Agenda – 2019 Massage Therapy Winter Symposium

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Saturday, March 2, 2019 Sunday, March 3, 2019
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

  • Registration and Continental BreakfastFoyer
  • Unload and table set up if you choose a workshop – Gym and Door #1

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

  • Keynote Lecture: Bridging the Future of Manual Medicine
  • James Waslaski, LMT, CPT
  • Auditorium

9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

  • Snack Break and Visit Vendors

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

  • Anatomical Dissection and Clinical Application
  • David Farrar, DC, MPH
  • Auditorium with live feed from Cadaver Lab

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

  • Catered Lunch and Optional Cadaver Lab
  • David Farrar, DC, MPH
  • Gross Anatomy Lab
    • Cadaver Lab #1: 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    • Cadaver Lab #2: 11:30 a.m. – Noon
    • Cadaver Lab #3: Noon – 12:30 p.m.

Session Options: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Choice 1:

  • Workshop Topic 1: Eliminating Nerve Compression Patterns of the Lower Body
  • James Waslaski, LMT, CPT
  • Gym – bring your table

Choice 2:

  • Beyond Inflammation: Treat the Cause Not the Symptom
  • Paul Ratte, ND
  • Lecture Room 1

Choice 3

  • Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Compared to Central Nervous System Tissue Damage
  • Mary Tuchscherer, DC, Ph.D
  • Lecture Room 2

Choice 4

  • Making Research Relevant to Me
  • Ruth Werner, LMT
  • Lecture Room 3

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

  • Break – Visit vendor showcase

Session Options: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Choice 1

  • Workshop Topic 1: Eliminating Nerve Compression Patterns of the Lower Body
  • James Waslaski, LMT, CPT
  • Gym – bring your table

Choice 2

  • Beyond Inflammation: Treat the Cause Not the Symptom
  • Paul Ratte, ND
  • Lecture Room 1

Choice 3

  • Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Compared to Central Nervous System Tissue Damage
  • Mary Tuchscherer, DC, Ph.D
  • Lecture Room 2

Choice 4

  • Making Research Relevant to Me
  • Ruth Werner, LMT
  • Lecture Room 3

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

  • Cadaver Lab #4

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Cocktails in the Cafeteria

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Dinner and Door Prizes in the Cafeteria

Bring a friend or partner for just $20!

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

  • Continental Breakfast – Visit Vendors

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

  • Alumni Association Board Meeting

Session Options: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Snack Break)

Choice 1

  • Workshop Topic 2: Evaluation and Treatment of Multiple Nerve Compression Patterns: Upper Body
  • James Waslaski, LMT, CPT
  • Gym – bring your table

Choice 2

  • The Ethics of Client Communication: Talking to Clients about their Health
  • Ruth Werner, LMT
  • Lecture Room 2

Choice 3

  • Social Media Marketing
  • Ryan Hoyme, NCTMB
  • Lecture Room 1

Choice 4

  • Constitutional Meridian Massage (40 max.)
  • Colleen Moore Cadiz, L.Ac
  • 209/211

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Catered Lunch and Optional Cadaver Lab

  • David Farrar, DC, MPH
  • Gross Anatomy Lab
    • Cadaver Lab #5: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    • Cadaver Lab #6: 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
    • Cadaver Lab #7: 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Session Options: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Snack Break)

Choice 1

  • Workshop Topic 2: Evaluation and Treatment of Multiple Nerve Compression Patterns: Upper Body
  • James Waslaski, LMT, CPT
  • Gym – bring your table

Choice 2

  • The Ethics of Client Communication: Talking to Clients about their Health
  • Ruth Werner, LMT
  • Lecture Room 2

Choice 3

  • Social Media Marketing
  • Ryan Hoyme, NCTMB
  • Lecture Room 1

Choice 4

  • Constitutional Meridian Massage (40 max.)
  • Colleen Moore Cadiz, L.Ac
  • 209/211

5:00 p.m.

  • Main Conference Adjourns

5:05 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.

  • Optional Cadaver Lab #8
  • David Farrar, DC, MPH
  • Gross Anatomy Lab