2025 KATS Annual Symposium & Meeting

Please join us for the 2025 Annual KATS Meeting and Symposium. The event will be held on Sunday, November 9th, 2025 in Manhattan at Kansas State University 8:00am - 4:30 pm. The Symposium will include 6 Category A hours. Presentation practice gap, objectives, clinic bottom line along with presenters CV can be found by following the speaker link found in the schedule below.

Registration Pricing

Early Bird Pricing will end on Oct 24th at 5:00 p.m.

All on-line registration will end on Nov 07th at 8:00 p.m.

Registration can be done the day of the symposium however ALL attendees will be charged $75.00(both certifieds and students) and lunch is not guaranteed.

KATS Hall of Fame Members please contact KATS President Justin Clark at [email protected] prior to registering.

Schedule:

7:00-8:00 am- Registration

8:00-9:00- KATS Awards Ceremony

9:00-9:15 Break

9:15-10:30- Professional Responsibility: BOC, Practice Act, & AT Compact-Brian Conway, KATS Executive Board

10:30-12:00- Upper Extremity Rehabilitation for the Throwing Shoulder-Ken Wainwright & Blaine Burris

12:00-12:30- Lunch

12:30-1:00 KATS Business Meeting

1:00-2:00-Mental Health Taylor Hooten Foundation

2:00-3:00- COPA Panel Discussion

3:00-3:15- Break

3:15-4:45-KPTA Sponsorsed Speaker: Lumbar Pelvic Stabilization & Extremity Rehabilitation

4:45-5:00- Closing

**Schedule is subject to changes

Check-In

Begins at 7:00 a.m., please bring a hard copy of your registration or download the eventbrite app to have information available on your device.

Parking:

TBD

Lunch: Lunch is provided by Jimmy Johns. Be prepared to choose your sandwich during the online registration process.

FAQ:

When registering, be sure to have your NATA BOC number, KSBHA License number, NPI (National Provider Identifier) number, and NATA membership number.

*Students if you are a NATA member, you are also a KATS member. If you are not a NATA member in that box just put n/a.

To apply for your NPI please use the following link: https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.doFor more information on why it is important to obtain an NPI number please visit the following website: https://www.nata.org/practice-patient-care/revenue-reimbursement/national-provider-identifier-npi

N/A for this event.

No materials or equipment are required for this event; however, participants are encouraged to have sufficient technology to further encompass the learning objectives and complete required assessments.

Essential Level

According to the education levels described by the Professional Development Committee (PDC), the following continuing education course is considered to be Essential Level.

The Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society is recognized by the Board of Certification of Athletic Training to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers.

The Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, military status, sexual orientation or age. The Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in all aspects of its continuing education activities. Participants who have special needs are encouraged to contact program organizers so that all reasonable efforts to accommodate these needs can be made.

Confirmation/Cancellations:Confirmation of registration will be sent via e-mail within seven days of receipt. Cancellations should be directed to the email ([email protected] or [email protected]) at least seven working days before the lecture. Be sure to check the KATS website for more information on final schedule, speaker bios, presentation objectives, etc.

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