Biofeedback Society of California 23rd Annual Convention

EXPANDING SKILLS FOR EMERGING NEEDS

November 14, 15, 16, 1997
Orange County Airport Hilton (Newport Beach)
Irvine, California

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CONFERENCE TAPES can be ordered through Conference Recording Services, 1308 Gillman Street, Berkeley, CA 94706, Phone (510)527-3600, http://www.conferencerecording.com

GENERAL SESSION:

Enrichment Speaker: Lawrence Cahil, PhD: Get Emotionally Aroused: It's Good for Making Memories

Invited speaker: Gary Schwartz, PhD: Love, Energy, and Health: Dynamical Energy Systems and 21st Century Biofeedback

Keynote Speaker: Ronald Ley, PhD: Pavlovian and Operant Controls of Breathing: Implications for Treatment and Measure of Efficacy

Presidential Address: Stephen Francis, BSC President: Expanding Ourselves

Special Presentation: LaWana Heald, BS: The New CPT Codes for Biofeedback: An Update and Guidelines for Use

PANEL 1- New Domains of Stress Control
Moderator: Thomas Browne, MA: Expanded and Effective Ways to Control The Stress Response
Stephen Sideroff, PhD: Two Mismatches That Make Stress Management Difficult
Eric Peper, PhD: Stress Management by Email: Healthy Computing Email Tips

PANEL 2- Applied Respiratory Psychophysiology and Capnography
Moderator: Brian Tiep, MD
Richard Gevirtz, PhD: Applied Respiratory Psychophysiology in the Treatment of Anxiety and Psychophysiological Disorders
Ronald Ley, PhD: Capnography as an Index of Emotional Strain
David Mars, PhD: Case Examples of Evaluation and Treatment with Capnography

PANEL 3- Catch the Basics of the
Emerging EEG Wave
Moderator: Carol Hindman, MS
Jim Hardt, PhD: Historical Perspective
Gary Schummer, PhD: Emerging Future of EEG Biofeedback
Hershel Toomin, SCD: Basic EEG Technology

PANEL 4- Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain and Repetitive Strain Injury Using Biofeedback
Moderator: Gary Godshall, MS
Jeffery Cram, PhD: Functional Muscle Testing in Surface EMG
Dennis Ettare, MA: Biofeedback Applications for Treatment and Prevention of Upper Repetitive Strain Injuries
Richard Gevirtz, PhD: The Emergence of Psychophysiological Models for Chronic Pain Patients
Nicholas Pappas, MD: The Use of Antidepressant Medications in Chronic Pain Patients

SHORT COURSES
1. Natalie Olson, MA, MFCC: Humor in Biofeedback Training
2. Naras Bhat, MD: Treating Heart Disease Using Biofeedback, Part 1: The Power of Choice and the Power of Science
3. David Sonnershine, MS and Steven Kassel, MA, MFCC: Biofeedback Goes to School
4. Naras Bhat, MD: Treating Heart Disease Using Biofeedback, Part 2: The Power of Tools and Integration
5. Susanna Smart, RN: Introduction to Rosen Method Bodywork
6. Ronald Ley, PhD: Psychophysiology of Breathing
7. David Mars, PhD: Breath Retraining with Capnography, Part 1
8. Kati T. Jones, MA and Anne Varian, OTR: Neutral Spine: A New Functional Protocol
9. Ira Rosenberg, MA: Home Training the Crucial Link
10. David Mars, PhD: Breath Retraining with Capnography, Part 2
11. Erik Peper, PhD and Katherine Hughes Gibney: A Touching Experience:  Integrating Imagery and Touch for Healing with Biofeedback
12. Stephen Sideroff, PhD: Resilience Training: A Positive Approach To Stress
13. Ira Rosenberg, MA: RSA Feedback: Direct Feedback for Cardiopulmonary Integration
14. William Coby, PhD: The Internet and Other High Tech Tools for Clinical Biofeedback Practice
15. Carol Mallory, RN, MA: Movement Psychology and Use in Biofeedback
16. Erik Peper, PhD: Breathing for Health
17. Denise Bergh: Feldenkrais: Moving with Awareness
18. Naras Bhat, MD: Meditation: Prescribed by the Doctor
19. Richard Gevirtz, PhD and David Hubbard, MD: Myofascial Pain: Treatment Protocols for the Biofeedback Practitioner
20. Thomas Browne, MA: Anger Control: Using Heart Rate Variability
21. Susan Pottish, CBT and Len Ochs, PhD, EDS: What is it? What Does It Do

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