OATA's Buzzcast: Recent Episodes
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BUZZCAST is the online digital “radio” hub featuring topics of interest and concern about athletic therapy. The focus will be on emerging trends in sports medicine, new modalities, techniques and issues that should be on our “radar”.
The OATA is pleased to have organized a strategic alliance with BDO to provide business advice -- including taxation and incorporation information --whether you are starting a practice, running a practice now, setting up as a sole practitioner or thinking about selling your practice. This episode focuses on Health Care Entrepreneurship with a focus on advice to clinic owners post-pandemic, COVID-19 recovery and other advice for new owners.
On this episode of Buzzcast Jen Mark sits down with Jeremy Cross to talk about preventing and addressing maltreatment and abuse in sport. This podcast surrounds itself around this call to action for ATs to understand their role in ensuring “safe sport”.
In this episode of BUZZCAST, Jen Mark sits down with Amy Oliver who specializes in leadership and entrepreneur training for healthcare professionals such as Athletic Therapists. Her online training programs help healthcare practitioners grow their careers and their business through learning how to execute strategy, while gaining management and leadership skills. She offers two training series over 10 weeks. Her special focus on women entrepreneurs may be of interest to women ATs. That program is designed specifically to help participants navigate the issues and required strategies to achieve gender equity at individual, organizational and societal levels.
Wendy Hampson 2020 Trillium Award Recipient and Marcia Franklin 2021 Trillium Award Recipient. This episode talks about working in a once male-dominated profession and advice for other women starting their own business/practice
In this Episode of BUZZCAST, Jen Mark sits down with Jennifer Johnson to discuss the expanding role of Athletic Therapists in the field of occupational health. More specifically, Jennifer Johnson shares how she, in her practice, defines what an industrial athlete is, what care is needed to treat them and how much Athletic Therapy can contribute to this sector. Workplace injury prevention and care is a growing practice area.
In this episode of Buzzcast Jen Mark sits down with Paul and Heather to talk about cultural athlete injuries. In specific, Paul discusses the role he has as an Athletic Therapist to attain their needs that will then better them as dancers. Heather goes into depth on her recent injury and how Athletic Therapy has allowed her to make a comeback.
This episode of BUZZCAST features an interview with SunLife Insurance Lumino Health about Canada's premier digital network. In this episode, learn about how the platform works for both the practitioner and for health care consumers.
Today we talk with Max the Owner of ClinicMaster the benefits of practicing virtual care.
In this episode, Jen Mark sat down and chat with Erin Brooks, the Head Athletic Therapist of the Toronto Argonauts during their 2004 Grey Cup win. Together, they discussed the important role Athletic Therapists play in major games and playoffs.
Get excited! We'll have an upcoming episode featuring an interview with Erin Brooks, Andy Playter and Jason Piekarz all about the Grey Cup!
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About Jen mark
Jen Mark is a full-time Athletic Therapist and Wellness Coach at Everest Academy based in Vaughan, Ontario. She has been a personal trainer since 2004 and added athletic therapy to the resume in 2009. She has trained ironman athletes, marathon & half marathon runners, cyclists, hockey players, as well as everyday athletes. In addition, she has also treated hockey players (peewee to NHL), softball players, runners, volleyball and football players, wrestlers and rugby players and many more. Her treatment style focus on addressing the root issue and strengthening the weakness and her training programs focus on balance, activation, and proper technique.
OATA is pleased to be working with Jen Mark to launch an internal podcast called BUZZCAST. AT-BUZZCAST will explore emerging sports medicine trends through interviews with thought leaders. It’s about topics related to being an AT - pivoting to virtual care, handling concussions and so much more! Tune in every second Thursday to connect with your fellow AT friends and family!