Hospital-Based Massage Therapy For Seriously-Ill Patients

This conference is sold out! We have reached our maximum capacity for this event and are no longer able to accept new registration forms. If you would like to be added to the wait list for this event, please e-mail Mariellen Giordano at mariellen.giordano@mssm.edu.

The Massage Therapy Program at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine, is offering training to licensed massage therapists or nationally certified massage therapists interested in learning to work with seriously ill patients and their families across care settings.

This program will enable the massage practitioner to develop skills to work safely and effectively in the acute care setting with seriously ill patients. The Faculty for this program are an interdisciplinary team of licensed massage therapists, advanced practice nurses, and physicians who work in the nationally recognized palliative care program at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) and NY State Approved Provider

The Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Icahn School of Medicine is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider and is also sponsored by NCBTMB to teach New York LMTs continuing education that is accepted by the state of New York for license renewal.

Approved provider (#450746-08)
12 Continuing Education Hours

April 6-7, 2013
Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine

Workshop Flyer [PDF]
Workshop Agenda [PDF]
Workshop Registration Form [PDF]
Registered Attendee Needs Assessment [PDF]
Workshop Brochure [PDF]

Early Bird Registration: $370.00 (Jan 2, 2013 thru Feb 9, 2013 - postmarked on/before Feb 9, 2013

Registration: $425.00 (Feb 11, 2013 thru March 23, 2013 -postmarked on/before March 23, 2013)

Late Registration: $450.00 (postmarked on/after March 25, 2013)

Tuition includes course materials and lunch.

Early registration is recommended.

To register, please follow instructions on attached registration form.

For further information, please contact:
Mariellen Giordano
Administrative Coordinator
E-mail: mariellen.giordano@mssm.edu

This program is sponsored by:
Balm Foundation
Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine