2010 Lots Of FUN Still To Go! Which Event Will You Attend?

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Permalink Reply by Kim Goral on March 19, 2010 at 9:55am

I'm heading "home" to MA for the AMTA 50th Anniv. bash (the theme is research!) and will be co-teaching with Ruth Werner. It will be my first time teaching a massage-related class-Yikes! I'm excited and terrified at the same time ;) Luckily, Ruth is an amazing presenter so I'll have some good guidance. I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation. Again, excited, but nervous ;) And I'll be at the AMTA National convention, conveniently only an hours drive away while I'm out here in WI. I can breath a sigh of relief and just relax at that one- no formal involvement other than being there and having a blast learning and seeing good friends. :)

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Permalink Reply by Robin Byler Thomas on March 19, 2010 at 10:17am

That's cool Kim, congrats.

Has the MTF opened up the case study submissions for this year?


Thanks for all the info Mike; very helpful.

Kim Goral said:

I'm heading "home" to MA for the AMTA 50th Anniv. bash (the theme is research!) and will be co-teaching with Ruth Werner. It will be my first time teaching a massage-related class-Yikes! I'm excited and terrified at the same time ;) Luckily, Ruth is an amazing presenter so I'll have some good guidance. I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation. Again, excited, but nervous ;) And I'll be at the AMTA National convention, conveniently only an hours drive away while I'm out here in WI. I can breath a sigh of relief and just relax at that one- no formal involvement other than being there and having a blast learning and seeing good friends. :)

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Permalink Reply by Kim Goral on March 19, 2010 at 10:25am

Thanks, Robin. According to the MTF website, the guidelines for the practitioner case report contest will be up late March. I believe the deadline for submissions is usually sometime around October..? And yes, I agree- excellent topic, Mike! I'm interested in seeing who else will be attending events and hopefully putting "real" faces to the names :) Robin, will you be at any of these events?

ETA- I just noticed, the MTF Highlighting research conference is not listed. That's in Seattle May 13-15 2010
http://www.massagetherapyfoundation.org/researchconference2010.html

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Permalink Reply by Robin Byler Thomas on March 19, 2010 at 11:00am

Kim said:

I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation.

I was referring to your above statement Kim. Did research submissions for the Seattle Conference incude case studies?

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Permalink Reply by Kim Goral on March 19, 2010 at 11:17am

ohh, sorry! I misunderstood :) Yes, case studies were submitted. The Foundation will be doing a special break-out session, just for case studies on one of the days. I believe 6 submissions were chosen for this, but I'm not 100% positive on the exact number.

Robin Byler Thomas said:

Kim said:

I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation.

I was referring to your above statement Kim. Did research submissions for the Seattle Conference incude case studies?

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Permalink Reply by Darcy Neibaur on March 19, 2010 at 11:44am

I will be attending the World Massage Festival for the 5th year in a row. Thank you Micheal for sharing all this good information.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on April 3, 2010 at 3:57pm

Good catch Kim! I had heard 60 and then I heard 30 poster presentations. Looking forward to your take on the conference.

Kim Goral said:

ohh, sorry! I misunderstood :) Yes, case studies were submitted. The Foundation will be doing a special break-out session, just for case studies on one of the days. I believe 6 submissions were chosen for this, but I'm not 100% positive on the exact number.

Robin Byler Thomas said:

Kim said:

I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation.

I was referring to your above statement Kim. Did research submissions for the Seattle Conference incude case studies?

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Permalink Reply by Kim Goral on April 3, 2010 at 4:32pm

Mike,

There will be poster presentations (I just checked the list- looks like there will be about 30) and then an oral panel presentation. And I'm copying and pasting here from the schedule, just to make sure I'm not screwing it up. This will be Thursday afternoon- there will be several concurrent sessions, this is just one of them.

"Breakout Session: Massage Therapy: A Survey of Recent Case Reports


Moderator: Christopher Moyer, PhD


Presenters:

Kim Goral & Meghan Burkett
Massage-induced Postural Change as a Mechanism of Effect for Reduction of Anxiety: Related Procedures and Findings From Two case Studies

Alison Bowcock
Effects of Regular Massage Therapy During Treatment for Breast Cancer

Erika Larson
Massage Therapy Effects in a Long-term Prosthetic User with Fibular Hemimelia

Jenny Dailey
Bulimia Nervosa and Massage: A Case Report Examining Body Awareness with Co-Morbidities Anxiety and Depression

Voula Soursos
Treatments for Chronic Pain in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)"


Early bird rate has been extended to 4/15 and they are now offering 1 and 2 day packages if you can't sign up for the whole thing! Everyone who can attend should, it's going to be quite the event! And Mike I think I remember you mentioning before that you will be there- am I remembering correctly??


Mike Hinkle said:

Good catch Kim! I had heard 60 and then I heard 30 poster presentations. Looking forward to your take on the conference.

Kim Goral said:

ohh, sorry! I misunderstood :) Yes, case studies were submitted. The Foundation will be doing a special break-out session, just for case studies on one of the days. I believe 6 submissions were chosen for this, but I'm not 100% positive on the exact number.

Robin Byler Thomas said:

Kim said:

I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation.

I was referring to your above statement Kim. Did research submissions for the Seattle Conference incude case studies?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on April 3, 2010 at 5:26pm

I won't be able to make it this year. Have to try again in 2012, I guess. Would have loved the exposure to this venue. But have already confirmed other plans that will promote the Festival and that right now is my priority. I wish you luck on your research presentation and any that may not have been selected there we would love to hear about for ours next year at WCU in Cullowhee, NC. We have a fantastic lineup started.

Kim Goral said:

Mike,

There will be poster presentations (I just checked the list- looks like there will be about 30) and then an oral panel presentation. And I'm copying and pasting here from the schedule, just to make sure I'm not screwing it up. This will be Thursday afternoon- there will be several concurrent sessions, this is just one of them.

"Breakout Session: Massage Therapy: A Survey of Recent Case Reports


Moderator: Christopher Moyer, PhD


Presenters:

Kim Goral & Meghan Burkett
Massage-induced Postural Change as a Mechanism of Effect for Reduction of Anxiety: Related Procedures and Findings From Two case Studies

Alison Bowcock
Effects of Regular Massage Therapy During Treatment for Breast Cancer

Erika Larson
Massage Therapy Effects in a Long-term Prosthetic User with Fibular Hemimelia

Jenny Dailey
Bulimia Nervosa and Massage: A Case Report Examining Body Awareness with Co-Morbidities Anxiety and Depression

Voula Soursos
Treatments for Chronic Pain in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)"


Early bird rate has been extended to 4/15 and they are now offering 1 and 2 day packages if you can't sign up for the whole thing! Everyone who can attend should, it's going to be quite the event! And Mike I think I remember you mentioning before that you will be there- am I remembering correctly??


Mike Hinkle said:

Good catch Kim! I had heard 60 and then I heard 30 poster presentations. Looking forward to your take on the conference.

Kim Goral said:

ohh, sorry! I misunderstood :) Yes, case studies were submitted. The Foundation will be doing a special break-out session, just for case studies on one of the days. I believe 6 submissions were chosen for this, but I'm not 100% positive on the exact number.

Robin Byler Thomas said:

Kim said:

I'll be in Seattle not 2 weeks later and am doing a case study presentation with a classmate of mine (We're each presenting 1 study that we did this year)- that will be my first research presentation.

I was referring to your above statement Kim. Did research submissions for the Seattle Conference incude case studies?

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