Politics and Government tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 TypePad AMTA Elects New National Board tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14160 2010-02-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-01T12:00:07-07:00 The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) recently elected its National Board. The 2009 national election was conducted electronically among its professional members. Glenath Moyle of Oregon was elected President-Elect. She takes office on March 1, 2010, and will serve until February 28, 2011, when she assumes the role of President. Current President-Elect Kathleen Miller-Read will assume the Presidency on March 1, 2010. By Editorial Staff The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) recently elected its National Board. The 2009 national election was conducted electronically among its professional members. Glenath Moyle of Oregon was elected President-Elect. She takes office on March 1, 2010, and will serve until February 28, 2011, when she assumes the role of President. Current President-Elect Kathleen Miller-Read will assume the Presidency on March 1, 2010. Will Health Care Reform Benefit Massage Therapists? tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14153 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00 As the American Medical Association stated in its AMA News: "Your guess is as good as anyone's." Well if they don't know, I'm sure I don't know. However, I am trying to keep you in the loop as much as I can in these early stages of health care reform. By Vivian Madison-Mahoney, LMT As the American Medical Association stated in its AMA News: "Your guess is as good as anyone's." Well if they don't know, I'm sure I don't know. However, I am trying to keep you in the loop as much as I can in these early stages of health care reform. Year-End Observations of Our Profession tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14143 2009-12-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-12-01T12:00:07-07:00 Kudos to Dr. Janet Kahn, PhD, and the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) for their successful efforts to ensure that alternative practitioners have a place in the new national health care legislation. They managed to get an amendment into the Senate health care take-over bill that adds the language "licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers and integrated health care practitioners" to the definition of the health care workforce. This is huge. By Ralph Stephens, BS, LMT, NCTMB Kudos to Dr. Janet Kahn, PhD, and the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) for their successful efforts to ensure that alternative practitioners have a place in the new national health care legislation. They managed to get an amendment into the Senate health care take-over bill that adds the language "licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers and integrated health care practitioners" to the definition of the health care workforce. This is huge. AMTA Board of Directors Disbands Council of Schools tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14128 2009-11-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-11-01T12:00:07-07:00 The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Council of Schools (COS) was terminated in September after a unanimous vote by the AMTA national board. After months of evaluation, the AMTA's Governance Committee recommended the association's board of directors (BOD) vote to remove sections of the bylaws that refer to the COS, effectively dissolving the COS as an AMTA organization. And on Sept. 22 at the AMTA BOD meeting, board members made a unanimous vote to end the 27-year relationship with the Council of Schools, effective Oct. 1, 2009. But while the relationship ends abruptly, mutual concerns over incompatibility between the two entities had been growing for some time. By Christie Bondurant, Associate Editor The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Council of Schools (COS) was terminated in September after a unanimous vote by the AMTA national board. After months of evaluation, the AMTA's Governance Committee recommended the association's board of directors (BOD) vote to remove sections of the bylaws that refer to the COS, effectively dissolving the COS as an AMTA organization. And on Sept. 22 at the AMTA BOD meeting, board members made a unanimous vote to end the 27-year relationship with the Council of Schools, effective Oct. 1, 2009. But while the relationship ends abruptly, mutual concerns over incompatibility between the two entities had been growing for some time. We Get Letters tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14131 2009-11-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-11-01T12:00:07-07:00 Massage Today encourages letters to the editor to discuss matters relating to the publication’s content. Letters may be edited for space and clarity, and published in a future issue or online. Please send all correspondence by e-mail to editorial@massagetoday.com or regular mail to: Massage Today P.O. Box 4139 Huntington Beach, CA 92605 Massage Today encourages letters to the editor to discuss matters relating to the publication’s content. Letters may be edited for space and clarity, and published in a future issue or online. Please send all correspondence by e-mail to editorial@massagetoday.com or regular mail to: Massage Today P.O. Box 4139 Huntington Beach, CA 92605 News Brief: AMTA Board of Directors Disbands Council of Schools tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14107 2009-10-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-10-01T12:00:07-07:00 The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Council of Schools (COS) has faced strong criticism from its own association this year. After months of evaluation, the association's Governance Committee recommended the AMTA board of directors vote to remove sections of the bylaws that refer to the COS, effectively dissolving the COS as an AMTA organization. And on Sept. 22 at the AMTA BOD meeting, board members made a unanimous vote to end the 27-year relationship with the Council of Schools, effective Oct. 1, 2009. While the relationship ends abruptly, mutual concerns over incompatibility between the two entities had been growing. By Editorial Staff The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Council of Schools (COS) has faced strong criticism from its own association this year. After months of evaluation, the association's Governance Committee recommended the AMTA board of directors vote to remove sections of the bylaws that refer to the COS, effectively dissolving the COS as an AMTA organization. And on Sept. 22 at the AMTA BOD meeting, board members made a unanimous vote to end the 27-year relationship with the Council of Schools, effective Oct. 1, 2009. While the relationship ends abruptly, mutual concerns over incompatibility between the two entities had been growing.