Conferences
September 15, 2004

Report from the AAPM Conference

The American Academy of Pain Management is an organization oriented toward integrated pain management, and welcomes health professionals of any stripe. To further insure that hierarchical status is not promoted, the name tag does not give a hint of pedigree. The ISNR did the same, with both standing in contrast to the AAPB, where labels […]

Conferences
September 02, 2004

Reflections on the ISNR 2004 Conference in Fort Lauderdale

I came a day early to the ISNR Conference to hear Val Brown at an all-day Workshop under conditions where he had a friendly audience, and where he wasn’t being challenged. Most of what was presented was already familiar to me, but it was nice to hear how he chose to present the information. Val […]

Conferences
June 30, 2004

Innovations in Education Conference

I reported on this conference in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, and here is another installment. On the second day of the conference there was a lot of discussion about juvenile probationers. Ron Muir presented on an innovative Charter School that he had started for probationers, which despite many handicaps was producing some excellent […]

Conferences
March 18, 2004

Lindamood Bell Conference

This year the 12th annual Lindamood-Bell Conference overlapped with our Woodland Hills training course, but nevertheless I was able to take in two days of the conference in Anaheim at the invitation of Pat Lindamood. Some years ago we visited the Lindamood-Bell operation in San Luis Obispo, and we found considerable openness to our view […]

Conferences
November 09, 2003

Report on ISNR

I left the ISNR Conference with my head full of rich detail, but over time it is easier to discern the deeper trends. First of all, the conference was anchored by some top mainstream scientists who have seriously bitten into neurofeedback. They are now very committed to this field, and they will carry on through […]

Conferences
September 11, 2003

Report on the AAPM Conference

We have just returned from the 14th annual meeting of The American Academy of Pain Management. It was held in Denver at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, where the AAPB had its meeting two years ago. The organization is relatively young. It is reminiscent of the biofeedback community in several ways: It has a multi-disciplinary membership […]