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904.202.4332
3563 Philips Highway
Building E, Suite 502
Jacksonville, FL 32207
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NEW: LIVE Stream and Podcast
Coming in March
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Dedicated to Youth Sports Safety Through Awareness, Advocacy, and Injury Prevention |
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Hello,
Well the Super Bowl is over, winter HS sports are finishing and spring sports have begun. A COVID-19 vaccine is here and many are being immunized. Please continue to stay safe and well.
Together we are making Jacksonville and NE Florida a safer place to play
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We are excited to announce a new series of Podcasts and video streams to be released and available on a variety of Podcast platforms (Apple, Google, Spotify, etc.). We will announce them when available. Search for the Youth Sports Safety Update by JSMP
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2021 Symposium Educational Series |
The JSMP annual Symposium begins Monday March 8th and is followed by presentations on March 20th, April 19th and May 17th. Make your plans to attend this Virtual and ON-Demand Program.
We are CME Approved and EBP Approval for 6.0 hours. The 2021 Program outline is available at the JSMP website.
This educational program is jointly sponsored by
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Sports Safety Educational Video |
NATA News Features Project 17 |
Duval Schools Certified Athletic Trainers were featured in the February Issue of the NATA News (page 41). The Jacksonville Jaguars donated a Clorox Total 360 Sanitizing system to JSMP for use in disinfecting the athletic training facilities within our local high schools. |
The Honorable Ashley Smith Juarez, outgoing member of the Duval County School Board was honored for her efforts as a sports safety champion on the DCPS school Board. Through the support of Ms. Smith Juarez, the Project -17 program has placed 17 Certified Athletic Trainers in the Duval County Public high schools. Thank you and we look forward to your continued support within the Jacksonville community. |
The Honorable Ashley Smith Juarez and WCH President Mr. Michael Aubin |
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Special Honors at the February JSMP Governing Board Meeting
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R. Stephen Lucie, MD
has retired and was honored as a founding member of the JSMP. Thank you Dr. Lucie for your many years of dedicated service.
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Founding Partner Recognition |
Nemours Children's Speciality Care in Jacksonville has provided outstanding medical services to the community. Nemours has served as JSMP Founding Partner since 1984, providing leadership, sponsorship, volunteers, screening facilities and more. It has hosted pre-participation screenings for over 16,000 athletes. These screenings identified and provided life saving measures for numerous athletes. |
Sneak Peek at upcoming Symposium
March 8th features UF Health and Gator Team Physician Jay Clugston, MD speaking on return to play post Covid-19. He has been on numerous advisory groups during the pandemic.
Mike Hopper, ATC will be addressing from a frontline perspective the challenges faced and embraced by the athletic trainer during the pandemic. www.jaxsmp.com
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As our program looks to embrace the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to place education as our primary advocacy effort and look forward to launching new ways to remotely connect with our student-athletes, coaches, parents and sports medicine providers. Recently, we have begun creating live stream and podcast sessions on youth sports safety. As early as March 2021, you will be able to download our first sessions. Watch your email, social media, or our website for further announcements and options for joining our conversations. Our traditional JSMP Sports Injury Symposium will introduce a COVID -19 revised format in 2021. We look forward to bringing you a variety of topics on a monthly basis this year that will feature local, regional and national speakers. Topics will be unique and informative. Special attention to address the CE and EBP reporting requirements that will be due this year for athletic trainers. |
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Message from the Executive Director,
Robert Sefcik, MS, LAT, ATC
Thank you for taking a few minutes to read our February 2021 newsletter.
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain on high alert by implementing strategic safeguards for contagious disease and sports injury in our schools. Our non-profit program also faces a critical juncture and invites our community to rally in support of our mission of dedication to youth sports safety through awareness, advocacy and sports injury prevention.
Ways for you to participate:
Become a member by attending one of our events.
For more information, visit our website www.jaxsmp.com, contact us by email or contact our office at 904.202.5320 or 904.202.4332
Sincerely,
Robert Sefcik, MS, LAT, ATC
Executive Director
Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program
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