FWATA Preliminary Education Program

FWATA Schedule 

Click here to register.

*Early Registration window extended due to venue change. Prices will not change.
** Your current NATA membership status must match the category for which you are registering. Click link to Join or Renew NATA membership prior to registering for conference.
*** All price increases occur at 11:59pm PST.

Onsite Registration / Check-In Hours:
Location: Grand Promenade @ Hilton Waikoloa
Tue., July 11 (4:00-6:00 PM)
Wed., July 12 (7:00 AM – 3:30 PM)
Thu., July 13 (7:30 AM – 2:30 PM)
Fri., July 14 (7:30 AM – 12:30 PM)

Cancellation Policy:
Location: Grand Promenade @ Hilton Waikoloa
All cancellations must be sent to Ginger Ehrke at salergc@nv.ccsd.net 7-10 days prior to the event. All cancellations are subject to a $25.00 processing fee. Some fees are non-refundable, see the Cvent registration website “Fees” section for detailed information. All refunds will be issued to the original form of payment and payee.

Check Payment Instructions:
If you or your employer require a W-9 form to issue a check payment, please email FWATA AMCS Registration Commissioner, Ginger Ehrke at salergc@nv.ccsd.net, to request an electronic copy ASAP.
Make checks payable to “FWATA” or “Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association”
If possible, please include the registrant’s full name in the check memo section.
Print a copy of your FWATA AMCS Registration Confirmation page to attach to the check payment.
Mail check payment AND registration confirmation page to:
Attn: Ginger Lei Ehrke,
FWATA Registration
11022 Saint Rafael Street, Las Vegas, NV 89141
All check payments must be post-marked by 3-4 WEEKS PRIOR to the START DATE of the convention (or received at onsite registration upon check-in).

The FWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium would not be possible without the generosity and service leadership of our members! If you are interested in volunteering at this year’s conference, please fill out the following Google Form (link provided below) to receive more information about how to help. The FWATA Convention Committee would like to thank all past and future volunteers for their time and consideration.

Interest Form

Thank you for your interest in our FWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium.

Interested exhibitors can contact Leroy Heu

Click here for the 2023 Free Communication abstracts.

Please contact the FWATA R&G Committee Chair with any questions:

Kara Radzak, PhD, LAT, ATC
Chair, FWATA Research and Grants Committee
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
kara.radzak@unlv.edu

Click here for instructions on preparing and submitting your abstract.

The 2023 FWATA Paul Schechter Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held during the FWATA AMCS. Proceeds go toward funding FWATA athletic training student scholarships. Click here for more details.

Click here to view our sponsors for the 2023 Paul Schechter Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament

Attached are the documents for the proposal submission site for FWATA 2024. The proposal submission site is not closed.

–FWATA Lecture Guidelines
-FWATA Lecture Submission Form
–FWATA Learning Lab Guidelines
-FWATA Learning Lab Submission Form
-FWATA Speaker Compensation Policy

FWATA room block (for those with a current registration within the Outrigger FWATA block)

Click here for ADDITIONAL FWATA room block. Rates starting at $425/night plus taxes and fees. Resort fee is $30/night

IMPORTANT NOTE: FWATA Convention Committee cannot assist attendees/guests with any hotel or lodging reservations made independent of the Hilton FWATA room block.

If you are interested in staying off-property, the following document has been created to assist attendees with their research of nearby accommodations and other travel resources. Please click here.

2024 – April 18-21 in Las Vegas, NV

FWATA is a “BOC Approved Provider.”
Please note that the provider numbers vary by category and/or individual sessions when reporting the CEUs you earned from FWATA Annual Meetings and Clinical Symposiums. The provider numbers is located towards the bottom of the CEU certificate of attendance.

For Category A CEUs, enter “Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium” for Activity Title. For EBP CEUs, enter the title to the course you attended.  Listed below is the maximum number of CEUs that were available for each category, for each meeting. Registered attendees are responsible for tracking the actual number of CEU hours that they earned by attending various sessions.

Previous Meetings:
July 11-15, 2023
2023 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort
Waikoloa, HI (Kona)
19 Category A CEUs (included)
9 Additional Category A CEUs (separate CEU certificate required for each course)

April 28-May 1, 2022
2022 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Town and Country Resort
San Diego, CA
19 Category A CEUs (included)
9 Additional Category A CEUs (separate CEU certificate required for each course)

2021 Virtual Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium – CVENT
22 CEUs (16.25 Category A CEUs and 5.75 EBP CEUs)

2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium – ICEU
10.5 Category A CEUs

April 25-28, 2019
2019 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Town and Country Resort
San Diego, CA
12 Category A CEUs; 6 EBP CEUs

April 26-29, 2018
2018 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Westgate Resort and Casino Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
17 Category A CEUs; 6 EBP CEUs

April 27-30, 2017
2017 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Westgate Resort and Casino Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
12 Category A CEUs; 5 EBP CEUs

July 12-16, 2016
2016 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
15 Category A CEUs and 5 EBP CEUs
**Important Note: If you attended the last EBP session (Speaker: Lori A. Michener, PhD, Pt, ATC, SCS, FAPTA), it is only approved for a maximum of 1.0 EBP CEU, not two. Please make sure to enter the correct number of CEUs to avoid an audit**

April 17-19, 2015
2015 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Town and Country Resort and Spa
San Diego, California
12 Category A CEUs and 5 EBP CEUs

April 11-13, 2014
2014 Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
16 Category A CEUs

Reporting CE to the BOC:

ATs must complete a predetermined number of continuing education units (CEUs) during the certification maintenance period. The current period ends December 31, 2021. (11:59pm CT). Please use the following link to the BOC Website for more information about maintaining and reporting CEUs: New Link