T H E C O L L E G E O F M A S S A G E T H E R A P I S T S O F B C

July 2011

New Registrants

Do You Assess Your Patients?

Internet Coupon Marketing

CMTBC Board and Committee Members

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Calendar of Events

Happy Travels, Joyce Henderson

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In this issue...

VOLUME 6 / ISSUE 1

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By Julie Dais, PhD

How do registrants assess patients and form a treatment plan?

The CMT recently surveyed BC RMTs to help determine the need for a massage therapy diagnosis versus a medical diagnosis, and if itʼs feasible.

There were three goals to this survey:• to determine what RMTs felt they were doing when

they started with a new patient• to discover how RMTs were using their assessment

skills• to find out which skills needed better support by

continuing ed courses.

A total of 233 RMTs responded to the on-line survey conducted over four months from September 2009 to January 2010. Most (61%) had been practising for six to ten years while 12% had recently graduated. Most

doctorʼs referral. “Differential diagnosis” was used by 66%, but three additional diagnosis terms were used less often: “musculoskeletal diagnosis” (42%); “massage therapy diagnosis” (41%); and “diagnosis” (32%). Some registrants had difficulty with the term diagnosis as they were told in school that RMTs “do not diagnose”. In contrast, some respondents erroneously believed that RMTs actually now have the ability to diagnose. A third point of view was that a diagnosis would “label” their patients and they donʼt want to give them more labels.

RMTs indicated differing interpretations of the term "diagnosis" and its variants as well as some resistance to using it. Further work needs to be done to understand what a massage therapy diagnosis would look like.Clearly there is quite a range of time spent taking a case history and assessing a new patient versus actual hands-on treatment. Although 79% of respondents spent 45-60 minutes with their new patients, 87% spent the majority of the time (51-75 % of the session) on treatment. In terms of taking case histories of

new patients, 35% of respondents spent five minutes or less while only 18% spent 11 minutes or more.

RMTs in practice for 3-5 years spent significantly more time with case histories, physical assessment hands-on examination and clinical reassessment than RMTs in the other categories during the first appointment. Additionally, 90% of respondents document the results of reassessment, while 9.8% report that they document results only sometimes or never.

“The most significant finding from this survey seems to be the limited or lack of clinical assessment carried out by many BC RMTs.”

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The most significant finding from this survey seems to be the limited or lack of clinical assessment carried out by many BC RMTs. Sometimes this is patient driven in that “many patients just want to get on the table as soon as possible”, and “assessment time and treatment time depends on the patient's personality and their willingness to participate”.

Some RMTs recognized that they need to assess more often and recommended that “more needs to be done to educate our

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Many RMTs do not reassess after the first treatment. Of those that did, 98% were most likely to ask “How are you feeling”, followed by the above.

profession about the necessities of performing accurate and competent clinical assessments”. And finally there was a request for workshops “specifically designed to enhance RMTs' assessment abilities as I feel that this was one of the weakest areas of my original training.”

This study emphasized the need to increase awareness among practicing RMTs of the importance of reassessing the patient, and the need for a continuing education course to emphasis this.

Thank you for your interest and participation!

“RMTs in practice for 3-5 years spent significantly more time with case histories, physical assessment, hands-on examination and clinical reassessment than RMTs in the other categories.”

respondents (58%) graduated from the 3000 hour BC program.When asked about which terms they use when they work up a new patient, most respondents used “case history” (97%) and “assessment” (99%). Many respondents reported coming to some sort of “diagnosis” after assessing a patient without a

The Importance of Reassessing Results of the CMTBCʼs survey reveal the need to increase awareness among practising RMTs of the importance of reassessing.

“Some respondents erroneously believed that RMTs actually now have the ability to diagnose.”

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By Julie Dais, PhD

How do registrants assess patients and form a treatment plan?

The CMT recently surveyed BC RMTs to help determine the need for a massage therapy diagnosis versus a medical diagnosis, and if itʼs feasible.

There were three goals to this survey:• to determine what RMTs felt they were doing when

they started with a new patient• to discover how RMTs were using their assessment

skills• to find out which skills needed better support by

continuing ed courses.

