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When planning your convention education selections, look for the highlighted programs included in our research track (sponsored by the Massage Therapy Foundation), teachers track, and- new this year- spa track.  Click on the course title to view the full course description and speaker biography.                         Class Needs are listed at the bottom of this webpage.

Tuesday, September 22

Pre-Convention Workshop
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Clinical Assessment & Treatment for the Forearm - Kent	16

Wednesday September 23

Pre-Convention Workshop
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Clinical Assessment & Treatment for the Forearm (continued from Tuesday) - Kent
	Advanced Myofascial Techniques: TMJ - Luchau	8

Massage Therapy Foundation Scientific Poster Presentation

Thursday, September 24

Afternoon Sessions 1:30pm-3:30pm and repeated 4:00pm-6:00pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Building & Preserving Wealth - Gaeta	2
	Ethics as Right Use of Power - Ginn	2
	ABCs of Meeting with Physicians - Kent	2
	The Energetics of Food for Health & Healing – Krieger	2
	Supervising Massage Therapists is Like Herding Cats - Michaud	2
	Learning Through Clinical Research - Nelson & Ivaska	2

Friday, September 25

Friday Full-day Session 8:00am-5:30pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
SOLD-OUT	Evaluation & Treatment of Nerve Injuries - Lowe	8
Friday Morning Sessions 8:00am-12:00pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
SOLD-OUT	Just Say NO to the Thumb & Awkward Postures - Frye	4
	Career Opportunities in the Spa Industry – Huffman (Spa Focus)	4
SOLD-OUT	Soft Tissue Techniques for Piriformis Syndrome – McAtee	4
	Research Rocks! – Palmier & Alvarado (Research Focus)	4
	AMTA Kick Start – Solien-Wolfe	0
SOLD-OUT	Unlocking Computer Shoulder – Stephenson	4
	Teaching Research Literacy – Whitridge (Teachers Focus)	4
Friday Afternoon Session 1:30pm-5:30pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Case Reports: Transforming an Interesting Case into an Informative Publication – Boulanger (Research Focus)	4
	Incorporating Effective Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Into Your Massage Curriculum – Greene (Teachers Focus)	4
	Trio-Trades for Assessment of Body Mechanics & Applied Movement for Massage – Hendrickson	4
SOLD-OUT	Soft Tissue Techniques for Piriformis Syndrome (Repeat) – McAtee	4
	Flawless Guest Experiences – Stephenson & Koerner (Spa Focus)	4
SOLD-OUT	Pathology, Pharmacology, and Massage: An Introduction to Key Concepts – Werner	4

 

Saturday, September 26

Saturday Full-day Session 8:00am-5:30pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
SOLD-OUT	Myoskeletal Alignment of Scoliosis, Sciatic & Sacroiliac Pain – Dalton	8
Saturday Morning Sessions 8:00am-12:00pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Trust This, Doubt That: Evaluating the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Published Research?– Boulanger & Hymel (Research Focus)	4
SOLD-OUT	Unwinding, The Core of Cranio-Sacral Work– Popp	4
	Neuromuscular Evaluation and Treatment Plans-Price	4
	Teaching Business Ethics Can Be Fun! – Sohnen-Moe (Teachers Focus)	4
	Unlocking Computer Shoulder (Repeat) – Stephenson	4
	The Ethics of Client Communication: Talking to Clients About Their Health– Werner	4
Saturday Afternoon  Sessions 1:30pm-5:30pm
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	Managing Physical Stress with Therapeutic Massage – Forman (Teachers Focus)	4
	Just Say NO to the Thumb & Awkward Postures (Repeat) – Frye	4
	Trio-Trades for Assessment of Body Mechanics & Applied Movement for Massage (Repeat) – Hendrickson	4
SOLD-OUT	Visceral Manipulation Applications for Whiplash – Korosy	4
SOLD-OUT	Relief: The Rossiter System for Massage Therapists – Rossiter	4
	Current Research on Cancer and Massage Therapy Foundation Case Report Winner Presentations  (Research Focus)	4

Sunday, September 27 and Monday, September 28

Massage Therapy Foundation Post-Convention Workshop
	Course Title	Contact Hours
	CORE Myofascial Therapy: Structural Improvement for the Head, Neck, Back and Feet– Kousaleos	12

The American Massage Therapy Association is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider.

NEW: National Convention Educational Programs Approved by Florida
Are the 2009 AMTA National Convention educational sessions approved by the Florida Board of Massage Therapy?

Yes, the 2009 NATIONAL CONVENTION for AMERICAN MASSAGE THERAPY ASSOCIATION has been approved by the Florida Board of Massage Therapy.  Please reference
CE Broker Tracking #: 20-235492.  For questions, please contact the CE Broker Help Desk for assistance at 1-877-i-find-CE (1-877-434-6323) Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, or visit us online at www.CEBroker.com and use the "Contact CE Broker" link.

Class attendance is monitored, requiring attendees to be seated no later than 15 minutes after the published start time and attend the entire session to receive credit.  Learning outcomes will be assessed.  Continuing education verification cards will be provided for your records.  Continuing education credits for AMTA members are posted to their transcript online at www.amtamassage.org.

Class Changes: Changes in your educational session selection will be accepted only in writing through September 1, 2009.  Please contact convention@amtamassage.org and identify the educational session you are currently registered for and the alternate session you would like to attend.  Please allow two (2) weeks for a response.  After September 1, all educational session change requests will be done on-site at the National Convention, pending space availability.

CLASS NEEDS: The following course instructors have identified class need for materials as noted below.  Please check back for any courses not currently listed.

• Myoskeletal Alignment of Scoliosis, Sciatic & Sacroiliac Pain--Dalton     Massage Table, Sheets
• Managing Physical Stress with Therapeutic Massage--Forman         Beach towel or Mat; Attendees should wear loose comfortable exercise clothing
• Just say No! to the Thumb & Awkward Position--Frye                    Massage Table, Sheets, Oils
• Ethics as Right Use of Power--Ginn                                                          Small box of crayons
• Trio-Trades for Assessment of Body Mechanics & Applied Movement for Massage--Hendrickson                                                                    Massage Table, Pillow, Sheets, Oils
• Evaluation & Treatment of Nerve Injuries--Lowe                              Massage Table, Sheets, Oils
• Advanced Myofascial Techniques: TMJ--Luchau                             Massage Table, Sheets, Towels, Comfortable clothing that allows access to neck and shoulders
• Soft-Tissue Techniques for Piriformis Syndrome--McAtee            Massage Table, Pillow, Sheets; Will be working through clothing--please dress appropriately (no heavy denim, no skirts, etc.)
• Relief: The Rossiter System for Massage Therapists--Rossiter         Floor Mats (1 per 2 attendees)
• The Ethics of Client Communication: Talking to Clients about their Health--Werner                                                                                         Massage Table (1 per 6-8 attendees)
• Pathology, Pharmacology and Massage: An Introduction to Key Concepts--Werner                                                                                         Writing Instrument

Table Rentals

Some of the classes are hands-on and do require massage tables.  Unfortunately, there is not always enough physical space for everyone to utilize their own tables.  We recommend that two to four people in a class share a massage table.  Please make table arrangements with friends prior to the convention.  For the convenience of those for whom traveling with a table may be difficult, we are happy to provide on-site table rental through MassageTableRentals.com  Please visit their website directly to secure table rentals.  AMTA assumes no responsibility for these tables.