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Reference Organzations and websites:

Letter from Nancy Makin after her appearance on the Oprah Show.

Contact Nancy Makin: www.nancymakin.com

American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
American Obesity Association www.obesity.org
American Society of Bariatric Physicians www.asbp.org
American Society for Bariatric Surgery www.ASBS.org
Association of Legal Nurses www.LegalNurse.com
Association for Pet Obesity Prevention www.petobesityprevention.com
Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Choice Physical Therapy & Mr. Michael Dionne. www.Bariatricrehab.com
Department of Health & Human Services - Dietary Guidelines www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
www.HealthandDiets.com
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance www.naafa.org
National Association of Bariatric Nurses (NABN) www.bariatricnurses.org
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
Signifiant Patient Ressources www.ObesityHelp.com.
United States Labor; Bureau of Statistics www.bls.gov
US Dept. of VA, National Patient Safety Center www.patientsafetycenter.com
Wellness Technology www.Howtobefit.com

Publications:

PT&OT today (Cover Story) January 27, 1997.
Advance for Physical Therapis, April 1997

Home HealthCare Today, June 1997

Independent Living Provider, August 1997

Team Rehab Report, April 1998

Rehab Management, July 1998

Advance for Rehab Directors Magazine, January 1999

Advanced For Providers Of Post Acute Care Magazine, April 1999

Rehab Report Magazine, June 1999

Advance For Providers Of Post Acute Care Magazine, August 1999

Advance For Directors In Rehabilitation, October 1999

Advance For Nursing, February 2000

Healthy Weight Journal, July 2000

Advance For Directors In Rehabilitation, July 2000

Advance For Providers of Post-Acute Care, July/August 2000

Rehab Management: Journal of Rehabilitation, August/September 2000

Pulse Magazine: Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 2001

Advance For Nursing, October, 2001

Rehab Management: Journal of Rehabilitation, Cover Story, March 2002

The Wall Street Journal, Contributing Reference & Resource, May 1, 2002

Advance For Providers Of Post-Acute Care, May/June 2002

Rehab Management: Journal of Rehabilitation, November, 2002

Time Magazine, January 27, 2003, Contributing Reference & Resource

Gainesville Times, Front Page Photo, P. 3, 4 Story of specialty, February18th, 2003

Advance For Directors in Rehabilitation, August 2003

Physical Therapy Products Magazine, July-August 2003

Home Health Care, Clinical Notes Magazine, Spring Issue, 2004

OR Manager Magazine, contributing resource,
May 2004

Advance for Physical Therapist & PT Assistances,
June 7, 2004

Bariatrics Today, Cover Story, June 2004

Rehab Management January 2005 Vol. 18, Number 1


PT Magazine of the Physical Therapy, Cover Story; March 2005 Vol. 13 No 3

Physical Therapy Products Magazine, March 2005

Advance for Physical Therapist & PT Assistants, June 6, 2005 Vol 16 No 13 p. 45.

Rehab Management Magazine March 2006, Accommodating Largeness

Journal of the National Association of Bariatric Nurses; Vol. 1 Number 2 June 2006

Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation, The Bariatric Triad, July, 2006 Vol 15 No 7 p. 47

Among Giants: Courageous Stories of those Who Are Obese and Those Who Care For Them. 11-2006

Rehab Management Magazine The Bariatric Triad, Vol 20 Num 1 January-February 2007

 

VENUES:

Milwaukee County Medical Complex; Nursing & Rehabilitation; August 1995

1996 National American Physical Therapy Association Conference Presentation Minneapolis

1996 Medtrade Show Atlanta, GA - Bariatrics, W/C & bed prescription

Covenant Health Care Systems Presentation, Milwaukee, WI; March 27, 1997

St. Vincent Hospital, Nursing & Rehabilitation Training, Erie, PA; May 5, 1997

1998 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Presentation, Boston; February 13, 1998

1998 Canadian Seating and Mobility, Toronto, Ontario, CA; Sept. 25, 1998

1998 Atlanta, GA Medtrade Show - Corporate Sponsorship achieved; Nov. 5, 1998

Invited speaker American Physical Therapy Association Conference, Seattle, WA; Feb. 5, 1999

1999 National Medtrade Show, New Orleans, LA; 11-3-1999.

Invited Speaker American Physical Therapy Association Acute Care Section, New Orleans; Feb. 3, 2000

Invited Speaker Ohio Chapter APTA, Columbus. OH; 3-18-2000

Invited Speaker, Norman Regional Hospital Educational Center, Norman, OK; June 17, 2000

