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 am | Sign In/Registration |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | TOPIC: Molecular Biology and Cytology of Fascia |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | BREAK |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | PANEL: Clinical Demonstration Session |
| 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | LUNCH + DEMONSTRATIONS (by Panelists) |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | TOPIC: Measurement of Manual Therapy Effects |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | BREAK |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | CONCURRENT, 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 am | TOPIC: Biomechanics & Modeling of Fascia |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | BREAK |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | TOPIC: Fascia, Its Innervation and Motor Controls |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | SUMMARY PANEL |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | CLOSING MAIN PROCEEDINGS |
| 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm | POTENTIAL 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.