Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association
2025 Annual Symposium & Business Meeting
June 12-14, 2025
Agenda
Thursday June 12th
1:30pm - 3:00pm Registration (Pre-Con Attendees)
St. Charles Convention Center
Junior Ballroom D Pre-Function Area
1 Convention Center Blvd
St. Charles, MO
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3:00pm - 6:00pm Pre-Conference Session (Junior Ballroom D)
”Incorporating New Items on the Sport Concussion Assessment and Office Tools: Evidence and
Clinical Utility of Tandem Gait, Vestibular/Ocular Assessment, and Orthostatic Vital Signs”
* Ryan Moran PHd, LAT, ATC
-Associate Professor; The University of Alabama, Department of Health
Science
-Director; Athletic Training Research Laboratory, The University Of Alabama
Friday June 13th
7:30am - 9:30am Registration
St. Charles Convention Center
Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area
1 Convention Center Blvd
St. Charles, MO
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All Educational Sessions Will Be Held in Junior Ballroom C&D
9:00 - 10:00am
”Do Guardian Caps Work? Evidence on the Effectiveness of Helmet Add-Ons
in Contact and Collision Sports”
* Ryan Moran PHd, LAT, ATC
-Associate Professor; The University of Alabama, Department of Health
Science
-Director; Athletic Training Research Laboratory, The University Of Alabama
10:00am - 11:30am “Are They in the RED, or Are They FED? The Fine Line of Performance Nutrition”
* Rebecca McConville MS, RD, LD, CSSD, CEDRD-C
-Rebecca McConville Consulting; Lee’s Summit, Missouri
11:30am - 12:00pm Vendor Break (Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Box Lunch (additional fee) & MoATA Business Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm “Capitalizing on the AT/PT Relationship in Concussion Management:
Using a Team Approach for Optimal Outcomes”
* Rebecca Bliss PT, DPT, DHSc
-Clinical Associate Teaching Professor; University of Kansas Medical
Center Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science and Athletic Training
Department, Kansas City, Kansas
-Program Coordinator; University of Missouri Neurological Physical
Therapy Residency Program
* Carolina Quintana PhD, ATC
-Clinical Assistant Professor; University of Kansas Medical Center,
Kansas City, Kansas
-Athletic Trainer (PRN); University of Kansas Health System
2:30pm - 3:00pm Vendor Break (Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area)
3:00pm - 4:00pm “Governmental Affairs: Advocating for Athletic Trainers and
Practicing Per Our License”
* Michael Hudson PhD, LAT, ATC
-Professor; Missouri State University School of Health Care Professions
-MoATA Governmental Affairs Chairperson
4:00pm - 5:00pm “Can They, or Should They…Are you asking the wrong question?”
* Brandon Hetzler ATC
-Clinical Coordinator for Sports Medicine; Mercy Sports Medicine,
Springfield, MO
5:00pm - 5:30pm Vendor Break (Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area)
5:30pm - 6:00pm Seating & Cash Bar for MoATA Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet (Junior Ballroom A&B)
6:00pm - 8:00pm MoATA Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet
8:00pm - 11:00pm MoATA Social
Saturday June 14th
7:00am - 8:00am Registration
St. Charles Convention Center
Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area
1 Convention Center Blvd
St. Charles, MO
Get Directions Here
All Educational Sessions Will Be Held in Junior Ballroom C&D
8:00 - 9:00am
”Eye Injuries in Sports”
* Francisco Garcia-Ferrer MD
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* Maggie Pohlmeier OD
-Optometrist; Mercy Eye Specialists, St. Louis, Missouri
-Optometrist; St. Louis Cardinals
9:00am - 10:00am “Prevention and Management of Common Dental Injuries”
* Samantha Mahaffey DDS
-Mahaffey Family Dentistry; Springfield, Missouri
10:00am - 10:30am Vendor Break (Junior Ballroom Pre-Function Area)
10:30am - 11:30am “XXXXXXXXXXXXXX”
11:30am - 12:30am “Hand and Wrist Injuries in Sports”
* Brian Mahaffey MD, MSPH, CAQSM, FAAFP
-Primary Care Sports Medicine/Director of Sports Medicine/Sports
Medicine Specialty Council; Mercy Clinics, St. Louis, Missouri
-Head Team Physician; Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri
-Team Physician and Coordinator of Major League Medical Services;
St. Louis Cardinals
12:30pm Wrap Up and Conclusion