If you registered for the 2015 World Massage Conference, you have access to all of the replays from the program you registered for, including the ABMP-sponsored Back Pain Summit, until February 29—that’s more than 40 hours of online continuing education, including techniques,…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
The 2016 International Massage Therapy Research Conference, to be held May 12–15 in Seattle, will feature the following keynote speakers, each speaking on a different day:
- Wayne B. Jonas, MD (Friday, May 13): Dr. Jonas is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Samueli…
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The Winter 2015 issue of Body Sense magazine is now available.
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As we previously informed our members, Alaska House Bill 328 was signed into law on August 11, 2014. The law requires that all massage therapists practicing in Alaska must have a state-issued massage license. The law went into effect on July 15, 2015; however, because the Alaska…
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists recently adopted changes to the state’s continuing education (CE) rules. These changes go into effect on July 1, 2016. All licensees renewing their licenses on or after July 1, 2016, must have fulfilled these CE requirements when they renew,…
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health (ACIMH) has offered 10 complimentary student registrations to the 2016 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (ICIMH). The ICIMH will be held May 18–20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 10 scholarships will be…
Massage and bodywork schools across the country should be on the lookout for the 2016 ABMP Education mailer containing information about upcoming events, programs, and support for massage educators. This year, three lucky schools will also receive a special surprise—a golden ticket…
The Coalition of National Massage Therapy Organizations met December 4 in Chicago to continue dialog on a variety of issues facing the massage therapy profession. The coalition comprises seven organizations participating on an equal footing, in an atmosphere of mutual participation and…
The Massage Therapy Foundation has extended the deadline for abstract submissions for the 2016 International Massage Therapy Research Conference (IMTRC). The new deadline for poster and presentation abstracts is January 4, 2016, at 11:50 p.m. CST.
The IMTRC will take place May 12–15…
Alaska Massage Therapy License Applications are Available
As we previously informed our members, Alaska House Bill 328 was signed into law on August 11, 2014. The law requires that…