1-5 October 2009 Sydney Convetion Centre

Pre/Post Conference Workshop Speakers

Dr Jay P Shah Jay P Shah is a senior staff physiatrist in the Rehabilitation Medicine at the NIH Clinical Center. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Dr Shah is a Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. His clinical research interests include the pathophysiology of myofascial pain and the integration of physical medicine techniques with promising complementary approaches in the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. He is the Director of the Medical Rehabilitation training program for Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr Shah lectures extensively on mechanisms of chronic pain, myofascial pain, acupuncture techniques and other related topics. He and his co-investigators at the NIH are utilizing novel microanalytical techniques to study the unique biochemical milieu of myofascial trigger points. He is also an instructor in medical acupuncture courses at Harvard Medical School and New York Medical College. Back to top Leigh McCutcheon Leigh McCutcheon graduated from Sydney University and has been in practice since 1991. She is a partner of the Combined Health practice group and is the principal physiotherapist of the Robina and Elanora Physiotherapy Clinics on the Gold Coast. In 1999 Leigh completed her Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy and then went on to complete studies at AUT to graduate as a manipulative therapist receiving first class Honours in the Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy program. Leigh has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Western Acupuncture and lectures to physiotherapists on acupuncture and dry needling for the musculoskeletal system at various venues around Australia and at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. She has worked closely with other committee members in the APA to create the national APA Acupuncture and Dry Needling group and is presently the Vice Chairperson and Queensland representative. Leigh is a delegate on the APA Risk Management Committee and was on the panel of physiotherapists that developed the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapist’s Acupuncture and Dry Needling Safety Guidelines. Back to top Dr Peter Selvaratnam Dr Peter J Selvaratnam is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Melbourne and is a Senior Honorary Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University. Peter is a Clinical Specialist in private practice and is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. His research work on the cervical region and referred pain has been published in Spine, the Journal of Anatomy and the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. He is currently Senior Editor and writing a multi-author book on Headache, temperomandibular disorders and related conditions to be published in 2009. Peter qualified as an acupuncturist overseas and currently practises dry needling and runs seminars for physiotherapists in Australia and in the Clinical Doctorate programme at the University of Melbourne. He is a committee member of the National ADNC and Chairperson of the inaugural Victorian ADNC. Back to top

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