March is National Athletic Trainers Month

Mar 6, 2014 | Blog

 What an important role the Athletic Trainer can play in your life or that of your child’s. I recently met a local Athletic Trainer who helped to save the life of a high school female basketball player by using an AED & CPR. Athletic Trainers do save lives. The Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program is hosting it’s annual Symposium at Brooks & Everbank Field April 11-12. Experts will share the latest on concussion, C-spine management, asthma, sickle cell, and more. Certainly this is a premier educational opportunity. More info at www.jsmp.us. Athletic Trainers celebrate National Athletic Trainers Month with the theme “We’ve got your back.”  Join us March 27th at JSMP at 6:30 for a tailgate dinner and educational program on “The Spine and Sports.”  Say hello to retiring Jaguar Athletic Trainer Mike Ryan as he move on to new adventures.

About Jim Mackie

JIM GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND RECEIVED A MASTERS DEGREE FROM EAST- ERN KENTUCKY. HE IS A CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER AND IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. HIS WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, BRAINTREE HOSPITAL OUT-PATIENT REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE AND BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL & BAPTIST ST. VINCENT’S HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION, AND ST. VINCENT’S REHABILITATION & SPORTS MEDICINE. JIM ALSO SERVES AS A PRECEPTOR FOR THE ATHLETIC TRAINING CURRICULUM WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA.

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