Invited Speaker Miamonides Medical Center NY, NY; September 18, 2000

Invited Speaker 2000 Medtrade Show, Orlando, FL; October 5th, 2000

Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital-Tenet, Trauma Nursing Symposium,

Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2001

American Society Of Bariatric Surgery; National Convention, Washington DC, June 5, 2001

Occupational & Physiotherapy Associations of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6-18-01

Alaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 2001

Clarian Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, November 30, December 1, 2001

Baptist Hospital – Nashville, TN December 7 & 8, 2001

Jewish Hospital – Rudd Heart Lung Ctr., Louisville, KY, January 18 &19, 2002

Forysth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, March 1,2, 2002

Physical Therapy Association of Oregon, Invited Speaker, March 9, 2002

Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ March 22,23, 2002

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL, April 12, 13, 2002

Rehab Nurses Association of Michigan, Invited Speaker, April 16, 2002

Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, April 19, 20, 2002

Marquette University-Milwaukee, WI, Alumnus Award Ceremony, 4-27- 2002

Staten Island University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY May 10 & 11, 2002

Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Orange, CA, May 16, 2002

Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, CA May 17, 2002

Hoag Hospital, Los Angeles, CA May 18, 2002

Covenant Medical Systems, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI May 20, 2002

Providence Medical Center, Portland, OR, June 3 &4, 2002

Saint Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2002

Emory Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, July 19 & 20, 2002

University of South Carolina Medical Ctr, Charleston, SC, August 28, 2002

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Ctr., Brooklyn, NY, September 19, 2002

Ohio State University – State Nursing Association Conf., Columbus, OH 9-25- 2002

The 6th Annual Wound Care Congress, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 11- 9-2002

Saint Elizabeth Medical Ctr. Kankakee, IL, December 6&8, 2002

Northside Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, November 18, 2002

Gateway Community (Nursing) College, Phoenix, AZ, January 30, 2003

Lewis Gale Medical Center, 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA, 24153, February 8, 2003

Abbot Northwester Medical Center, 800 E. 28th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407 February 21, 2003

Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415, February 22, 2003

University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195, February 27, 2003

Evergreen Med. Ctr., 12040 NE 128th St., Kirkland, WA 98034, February 28 & March 1, 2003

St. John’s Hospital, 625 East Broadway, Jackson, WY, 83001, March 11, 2003

South Carolina Physical Therapy Association, Invited Speaker, March 20, 2003

Marquette University Benefit Lecture, Milwaukee, WI 53201, March 29, 2003

Metter Medical Center, Madison, WI April 4&5, 2003

St. Francis Medical Center, Spring Green, Ohio, April 9, 2003

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, April 25 & April 26, 2003

North Carolina AHEC Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC May 2 & 3, 2003

Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady, NY, May 5, 2003

Invited Speaker North Florida & South Georgia Veterans Health System, Winning the War on Wounds Conf.

Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL on May 16.2003

Mary Free Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI Brain Injury Association, May 30, 2003

South Carolina Low country AHEC Nursing Conference, North Charleston, SC 29418, June3, 2003

AACN Critical Care Nursing of South Ohio Cincinnati, OH, June 10, 2003

Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, 3000 Herring Ave., Waco, TX, Saturday on June 21, 2003

University Hospital, 4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX. 78229, Thursday on June 26, 2003

Longmont United Hospital, 1950 Mountain View Ave., Longmont, CO 80501, Saturday, July 12, 2003

Berkshire Medical Center, 725 North St., Pittsfield, MA 01201, Friday, July 18, 2003

Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203, July 22, 2003

Southern New Hampshire Health System, Nashua NH 03061, July 28, 2003

Middletown Regional Hospital, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown, OH 45044, Monday, August 18, 2003

Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 743 Spring St., Gainesville, GA 30501 Monday, August 25, 2003

Cox Health Systems, 3801 S. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807, Wednesday, August 27th, 2003

Split Rock Rehabilitation Center: 3525 Baychester Ave., Bronx, NY 10466, September 15, 2003

Avalon Gardens Rehab & Health Center, 7 Route 25A, Smithtown, NY 11787, September 15, 2003

Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, 5000 Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI 53210, September 27, 2003

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201, Chicago October 25, 2003

St. Joseph Medical Center, 333 North Madison Ave., Joliet, IL 60435, Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Brentwood Rehabilitation Healthcare, 5400 W. 87th St., Burbank, IL 60459 Saturday, November 22, 2003

