When
Wednesday 03/09/2025 at 7.30pm AEST (please check your local times)
Presenter
Dr Sarah Fogarty
Cost
Free for AMT members
Non-members: $45.00
Professional Development
You will be able to claim around 1.5 hours of PD on completion of the reflection template in your AMT member portal.
Description
This webinar explores how to transform therapeutic effects observed in practice—whether in the clinic or through casual encounters—into reliable, research-backed evidence. Learn how structured reporting and analysis can help validate your findings, bridging the gap between anecdotal experiences and scientific proof. Gain practical steps to document, analyse, and present your clinical insights in a way that contributes to the broader body of research.
About the presenter
Sarah Fogarty holds a Diploma of Remedial Massage and has been in practice as a remedial massage therapist and acupuncturist for over 24 years. She currently works in a clinic with a women's health focus. She completed her Masters in 2005 and in 2011 was awarded her PhD from the Department of Health Sciences at Victoria University, Australia. She is an adjunct fellow at Western Sydney University, and has published over 40 papers, including papers on pregnancy massage, massage and miscarriage, bereavement massage, and fertility massage. She has presented her research at both national, international and local conferences and massage organisations.
Sarah was awarded a Massage Foundation Research Grant in 2022 for her research on pregnancy massage after stillbirth and is only the second recipient to be awarded the grant outside the United States. She is currently serving as an associate editor for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.