Massage Therapy Assoc. of Manitoba
2010 Spring Conference
 April 16-18
Victoria Inn - Winnipeg
February 2010
2010 Course Schedule
2010 Education & Continuing Competency Program - Course Outlines
 
Greetings!

The MTAM Board of Directors and the Education & Continuing Competency Committee are pleased to provide members with a complete outline of the courses being offered at the 2010 Spring Conference.
 
 Registration opens on Monday, February 8th.
 
 Members may register by mail/fax/on line/ by phone.
 
Registration is limited for each course and will be accepted on a 'first come - first served' basis.
 
Register for two one day courses at the two day price. ($367.50)
 
Registration fee includes lunch and refreshment breaks.
 
Members will find the 'online' registration process a 'user friendly' one that is available to you 24 hours a day! Use the member login to access the registration centre.
 
For information call the MTAM office at 927-7979 or 1-866-605-1433.
 
 
Note: The MTAM provides a limited number of massage therapy tables. If you prefer to use your own table or you can supply a table please let the MTAM office know!
CPR Re-Certification
Friday Only - April 16th
2 Primary Credits - 1st Year of Cycle
2 Secondary Credits - 2nd Year of Cycle
 MTAM Course conductor, Tori Webber returns to provide three opportunities for CPR Recertification in conjunction with the AGM. These sessions always fill quickly so register early. Sessions are approximately 2.5 hours in length.
 
Session 1   9:00 a.m.
Session 2     Noon
Session 3    2:30 p.m.
 
 
Members - $47.25
 
Non- Members - $68.25
Ian Kamm, RMT
Donvale Massage Therapy - Toronto
"Assessment Review for RMT's" 
14 Primary CEU's
Saturday and Sunday - April 17-18
 
Ian Hamm 2010Originally from Adelaide, South Australia, Ian Kamm has  lived in Toronto since 1990. He graduated from the massage therapy diploma program at Sutherland-Chan School & Teaching Clinic in 1997 and has been teaching there part time since 1998.
                       
Ian currently teaches clinical assessment at the Sutherland Chan School of Massage Therapy in Toronto. He also has 10 years of clinical experience at his own clinic in his 'Cabbagetown' neighbourhood.
 
This 2-day workshop will focus on how to assess ankle, knee, shoulder and axial pain. It will also give insight to quick and simple assessement techniques for common conditions such as :
 
  • Ankle spains
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • MCL Tears
  • S-I Dysfunction
 
 Ian will show you how to confidentially assess your clients to better plan your treatment sessions. The skills you will learn in this informative workshop are easy to implement. Emphasis will be focused on anatomy review; case history questioning; testing; site palpation.
 
Learn how to differentiate between muscle pain and joint pain. If you know what you're treating the outcomes of your massages will dramatically improve. This will considerably increase your client repeat and retention rates.
 
This course is almost all 'hands- on' so you will be practicing the material as you learn. Extensive notes are part of the course that will be made available to help refresh your memory when you're back at work.
 
 
For more information on Ian Hamm visit his website at http://www.donvalemassage.com
 
Members  - $367.50 (Includes GST )
Non-Members - $430.50 (IncludesGST)
Cindy McNeely, RMT
 & Assistant Allison Hines, RMT
 
"RMT as Labour Support" 
 
14 Primary CEUs
Trimesters Massage Therapy Education
Saturday and Sunday - April 17-18
 
 
Cindy & Allison Cindy McNeely, Registered Massage Therapist trained at Sutherland-Chan in Toronto in 1984 and has been in practice for 23 years.  She has been teaching in various Massage
Therapy Colleges since 1988.   She is the Co-owner of Trimesters:  Massage Therapy Education which was created in 1995 to provide comprehensive, consistent, and accurate information about all aspects of the perinatal experience including a primary goal of raising the standards of perinatal Massage Therapy throughout North America.
 
As well as an R.M.T., Cindy is also a Doula attending births, providing therapeutic massage and education for families related to babies and children, and working extensively with high-risk pregnant clients.
 
In 1995, Cindy McNeely created the first Canadian Level III Perinatal Hospital Massage Therapy program.  This program has trained many M.T.s and students from 4 Ontario M.T. Colleges to date.  This program works within High Risk Pregnancy Units, Labour & Delivery, Postpartum, and the Transitional Care Unit (with infants in the hospital).  As well, in-service presentations have been created for other Perinatal healthcare professionals such as clinical nurse specialists, nurses, yoga instructors, and prenatal educators.
 
In 2001, Trimesters began an ongoing collaboration with the Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage to create a 125 hour Perinatal Certificate Program which is an adjunct to the 2,200 hours of their primary training.
 
 Cindy has presented courses at previous MTAM Conferences and always receives high ratings in her evaluations. Her assistant Allison Hines provides additional assistance to those registered.
 

