The Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society is excited to welcome you to Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN for the 2025 Annual Meeting and Symposium! Topics this year focus on specific injury evaluation and interventions, emergency care, and legal/ethical considerations for athletic trainers. Up to 18.5 CEUs may be obtained through main conference attendance. Below is a tentative list of topics and registration information.

New this year! Early professionals with less than 2 years of experience will be offered a discounted registration rate and students enrolled in a Professional Education Program will be granted free admission. Encourage the future of our profession to get involved!

Basic registration includes conference sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and one complimentary ticket to the awards dinner on Saturday evening. Additional tickets for the awards dinner may also be purchased separately ($25 per ticket).

Deadlines for discounted registration are as follows: Early-Bird: April 15, 2025 Advanced: May 29, 2025

Conference Schedule & Topics

  • Sessions will begin at approximately 11 am on Friday, May 30th and continue through Saturday, ending Sunday, June 1st at 12pm.

    • Friday 11am-6:15pm - General Sessions

    • Saturday 7:30am-6pm - General Sessions (lunch on your own (11:15-12:45pm)

    • Saturday 6:15-8:00 pm - Awards Dinner (ticket required)

    • Sunday 7:30am-12:00pm - General Sessions

  • Radial Pressure Wave Therapy in Athletic Training: Principles, Applications, and Evidence-Based Practice, Speaker: Jim Farnsworth, PhD, LAT, ATC

    Introduction to Diagnostic Ultrasound, Speakers: Mike Voight & Chris Wolfe

    Uni-compartmental Knee Arthroplasty with MACI Technique, Speaker: Dr. Looney

    The Athletic Trainers’ Role in Critical Incident Management & U.S. Presidential Policy Directives, Speaker: Dr. Eric Fuchs, FNAP, ATC, AEMT, SMTC, CIDN

    Round Table: Why Does it Matter? TN AT Practice Act, Board of ATs vs TATS, Membership

    Update on ACLR Surgery for the Athletic Trainer, Speaker: Dr. Eric Bowman

    Name, Image and Likeness essentials for Athletic Trainers, Speakers: Lynda Bowers, PhD & Dan Lawson, PhD

    Screening Surveys for a Biopsychosocial Model for Injury Prevention and Management, Speakers: Marisa Colston, PhD, ATC & Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC

    EMS is Enroute….. Now What? Speaker: Mark Buck, MS, ATC, AEMT

    Game-Changer: How Sensors and Mass Data are Revolutionizing ACL Risk Assessment, Rehab & RTP, Speaker: Dr. Nessler

    Integrating Mental Health & Sports Performance: The Role of Athletic Trainers, Speakers: Sedaria Williams, PhD (ABD) & Blake Tims, PhD (ABD)

    Evidence Based Approach to Shoulder and Knee Evaluation, Speaker: Taz Kicklighter, PhD, ATC

    Hip Injuries and Perspectives, Casey Lewis, PTA, ATC, LAT

    Emergency Preparedness: Are you ready?, Casey Riley, ATC, LAT

    Breaking Down the Achilles Tendon: Injury, Repair & Return to Play Considerations, Speakers: John Cicciaro PT, LAT, SCS & Ramsey Benkert PT, DPT

 Hotel Information

A room block has been reserved at Hampton Inn & Suites at Berry Farms, which is approximately 8 miles from Battle Ground Academy. The deadline for reserving rooms at the conference rate is May 7, 2025.

Individual cancellation is 48 hours in advance of arrival to not be charged one night in full.

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