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 SPATS 2012 Program ScheduleVATA 
Thursday June 14, 2012
8am – 4pm              TSATA/TEA Sports Medicine I & II Instructor Training
4pm – 7pm              SPATS Registration will be open
4pm – 7pm              Vendors Setup
 
Friday June 15, 2012
8am – 5pm                              Registration Open
8am – 6pm                              Vendors Area Open
 
9:00 – 9:50                              Jesse DeLee, MD 
                                               Update on ACL Research
                                     
9:55 – 10:45                            Michael Sander, MD
                                               Live Ankle Cadaver Dissection
                                               
10:50 – 11:40                          Mark Chassay, MD
                                              Managing Asthma
                                               
11:40 – 12:25                          LUNCH PROVIDED - Gridiron Heroes Video
 
12:30 – 1:20                            Miranda Finklestein, ATC
                                              Student Athletic Training Programs: An Overview
                                               
1:25 – 2:15                              Lisa Dix-Emperador, MD
           Cardiac Arrhythmias in Athletes
               
2:20 – 3:05                              Amy Garza, DPT
                                               Rehab- TBA
 
3:05 – 3:25                              BREAK (Snacks Provided)
               
3:30 – 4:20                              Mark Merrick, PhD, ATC
                                              Understanding, Diagnosing, and Managing Rhabdomyolysis in the Athlete
                                                 
4:25 – 5:15                              Jun Ellorimo, PT and Edith Ellorimo, PT, CKTP
                                               Injury Prevention for the Runner
 
8:00 - ???                                Social @ Pier 19
 
Saturday June 16, 2012
8am – 12pm                            Registration Open
8am – 2pm                              Vendors Area Open
 
9:00 – 9:50                              Damon Mitchell, ATC
                                               Concussion with Seizure in a Professional Football Player
 
9:55 – 10:45                            Darryl Conway, MA, ATC, EMT-T
           Risk Management & Emergency Planning- “Are You Prepared For The Ultimate Emergency?”
                                               
 
10:50 – 11:40                          John Cottingham MD
                                              Concussions Update
                                               
11:40 – 12:30                          Sergio Rodriguez, MD
                                              The Traumatic Upper Extremity
 
 
Sunday June 17, 2012
8:00 – 10:30                            Vendors Area Open
 
9:00 – 9:50                              Spanky Stephens, LAT
           TSATA, Texas Legislature Update
 
9:55 – 10:45                            Christopher Zaleski, MD
                                               Imaging Evaluation in Soft Tissue Injuries
 
10:50 – 11:40                          Hondo Schneider, MS, ATC, LAT
          UIL Medical Advisory Board Update
 
                                                               CLOSING

June 15 - 17, 2012
South Padre Island Convention Center

June 14, 2012
South Padre Island Golf Club

April 28, 2012
Donna High School

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