Wake Medical Center-AHEC, 3024 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, NC 27610 December 5th & 6th, 2003

The Queen’s Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813, on December 12 &13, 2003

Hilo Medical Center, 1190 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, 96720, Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Spectrum Health, 100 E. Michigan St., NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Monday, January 12, 2004

Great River Medical Ctr., 1221 S. Gear, West Burlington, IA 52655, Tuesday, January 14, 2004

Sioux Valley Hospital, 1305 West 18th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57117, January 16th & 17th, 2004

Northwest Community Hospital, 800 W. Central, Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005 January 21, 2004

Good Samaritan Hospital, 407-14th St., Puyallup, WA 98372, January 24, 2004

Overlake Hospital-Nursing Symposium , 1035 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 9800, February 11, 2004

Providence Everett Medical Ctr., 1321 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98206 3105 Pine, Everett, WA 98201, February 12, 2004

Mayo Saint Luke’s Hospital, 4201 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32216, February 28, 2004

Saint Anthony’s Medical Center, 10010 Kennerly Rd., Saint Louis, MO 63128, March 3, 2004

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute For Rehabilitation, Warm Springs, GA 31830 on Monday, March 15, 2004.

Northeast Georgia Med. Ctr., 675 White Sulphur Road, Gainesville, GA 30501, March 23, 2004

Rogue Valley Med. Ctr., 2825 E. Barnett Rd., Medford, OR, March 25, 2004

Marquette University, 346 Schroeder Complex, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, March 27-2004

St. Petersburg General Hospital, 6500 38th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL, 3-29-2004

Riverside Hospital-Nursing Conf. Fawcett Ctr., 2400 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43210, 3-31-04

Catholic Healthcare West, 3400 Data Drive, Rancho, Cordova, CA 95670, 4-2-2004

Memorial Hermann Hospital located at 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, 4-5-04

Bay Area Hospital located at 3950 Sherman Ave. North Bend, OR, May 4, 2004

Wishard Hospital, 1001 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, Saturday, May 8, 2004

St. John's Med Ctr., Tulsa, OK, 1923 South Utica Ave., 74104, 5-20-2004

Integris Baptist Med Ctr., 3300 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, 5-21-04

AACN Critical Care Nursing of South Ohio Cincinnati, OH, June 8, 2004

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, Warm Springs, GA 31830, March 15, 2004

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 1901 Clinch Ave. Knoxville, TN 37916, August 10, 2004.

Restore Therapy Services Reach for the Stars Conf. Invited Speaker Birmingham, AL August 7, 2004

Lewis Gale Medical Center, 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA, 24153, August 26 & 27, 2004

Pikeville Medical Center, 911 Bypass Road, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501, Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Christina Medical Center, 3506 Kennett Pike, Rm. 100, Wilmington, DE 19807 on Tuesday, September 7, 2004.

Mount Nitty Medical Center, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803 on Tuesday, September 14, 2004.

Ball Medical Center, 2401 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303 Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital , 1401 South California Blvd. , Chicago, IL 60608 September 29 th, & 30th 2004.

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Society Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, Oct. 2, 2004

American Rehabilitation Nurses Association 30 th Annual National Conf, Atlanta, GA 10-7-2004

Upstate AHEC Nursing – AnMed Health Campus, Anderson, NC October 9, 2004

Baptist Health Medial Ctr. Baptist Health Medical Center, Little Rock, AR 72205, October 11, 2004

Home Care Association of NH, Concord, NH 03301, Saturday, October 13, 2004

MA APTA Annual Conference, Worcester, MA 10-22-2004

UPMC Health Care Challenges Conference / UPMC, 52030 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232, October 26-2004

Sharp Memorial Hospital, Regional WOCN Nursing Conf, San Diego, CA 92101 October 28 , 2004

Iowa Physical Therapy Association, Scheman Conf. Ctr., Ames, IA 50011, October 28 & 29, 2004

Memorial Hospital, 701 North First St., Springfield, IL 62781 Monday, November 1, 2004

AHEC Western CO AHEC chapter, Grand Junction, CO Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Valley View Hospital, 1906 Blake Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 81601 Thursday November 11, 2004

AHEC Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 2100 Stantonsburg Road, Greenville, NC 27835 November 18,2004

Centralsygehuset i Herlev, COBI, Møllelodden 6. 2791 Dragør on Copenhagen, Denmark Nov. 22, 2004

Skejby Sygehus, COBI. Ost Århus , Denmark , Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Western Windsor Hospital, 1453 Prince Rd.., Windsor, Ontario Canada N9C3Z4, Friday, November 26, 2004

Memorial Med Ctr. – Tenet Health, 2700 Napoleon Ave., LA 70115 December 8th, 2005

Franklin Square Hospital Center, 9000 Franklin Square Drive, Baltimore, MD 21237 January, 14th, 2005.

