MT Coach with Don Dillon - Interview at Canadian Massage Conference 2011

  • 12 years ago
http://www.mtcoach.com http://MassageNerd.com http://MassageNerd.tv Don Dillon, RMT is the author of Better Business Agreements and Charting Skills for Massage Therapists. Over 60 of his articles have been published in industry publications including Massage Therapy Canada, Massage Therapy Today, AMTA Journal, AMTWP Connections, Massage Magazine on-line and various massage school and professional association newsletters.

Don has presented to the Massage Therapist Association of Alberta (MTAA), the Association of Massage Therapists and Wholistic Practitioners (AMTWP), the Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan (MTAS), the Massage Therapist Association of Manitoba (MTAM), the Massage Therapy Association of Nova Scotia (MTANS) and the Association of Massage Therapists of New Brunswick (ANBMT). He has also presented to pre-graduates of the Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage in Fredericton, NB.

Don also co-presented "Take Another Look at Auto Insurance and WSIB" with Dennis Giesbrecht and Kelly Ould on behalf of the OMTA and "Charting Skills: Time Efficient and Detail Effective" at the Ontario College of Health and Technology. Don has been a three-time presenter at the Ontario Massage Therapist Association's (OMTA) Hands Together conference.

Don received the OMTA's President's Award of Merit in 2000 and the Hand of Thanks Award in 2002 and 2006. He served on the OMTA board from 1993 to 1997. During this time, he represented the OMTA in the auto insurance fee negotiations, and drafted the original OMTA brochures targeted to auto insurance adjusters and health care professionals.

In conjunction with Eric Brown, Scott Dartnall, Melanie Hayden and Jim Smyth, Don initiated an internet radio program to bring experts and issues in the field to massage therapists & bodyworkers.

Massage Therapy Radio has recorded over 100 interviews and remains a tremendous opportunity to disrupt the isolation commonly felt by practitioners.

Don has assisted the Investigations and Complaints committee of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) in cases involving record-keeping. He has also served as a case assessor for auto-insurance cases for the Designated Assessment Centre (DAC) in Niagara for three years.

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