A total of 233 RMTs responded to the on-line survey conducted over four months from September 2009 to January 2010. Most (61%) had been practising for six to ten years while 12% had recently graduated. Most

doctorʼs referral. “Differential diagnosis” was used by 66%, but three additional diagnosis terms were used less often: “musculoskeletal diagnosis” (42%); “massage therapy diagnosis” (41%); and “diagnosis” (32%). Some registrants had difficulty with the term diagnosis as they were told in school that RMTs “do not diagnose”. In contrast, some respondents erroneously believed that RMTs actually now have the ability to diagnose. A third point of view was that a diagnosis would “label” their patients and they donʼt want to give them more labels.

RMTs indicated differing interpretations of the term "diagnosis" and its variants as well as some resistance to using it. Further work needs to be done to understand what a massage therapy diagnosis would look like.Clearly there is quite a range of time spent taking a case history and assessing a new patient versus actual hands-on treatment. Although 79% of respondents spent 45-60 minutes with their new patients, 87% spent the majority of the time (51-75 % of the session) on treatment. In terms of taking case histories of

new patients, 35% of respondents spent five minutes or less while only 18% spent 11 minutes or more.

RMTs in practice for 3-5 years spent significantly more time with case histories, physical assessment hands-on examination and clinical reassessment than RMTs in the other categories during the first appointment. Additionally, 90% of respondents document the results of reassessment, while 9.8% report that they document results only sometimes or never.

“The most significant finding from this survey seems to be the limited or lack of clinical assessment carried out by many BC RMTs.”

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5 mins or less 11 mins or more

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Minutes spent taking case history

The most significant finding from this survey seems to be the limited or lack of clinical assessment carried out by many BC RMTs. Sometimes this is patient driven in that “many patients just want to get on the table as soon as possible”, and “assessment time and treatment time depends on the patient's personality and their willingness to participate”.

Some RMTs recognized that they need to assess more often and recommended that “more needs to be done to educate our

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Many RMTs do not reassess after the first treatment. Of those that did, 98% were most likely to ask “How are you feeling”, followed by the above.

profession about the necessities of performing accurate and competent clinical assessments”. And finally there was a request for workshops “specifically designed to enhance RMTs' assessment abilities as I feel that this was one of the weakest areas of my original training.”

This study emphasized the need to increase awareness among practicing RMTs of the importance of reassessing the patient, and the need for a continuing education course to emphasis this.

Thank you for your interest and participation!

“RMTs in practice for 3-5 years spent significantly more time with case histories, physical assessment, hands-on examination and clinical reassessment than RMTs in the other categories.”

respondents (58%) graduated from the 3000 hour BC program.When asked about which terms they use when they work up a new patient, most respondents used “case history” (97%) and “assessment” (99%). Many respondents reported coming to some sort of “diagnosis” after assessing a patient without a

The Importance of Reassessing Results of the CMTBCʼs survey reveal the need to increase awareness among practising RMTs of the importance of reassessing.

“Some respondents erroneously believed that RMTs actually now have the ability to diagnose.”

Diane M. Adams RMTVista Amiri Dehaj RMTChristine Armata RMTBrad G. Arneson RMTYayoi Barons RMTChelsea M. Bate RMTStephanie D. Bell RMTMisty E. Bellis RMTDana K. Berson RMTKyla Bilinski RMTEmily C. Bissonnette RMTTara L. Bowland RMTShannon E. Bradley RMTKelty R. Bromley RMTCynthia M. Bryan RMTCarissa Carbonneau RMTRyan N. Carmichael RMTBrittany A. Carriere RMTSarah Chomitz RMTJenna M. Christian RMTJennifer L. Clarke RMTIan A. Cliff RMTTreina L. Collin RMTAlicia M. Connors RMTEmily B. Costa RMTNicole M. Coster RMTPorla P. Crawford RMTSarah A. Croxall RMTJason C. Cuthbert RMTAnnabel P. Danchuk RMTThomas M. Danielowski RMTJanette A. Day RMTJessica D. Decker RMTToncho G. Delchev RMTMolly Demorest RMTAlicia E. Doll RMTTara C. Dollman RMTJordan D. Donovan RMTNicole Doty RMTCrystal A. Draper RMTDawn L. Ducharme RMTJulia Dundass RMTKrzysztof W. Dybowski RMTAmy R. Eburne RMTVladimir A. Efimoff RMTSamantha M. Eibensteiner RMTLonni J. Farmer RMTLinda A. Farruggia RMTJohn A. Forsyth RMT