Through participation in this course the student will learn about:

  • The role of the Massage Therapist as Support Person within the birthing process.
  • Stages of labour and delivery, including information about medical procedures, complications, pain management and comfort measures.
  • An overview of Massage Therapy research as it pertains to Labour Support.
 
 
Summary of Topics Covered
 
  • What is Labour Support?
  • The role of the Labour Support person
  • Studies on Labour Support effectiveness
  • Role of the partner
  • Tools for providing labour support
  • The signs of labour
  • The labour process
  • Stages of labour
  • Hands-on practice: breathing, relaxation, body awareness, positioning, vocalization, hands-on massage applications
 
  • The birth plan
  • Videos of birthing experiences will be shown throughout this course
  • Pain in labour
  • Including labour support in a Massage Therapy practice
  • Marketing
  • Community resources/networking

 
 For detailed  information about the Trimester trainings, visit their website at www.trimesters.on.ca
 
Members  - $367.50 (Includes GST )
Non-Members - $430.50 (IncludesGST)
 
 
Dr. Andreo A. Spina B. Kin, DC, FCCSS(C), D.Ac, CPT
Sports Specialist Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncturist
Certified Personal Training Specialist
Director - Sports Performance Centres Ltd.
Creator & Head Instructor of Functional Anatomic Palpation Systems©
 

"Functional Anatomic Palpation Systems - The Spine;"
 
14 Primary CEUs
Saturday & Sunday
April 17 & 18
                  
 

Dr. Spina Dr. Spina holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from McMaster University. He later graduated with summa cum laude and clinic honors from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a Doctor of Chiropractic and subsequently completed the two-year post-graduate fellowship in sports sciences. Being the recipient of the 'John W.A. Duckworth Award' for the highest standing in Human Anatomy and Histology, Dr. Spina became the first pre-graduate student to tutor in the cadaver laboratory in the Dept. of Human Anatomy at the Chiropractic College, a position he continued throughout his post graduate fellowship program.

In addition to being an F.A.P.© instructor, Dr. Spina co-owns and operates the Sports Performance Centres (sports medicine and high performance conditioning centres) in the Greater Toronto Area. He has also authored chapters in various sports medicine textbooks, and is a published researcher.
 
This seminar includes training in palpation of specific anatomic structures of the head and neck, Temporomandibular joint (TMJ), thorax, low back, and pelvis. Structures covered range from the pterygoids, to the suboccipital triangle, to the external oblique, to the gluteus minimus. In addition to soft tissue palpation training, functional assessment and treatment options are discussed for each and every structure covered.

Auxiliary topics include discussion of current clinical research regarding the assessment and treatment of common conditions such as Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD), Cervicogenic Headache, Spinal pain (low back pain, neck pain), Pelvic hypermobility, and many more.
 
For more information visit www.FunctionalAnatomySeminars.com 
 
 Other courses offered in this series include the 'Lower Limb' & 'Upper Limb'.

Members  - $367.50 (Includes GST )
Non-Members - $430.50 (IncludesGST)
 
 
Lecture Series:
 
Debra Curties, RMT
Executive Director - Sutherland Chan School of Massage Therapy  - Toronto
"Massage Therapy and Sleep " 
 
7 Primary Credits - One day only!
April 17 & 18
Note - Repeated on Sunday
Registration limited to 25 per day.
 
Curties 2010In this 1-day workshop we will explore sleep, which is a subject of increasing interest with respect to massage therapy efficacy in helping people sleep, but not a traditional area of knowledge or expertise for massage therapists. There will be an overview of the nature and stages of sleep, sleep's physiological functions, the broad-based effects of insufficient sleep, and the role of sleep in physical and mental health. This will be followed by a discussion of the causes, characteristics and classification of sleep disorders. We will also take a look at what is showing up in the research literature about the role of massage therapy in promoting restorative sleep.
 
Course Details
 
  • What is sleep?
  • Stages of sleep
  • Sleep 'architecture' or cycles
  • How much sleep do people need?
  • Purposes of sleep and dreaming
  • Sleep regulators and control mechanisms
  • Sleep deprivation - signs and symptoms, health effects
  • Causes of sleep deprivation
  • Common conditions associated with problematic sleep
  • Commonly seen sleep disorders: 
  •  Insomnia 
  • Sleep apnea                                               
  • Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
  •  Narcolepsy                                                          
  • Common parasomnias
  • Sleep medicine - a new field
  • Pharmacological treatments
  • Alternative treatment approaches, lifestyle issues, and non-pharmaceutical options 
  • 'Sleep hygiene'
  • Massage therapy efficacy in promoting restorative sleep - what the research says
  • Implications of the information learned in the day for the practicing massage therapist
 Debra Curties is a highly acclaimed lecturer, instructor and author within the profession of Massage Therapy. Ratings for her seminars are among the highest ever recorded for MTAM conferences.
 
