up for our Annual Meeting in New Orleans during NATA week, stay tuned for details! Submissions closed for our first ever Funds Allocation Grant. Awardees will be notified in April! Our next grant will be the Research Grant which is open April 1st thru June 30th. This program is to support current members in good standing with a scholarship to provide funds for conducting or presenting their research. See the website for more details and the form to apply! The PSATS Innovation Award nominations will open in April. See the website for further details on how to nominate a deserving athletic trainer!! Quarter 2 Hosted our in-person Annual Meeting in NOLA followed by 1 Cat A BOC CEU lecture April and May CEU videos were posted to our website for CEU subscribers Clothing Store opened (link on website homepage) and will close July 10, 2024 Mapping Project started to collect data from members. Link can be found on website homepage! Funds Allocation Committee (FAC) Q2 submissions for Research closed and awardees will be notified by July 28th Q3 FAC submissions for Education will open July 1 and run thru Sept 31. See the website tab under "Member Resources & CEUS" for more information and how to apply for a scholarship! We successfully advocated for California public safety ATs to ensure practice was not limited during legislative processes Quarter 3 Hosted 3 virtual CEU opportunities posted to the website for CEU subscribers FAC awarded $755 to one Q2 Research Grant applicant Mapping project is still collecting data Now accepting payments through Apple Pay and Google Pay Updated board member email addresses PSATS Virtual Conference 2025 is set! Save the date for Feb. 7, 2025 PSA Quarter 4 Hosted a total of 11.0 CEU opportunities for subscribers in Quarter 4 Partnered with the HWS conference for 9.0 CEUs in October Funds Allocation Committee (FAC) awarded $190 to one applicant for the Q3 Education grant Q4 BOC Exam grant closes December 31 Q1 Speaker Grant opens Jan 1, 2025 and ends March 31, 2025 Selected speakers for 2025 Virtual Conference, look for registration to open on January 3, 2025 Board Member position of Vice President has been vacated and is open for appointment 2023 Quarterly Report Quarter 1 N ew subscription p ricing model 2nd Annual Virtual PSATs Conference with 6 BOC CEUs and 0.5 NSCA CEUs offered 2 Additional CEUs offered through monthly content (January and March) In-person Annual Meeting at NATA Annual Clothing Sale New bylaws released Bylaws link 1st Annual Innovation in Public Safety Award Open Board Positions: President Treasurer Digital Media Coordinator Education Coordinator Quarter 2 Annual Business Meeting was in person for the first time since COVID in Indianapolis during NATA Convention 2023. Video was recorded and can be found under 'Video' tab. Bylaws were edited and voted in unanimously by the membership at the annual meeting. Innovation in Public Safety Athletic Training Award was created and awarded to Nancy Burke. The Innovation in Public Safety Athletic Training Award was named after Nancy Burke for her service and dedication to the profession Open seats for Digital Media Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator were appointed by the board. The current board is as follows: Executive Director: Maura Shea President: Miranda Zamora-Williams Vice President: Brady Corse Treasurer: Lynsey Hansen Secretary: Elizabeth McCabe Social Media Coordinator: Kelsey Tanler Digital Media Coordinator: Molly Hinchliff Education Coordinator: Alan Russell Discussion with NATA President Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC to outline goals for better collaboration. Public Safety related CEUs provided for April and May virtually and June for in-person members. Quarter 3 3 more Category A CEUs were added on our website for subscribers to watch Opened our call for speakers and proposals for the PSATS Conference closing 11/19/23 Website has gone und er construction and is being revamped to be more user friendly and make finding content easier A search function has been added along with "tags" to video resources for finding specific content, faster Members were successful in taking action to help Iowa ATs keep state licensure by emailing legislators and lobbyists Quarter 4 3.5 Category A CEUs added on our website for subscribers to watch CEUs can be purchased individually for non-subscription Speakers have been selected for PSATS Conference (9 Feb 2024) Registration for PSATS Conference opens January 2, 2024 Website has had a huge makeover! Take some time to explore the new site. Video and journal content can be found more easily with the addition of a search bar. The Funds Allocation Committee has been working on scholarships for a variety of areas: speaker, education, research, student. The first scholarship application will open January 1, 2023. Stay tuned! 2022 Accomplishments Quarter 1 January – -Q&A regarding resilience in first responders from F.I.R.S.T. COO and dispatcher, Rebecca Densmore February – -Inaugural PSATS conference March – -Recording of Chalk Talk with Rebecca Densmore posted Quarter 2 May- Chalk Talk with Dr. Cathy Goldstein regarding common sleep issues in first responders June - Annual meeting and CEU (Performing Your Best When Feeling Your Worst) Election of new board members VP - Brady Corse Secretary - Sarah Smith Re-Election of Social Media Coordinator - Miranda Zamora-Williams Quarter 3 July-Q&A with Melissa Stone to discuss her role as a social worker at the Bloomington Police Department August- Chalk Talk with Melissa Stone September-Q&A with Sheldon Miles, a Fire Department Chaplain to discuss PTSD, compassion, fatigue, suicide , and critical stress debrief First meeting with the budget allocation committee Began planning for the 2nd annual PSATS conference on February 10, 2023 Quarter 4 October and December Chalk Talks available online November Q&A available online Website update completed Conference speakers have been selected and notified… stay tuned! Dues structure update (watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAq8uaYE5gw ) 2021 Accomplishments Call for VP Applications Added a new Forum category for Brainstorming & Program Launch Banking finalized Monthly Q&As: January, as well as 2 of 3 parts posted of a series about opening a program and how to grow in your role Quarter 1 Quarter 3 C lothing drive; done and ordered August Q&A about organizational hierarchies in regards to law enforcement and both full time and volunteer fire departments. September Chalk Talk about funding a tactical athlete position within a department Board members have transitioned into their new roles. President - Maura Shea Treasurer - Traci Tauferner Digital Media Coordinator - Samantha Shruck Quarter 2 Monthly Q&A's Annual Open Membership Meeting Annual Meeting with Sleep Presentation for 1.0 CEU (Annette Zapp) Election Results:: President: Mo Shea Treasurer: Traci Tauferner Digital Medial Coordinator: Samantha Shruck Quarter 4 Q&A – Work Comp with Tim Druge and Anna Sedory in October Chalk Talk with Anna Sedory about Work Comp in November Q&A – manual therapy techniques with Mo in December Introduced new Instagram account: @public_safety_at_society Announced PSATS Virtual Conference for February 11th, 2022 2020 accomplishments Quarter 1 The overhaul of the PSATS Website Dues structure implemented to provide members with even more resources Social Media Coordinator role created to help keep up the demands of a growing website and growing social media presence Quarter 2 Interviews of both NATA Presidential Candidates (Find them on Q&A page) New open Facebook Page (Like & Follow us!) Bylaws Revised (Available here) Member Chat feature added We have 65 active subscribers!) New programs, articles, & podcasts added to Member Resource page Quarter 3 Virtual Annual Meeting & CEU Presentation (Thank you Sports Medicine Emergency Management!) Four positions filled: Vice President: Ed Strapp Secretary: Nicky Spitzenberger Social Media Coordinator: Miranda Zamora-Williams Digital Media Coordinator: Mo Shea New Q&As are up! Check out the newest on Mental Health in Public Safety Quarter 4 Ed Strapp has stepped into the role of President New Forum categories added to maximize user interaction and group thinking New Q&As are up! Check out the newest on examining your Practice Acts with Anna Sedory, Wildland Firefighting with Valerie Moody, & finally a holiday hello from your Board!

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