Alexandra N. Forsythe RMTChristopher A. Frary RMTJennifer M. Fraser RMTRandi J. French RMTRachel G. Fulmore RMTNaomi J. Furst RMTRichard A. Gibbon RMTSara-Lyn M. Gibson RMTKatelin M. Giesbrecht RMTVanessa M. Gooch RMTMatthew E. Grannis RMTMarie-Louise Grohmueller RMTViola Grohs RMTCheryl L. Gropp RMTSteven L. Guard RMTChelsea E. Gyurkovits RMTCraig R. Hall RMTCourtney L. Hanes RMTStephanie M. Hansen RMTTania N. Haqq RMTSamantha B. Harper RMTAlexandra E. Harris RMTAlicia A. Harvey RMTHelen L. Hill RMTRobert Hor RMTRebecca A. Houghton RMTChelsea D. Howard RMTCrystal I. Huff RMTNicole A. Hunter RMTRobyn E. Izard RMTKatrina B. Janzen RMTLaura L. Jensen James M. Johnston RMTBrittany M. Jonat RMTDevon H. Jones RMTAmanda R. Kansky RMTDavid Kasabasic RMTChristine M. Keller RMTKrista R. Keller RMTWendy Jo Kennedy RMTJulie L. Kozak RMTTaryn D. Krizan RMTAnna Kulczyk RMTKelsy S. Kunzli RMTDevon D. Lachance RMTMelanie E. Lambie RMTAnders Lau RMTAshley M. Leighton RMTRio Levan RMT

Caitlee M. Lewis RMTEden Wen Lin RMTLori D. Loeppky RMTMelissa J. Mabon RMTRobyn M. MacDougal RMTTracy C. Mack RMTAllison N. Madder RMTAnne-Marie E. Magnus RMTAdrienne S. Mak RMTEvgenia G. Manilova RMTLaura C. Martens RMTCourtney E. Martin RMTRobert A. McCamon RMTJennifer D. McIntyre RMTNicole L. McKay RMTElizabeth A. McLaughlin RMTBrian A. McLean RMTChristine D. Meroniuk RMTUma G. Meyers RMTMeaghan C. Mounce RMTMariana Mousouliotis RMTThomas M. Mulligan RMTLisa E. Nickerson RMTJessica S. Nielsen RMTRoxanne E. Nugent RMTSusan Oakunsheyld Irina Oulianova RMTSuzann A. Palermo RMTSamantha L. Palmer RMTJessalyn C. Paterson RMTNicole A. Peacock RMTKristina M. Peddie RMTHaley A. Perechy RMTTreanna M. Phillips RMTMarla S. Pickering RMTCorina Pletscher RMTHeather N. Policelli RMTG. Eryn Price RMTRay E. Ranger RMTBrian B. Redillas RMTChristopher J. Reese RMTCarissa N. Reid RMTTeresa Ridley RMTKristin A. Riley RMTSophie M. Roberts RMTTara D. Roberts RMTJessica A. Robillard RMTMelanie A. Rodrigues RMTKayla N. Ruddock RMT

Miroslav V. Sabev RMTNicole G. Sadek RMTHoa Mi M. Saint-Jacques RMTShannon E. Sakakibara RMTNobuo Sakata RMTJason Sandher RMTShivani N. Sarsthi RMTKatrina V. Sawatzky RMTHeather L. Scheibal RMTJesika N. Schibild RMTNicole M. Schlemm RMTMolly R. Scott Ginette Simkin RMTBrie Slingerland RMTAndrea C. Smith RMTJ. Francois Smith RMTMarilyne K. Smith RMTTy Sparreboom RMTDana L. Sparrowhawk RMTLisa A. St. Laurent RMTKirsten J. Stockford RMTMary R. Tammadge RMTSarah M. Tenenbein RMTAndrea J. Thornton RMTJorrianne B. Thors RMTMadeleine M. Tiessen RMTShauna M. Toponce RMTKristalyn B. Uddenberg RMTJulie-Anne Van Kampen RMTPatrick S. Visser RMTHalyna C. Vreken RMTDaniel X. Wang RMTIngrid Watermann RMTShannon N. Weys RMTBarbara K. Wilkinson RMTBryndan S. Williams RMTMegan J. Willing RMTJanette L. Wood RMTSamantha F. Wood RMTLeanne M. Wright RMTStephanie R. Yuen RMTJoseph K. Zonys RMT

Our apologies to Melani Adsley, RMT, who became a member in May 2010 and whose name was not published in our last issue of Touchstone.

