the journey and the future of oncology massage
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Where are you going? Where have you been? The Journey and the Future of Oncology Massage Lauren Muser Cates, CMT President, Society for Oncology MassageTRANSCRIPT
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?The Journey and the Future of Oncology Massage
Lauren Muser Cates, CMTPresident, Society for Oncology Massage
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Oncology massage is still in its infancy, but an
understanding of the need for and value of this work is
growing.
The need for an international network of experienced massage
therapists who can work safely and effectively with people affected
by cancer is clear.
A living education standard is the cornerstone of meeting that
need.
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Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
A roadmap…and a new era of specialty practice
were born…
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Growing Knowledge, Growing Resources
2009
2004 2010
2001
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Tracy Walton Isabel Adkins
Cheryl Chapman
Martha Menard
Jamie Elswick
Wendy Miner
…countless others known and unknown.
Gayle MacDonald
Eleanor Oyston
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ONCOLOGY MASSAGE IS A LIVING THING.
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WORK TO DO
It’s time for a bigger umbrella!
Australia• 30,000 (known) practicing MTs
• OMT has trained 800 nationwide
• 160+ registered with OMT
• 775,000 Australians living with cancer
United States• 280,000 (known) practicing MTs
• 8,000 have *some* oncology training
• 350 registered with S4OM
• 13.7 million Americans living with cancer
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anyone (anywhere) affected by cancer (even remotely) knows about oncology massage and has a resource to refer to and/or knows where to find oncology massage locally
people who want oncology massage have access to it
oncology massage therapists feel supported, respected, challenged, educated, prepared
other allied health professionals look to the S4OM community as a resource and authority
S4OM VISION
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CURRENT S4OM LEADERSHIP
Martha Menard, PhD, LMTVice President
• massage therapist• researcher, author,
educator• Georgetown
University Adjunct Faculty
VANCOUVER/ SOUTH
CAROLINA
Stacy Barden, LMTTreasurer
• massage therapist• private practice• KinesioTape & MLD/CDT• Nat’l Lymphedema
Network• Peregrine Institute
graduate
ILLINOIS
Lauren Cates, CMTPresident
• massage therapist• private & hospital
practice• educator• Hospice practice
VIRGINIA
Executive Committee
Julie Streeter, LMTSecretary
• registered nurse• massage therapist• educator• NWHSU adjunct
professor• Summit Committee
chair
MINNESOTA
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CURRENT S4OM LEADERSHIP
Dale Healey, DC, PhD
• chiropractor• massage school
administrator, educator• COMTA Commissioner• Best Practices Cmte;
Massage Therapy Foundation
MINNESOTA
Wendy Miner, LMT
• massage therapist• Hospital-based practice• Research participation• Yoga Student (lifelong)
NEW YORK
Patti Corscaden, LMT
• massage therapist• private practice• MLD practitioner• CranioSacral
practitioner• hospice practice
MAINE
MK Brennan, MS,RN, LMBT
• Reg. Nurse (Masters)• massage therapist• Past AMTA Nat’s Pres• Past ED Amer Polarity
Therapy Assn• Clinical Work Group
Hospital-based MT WG• (ACCAHC)
NORTH CAROLINA
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S4OM COMMITTEES
• Education
• Outreach
• Social Media
• Website
• Governance
• Finance
• Development & Fundraising
• Summit
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2013 & 2014website grows with resources & private community areas
Preferred Provider numbers approaching 400 with clear regional strongholds committees grow
LinkedIn & Facebook groups with thousands of fans and followers worldwide3rd Healing Summit over 200 attendees from 5 countries
National Visioning Conference(Hooray!)
2010new website
membership 200+REPs & committees
cumbersome membership process discussedboard continues to grow and change
continue to recognize MTs who come through alternate training routes2nd Healing Summit 180 attendees from 3 countries; more than half are new to S4OM
2008non-profit charter
membership opens9 founding directors (MTs)
limited websitetraining + write-ups“write us a letter”
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MANAGING PROGRESS
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AN ARMY OF LOVE
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FOUNDATIONS
ProfessionalismGenerosity
Community
standards of practice
strive for excellence
blaze the trail
humility
curiosity
inclusiveness
creativity
people before profession
global network
invested practitioners
easing the journey through cancer
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HOSPITAL BASED MASSAGE THERAPY
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US HOSPITALS4,000-5,000 hospitals across the US
100+ reported to S4OM as having hospital-based massage therapy
some funded
many volunteer
many contractors
few paid staff
likely hundreds more unknown
…most are tenuous
…limited awareness of each other/no collaboration
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Non-medically trained massage therapists
A HERCULEAN TASK
• a big deficit• starting from scratch• tacking knowledge/info on• skills vs. information• challenged to create an integrated
understanding of:~ roles~ disease~ care systems~ balance of presence & “clinical
benefit”
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LIMITED OPTIONS
MTs make a commitment to get proper training, and then….
1. volunteer2. very part-time3. never connect with oncology community4. approach a hospital5. take more training6. rinse, lather, repeat
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lots of volunteers• paid,
integrated therapists/teams
Balance =
careers and reach
No Man’s Land
Continued Undercover/Elite Status
Where’s the tipping point?
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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
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Section
2706EHB’sCommunity Healt
h Team
s
Major shifts
in massage
therapy
education
Palliative Care movement
Massage
Therapy’s
identity
crisis
Increasing end
of life care
interest/growing
“Baby Boomer”
demograph
ic
Opportunities & Challenges
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Janet Kahn, PhD, LMTPresidential appointee (lifetime)
Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
Senior Policy Advisor, Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium
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EDUCATION STANDARDS WORK GROUP
Evidence & CompetencyCreate and promote educational standards for oncology massage that are based on evidence and competency.
Lifelong LearningPromote lifelong learning in oncology massage based on ever-expanding knowledge and experience.
Career PathsRaise awareness of oncology massage as a specialty application and of related standards of excellent practice to a level that creates employment opportunities for competent practitioners.
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NATIONAL COALITION
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OTHER IMPORTANT PARTNERSThe power of 5 disciplines as one:• naturopathic medicine• home-birth/entry level midwives• chiropractic• acupuncture and Oriental Medicine• massage therapy“Competencies for Optimal Practice in Integrated Environments”Analyzing the landscape to maximize effort
• improve the lives of people affected by cancer• evidence-based practice• naturopathic doctors, acupuncturists, MDs, massage
therapists, nurses, researchers• education focus in line with S4OM
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CAM grafting - Add “complementary and alternative” tools to a
disease-focused system
Transformative - creating a system with a health and
wellness focus
MAINSTREAM!!
A SLOW SHIFT
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ONCOLOGY MASSAGE: THE BEST KEPT SECRET
nurses doctors clients
massage
schools
cancer orgs
hospitals
Everyone you know, everywhere you go
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NEXT STEPS
EducateSee the fieldCapitalize on (and push) shiftsCollaborateSpread the word
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ONLY FROM THE HEART CAN YOU TOUCH THE SKY. -RUMI