Continuing Education

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Thank you for attending the 2025 International Massage Therapy Research Conference! It was a joy to see attendees in person as we did a deep dive into current research.

Below are instructions on how to receive Continuing Education units for your attendance at IMTRC 2025 sessions.

All IMTRC attendees will need to self-report CEs on the AMTA website, whether or not you are an AMTA member. Each attendee will need to log into the AMTA website with their pre-existing AMTA credentials or create an AMTA website account if they do not have one. New users will need to register using the same email address used to register for the event.

Log in or Create an Account Here

Once you are logged into your AMTA account and ready to self-report IMTRC CEs, the following fields are required for each course:

  • Course Title: Includes “IMTRC:” followed by the course name
  • Couse Description
  • Course Date
  • # of CE Hours
  • City: (of event)
  • State: (of event)

You may find the necessary information for each of the courses held below.

IMTRC: Whole Health and Related Research
1.5 CE Hours
April 27, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Dr. Tracy Gaudet presented on massage therapy and whole health research that impacts bodywork in the massage therapy sphere.

IMTRC: Observations and Results from the MTF-funded HOPES Study
1.5 CE Hours
April 27, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Sarah Fogarty shared with her observations, results and relevance of the study working with pregnant mothers of prior
stillborn children in clinical practice.

IMTRC: Bridging the Gap
1.5 CE Hours
April 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: This session highlighted the importance of practice-based research within the greater research endeavor and how PBRNs
bridge the gaps between researchers, practitioners, and patients for meaningful outcomes.

IMTRC: Research Presentations
2.0 CE Hours
April 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Researchers who have completed studies regarding different aspects of massage presented findings on each individual
study.

IMTRC: MassageNet Research
1.0 CE Hour
April 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Researchers described current studies regarding massage therapy within MassageNet PBRN.

 

IMTRC: AMTA Funded Research
2.0 CE Hours
April 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Researchers who have received funding through AMTA outlined the details of and results of their studies.

IMTRC: Panel Debate
1.0 CE Hour
April 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Three experts dissect massage therapy’s relevance in public health, rehabilitation, and palliative care through research
and practice lenses.

IMTRC: Case Report Presentations
1.5 CE Hours
April 29, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Massage therapists who have completed case reports presented their findings.

 

IMTRC: International Journal of Massage and Bodywork Overview
1.0 CE Hour
April 29, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: This session will included an overview of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and it’s role in
research dissemination.

IMTRC: Research Conducted in Practice Settings
1.5 CE Hours
April 29, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: Research conducted in practice settings was presented.

 

IMTRC: MassageNet 2.0 Inaugural In-Person Convening Session: Orientation, Collaboration, and Internal Study Design Development
3.0 CE Hours
April 29, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Course description: This inaugural in-person convening of MassageNet 2.0 introduced the framework of a PBRN and the challenges and opportunities it presents for data collection. Attendees engaged in interactive discussion to collaboratively design a case series study.

 

Need help with CEs? Email szabel@massagetherapyfoundation.org for CE-related questions.