Baptist Hospital, 1000 Moreno St., Pensacola, FL 32501 January 16, 2005

Hindale Hospital 120 N. Oak St., Hinsdale, IL 60521, January 25, 2005

Central Maryland Med. Surgical Consortium, Harbor Hospital, 3001 S. Hanover St., Baltimore, MD 1-26-2005

Sparks Regional Medical Center, 1311 South I St., Fort Smith AR, 72917 on January 28, 2005

AHEC MUSC at Charleston Riverview Hotel, 170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403, February 4, 2005

UC Davis Health System, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817, February 18, 2005

St. Mary's Medical Center, 450 Stanyan Street, San Francisco CA 94117, February 19, 2005

Meadville Medical Center, 1034 Grove Street, Meadville, PA 16335 on Tuesday March 8th, 2005

Bluewater Health & Medical Centers Provincial Conf, 89 Norman St., Sarnia, Ontario N7S 6S3, March 21st, 2005

MedAssets, Inc. National GPO Conference, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV Thursday, March 31, 2005

Southeast Georgia Health System, 2415 Parkwood Dr., Brunswick, GA 31542 on Thursday April 7th, 2005

IL Rehabilitation Nurses Association, Chicago, IL, Wednesday, April 20, 2005

St. Mary’s Medical Center - Duluth, 400 East Third St., Duluth, MN 55805 on Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME. 04938 on Thursday April 28th, 2005

Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361on Monday May 2nd, 2005

Kentucky Physical Therapy Association, 2005 Spring Conf, May 21, 2005

Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO), Regina, SK S4N 4C5 Canada, June 1, & 2 2005

Mercy Hospital, 3663 South Miami Ave., Miami, FL June 8, 2005

National American Physical Therapy Association, 2005 Conf., Boston, June, 10, 2005.

Atlanta Medical Center, 303 Parkway Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30312 on Friday, June 24, 2005.

Atlanta Medical Center, 303 Parkway Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30312 on Saturday, June 25, 2005

Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), 1000 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203 on July 12, 2005

Hilo Medical Center, 1190 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720 July 23, 2005

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, 226 N. Kuakini Street, Honolulu HI 96817 7-25 &,7-26-05

Providence Alaska Medical Center, 3200 Providence Drive, Anchorage AK, 99508 7-30-05, 7-31-05

Doylestown Hospital, 595 W. State St., Doylestown, PA 18901 Tuesday August 2nd, 2005

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, 2900 Lamb Circle, Christiansburg, VA August 8, 2005

Scott & White Memorial Hospital, 2401 South 31st Street. Temple, TX 76508, Friday, August 19, 2005

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, 1202 3rd St., Roanoke, VA Tuesday, August 30, 2005

St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, 615 South New Ballas Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141on September 15, 2005

Texarkana College, 2500 North Robinson Road, Texarkana, TX

75599 on Saturday, September 17, 2005

Hamilton General Hospital, 237 Barton St. E., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday, September 20, 2005

St. Mary's Medical Center, 3700 Washington Ave.,Evansville, IN 47750 on Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Penrose Hospital, at the Sheraton Hotel Colorado Springs, CO September 29, 2005

Poudre Valley Hospital at the Radisson North. Denver, CO September 30, 2005

Baltimore Washington Medical Center, 301 Hospital Dr., Glen Burnie, MD 21061 October 7, 2005

ASSTSAS, 5100 Sherbrooke East Street, Montreal, Quebec, H1V 3R9, October 13, 2005

Indiana Physical Therapy Association, Ft. Wayne October 15, 16, 2005

Capital Health, 8440 – 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7 on October 21, 2005

ASSTSAS, Governors Hotel Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 26, 2005

Methodist Health Systems, Memphis, TN, 3960 Covington Pike, Memphis, TN 38128, 11-4-05

National Association of Bariatric Nurses Annual Conference, Ashville, NC November 8, 2005

Halifax Medical Center, 303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114 on November 14, 2005

Saint Joseph Hospital,700 North Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 on Saturday, November 19th, 2005

Capitol Health Authority, Queen Elizabeth II Health Center, alifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 11-21-05

Cape Breton District Health Authority, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada on November 23, 2005