Congratulations to our new members registered between

June 23, 2010 and June 14, 2011.

The Registration Committee would like to congratulate the following new registrants on their exceptional achievement

in attaining excellence on the following sittings of the Registration Examinations.

September 2010

Jennifer ClarkeCraig Hall

Devon LachanceTeresa Ridley

Heather Scheibal

Jordan DonovanNicole DotyKrzysztof DybowskiAlexandra ForsytheRachel FulmoreNaomi FurstVanessa Gooch

Mathew GrannisSamantha HarperNicole Hunter Amanda KanskyKelsy KunzliEden LinLori Loeppky

Uma MeyersDevon MichaudMeaghan MounceMariana MousouliotisG. Eryn PriceMiroslav Sabev

We commend them for their hard work and impressive results, as they have demonstrated exceptional preparation

and knowledge of all of the examination material.

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Diane M. Adams RMTVista Amiri Dehaj RMTChristine Armata RMTBrad G. Arneson RMTYayoi Barons RMTChelsea M. Bate RMTStephanie D. Bell RMTMisty E. Bellis RMTDana K. Berson RMTKyla Bilinski RMTEmily C. Bissonnette RMTTara L. Bowland RMTShannon E. Bradley RMTKelty R. Bromley RMTCynthia M. Bryan RMTCarissa Carbonneau RMTRyan N. Carmichael RMTBrittany A. Carriere RMTSarah Chomitz RMTJenna M. Christian RMTJennifer L. Clarke RMTIan A. Cliff RMTTreina L. Collin RMTAlicia M. Connors RMTEmily B. Costa RMTNicole M. Coster RMTPorla P. Crawford RMTSarah A. Croxall RMTJason C. Cuthbert RMTAnnabel P. Danchuk RMTThomas M. Danielowski RMTJanette A. Day RMTJessica D. Decker RMTToncho G. Delchev RMTMolly Demorest RMTAlicia E. Doll RMTTara C. Dollman RMTJordan D. Donovan RMTNicole Doty RMTCrystal A. Draper RMTDawn L. Ducharme RMTJulia Dundass RMTKrzysztof W. Dybowski RMTAmy R. Eburne RMTVladimir A. Efimoff RMTSamantha M. Eibensteiner RMTLonni J. Farmer RMTLinda A. Farruggia RMTJohn A. Forsyth RMT

Alexandra N. Forsythe RMTChristopher A. Frary RMTJennifer M. Fraser RMTRandi J. French RMTRachel G. Fulmore RMTNaomi J. Furst RMTRichard A. Gibbon RMTSara-Lyn M. Gibson RMTKatelin M. Giesbrecht RMTVanessa M. Gooch RMTMatthew E. Grannis RMTMarie-Louise Grohmueller RMTViola Grohs RMTCheryl L. Gropp RMTSteven L. Guard RMTChelsea E. Gyurkovits RMTCraig R. Hall RMTCourtney L. Hanes RMTStephanie M. Hansen RMTTania N. Haqq RMTSamantha B. Harper RMTAlexandra E. Harris RMTAlicia A. Harvey RMTHelen L. Hill RMTRobert Hor RMTRebecca A. Houghton RMTChelsea D. Howard RMTCrystal I. Huff RMTNicole A. Hunter RMTRobyn E. Izard RMTKatrina B. Janzen RMTLaura L. Jensen James M. Johnston RMTBrittany M. Jonat RMTDevon H. Jones RMTAmanda R. Kansky RMTDavid Kasabasic RMTChristine M. Keller RMTKrista R. Keller RMTWendy Jo Kennedy RMTJulie L. Kozak RMTTaryn D. Krizan RMTAnna Kulczyk RMTKelsy S. Kunzli RMTDevon D. Lachance RMTMelanie E. Lambie RMTAnders Lau RMTAshley M. Leighton RMTRio Levan RMT

