THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Meditech is offering optional sessions on the first day of this year’s conference. Thursday will once again be highlighted by a full day seminar entitled “Light and Laser Phototherapy for Tissue Repair and Pain Control” by Chukuka Enwemeka. This course is designed to empower clinicians with the requisite knowledge for evidence-based practice. It presents, in lay terms, an in depth understanding of the biophysics, photochemistry, photobiology of therapeutic light, the rationale for treatment, the indications and contraindications for light-based therapy, and guidelines for effective utilization of therapeutic light and lasers in tissue repair and pain control.
Training Session (Slava Kim and Leonard Rudnick)
Meditech will also be offering four, one hour focused training sessions which will occur concurrent with Chukuka’s seminar. We are pleased to have both Slava Kim and Leonard Rudnick lead these sessions on the use of Low Intensity Laser Therapy. These excellent clinicians will bring their vast knowledge of laser therapy to small groups of clinicians. These events will commence at 9:00am, 10:30am, 1:00pm and 2:00pm. There is limited seating for each of these trainings so we ask that you sign up in advance to reserve your space.
Marketing Workshop (Robert Walker)
Due to overwhelming demand, we are including a marketing workshop on Thursday evening. This two hour, interactive session will focus on how to create a marketing culture within your clinic to help you overcome typical business development challenges and capitalize on growth opportunities. This marketing session will be run by Robert Walker of W. Gifford-Jones Marketing & Media Group. Mr. Walker holds an MBA from the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management and has worked in marketing for over 25 years.
The marketing workshop will demonstrate how to design and implement a local sales and marketing plan for your clinic. It will also explain some of the most important marketing tools, communication ideas, advertising tips, media options and current marketing initiatives to benefit clinics. The emphasis is on group exercises, round table discussions, mentoring and analysis of marketing success stories. This session is included with your registration but advanced booking is required to ensure adequate seating. Once again, please register early to reserve your space.
Preliminary 5th Meditech International LILT Conference Schedule
Thursday June 5, 2008 (Full day seminar by Chukuka Enwemeka)
8:00– 8:30 Registration
8:30– 9:15 Introduction to light and laser therapy
9:15–10:00 Biophysics of light
10:00–10:30 Coffee break
10:15–11:00 Terminology and treatment parameters
11:00–12:00 Photochemistry and photobiology of light-based treatment
12:00– 1:00 Lunch
1:00– 2:00 Indications and contraindications
2:00– 3:00 Using light for tissue repair and pain control (practical demonstration)
3:00– 3:30 Coffee break
3:30– 4:00 Scientific evidence for tissue repair
4:00– 4:45 Scientific evidence for pain control
4:45– 5:00 Discussion and questions
6:30– 8:30 Robert Walker - Marketing session regarding low intensity laser therapy clinics
Friday June 6, 2008
8:00– 8:30 Continental breakfast
8:30– 8:45 Fred Kahn - Introduction
8:45– 9:15 Gifford Jones - Opening comments
9:15–10:00 Fred Kahn - LILT in wound healing
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–11:15 Uri Oron - Beneficial effects of low level laser irradiated stem cells implanted to the ischemic heart of rats
11:15–12:00 Paul Bradley - The physiological mechanism of pain control by low level laser therapy
12:00– 1:00 Lunch
1:00– 2:00 Mary Dyson - How phototherapy affects the immune system
2:00– 3:00 Shimon Rochkind - Laser phototherapy in experimental study of nerve regeneration and cell therapy
3:00– 3:30 Coffee break
3:30– 4:00 Miroslav Prochazka - 15 years of experience with LILT treatment in Otoneurology: Fighting and defeating tinnitus
4:00– 4:30 Joe Tafur - Redox mechanisms in LILT and their role in clinical practice
4:30– 5:00 Joe Tafur - LILT in diabetic wound healing: A pilot, single-blinded, randomized control trial at UCSD
5:00– 5:30 Panel discussion
6:00– 9:00 Cocktail reception
Saturday June 7, 2008
8:00– 8:30 Continental breakfast
8:30– 9:15 Paul Bradley - The treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder pain with LILT
9:15–10:00 Greg Gillis - The role of LILT as an adjunctive therapy for physicians in Canada
10:00–10:30 Coffee break
10:30–11:15 Uri Oron - Transcranial laser therapy to the brain post stroke: From bench to bedside
11:15–12:00 Shimon Rochkind - Laser Phototherapy in clinical study of peripheral nerve regeneration
12:00– 1:00 Lunch
1:00– 2:00 Ben Yuen - Laser therapy and chiropractic: A dynamic duo
2:00– 2:30 Randolph Merrick - Clinical impact of LILT on a family medicine practice in the United States
2:30– 3:00 Ron Linden - Hyperbaric chamber applications in clinical medicine
3:00– 3:30 Coffee break
3:30– 4:00 Michael Patterson - Low intensity laser therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
4:00– 4:30 Louis Smith & D’Arcy Bain - Integration of LILT in a multidisciplinary practice
4:30– 4:45 Panel discussion
4:45– 5:00 Dr. Kahn - Closing comments
