As an adjunct opportunity to enhance the training and certification provided in the standard educational programming, these events provide clinicians with the extraordinary opportunity for an annual resource to network with other McKenzie and spine enthusiasts from around the world. The programs are organized to present the most current information from the scientific and clinical arenas that directly support or compliment the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.
Each odd year hosts The McKenzie Institute International Conference. The curriculum heavily focuses on speakers who often include influential figures or researchers who have become interested in investigating Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy or those we wish to be exposed to the McKenzie system. They may have different points of view or may cover different aspects of the topic to show how it can integrate with MDT principles; and it is this healthy debate amongst a panel that is very stimulating to the audience.
Even years provide regional branches the opportunity to more specifically support their constituents. Currently, The MDT Conference of the Americas representing Brazil, Canada, and the United States is the primary public event. These events allow for a greater balance of hands-on workshops, lectures, panels, demonstrations, and case presentations encouraging a productive, and often stimulating, exchange between instructors and participants.
While the majority of participants are certified in McKenzie or in the process of their training through the Institute, we welcome those with a peaked interest in the system of care for the spine and extremities. Conferences explore a broader array of topics and address why the method is so clinically effective and what evidence the scientific community has generated to support its efficacy. There is always ample time to interact personally with an internationally renowned faculty of spine experts and catch up with old friends and colleagues.
Post-Conference Materials
2007 MII Conference online photo gallery
Full Conference Reports are published in the International Journal of MDT (IJMDT). Members of Institute branches receive the IJMDT. Click here for the worldwide branch locator.
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2008
Conference
of the Americas
July 25-27, 2008
Orlando, FL!
2009
11th McKenzie International Conference of MDT
August 28-30, 2009
Rio de Janiero, Brazil!
Programme and online registration information will be available
in March 2008.
Questions, suggestions or interest in presenting, contact:
The Americas Region
Ann Carlton, PT
San Diego, CA
Ph: (800)-233-8501
Fax: (858) 270-0854
acarlton@san.rr.com
International Conferences
Trish Elise, MII HQ
Raumati Beach, NZ
mckinst@xtra.co.nz |
