2009 Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Overview—Sue Shipe, Ph.D.

9:10 – 9:40 Keynote— Jonathan Cooper, M.D., Physiatrist

9:40 – 10:00 P.W. Kong, M.D., Acupuncturist

10:00 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 10:50 Breakout Sessions I:
• John Murphy, P.T., Physical Therapist Room A (large room)
• Dr. Dorota Hausner-Sypek., Rheumatologist, answers your questions – Room B (small room)

11:00 – 11:40 Breakout Sessions II:
• Elizabeth Heywood, Ph.D., Pool Therapist – Room A
• Jessica Barcomb, LMT, and Jean Wood, M.S., Author – Room B

11:50 – 12:20 Action Research: Your Voices Needed in Writing!–Sue Shipe, Ph.D.
• Part I. Questionnaire
• Part II. Tell us “Your Story”

12:20 – 1:00 Lunch and Networking
Printed materials are available for you on the Resource Table

1:00 – 1:50 Ira Mendleson, Esq., Social Security Disability Attorney

2:00 – 2:40 Breakout Sessions III:
• Marianna Vaysman, P.T., Physical Therapist – Room A
• Ira Mendleson, Esq., answers your questions – Room B

2:40 – 3:20 Breakout Sessions IV
• Michael Burnhardt, DCM Chiropractor – Room A
• Wendell Harris, LMT Massage Therapist – Room B

3:30 – 4:10 Patricia Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R

4:10 – 4:30 Gratitude and Next Steps—Sue Shipe, Ph.D.

Agnes Welch and Betsy Shearer, Fibromyalgia Support Group Leaders,
will be here all day to answer your individual questions.