 
 
Members  - $194.25 (Includes GST )
Non-Members - $225.75 (IncludesGST)
 
Massage Therapy Assoc. of Manitoba Inc.
611-428 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0E2
204-927-7979  or toll free at
1-866-605-1433
Lecture Series:
 
Don Dillon , RMT
Charting Skills for Massage Therapists
7 Primary Credits - One day only!
Saturday - April 17 
 
 
Don Dillon 2010
 

Saturday Only 

Massage therapists would rather provide care than notate their findings and treatment plans.  Yet with growing regulation and a real need to serve patients better, we need good records to provide good care.  Is there a better, faster way for therapists to notate their records?  We find out how in this full day workshop.
 
Don Dillon, RMT is the author of Better Business Agreements and the self-study workbook Charting Skills for Massage Therapists.  Over 60 of his articles have been published in industry publications including Massage Therapy Canada, Massage Therapy Today, AMTA Journal, Massage Magazine (on-line), AMTWP Connections, Massage Therapist (Australia) and various massage school and professional association newsletters.  Don has received the Ontario Massage Therapist Association (OMTA) President's Award of Merit, two Hand of Thanks, and the Ken Rezsnyak award.
Don is one of the founding members of Massage Therapy Radio www.massagetherapyradio.com, and has presented in six provinces to massage therapy schools and associations.  His website, www.MTCoach.com, provides a variety of resources for massage therapists.
 
Course Outline:
 
·       Discuss the dimensions of pain, and why simply asking about "pain" is not enough.
·      Examine challenges and special considerations when taking a case history.
·      Identify yellow and red flags in the intake you should be weary of.
·      Easily document postural distortions, range-of-motion and palpatory findings.
·      Review College of Massage Therapists (CMTO) guidelines for record-keeping.
·      Create better treatment plans.
·      Clarify the symptom picture through the use of pain and disability questionnaires.
·      Track the downward spiral of soft-tissue dysfunction.
 
 
Overview: 
  •   open to therapists, students and regulators
  • format: lecture with group and individual exercises
  •     hand-outs: web-based, provided via links post-workshop
 
Members          $194.25 (Includes GST)
Non-Members    $225.75 (Includes  GST)
 
Lecture Series:
 
Don Dillon , RMT
Starting Your Massage Therapy Business
7 Primary Credits - One day only!
Sunday - April 17 
 
 
Don Dillon 2010
 
 Sunday Only:
 
 

Massage therapists are in the practice of healing.  However, a number of studies show an inordinate amount of practitioners leave the profession because they cannot sustain a business.  There are many causes - business and technical skill-set, economic, financial/logistical and belief/psychological - that doom many competent, talented practitioners to leave the profession prematurely.  Yet, there are many therapists who find a way to do the work that they love and make a reasonable living at it.

 

This full day workshop is the first in a 3-part successive series, and is intended for massage practitioners 2 years in practice or less, students in final term, or seasoned therapists who have businesses not performing as well as they'd like.

 

Course Outline:

  

Profile - define your self

Purpose - What does your business do?

Passion - Why are you in business?

Position in the marketplace - Who does your business serve?

Philosophy - What values determine your quality of service?

Product - What are you selling?

Pricing - How will you set fees?

Promotion - How will prospective customers know about it?

Placement - How will it be delivered?

Possibilities and Problems - assessing factors within and outside your business for their impact on your bottom line (includes industry trends)

Plan - Begin a plan to see your business grow and sustain

 

Criteria:

·      Full day workshop with small group exercises

·      open to therapists, students and regulators - limit 40 participants

·      format: lecture with group and individual exercises

·      hand-outs: web-based, provided via links post-workshop

 

 

Don Dillon, RMT is the author of Better Business Agreements and the self-study workbook Charting Skills for Massage Therapists.  Over 60 of his articles have been published in industry publications including Massage Therapy Canada, Massage Therapy Today, AMTA Journal, Massage Magazine (on-line), AMTWP Connections, Massage Therapist (Australia) and various massage school and professional association newsletters.  Don has received the Ontario Massage Therapist Association (OMTA) President's Award of Merit, two Hand of Thanks, and the Ken Rezsnyak award.

Don is one of the founding members of Massage Therapy Radio www.massagetherapyradio.com, and has presented in six provinces to massage therapy schools and associations.  His website, www.MTCoach.com, provides a variety of resources for massage therapists.
 
 
Members          $194.25 (Includes GST)
Non-Members    $225.75 (Includes  GST)
 
Registration opens on Monday, February 8th.  
 
MTAM members can reserve rooms at the Victoria Inn by telphone at 786-4801 in Winnipeg or toll free at 1-877-842-4667 -
ask for the MTAM special rate.  
 
Visit the Victoria Inn on line at www.vicinn.com