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Association Awards and Business
Opening Session
Thursday, September 27, 8:30am-11:00am
This is a must-see event for everyone attending the convention. Come with members from your chapter and show your chapter spirit or come on your own to meet some new friends. You'll hear the many achievements of the association and the profession from the past year. You will also learn about the inspiring plans for the future. Also, join us as we acknowledge and honor AMTA members and others for their individual and group contributions to the association and the massage therapy profession.
House of Delegates Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 1:00pm-5:00pm
The AMTA House of Delegates is one of AMTA's principal governance structures. Convention attendees are welcome to attend and learn more about the House of Delegates and observe this important association function in action.
Committee Hearings and Presentations
Friday, September 28, 3:30pm-5:30pm
NCBTMB: Proud of Our Progress, Excited About Our Future
Join this lively discussion of NCBTMB's accomplishments in recent
months, exciting changes to be implemented in the coming months, and how
these will have a positive impact in the profession. Ample opportunity
for Q&A will occur throughout the session.
Exhibits
Exhibits Marketplace
A great opportunity to see the largest array of
state-of-the-art massage products and services under one roof. Explore
the extensive exhibit hall and discover new products to enhance your
practice along with new and valuable ideas to supplement your work.
Convention goers agree that the Exhibits Marketplace is the place to
stock up on your favorites and learn what’s new.
Thursday, September 27, 4:30pm-8:00pm
Friday, September 28, 11:30am-3:00pm and
5:00pm-8:30pm
Saturday, September 29, 11:30am-3:00pm
Massage Therapy Foundation
Massage Therapy Foundation Poster Session
Learn about important massage therapy research and
those who are advancing the massage therapy profession. These poster sessions will be open during Exhibit Marketplace hours.
Massage Therapy Foundation Education Sessions
Thursday, September 27, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Best Practices for the Massage & Bodywork Profession
This course teaches participants how to read scientific research articles on massage, and then apply them in clinical practice. Participants will learn how to find the important and most relevant information in an article. The many hands-on exercises make the material accessible to visual learners as well as to verbal learners.
3 Contact Hours
Ravensara Travillian, Ph.D., LMP, has practiced massage since 1992. The primary author of Massage Journal Club: Your User-Friendly Guide to the Medical Research on Massage, she has taught classes at the Cortiva's Brian Utting
School since 1996.
Friday, September 28, 8:00am-12:00pm
Case Reports in Massage: Why They're Important and How to Submit Your Own
Case reports are at once the simplest and the most sorely needed contributions to the massage research world. Many skilled therapists already possess the interests, training and clientele to submit quality case reports. This session will address the remaining obstacles and set motivated participants on the path to submission.
4 Contact Hours
Michael Hamm is an instructor at Cortiva's Brian Utting School in Seattle. A winner of the Massage Therapy Foundation's 2005 Student Case Report Contest, Michael now strives to demystify research in massage therapy.
Friday, September 28, 1:30pm-5:30pm
Understanding the Research Process & Research Reports: Knowing What to Look for - and Why!
This session will provide an overview of both the research process that strives to advance the scientific basis for any discipline/profession and research reports that serve to communicate that which our research efforts have revealed. In both cases, it is important to know what to look for and why researchers do what they do. This session speaks to these what and why aspects of research not only with the investigator in mind, but also with an emphasis on the implications for massage therapy educators and practitioners alike.
4 Contact Hours
Glenn M. Hymel, Ed.D., LMT, is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Psychology at Loyola University New Orleans. Dr. Hymel is a graduate of the Blue Cliff School of Therapeutic Massage in Metairie, LA, maintains a practice in the Greater New Orleans area, and is the author of the textbook, Research Methods for Massage & Holistic Therapies (Elsevier, 2006).
Saturday, September 29, 8:00am-12:00pm
Protocol Development and Research Measurements
This course is designed to identify some useful strategies and establish a solid rationale for the development of treatment protocols that can be used in clinical practice and in scientific research. You will also cover the utilization of basic measurements that monitor client progress and treatment effectiveness.
4 Contact Hours
Clint Chandler, LMT, has developed and implemented protocols for three distinct research studies which investigated the effects of therapeutic massage on chronic tension headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Saturday, September 29, 1:30pm-5:30pm
Research and the Profession
This session will be moderated by Massage Therapy Foundation President Diana L. Thompson. It will address the current state of massage therapy research. Scheduled speakers include:
Jane Buckle, Ph.D., "Effects of Massage on Brain Function using SPECT Imaging"
Janet Kahn, Ph.D., Massage Therapy Research Consortium, "Effects Clients
Notice from Massage: Updated Results from a Study in Nine Student
Clinics"
Leslie Korn, Ph.D., M.P.H., "Polarity Therapy for
Dementia Caregivers"
David Steinhorn, M.D., "Effects of Five Minute Foot Massages on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients"
Patricia A. Sharpe, Ph.D., "Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Weight Control in the United States"
2007 Student Case Report Contest Winner, TBD
4 Contact Hours
Post-Convention Workshop
Sunday, September 30, 12:30pm-5:30pm
Monday, October 1, 8:30am-4:30pm
Advanced Muscle Energy Techniques for Massage Therapists
Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) involves the use of mild isometric or isotonic contractions to facilitate subsequent mobilizations or stretching procedures. These methods are ideal for use in conjunction with massage and other soft tissue manipulation procedures. This workshop will focus on practical clinical applications backed by research.
12 Contact Hours
Leon Chaitow, D.O., N.D., is a State Registered osteopath in the United Kingdom, who has also completed postgraduate work in acupuncture, cranial osteopathy and clinical nutrition. Dr. Chaitow was a senior lecturer at The School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London from 1992 until 2004, when he was awarded a Fellowship by the University for "services to osteopathy and complementary medicine". He is the author of over 70 books on healthcare and is the editor of The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.
Specialty Training
COMTA On-Site Evaluator Training Workshop
This workshop provides initial training for persons interested in serving as members of the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) on-site review teams. On-site reviewers are the eyes and ears of an accreditation commission, helping to confirm whether a school's self-study report documents how that school meets the criteria related to compliance with each of the accreditation standards. On-site reviewers help to improve the schools they visit and, over time, the quality of professional practice. Participants will review COMTA standards and policies, learn about the activities on-site teams perform and work with examples of the issues reviewers face in seeking to verify that standards are met. This is a free workshop; all current on-site reviewers are welcome to refresh their memories or to deepen their understanding of the standards.
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