With Kate Zualski, Sponsored by ACCHAC
Webinar Series on Research Literacy and Evidence-Informed Practice
The Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) and COMTA invite you to join us for a collaborative webinar series focused on research literacy and evidence informed practice in the massage therapy community. The series provides background information suitable for both faculty and therapists in practice.
Webinar #1: Research Literacy and Evidence Informed Practice: Implications for Massage Therapists
Join COMTA’s own Kate Zulaski for a webinar: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 1pm EDT/ 10am PDT
Have you ever asked the question “What does Research Literacy and Evidence Informed Practice (EIP) mean to me? ” During this webinar, you will hear from multiple massage therapy leaders and organizations on the importance of research and evidence to the massage profession, as well as the greater integrative health care community.
Participants will gain an understanding of the relevance of EIP in patient/client care, be able to discuss the requirements for research literacy and EIP in the context of the massage profession, and describe the importance of EIP and research literacy in integrative health care.
Speakers:
• Pete Whitridge, BA, LMT, President, Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE)
• Kate Zulaski, BA, LMT, Executive Director, Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
• Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD, LMT, President, Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF)
• Leena Guptha, DO, MBA, BCTMB, Chair, National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)
• Deb Hill, MS, PERL Project Manager, Academic Consortium for Complementary & Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC)
Click here for more details and to register for September 23rd!
Project to Enhance Research Literacy (PERL) Webinar Series
After the September 24 webinar, future topics include:
• Research Literacy and Evidence Informed Practice: Implications for Massage Therapists (Sept. 23rd)
• Examples from the Field: Everyday Use of Research in Practice (Oct. 14th)
• What is Evidence Informed Practice? (Nov. 4th)
• Journal Club Fundamentals (Dec. 2nd)
Additionally, we will offer a fifth bonus Webinar for faculty: Teaching Research Literacy: Case reports from the classroom (Jan. 15th, 2015)
More details about PERL and the Webinar series found here.
This series in is produced in conjunction with multiple massage therapy organizations including:
• The Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC)
• Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE)
• Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
• Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF)
• National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)