Itinerary at a Glance*

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 March 20 

 March 20 

    March 20 

March 21 

 March 22 

    March 20 

March 23 

 March 24 

    March 20  2 March 25 

 March 26 

    March 20 

 March 27 

   March 28 

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Arrive Ft. Lauderdale

Conference begins ( 6:30 pm )

Embassy Suites Hotel

Depart Fort Lauderdale aboard ms Eurodam

At sea

Conference full day plus evening

Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos

Conference morning

San Juan, Puerto Rico

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

At sea

Conference full day plus evening

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

Disembark Fort Lauderdale

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    *Subject to change & updates

The typical feeling following a weekend and educational session is one of excitement and exhaustion.   Excitement at the information that you have learned and complete exhaustion from sitting in lectures for 3 or 4 days, and then having to return to work on Monday.   It is time to be excited and refreshed.   Bring your significant other and they can learn some healthy lifestyle tips through presentations that include them.  This once in a lifetime educational experience will turn into a yearly excursion.   See you on the ship.

- Dale Pitura

  Guest Lecturers

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>> Dr. Al Beggs, MD MSc FRCSC
Dr. Beggs studied medicine following Bachelor and Master degrees in Microbiology from the University of Saskatchewan. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. During Residency, Dr. Beggs developed clinical and research interest in spine pathology and surgery and subsequently entered into a one-year fellowship program in adult and paediatric spine surgery at the Spine Centre of London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Beggs returned to Saskatchewan to establish a practice based in the Regina General Hospital where he runs a spine practice focusing on adult degenerative spine. He holds an academic appointment with the University of Saskatchewan and is actively involved in the College of Medicine training both medical students and residents in the family medicine and orthopedic programs. Current research interests include total disk arthroplasty in addition to the application of bone morphogenic proteins in spinal surgery.

Dr. Beggs lives in Regina with his wife Jen, a chiropractor, and his two daughters.

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>> Dr. Gord Chadwick, DC 
Dr. Chadwick practices Chiropractic at the Allied Health Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, Health and Sport, University of Regina, a multidisciplinary centre specializing in assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Chadwick graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1976. Actively involved in the treatment of athletic injuries since graduation his portfolio includes serving as a medical team member, Western Canada Games 1986, team chiropractor for the Canadian Women’s Volleyball Team, Medical Director, Queen City Marathon, Medical Venues Leader, Canada Summer Games 2005, and a special interest in assessment and treatment of master athletes.

Dr. Chadwick has been the Chiropractic Consultant to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board since 1993 sitting on many committees for SWC and Saskatchewan Government Insurance. He was a member of the Early Intervention Program Committee to develop multidisciplinary assessment and treatment teams in Saskatchewan and has developed Low Back Guidelines. Dr. Chadwick has postgraduate courses including a certificate in Occupational Studies from Northwestern Chiropractic College. He also received Saskatchewan Chiropractor of the Year Award in 1999.

Dr. Chadwick is also actively involved in athletics participating in trail and road marathons, ultra-marathons, off road iron-man, and adventure races. He successfully completed the 1200 km ultra cycling Brevet, Paris-Brest-Paris in 2007. He resides in Regina with his wife Diane, a teacher and consultant for In Motion, a non-profit government sponsored movement promoting activity in children and adults at school, home and in the work place. Gord and Diane have six children.

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>> Dale Pitura, B.Sc. PT, CAT(c)
Dale Pitura practices physiotherapy through the Allied Health Centre at the University of Regina where he is the head therapist for the University of Regina Cougars athletic program. Dale has worked at all levels of the sporting environment including as an assistant with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League for the past 17 years.

He is a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (1995) and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (1992). He attained his National Certification in Athletic Therapy from the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association in 1997. He has post professional education in manual therapy, acupuncture, muscle strength and length imbalance and myofascial techniques. His special interest in treatment is developing motor learning strategies for clientele to help resolve chronic injuries.

Dale lives in White City, Saskatchewan with his wife, Sue, and their two children.

 Payment:
  Deposit $550. per person
  Final payment December 19, 2008

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$250 

Deposit 

75% 

100%