Caitlee M. Lewis RMTEden Wen Lin RMTLori D. Loeppky RMTMelissa J. Mabon RMTRobyn M. MacDougal RMTTracy C. Mack RMTAllison N. Madder RMTAnne-Marie E. Magnus RMTAdrienne S. Mak RMTEvgenia G. Manilova RMTLaura C. Martens RMTCourtney E. Martin RMTRobert A. McCamon RMTJennifer D. McIntyre RMTNicole L. McKay RMTElizabeth A. McLaughlin RMTBrian A. McLean RMTChristine D. Meroniuk RMTUma G. Meyers RMTMeaghan C. Mounce RMTMariana Mousouliotis RMTThomas M. Mulligan RMTLisa E. Nickerson RMTJessica S. Nielsen RMTRoxanne E. Nugent RMTSusan Oakunsheyld Irina Oulianova RMTSuzann A. Palermo RMTSamantha L. Palmer RMTJessalyn C. Paterson RMTNicole A. Peacock RMTKristina M. Peddie RMTHaley A. Perechy RMTTreanna M. Phillips RMTMarla S. Pickering RMTCorina Pletscher RMTHeather N. Policelli RMTG. Eryn Price RMTRay E. Ranger RMTBrian B. Redillas RMTChristopher J. Reese RMTCarissa N. Reid RMTTeresa Ridley RMTKristin A. Riley RMTSophie M. Roberts RMTTara D. Roberts RMTJessica A. Robillard RMTMelanie A. Rodrigues RMTKayla N. Ruddock RMT

Miroslav V. Sabev RMTNicole G. Sadek RMTHoa Mi M. Saint-Jacques RMTShannon E. Sakakibara RMTNobuo Sakata RMTJason Sandher RMTShivani N. Sarsthi RMTKatrina V. Sawatzky RMTHeather L. Scheibal RMTJesika N. Schibild RMTNicole M. Schlemm RMTMolly R. Scott Ginette Simkin RMTBrie Slingerland RMTAndrea C. Smith RMTJ. Francois Smith RMTMarilyne K. Smith RMTTy Sparreboom RMTDana L. Sparrowhawk RMTLisa A. St. Laurent RMTKirsten J. Stockford RMTMary R. Tammadge RMTSarah M. Tenenbein RMTAndrea J. Thornton RMTJorrianne B. Thors RMTMadeleine M. Tiessen RMTShauna M. Toponce RMTKristalyn B. Uddenberg RMTJulie-Anne Van Kampen RMTPatrick S. Visser RMTHalyna C. Vreken RMTDaniel X. Wang RMTIngrid Watermann RMTShannon N. Weys RMTBarbara K. Wilkinson RMTBryndan S. Williams RMTMegan J. Willing RMTJanette L. Wood RMTSamantha F. Wood RMTLeanne M. Wright RMTStephanie R. Yuen RMTJoseph K. Zonys RMT

Our apologies to Melani Adsley, RMT, who became a member in May 2010 and whose name was not published in our last issue of Touchstone.

Congratulations to our new members registered between

June 23, 2010 and June 14, 2011.

The Registration Committee would like to congratulate the following new registrants on their exceptional achievement

in attaining excellence on the following sittings of the Registration Examinations.

September 2010

Jennifer ClarkeCraig Hall

Devon LachanceTeresa Ridley

Heather Scheibal

Jordan DonovanNicole DotyKrzysztof DybowskiAlexandra ForsytheRachel FulmoreNaomi FurstVanessa Gooch

Mathew GrannisSamantha HarperNicole Hunter Amanda KanskyKelsy KunzliEden LinLori Loeppky

Uma MeyersDevon MichaudMeaghan MounceMariana MousouliotisG. Eryn PriceMiroslav Sabev

We commend them for their hard work and impressive results, as they have demonstrated exceptional preparation

and knowledge of all of the examination material.

February 2011

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Internet Coupon Marketing

ADVISORY STATEMENT # 16

The CMTBC Inquiry Committee has received several questions regarding internet coupon marketing through sites like Groupon.com, Swarmjam.com, Twongo.com and others.

After reviewing applicable bylaws, the Committee has concluded that this form of advertising and discounting of rates does not contravene the applicable CMTBC Bylaws. In particular, RMTs are entitled to set their own rates and offer discounts. However, all of the CMTBC advertising legislation applies equally to this form of internet discount advertising.

The Inquiry Committee reminds registrants that all massage therapy advertisements must adhere to the CMTBC Bylaws, Part F.1: Advertising and Other Marketing Activities. Registrants are ultimately responsible for the wording and appropriateness of their advertisements, even if the advertisement text was created by the internet marketing website. Please review the applicable CMTBC Bylaws before advertising in any medium, and please contact the CMTBC office if any questions arise as to appropriate advertising.

