2020 Massage Therapy Symposium Program

Continuing Education Hours

The program offers up to 13 hours of continuing education and includes the option to earn three (3) ethics hours. We are an approved NCBTMB provider #450464-07. Call us at 952-885-5446 if you have questions.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020

Time	Topic	Speaker	Location
7:00- 8:00 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast		Foyer
8:00 – 9:30 am	Keynote Lecturer: What’s True and Why Does it Matter?	Whitney Lowe, LMT	Auditorium
9:30 – 10:00 am	Snack Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:00 – 11:00 am	Anatomical Dissection and Clinical Application	David Farrar, D.C., MPH	Auditorium with live feed from Cadaver Lab
11:00 – 12:30 pm	Catered Lunch and Optional Cadaver Lab Cadaver Lab No. #1: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Cadaver Lab No. #2: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cadaver Lab No. #3: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Note: No video recording or photography is allowed during the dissection or laboratory breakout groups.	David Farrar, D.C., MPH Joe Muldoon, B.S., M.S., D.C.	Gross Anatomy Lab
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12:30 – 2:30 pm	Hands-on: Essential Components of Orthopedic Assessment	Whitney Lowe, LMT	Gym – bring your massage table
12:30 – 2:30 pm	Mind the Gap – Pain Care in the Post Opioid Era	Michele Maiers, D.C.	Lecture room 1
12:30 – 2:30 pm	Role of the Massage Therapist in Brain Injury Recovery	Mary Tuchscherer, D.C., Ph.D.	Lecture room 2
12:30 – 2:30 pm	Subtracting Your Way to Health	Paul Ratte, N.D.	Lecture room 3
2:30 – 3:00 pm	Snack Break with Exhibitors
Select Options (Choose One)
3:00 – 5:00 pm	Hands-on: Essential Components of Orthopedic Assessment*	Whitney Lowe, LMT	Gym – bring your massage table
3:00 – 5:00 pm	Mind the Gap – Pain Care in the Post Opioid Era*	Michele Maiers, D.C.	Lecture room 1
3:00 – 5:00 pm	Role of the Massage Therapist in Brain Injury Recovery*	Mary Tuchscherer, D.C., Ph.D.	Lecture room 2
3:00 – 5:00 pm	Subtracting Your Way to Health*	Paul Ratte, N.D.	Lecture room 3
5:15 – 6:15 pm	A Panel Discussion: Is there a Role for CBD in the Practice of Massage Therapy?	Moderator: Michele Maiers, D.C., Panelists: Jason Erickson, BCTMB, Mary Tuchscherer, D.C., Ph.D., Rachel Niewind, BCTMB
6:15 – 8:00 pm	Food, Drinks and Door Prizes in the Cafeteria Bring a friend or spouse for just $20!

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020

Time	Topic	Speaker	Location
7:00 – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast or Alumni Association Board Meeting and Breakfast
Session Options (Choose One)
8:00 – 11:30 am	Hands-on: Using Assessment to Drive Your Treatment	Whitney Lowe, LMT	Gym – bring your massage table
8:00 – 11:30 am	Let Your Boundaries Set You Free: Re-examining Boundaries as both Ethics and Self-Care	Jeremy Miller, LMT	Lecture room 2
8:00 – 11:30 am	Introduction to Clinical Applications of Pain Science	Jason Erickson, BCTMB	Lecture room 1
8:00 – 11:30 am	Touching the Mind: Mental and Mood Disorders for Massage Therapists	Ruth Werner, LMT	Lecture room 3
9:30 – 10:00 am	Snack Break and Visit Exhibitors
11:30 – 1:00 pm	Catered Lunch and Optional Cadaver Lab Cadaver Lab No. #4: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cadaver Lab No. #5: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cadaver Lab No. #6: 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m Note: No video recording or photography is allowed during the dissection or laboratory breakout groups.	David Farrar, D.C., MPH Joe Muldoon, B.S., M.S., D.C.	Gross Anatomy Lab
Session Options (Choose One)
1:00 – 4:30 pm	Hands-on: Using Assessment to Drive Your Treatment*	Whitney Lowe, LMT	Gym – bring your massage table
1:00 – 4:30 pm	Let Your Boundaries Set You Free: Re-examining Boundaries as both Ethics and Self-Care*	Jeremy Miller, LMT	Lecture room 2
1:00 – 4:30 pm	Introduction to Clinical Applications of Pain Science*	Jason Erickson, BCTMB	Lecture room 1
1:00 – 4:30 pm	Touching the Mind: Mental and Mood Disorders for Massage Therapists*	Ruth Werner, LMT	Lecture room 3
2:30 – 3:00 pm	Snack Break and Visit Exhibitors
4:30 pm	Conference Adjourns

* Please note that this session is offered in multiple time slots.