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The AT Last PodcastSports medicine practitioners recognizing, addressing, and catalyzing change. Author: AT LAST
Sports medicine practitioners recognizing, addressing, and catalyzing change within their spheres of influence. Hosts Christopher Bates and Adam Cady focus on advancing health equity and DEIA in sports medicine, exploring how issues of race, representation, and systemic barriers shape the care and opportunities available to athletes and healthcare providers. Through candid conversations with leaders, practitioners, and changemakers, the podcast highlights both the challenges and the transformative possibilities of building a more just and inclusive future in sports medicine and beyond. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Surviving Death to a National Wake‑Up Call: One Athlete’s Story and a New Vision for Screening with Dr. Jonathan Drezner
Episode 10
Monday, 19 January, 2026
In this deeply moving episode, the AT Last team sits down with Amir Nickerson, a young athlete whose life was saved after a sudden cardiac arrest during a high school track event, and Dr. Jonathan Drezner, world-renowned sports cardiologist, team physician for the Seattle Seahawks, and director of the UW Center for Sports Cardiology. Together, they unpack the science, systems, and inequities behind sudden cardiac arrest in athletes, and how access to emergency planning and trained professionals can mean the difference between life and death.The conversation highlights the urgent need for AED access, emergency action plans, and cardiac screening programs in underserved schools, where resources are often scarce. Drawing from Amir’s experience and Dr. Drezner’s decades of research, the discussion becomes both a call to action and a roadmap for prevention.From personal testimony to systemic insight, this episode captures how community partnerships, policy, and medical innovation can close the cardiac safety gap and protect the next generation of athletes.AT L.A.S.T.Website: WeAreATLast.orgEmail: adam.cady@weareatlast.orgSupport: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/athletic-trainers-leveraging-activism-for-social-transformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/at-l-a-s-tInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlastpod35% OFF Thorne Products compliments of http://raincrosshp.com/ go to https://thor.ne/Ch2Uc20% OFF Xcelerated Recovery products: Code Rain20: https://xrscience.org/Artwork by Jason Eisenberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dots_and_squares/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoneisenberg00/Music by Willie B the Ichiban DonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ichibandon/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-brown-25945b168/Production / Engineering / Editing / by Gerson SandovalWebsite: www.davyrover.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/davy.rover/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gersonsandovalengineer/GuestWebsite: https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/jonathan-drezner







