Your CATA Eblast
Has Arrived!

Take a moment to read about the Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act (H.R. 1846) and contact your congresswomen/men. Also, consider having friends, family and others send an email, letter, make a phone call and/or schedule an appointment to meet with an aide or representative in CT.  Find your Congressional Representative by visiting:

www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt www.nata.org & www.ctathletictrainers.org for more information.

Contact Your Congressional Representative!

Volume 1 Issue 3

June 2007

Please take time to provide feedback to
the CATA-COR on their reimbursement binder
and how they are doing. 
Visit 
www.ctathletictrainers.org to take the survey.  It takes less than 3 minutes to complete!

Committee on Revenue Survey

We are looking for photos of Athletic Trainers and Student Athletic Trainers in action. Forward your photos to: CATA@sacredheart.edu

CATA Committee on Revenue Student Members, Janet Simon from Southern Connecticut State University and Mark Maleri from Sacred Heart University, assist members to register for their NPI numbers.

Dan Kardos, Sacred Heart Athletic Training Student, takes the opportunity to interact with 2007 Key Note Speaker and NATA Vice President, Marjorie Albohm, MS, ATC/L.

The deadline for submitting items to the CATA summer newsletter is June 15. Please forward information to:

Vicky.Graham@ctathletictrainers.org

Newsletter Submissions

The 2007 Connecticut Senior Games and the Nutmeg State Games Sports Medicine team need your help!  Visit the following link if you are interested in volunteering this summer:  www.nutmegstategames.org

Sports Medicine Providers

Text Box: To remove your name from this mailing list or to submit questions or comments, contact CATA@sacredheart.edu

This year’s symposium was well attended by students, ATs and also Vendors. However, we are always looking to improve the symposium to meet the needs of all CATA stakeholders. Please take 2 minutes to complete the symposium survey to assist us in determining the best time, content and format for delivery of this event.

Click http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=929423873832 to begin the survey.

CATA Annual Symposium

HealthSouth and Elite Sports Medicine of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Present “Preseason for the Athletic Trainer” on August 7, 2007.  The event will take place from 8am-3:30pm in Hartford, CT.  Additional information regarding registration will be coming soon!

Save the Date!

Attendees take in the vendors.

Dr. Regis Turocy working one-on-one with CATA members in his Primal Reflex Release Breakout Session.