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Michael Roberts, MA, ATC, BCS-O, OTC

Michael Roberts, MA, ATC, BCS-O, OTC

Michael is the Assistant Manager for Sports Medicine at OrthoNebraska. In his current role he coordinates outreach efforts to area schools and sports organizations. Michael helps to create a seamless transition for injured athletes needing to be seen in clinic, working with sports medicine physicians, APP’s, and athletic trainers to provide a high level of service and care. He also oversees the organization’s injury triage app, staffed by athletic trainers. Prior to assuming his role as Assistant Manager, Michael worked in the physician clinic as a DME Coordinator, Clinical Athletic Trainer in the Urgent Care, and as a Clinical Athletic Trainer for two primary care sports medicine physicians.

Michael is actively involved with COPA at the state, district, and national level. He currently serves at the Chair of the COPA Committee for Nebraska, he is a member of the COPA Council for the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association, and serves on the Physician Practice Panel for COPA with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Michael completed his undergraduate work at Northwest Missouri State University, and his graduate work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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  • Administration in the Sports Medicine Clinic: Role Delineation for ATs in Multidisciplinary Collaboration
    Contains 6 Component(s), Includes Credits

    The physician practice setting has increased job opportunities for ATs. The duties the AT may fulfill in a clinic has also evolved to include wide range of skills and tasks, some that may overlap with other health care professionals on the same sports medicine team. Data exists that identifies benefits of ATs working in physician practice to improve productivity and patient outcomes. However, there can still be a significant variable in workflow and specific role for the ATs, potentially creating misunderstanding for ATs new to the setting and administrators or team members of other disciplines.

  • Athletic Trainers and Telehealth: Injury Triage Evolution
    Contains 6 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Athletic trainers have long provided telehealth services for the athletes they care for. As the athletic training profession has evolved, athletic trainers have had the unique opportunity to utilize these skills in other settings including physician practice. It is important to understand the legal aspects of providing this service in the physician practice setting and ensure that providing this type of service is within the scope of practice for the state the athletic trainer is working.