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WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENT?

Join this chAT to learn what it means to be an Athletic Trainer/Therapist around the globe and how this can lead to international work, collaboration and growth of our profession.

Our distinguished panel discusses how to navigate the agreement, which countries are currently connected through the agreement and how it serves our profession around the globe.

The Panel:

Steve Aspinall is a registered Sport Rehabilitator and has been the Chief Executive Officer for BASRaT since 2018 and prior to that he was Chair of the Executive Committee for 13 years. Previously, he was a lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation in the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford for over 20 years and was also an Associate Editor at the British Journal of Sports Medicine from 2015 to 2023; the worlds leading Sports and Exercise Medicine journal. (BASRaT)

Pete Dewar currently serves as the Director of Operations for the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA). He is also a Board Member of the Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada (AAAC), contributing to the oversight and development of accreditation practices across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to his leadership roles in Canada, Pete is internationally engaged as the Chair of the World Congress Committee for the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT), where he helps shape global collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field. Pete holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Purdue University and a Master’s in Teaching and Teacher Education from the University of Arizona. He has been a Board of Certification Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) since 2008. (CATA)

Shannon Fleming is the Sr. Vice President of Credentialing for the BOC. Shannon began a career in athletic training as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Nebraska Wesleyan University from August 1999 to May 2000. Educational credentials include a Master of Arts in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from Tennessee Technological University and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Nebraska Wesleyan University. (BOC)

Enda Whyte is an assistant professor in the School of Health and Human Performance and currently programme chair for the BSc in Athletic Therapy and Training at Dublin City University. Enda is the co-founder of the Centre for Injury Prevention and Performance in the School of Health and Human Performance. His research themes include determining risk factors for common musculoskeletal injuries related to physical activity and the subsequent development of injury prevention programmes which he has published widely on. (ARTI)