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| OATA remains committed to building and supporting the capacity and reach of Ontario's AT Community. Many Members are supporting their clinical and field practice by developing and offering courses. It's wonderful to have ATs able to take training and courses from ATs and not just PTs, Chiros and others in the and sport medicine space. In addition to free promotion of Member courses, the OATA is helping take any Member-developed course content and transforming it (at no cost to the Member) into online accessible e-learning modules to offer on the OATA E-Learning Platform. AT4AT programming. ARE YOU READY?? |
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DEMYSTIYING THE SI JOINT, A MANUAL APPROACH TO TREATMENT SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025 |
COURSE DESCRIPTION The Sacroiliac joint is frequently subject to injury. Because it functions differently to joints in the extremity, the approach to treatment must needs be different. To address it, an understanding of the joint mechanics is essential. So too is comprehending the role of the forces generated by sport and their effect on the joint. Clearly, the enigma of addressing such a unique joint is challenging, hence successful treatment strategies for the SI are an essential component to the therapist’s skill set. The objective of this course is to boost the clinician’s understanding of the SI joint and to equip them with a myriad of manual techniques to treat it. This course teaches the clinician to recognize SI conditions, to understand why this has occurred, and how to address it successfully. In this 1-day course you will be challenged to learn a wide selection of manual intervention strategies. Expect to initiate the subtlest of palpation skills with your hands, as well as use the physicality of direct fascial release. You will manipulate the soft tissue as well as activate the Nervous System. While the techniques are not, in the strict sense original, they are unique in terms of how they are purposed and how they are adapted. At the end of the course, you will be equipped with a totally original approach to addressing the SI. You will also have expanded your technique repertoire significantly as well as your knowledge of body mechanics of how this relates to mechanisms of injury. |
DATE | July 12 2025 TIME | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (EDT) LOCATION | Royal Canadian College of Massage Therapy 1446 Don Mills Rd, Unit #240 North York, ON M3B 3N3 INSTRUCTOR Jonathan Maister BSoc.Sci, Reg.AT-ON, CAT(C), RMT, CSMTA SF |
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VISION & OCULOMOTOR DYSFUNCTION IN CONCUSSION August 16 & 17, 2025 | Hamilton, ON |
COURSE DESCRIPTION As an Athletic Therapist, have you ever wondered how vision plays a role “beyond 20/20” in overall rehabilitation and / or enhancement with your patients? This course is your chance to learn more and gain practical hands-on skills in terms of detection and triage and apply these skills confidently! This condensed course will allow you as an AT to leave the weekend feeling confident about being able to detect both visual and vestibular issues and when required, getting professions such as Neuro-Optometry (OD FCOVD) or a Doctor of Audiology (AuD, AIB) involved to help. Extensive presentations covering everything from techniques for screening to anatomy will be covered, including both the visual and vestibular system and how to tease them apart in terms of diagnostics. Prepare for a weekend that will give you a completely different perspective on what you thought vision was, with the use of visual illusions and other hands-on demonstrations with ophthalmic tools such as prisms to show how the visual system can easily dominate our other senses. Knowing more about our most dominant sensory system other than “just plain 20/20” is critical for the success of many of your patients, far more than you think! |
DATE | August 16 y 17, 2025 LOCATION | McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS | 15 INSTRUCTORS
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Contact the following OATA approved Canadian Red Cross-Certified Athletic Therapists who offer First Responder Courses to meet the proof of valid First Responders/BLS Certification in time for registration renewal. |
Andrea Prieur theprieurs@rogers.com Andrea Prieur is well-respected and well-known Ontario Certified Athletic Therapist. Graduating from the Athletic Therapy program over 20 years ago, she continued to stay directly involved in the AT profession. She taught curriculum First Responder and was a placement coordinator for a number of years.Andrea has served as an AT on Canadian Core Health Care teams at multiple Major Games including the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. ATs regularly request to take her First Responder courses. She is a Red Cross certified First Responder Instructor with the benefit of well-honed field skills and experience. Andrea's courses are first-come, first-served. Contact her directly for details. |
Mike Recine mike.recine@sheridancollege.ca Mike is a Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(C)), an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (D.O.M.P) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Currently, he is a full-time professor at Sheridan College in the Athletic Therapy program where he teaches the Emergency Conditions courses. Mike has been a Red Cross Training Partner and Certified Emergency Care instructor since 2015, primarily offering First Responder and BLS courses to allied healthcare professionals. |
Cesar Cruz info@ollintherapy.ca Cesar Cruz is an Athletic Therapist and Registered Massage Therapist. Currently he works at the National Ballet of Canada and Canada's National Ballet School; he is also the Head Athletic Therapist for the York United Football Club of the Canadian Premier League. Cesar completed his B.A. in Kinesiology as well as a Certificate in Athletic Therapy at York University, he also completed a Diploma in Massage Therapy at the Institute of Complementary & Alternative Therapies and the Diploma of Contemporary Medical Acupuncture at McMaster University. |
Barb Paraskevakos info@ollintherapy.ca Barbara Paraskevakos is an Ontario Certified Athletic Therapist and Certified Canadian Red Cross First Responder Instructor. After graduating from the York University Athletic Therapy Certificate Program she joined the wellness team at the National Ballet of Canada. She continues to provide field coverage for a number of sports and events including League One soccer and Stars on Ice. Barbara uses her experiences on the field, for real-life application to her First Responder courses. |
Brittany Galan brittanygalan@gmail.com Pulse was founded by Brittany Galan in order to provide First Responder Training to everyone, ranging from the general public to health care providers. As the primary instructor at Pulse, Brittany uses her background in Kinesiology, Athletic Therapy & Osteopathy to provide comprehensive First Responder courses. Her on-field experiences working with a wide range of sports at numerous levels enables her to gear courses towards individuals providing medical coverage for sporting events or working with athletes, bringing in real-world scenarios. |
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