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What's Happening at the RMTAO
Welcome to the 2019-2020 Membership Year
Thank you for continuing to support the work of the RMTAO!
Continue to access our great benefits of membership and make sure that your membership continues to work for you. This includes great discounts on optional programs like GoodLife Fitness memberships, home and auto insurance, TELUS phone plans, practice management software and more! You can add on any of these programs at any time.
We look forward to continuing our focus this year on our campaign for tax exemption for massage therapists and we encourage all members to learn more about that campaign at www.rmtact.ca
If you haven't renewed yet, you can still do so online on the RMTAO website.
Download your Insurance Coverage Certificate
If you've purchased your professional liability insurance through the RMTAO, you will need to download your insurance coverage certificate.
If you purchased insurance directly with the RMTAO, log in to the RMTAO website and click on My Insurance Coverage Certificates on the left side of your screen.
If you purchased your insurance through the Trisura Portal, you can log in to the Trisura Portal and download your certificate.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week in Canada will be October 6 - 12, 2019. This national public education campaign was designed to make Canadians more aware of the realities of mental illness.
Did you know?... Anxiety disorders can negatively impact quality of life, and massage therapy is one of the complementary options that can help address the physical symptoms of those disorders.
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GoodLife Fitness Memberships
GoodLife offers RMTAO members a nearly 50% discount on a gym membership, as one of the many benefits of membership.
GoodLife has recently changed their membership system, so RMTAO members will now pay a one-time, $25 enrolment fee to the RMTAO, and then you will be sent a link to access the GoodLife enrolment system.
You will then be able to access a discounted GoodLife fitness membership for $449 plus tax for the year, or biweekly payments of $32 plus tax. Memberships will last for a full year from the date of purchase, and are also available at the same rate to a significant other or dependent, provided they live at the same address.
You can learn more on the GoodLife page on the RMTAO website, and if you have any questions, please to not hesitate to contact us at info@rmtao.com
Cambridge Continuing Education - Early Bird Ends Today!
The popular assessment course Clinical Decision Making During an Assessment: Live Cases is coming to Cambridge and the early bird rate ends today!
This course will be held on October 20th at the Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy in Cambridge.
This one day course will offer the opportunity to systematically work through three live cases. This will involve a complete subjective exam and a comprehensive objective exam, along with a discussion of differential diagnosis. Appropriate treatment strategies will be discussed in detail for each case to ensure the patient leaves the assessment with clear understanding of the type of treatment and exercises required. Evidence-based practices will be used to guide the assessment and treatment, including clinical practice guidelines, normative data and special tests with high sensitivity and specificity.
After today, prices will go up, so register online now.
Business Tip of the Week
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Is It OK to Use Filler Words Like “Um” and “Ah”? (You Know, Sometimes)
Most of us think filler words such as “um,” “so,” and “like” diminish our credibility (and just sound bad). So we try to avoid them in our speech. But there are times when they can be helpful — if you use them strategically. First, they’re useful when you need to be diplomatic. If you want to soften your message, perhaps to give someone delicate feedback, a hedge word like “just” or a phrase like “We may want to consider” can be an effective cushion. Second, filler words can help you hold the floor. If you’re in a meeting where people interrupt you, a well-placed “so” can ward off interruptions while you transition to your next thought. And lastly, a “well” or “actually” can help you break into a conversation. Just make sure you aren’t cutting someone off mid-sentence.
Adapted from “Why Filler Words Like ‘Um’ and ‘Ah’ Are Actually Useful,” by Allison Shapira
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Research Article of the Week
Multi-disciplinary interventions for chronic pain involving education: A systematic review.
Background:There have been growing recommendations to include education in multi-disciplinary interventions targeting chronic pain management. However, effects of this strategy on short- and long-term self-management of chronic pain, remain largely unexplored.
Objectives: 1. To provide an updated overview of studies that report on the impact of patient education in multi-disciplinary interventions, on self-management of chronic pain; 2. To explore associations between education and chronic pain self-management techniques; and 3. To identify the format and duration of suitable chronic pain interventions targeted at patient self-management.
