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2009 Conference Program

Early Sign In: Monday, October 26, 2009

12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Early Sign In and Registration at VU. Room to be announced.
5:30 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION


Program Day 1: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

7:00 amSign In/Registration
8:30 am – 9:00 amWelcome and Overview
9:00 am – 10:30 amTOPIC: Molecular Biology and Cytology of Fascia
10:30 am – 11:00 amBREAK
11:00 am – 12:30 pmPANEL: Clinical Demonstration Session
12:30 pm – 2:00 pmLUNCH + DEMONSTRATIONS (by Panelists)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pmTOPIC: Measurement of Manual Therapy Effects
3:30 pm – 4:00 pmBREAK
4:00 pm – 5:30 pmCONCURRENT, PARALLEL SESSIONS (Paper/Oral by Selected Abstract Authors)
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm"The Skin Passage" – A new video (30 minutes) by hand surgeon J. C. Guimberteau, MD.
This film is the continuation of the previous "Strolling Under the Skin" which was presented
to great acclaim at the 2007 Fascia Congress in Boston.

Program Day 2: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

9:00 am – 10:30 am
TOPIC: Anatomy of Fascia
10:30 am – 11:00 am
BREAK
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
TOPIC: (Histology) Fascia as a Tissue
TOPIC: (Pathology) Role of Fascia in Pathological Conditions
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
LUNCH + New Video by J C Guimberteau MD
2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
CONCURRENT, PARALLEL SESSIONS (Paper/Oral by Selected Abstract Authors)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
BREAK
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
POSTERS (with light refreshments)


Program Day 3: Thursday, October 29, 2009

9:00 am – 10:30 am
TOPIC: Fascia in Surgery and Recovery
10:30 am – 11:00 am
BREAK
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
PANEL: Tool Assisted Manual Therapies
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
LUNCH + DEMONSTRATIONS (by Panelists)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CONCURRENT, PARALLEL SESSIONS (Paper/Oral by Selected Abstract Authors)
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
SPECIAL TOPICS/ PARALLEL SESSIONS


Program Day 4: Friday, October 30, 2009

9:00 am – 10:30 amTOPIC: Biomechanics & Modeling of Fascia
10:30 am – 11:00 amBREAK
11:00 am – 12:00 pmTOPIC: Fascia, Its Innervation and Motor Controls
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmLUNCH
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmSUMMARY PANEL
2:00 pm – 2:15 pmCLOSING MAIN PROCEEDINGS
2:30 pm – 5:30 pmPOTENTIAL WORKSHOP


Post Conference: Saturday, October 31, 2009


Clinical Post Conference Workshops
Workshops with primarily clinical content/focus will be presented after the main body of the conference.