FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Official Podcast Of: The World Federation Of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
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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 177 (World Congress - Dublin): Structural and Cultural Humility: A Concept and A Mindset
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Session 177 (World Congress - Dublin): Structural and Cultural Humility: A Concept and A Mindset
Guests: Michael Cole and Tyrone Cassius
Why do I believe what I believe? And, what do I do with what I believe? A critically reflective and meaningfully impactful discussion on the hidden curriculum of humanity within the Athletic Training and Therapy space.
Michael Cole (he/they) graduated in 2001 as a Sports & Exercise Therapist and maintains a part-time private clinical practice in the UK, having previously worked in elite and grassroots sport, including with Team GB Swimming and in professional football. Previously Director and Chair of The Society of Sports Therapists, Michael currently works as a Board Trustee at NTDi, an industry consultant, and as the Principal Teaching Fellow in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the Undergraduate Primary Care Education Unit at Imperial College London. With over twenty years' experience, Michael has been awarded both a Principal Teaching Fellowship (PFHEA) and a National Teaching Fellowship (NTFS) and served multiple roles including as a BSc Sports Therapy course leader, an anti-racist pedagogy trainer, an external examiner and a national verifier. As part of his ongoing PhD research, Michael has authored several publications and founded the 'Cultural and Structural Humility in Europe Working Group' (CaSHEW). Contact Michael via email michael@aidfirst.co.uk or at www.linkedin.com/in/michael-c-4b7b84292
Tyrone Cassius has spent the last 12 years, since graduating with a degree in Sports Therapy, immersing himself in the health & fitness industry, gaining experience pitch-side, in clinical case management and consultancy.
His therapy work spans industries including football, theatre and private practice and he currently teaches at college and university level.
As one of the Directors of the Society of Sports Therapists, he is involved in the structuring and governance of the profession. He chairs the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team and works to highlight and implement many solutions to cultural and structural issues.
Research includes the looking into the importance of cultural & structural humility within sport & exercise medicine and general healthcare.
Contacts for Tyrone:
Email: tyrone@specifeyehealth.com
Instagram: t_cassh & specifeyehealth
Here are 3 links to the resources we mentioned on the pod:
- Inequalities across the physical activity landscape: the need for ‘structural humility’ to optimise sports and exercise medicine | British Journal of Sports Medicine
- From Cultural Competency to Structural Humility | 18 | v2 | Routledge
- Structural Competency Working Group – Promoting the training of health professionals in structural competency around the country and beyond
The World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy is excited to announce the next International Athletic Training & Therapy Day on February 12th, 2026 (IATTD26)!
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