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Presenter:
Forrest Pecha, MS, ATC, CSCS, OTC
Presentation Date: 02/29/2008
Brief Biography of
Speaker
Currently the Practice
Manager and Director of Athletic Training Services
at Emory Sports Medicine Center in Atlanta GA.
Forrest has been at Emory for 4 years and has
developed the Emory Sports Medicine – Ossur America
Athletic Training Fellowship. He is the head
athletic trainer for the Tour de Georgia cycling
race and also provides athletic training coverage
working with the US Soccer National Teams. Forrest
was with the U-20 National Team during the Junior
World Cup 2007. Prior to Emory, Forrest was the Head
Athletic Trainer and Conditioning Coach for the US
Men’s Alpine Ski Team and was with the team during
the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City UT and two
World Championships. Forrest also spent 3 years
working for world renowned Dr. Richard Steadman and
his clinical Athletic Trainer.
Brief Description of
Presentation
The Presentation will
discuss how patients perceive their initial care
giver working with an orthopaedic physician. We had
patients describe the level of knowledge they
thought their initial care giver had in the field of
Orthopedics, compared to the physician and
helpfulness in their experience. We compared the
scores of Certified Athletic Trainers to those of
Medical residents.
Current Employment
Affiliation of Speaker
Employed by Emory Sports
Medicine Center in Atlanta, GA, working as the
Clinical Manager and Director of Athletic Training
Services
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