FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Official Podcast Of: The World Federation Of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
We are each the expert of our own story and expertise always holds value.
Join this Athletic Therapy-driven discussion, an integrated and collaborative space for practitioners, athletes and sports performance personnel.
We Grow. Together. Organic Dialogue, Passionate Pros.
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About the Host:
James Gardiner is an Athletic Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist with over 17 years of professional service. He has worked with athletes from major sports at the professional level (including MLS, NLL, NHL, MLB, MiLB, NCAA, OHL, AHL, CFL, Olympians, World Competitors) and high level amateurs.
In hosting this podcast, James brings insight, passion and a drive to push the profession of Athletic Therapy forward as an integral part of the human performance landscape.
FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Session 154 (October, 2025): Care Coordination Makes Our Profession Highly Valued
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Session 154
Care Coordination Makes Our Profession Highly Valued
We sit down and chat on the value of the Athletic Training and Therapy profession; how and where it fits and can be valued based on what we actually do! Anthony Breitbach has used over 20 years of clinical and sideline experience to inform his empowering and powerful current work in driving our profession forward.
Dr. Anthony Breitbach is a Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education at
Saint Louis University. He is a Distinguished Fellow and President of the National
Academies of Practice (NAP) representing NAP at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. He is an Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Fellow, chairing their Interprofessional Committee and represents them on Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC); also serving as Deputy Chair of the Interprofessional Global Board. Dr. Breitbach is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care and the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice.