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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AOBFP OMT: Lymphatics: An Osteopathic Approach to Treatment      Presenter: Jean Rettos, D.O. (29 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="x_MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;"&gt;&lt;span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;Enhance your skills with a 2 hour AOBFP-approved Hands-On Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment session taking place on FRIDAY, November 6th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The sessions will be held in the WVSOM OPP lab located in Lewisburg.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x_MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="margin: 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;The OMT Session cost is $100 for 2 hours of AOBFP-approved Hands-On OMT Credit sponsored by the WV Chapter of the ACOFP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;WVOMA will be sponsoring the AOA Category 1-A CME Credit.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;These sessions are designed to help meet the osteopathic continuing board certification requirement.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The West Virginia Chapter of the ACOFP has developed and is Co-Sponsoring the hands-on sessions with WVOMA.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Learning Objectives:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;1. Discuss the history of lymphatic techniques and Chapman Reflexes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;2. Discuss the proposed mechanism of lymphatic techniques.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3. Discuss the associated anatomy that is necessary for the application for osteopathic treatment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4. Discuss indications and contraindications of osteopathic technique&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;5. Explain principles and rational to a treatment sequence for osteopathic lymphatic treatment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0in 0in;"&gt;&lt;span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"&gt;The Table Trainer to Learner ratio is 1:8, so spaces are limited.&amp;nbsp; Reserve your place at the table today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Mountain State CME Summit (WVOMA &amp; WVSMA) (05 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wvoma.org/resources/2026%20conference%20agenda.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;AGENDA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;WVOMA ‘s Annual CME Conference offers 20 1-A hours in hybrid sessions both recorded AND LIVE at the Greenbrier Resort.&amp;nbsp; We are pleased to have WVSMA join us for our newly branded Mountain State CME Summit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;The conference will be recorded and available for on demand learning until December 31, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Program Learning Objectives&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;At the completion of the program, attendees will be able to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;1. Improve their diagnostic skills.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;2. Explain and implement current treatment guidelines and protocols.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;3. Evaluate pharmacodynamics of patient management.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;4. Modify current behavior of patients to improve health and wellness.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;5. Identify practice changes that will improve outcomes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition, specific learning objectives are developed for each presentation and will be provided on the virtual conference platform.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Credit Designation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Cambria, serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association (WVOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. WVOMA designates this program for AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;THANK YOU to our Faculty sponsor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The WV Medical Professionals Health Program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LODGING:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Please us this number when making your reservations at the Greenbrier:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#242424" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 240);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"&gt;(877) 531-1879, option 2:&amp;nbsp; wvoma26&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;We will have a limited block of rooms available, please reserve your room ASAP.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;There also are a variety of other lodging options in the area, from AirBNB rentals to boutique Hotels.&amp;nbsp; Feel free to call Penny if you need help with lodging.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://wvoma.org/event-6460353</link>
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