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In-hospital patients treated with acupuncture
April 30, Lombard, Ill. – National University of Health Sciences (NUHS), an institution working to innovate integrative care and the training of a variety of health care practitioners including massage therapists, announces that interns from its Masters degree program in acupuncture and oriental medicine are now working in clerkship programs in a local hospital.

NHPC Conference in Banff – not too late to register!
April 25, Edmonton, AB – The Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC) remind RMTs that it’s not too late to register for its 23rd annual national conference and trade show in Banff, Alberta.

Massage in Schools Canadian training dates, 2012
April 20, Montreal, QC – The Massage in Schools Program (MISP) announces training sessions that will be available across Canada in various locations in 2012.

MTF Practitioner Case Report Contest Now Open
April 16, Evanston, Ill. – The submission process for the 2012 Massage Therapy Foundation Practitioner Case Report Contest is now open. Canadian RMTs are eligible and welcome to enter.

CE credits for RMTs trained in Graston Technique
April 10, Toronto, Ont. – Canadian RMTs in the jurisdictions of Ontario and British Columbia are now eligible to receive CE credits when obtaining certification in the use of Graston Technique.

Performance Health Supports Athletes in Action
April 3, Akron, OH – Through a donation of Thera-Band professional resistance exercise products, Performance Health is supporting Athlete’s in Action (AIA) Sports Performance’s 2012 mission trips to Armenia, Guatemala, Mexico and South Africa. The donated Thera-Band products will be used as educational and training tools at AIA’s international sports medicine clinics.

2012 Canadian Massage Conference
April 2, Niagara Falls, Ont. – The ONE Concept Group is pleased to announce the new Canadian Massage Conference to be held from October 12-14, 2012 in beautiful Niagara Falls, Canada. This year, the conference will include a chiropractic component, serving DCs as well.

Seventh Annual IN-CAM Research Symposium
March 27, Toronto, Ont. – The Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM) invites massage therapists to its Seventh Annual Research Symposium and workshops to be held in Toronto from November 2-4, 2012.

New book by Dr. Robert Schleip

March 23, Toronto, Ont. – A new book titled Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body, edited by Robert Schleip, PhD, MA , Thomas W. Findley, MD, PhD , Leon Chaitow, ND, DO (UK) and Peter Huijing, PhD, is now available to manual and movement therapy practitioners through Elsevier Publishing, Canada.