Note that registrants can only issue receipts with their practitioner number to patients who pay for and receive massage therapy treatments. Some internet coupons can be purchased by someone other than the person receiving massage therapy treatments. When receiving payment by coupons or vouchers of this type, registrants should clearly mark on the receipt that payment was received via the particular internet coupon or voucher. Registrants should also advise patients that the insurer decides whether to reimburse payment for any treatment, and is entitled to accurate and precise billing information from the RMT so it can properly process each claim. Whether or not an insurer will reimburse for a payment made through an internet coupon discount site is for the insurer to decide, and RMTs must avoid being a party to efforts to mislead or even defraud insurers.

Another issue with these internet coupon discount sites is the frequency of unauthorized practitioners using our protected titles. The Unauthorized Practice Committee asks registrants for increased diligence in monitoring these sites for use by unauthorized practitioners using our protected titles. Please report any abuse of our protected titles immediately to the Unauthorized Practice Committee or the CMTBC office.

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Board Members

PresidentJames McGettigan, RMT

Vice-PresidentKoby Blanchfield, RMT

Beth Sampson, RMT

Brent Rowland, RMT

Ronda Maxwell, RMT

Voula Soursos, RMT

Rebecca Darnell (Public Representative)

Gordon Schoberg (Public Representative)

Marilyn Waithman (Public Representative)

Kareem Allam(Public Representative)

StaffRegistrarDoug McRae

Office AdministratorDebbie Newberry

Deputy RegistrarPeggy Bereza, RMT

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Welcome New AppointeesThe CMTBC Board would like to welcome the new committee chairs and appointees.

Committee ChairsAccreditation Committee Wendy Rigby, RMT

Communications CommitteePeggy Bereza, RMT

Discipline CommitteeMarilynne Waithman, Public Rep.

Executive CommitteeRebecca Darnell, Public Rep.

Finance and Audit CommitteeBeth Sampson, RMT

Inquiry CommitteeKathleen Wood, RMT

Legislation CommitteeRebecca Darnell, Public Rep.

Nominations CommitteeKoby Blanchfield, RMT

Patient Relations CommitteePeggy Bereza, RMT

Quality Management CommitteeWendy Rigby, RMT

Registration CommitteeLeigh Andrew, RMT

Research CommitteeBeth Sampson, RMT

Scope of Practice CommitteeKoby Blanchfield, RMT

Unauthorized Practice CommitteeVoula Soursos, RMT

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Events Calendar

September 22, 2011 1:00 PMSpecial Board Meeting to address the 3000 hour basis of accreditation requirement. Blue Horizon Hotel, Vancouver. Please RSVP to the office as space is limited.

September 23, 2011 9:30AM. Blue Horizon Hotel

November 26 - 28, 2011 9:30 AM Board meeting plus Strategic Planning. Location TBA. 

January 13, 2012 9:30 AM. Blue Horizon Hotel

February 24, 2012 9:30 AM. Blue Horizon Hotel

March 2012 Annual General Meeting.Location TBA

September 7 Written ExaminationExecutive Hotel & Conference Centre Burnaby, 4201 Lougheed Hwy. Burnaby, BC,V5C 3Y6Tel:  (604) 298-2010 September 16 -- 20 Oral/practical ExaminationWestin Grand, 433 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 6L9 Tel:  (604) 602-1999

Board Meetings

2011 Registration Examinations

CMTBC Call for Submissions -- 3000 hr requirementWe are looking for your input on removing the 3000 hour requirement for accreditation in B.C. Please read the more on the CMTBC website before responding. www.cmtbc.bc.ca

The CMTBC board acknowledges the great contribution Joyce Henderson has made as a Public Representative over the last six years. Joyce served as a CMTBC board member, as a member of the Patient Relations Committee, and as Chair of the Scope of Practice (SOP) Committee.

Joyce ably guided the SOP Committee in a number of initiatives focussed on working with the government to enhance and forward the scope of practice of BC RMTs.

Joyce also took the initiative to begin and maintain a cordial working relationship with her Salmon Arm MLA, George Abbott. She visited him regularly at his constituency office and made presentations to him concerning massage therapy concerns, especially when he served as Minister of Health.

We thank Joyce for her years of outstanding service, particularly to the SOP Committee. We wish Joyce a full and rich “retirement” from the CMTBC board to a life full of passion and adventures.

Happy Travels, Joyce Henderson

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