Methods: Design: Narrative systematic literature review of randomised or controlled study designs. Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO. Participants: Adult patients with chronic pain of any aetiology participating in multi-disciplinary programs that included education. Main outcome measures: Assessments of level of pain, function, quality of life, self-efficacy, self-management, and any other relevant assessments. Study Appraisal and Synthesis Methods: PRISMA guidelines, Cochrane Risk of Bias tool, and TIDieR model.
Results: Database searching identified 485 potential papers. After removal of duplicates, and irrelevant articles by title and abstract, 120 full-text articles were reviewed and 27 studies were included in this systematic review. Studies were predominantly from the United States (n = 8; 29.6%). Over one hundred outcome measures were identified across all studies, with significant variation also observed in terms of how chronic pain duration was defined, and how education was delivered to participants. Overall, positive benefits of education were reported.
Conclusions: Education, as part of multi-disciplinary programs, is likely to improve self-management and self-efficacy in people with chronic pain of any aetiology. Heterogeneity in terms of: chronic pain duration; educational resources; healthcare professionals; and outcome measures, were identified as limitations. Further research, in the form of Randomised Controlled Trials addressing these Multi-disciplinary interventions for chronic pain involving education: A systematic reviewPLoS One. , 14 (10)
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The Learning Curve - The RMTAO Education Series
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The Learning Curve - The RMTAO Education Series
The Learning Curve provides education to massage therapists in a variety of hands-on workshops and lecture-based seminars across Ontario focused on three main areas-Competency, Business, and Modality. The Continuing Education Program is designed to help massage therapists increase their knowledge base to continuously improve for both their own personal success and that of the client.
Click here for more information about the courses that are offered by the RMTAO.
Lumbopelvic Muscle Imbalances
October 6, 2019 - Kingston
Clinical Decision Making During an Assessment: Live Cases
October 20, 2019 - Cambridge
Upper Cervical Mobilizations
November 10, 2019 - Ottawa
Shoulder Mobilizations
November 24, 2019 - Peterborough
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Upcoming Community Networks and Related Activities
The RMTAO has created a new feature on RMTAO.com for Community Networks. Members and non-members, once logged on, can access information about the latest upcoming network activities right on their home page! Don't see a Community Based Network near you? You can contact Laura Fixman at laura@rmtao.com to learn more about starting one!
London Community Based Network
Date: Monday, October 7, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Edgar and Joe's Cafe, 255 Horton St. London
Topic: Mentor Mondays - This month we will be focusing on the new CMTO STRiVe program and an update from the London CMTO open house.
Contact: Dani Faucher, danifaucher.rmt@gmail.com
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Future Dates: November 4, December 2
Cambridge Community Based Network
Date: Monday, October 7, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Barnacle Bill's, Back Room, 47 Grand Ave. S, Cambridge Ontario.
Topic: This meeting will focus on the CMTO's new STRiVe program
Contact: Geanina Ozsvath, geanina_rmt@yahoo.ca
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Guelph Community Based Network
Date: Monday, October 21, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Fionn Macool's, 494 Edinburgh Rd. S. Guelph
Topic: General Discussion
Contact: Renata Deforest, renatarmt@bell.net
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Future dates: November 18
Peel-Halton Community Based Network
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Location: Fiftie's Diner, 649 Fourth Line, Oakville Ontario.
Topic: Pre Holiday Season - so come get/give your inspiration, motivation and whatever else you need from your peers! A few topics we will address: the new QAP/ Strive - at this point some of us have not even opened the email so by November hopefully everyone has had a chance to get started and we can discuss, likes/dislikes...strategy. Once everyone is completed we can work together to tackle our goals through some of our meetings. CMTO has a few bits of updates we can run through as well.
Contact: Lily Meyer, hprmts@outlook.com
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Future dates: November 18
Read more about Community Based Networks
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