Atlantic Health Authority, St. John Regional Hosp., St. John,New Brunswick, Canada, 11-25-05

Atlantic Health Authority, St. John Regional Hosp., St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, 11-26-05

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, 9901 Medical Center Drive,Rockville, MD November 28, 2005

St. Charles Medical Center, 2500 NE Neff Rd., Bend, OR 97701,Thursday, March 2, 2006

Marquette University, Benefit Lecture, 346 Schroeder Complex, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, March 11-2006

Methodist Hospital, 300 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007, Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Road Abington, Pa 19001, Thursday, April 6, 2006

Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 37239, April 12, 2006

Delta Regional Medical Center, 1400 East Union Street, Greenville, MS 38703 on Tuesday, April 18, 2006

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Ctr., 445 East 69th Street, NY, NY 1002, April 30, 2006

Eastern Health at Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1E 4J8 Canada, May 17, 2006

Eastern Health at Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1E 4J8 Canada, May 18, 2006

Winnipeg Health Sciences, Winnipeg, MB Canada 9- 27-06

Everett, WA Wound Care Conf. 10-26-2006

NY York APTA Huntington, NY 10-27-2006

Gateway College, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034 on Thursday, December 7, 2006

National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD in 2006 Two day lecture 12-2006

Maui Memorial Medical Center, 221 Mahalani St, Wailuku, HI 96793, on Monday, December 18, 2006

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 1901 Clinch Ave. Knoxville, TN 37916 on March 22, 2007

Regional West Medical Center, 4021 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361, March 27, March 28, 2007

13th Annual Case Management Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada. April 20, 2007

St. Alphonsus Regional Med. Ctr., Boise, ID April, 23, 2007 and April 24, 2007

Mercy Hospital Western Hills, Cincinnati , Ohio 45238 on Monday, April 30, 2007

University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor, MI, Thursday, May 17, 2007

Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C. 20016 on Tuesday, May 29, 2007.

Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA on Thursday, June 7, 2007


Upstate AHEC, Greenville / Anderson, SC July 31, 2007

Esplanade, in Chico, CA on Thursday, June 7, 2007.

Wishard Med. Ctr, Indianapolis, IN, August 20 and 21, 2007

Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE, Friday, October 12, 2007

Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD, Oct. 26, 27, 2007

Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, GA 30720, October 22, 2007

New York State FLTC Annual Conference for Rehabilitation Professionals; Foundation for Long Term Care 11-29-2007; Saratoga Springs, NY

Shands Rehab Hospital, Gainesville, Florida 11-15-2007

University of WI Hospital., Madison, WI Dec. 6, 2007

Greater Baltimore Med Ctr, Baltimore, MD Dec 18 & 19, 2007

McLeod Health, 555 Florence, SC 29506 January 19, 2008

St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, KS , January 25 & 26, 2008

St. Luke's Boise Regional Med.l Ctr., Boise, Id, 1- 31-2008

Saint Mary's Health , Grand Rapids, MI Feb. 13 & 14, 2008

Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA, March 4, 2008.

MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND, March 8, 2008

Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA, March 18, 2008

Citizens Medical Center, Victoria, TX , March 29, 2008

Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX , March 30, 2008.

Medical Facilities of America, Roanoke Higher Education Center, Roanoke, VA, April 12, 2008 and Old Dominon University Virginia Beach April 19, 2008

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI, 4- 25-08


 
 
 

Mr. Micahel Dionne is the author of the "Lift Free Zone", Dionne's Egress Test, The Bariatric Triad and The Six Bariatric Body Types. He provides on-site education for Medical Facilities that require such training to meet their "Centers of Excellence" standard and reduced injury rates.

Mr. Michael Dionne was awarded:

"The 1995 Mary Pat Murray Award For Clinical Excellence" and a finalist in the

2000 Atlanta Business Chronicle "Health-Care Heroes Award for the category of “Innovations
2002 Marquette University Physical Therapy Alumnus of the Year”

for his original work in the care for the patient of size. He has presented at the 1996 National APTA Conference in Minneapolis, 1998 / 1999 Medtrade Shows and an Invited Speaker to the 1999, 2000 APTA Combined Sections, 2005 APTA National Conference. Mr. Dionne is internationally recognized speaker specialized in the care for the patient of significant size.

American Rehabilitation Nurses Association 30th Annual National Convention 2004

National Association of Bariatric Nurses Annual Conference in 2005

In 2006 Mr. Dionne was honored to be invited to present 2 days of lecture including Dionne's Bariatric Body Types to the: National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.


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National Association of Bariatric Nurses

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