Rowan's Law was passed with unanimous support in the Ontario Legislature in March 2018.

The Law designates the last Wednesday in September as "Rowan's Law Day" in honour of the memory of Rowan Stringer.

The OATA supported the first  Rowan's Law petition and stood with MPP Lisa MacLeod --  the champion of this ground-breaking precedent on concussion legislation -- at the announcement of the Coroner's Inquest  Recommendations on Concussions that referenced the role for Athletic Therapists.

The OATA was one of the founding members of MacLeod's first Rowan's Law Working Group.

As Rowan's Law advanced, OATA and Athletic Therapists were displaced from the Working Group as the Government moved to accept regulated health professions only.

Please see the OATA letter to Minister MacLeod issued today requesting ATs return to the Working Group.

As Ontario's concussion experts, we agree whether its Return to Learn, Work or Play, the issue of concussion identification, treatment and monitoring is one we are proud to address.

HEADSUP ON CONCUSSION NEWS

The Ontario Athletic Therapist Association (OATA) is pleased to announce its partnership on concussion research and education with HeadsUpCAN.

“Our organization is excited to be partnering with the Ontario Athletic Therapist Association (OATA) to provide el-learning resources for its OATA Online Academy platform. At HeadsupCAN, we understand the value Athletic Therapists provide and the vital role they play in concussion recognition, removal, management and prevention in sport. We look forward to furthering our mission of building collaborative network that work to innovate concussion education, research and awareness through this partnership with OATA." 

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