SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER: Advanced Research and Innovative Practice
When & Where
November 7 & 8, 2008 – International Symposium
November 6 – Pre-Conference Institute
Hyatt Regency Boston
One Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Start planning now to attend the SPD Foundation’s 7th International Symposium in Boston. The Symposium will feature two information-packed days of presentations by top researchers and leading clinicians preceded by a first-ever day-long Pre-Conference Institute showcasing new assessment tools.
Program highlights:
- Four keynote presentations spotlighting the latest SPD research
- One keynote presentation on the status of the DSM-V initiative
- Separate break-out tracks for research and treatment A pre-conference day dedicated to new assessment tools
Keynote and featured speakers:
- Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR, Founder and executive director, SPD Foundation
- David L. Pauls, PhD, Director of Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit in the Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School
- John J. Foxe, PhD, Professor and program director, Cognitive Neuroscience Department, City College of the City University of New York, and the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
- Alice S. Carter, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts
- Margaret L. Bauman, MD, Medical Director, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital Ladders, and Harvard Medical School
For more information on registration and fees (including inquiries on using international credit cards as form of payment), click here.
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in the US. It is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).
It is possible to treat addiction, whether it be submitting oneself for alcohol rehab or getting into a drug treatment center. The important thing is to acknowledge that there is a problem and be open to accept help. Recovery is not an easy process but there is a whole lot of support available out there if one is willing to reach out. Such is the aim of this awareness campaign.
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GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action
Co-Hosted by Inclusion International and the Canadian Association for Community Living
When & Where
17-26 Nov 2008
Ottawa, Canada
This Forum will engage self-advocates, families, activists, professionals and partners from around the world. Focused on the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Forum will look at how to transform rights into actions that lead to full inclusion and citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities.
For more information, click here.
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day in the US will be celebrated on the 24th of September, 2008. This unique program, along with other local organizations, focuses on the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness for women so that they may not solely rely on health supplements such as CLA.
Why Have a National Women’s Health & Fitness Day?
The goal of this event is to encourage women to take control of their health: to learn the facts they need to make smart health choices, and to make time for regular physical activity.
Because of its grassroots nature, the event provides an excellent opportunity for local organizations to showcase the health-related programs and services they offer to women in their communities.
For more information on this event, click here.
The Natasha Goulbourn Foundation in collaboration with Stanford Hospital and Clinics International Medical Services and the Santuario de San Antonio Parish Health Care Ministry & the Makati City barangays of Forbes Park, Dasmarinas, Urdaneta, Bel-Air, Magallanes & San Lorenzo cordially requests the pleasure of your company during the Philippine Lay Community Session (Metro Manila) of The Spiegel Lectures on the topic “MIND BODY MEDICINE – CONCEPTS & PRACTICE.”
When & Where
Thursday, September 25, 2008
8:00 – 11:00 A.M.
Santuario de San Antonio Parish Center in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
RSVP
The lecture is free and open to the public. However, since the venue has seating limitations, requests for confirmed seats will be responded to only on a first-request-first-served basis. You may register your attendance at the Parish Office c/o Leonor or Joan (843-8835 / 843-8830) who will write down your name in the list of confirmed attendees. You may also register at your respective Barangay Office.
Alternatively, you may email your request for confirmed seats to the Foundation at: . You will get a response, based on seat availability at the time of your request, if your request can be accommodated through an emailed encrypted pass that must be printed and presented at the gate. Emails will be accepted beginning September 1, 2008. Cancellations of confirmed seats should be done as soon as possible to give others the chance to take the cancelled seats. Email your cancellations or call Leonor or Joan.
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