May 7 2009 
8th Annual Hawaii Statewide Physical Education Conference
To promote awareness and knowledge of safety and health through the joint efforts of the participants with the primary emphasis in the delivery of safety and health training and education for the benefit of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim Community
Hawaii is on fire with the spirit of revolution and John R Ratey MD as keynote speaker for the 2009 Statewide Physical Education Conference has been called to Spark the Revolution. Dr Ratey will address the critical role of physical activity for mental and physical health and as such physical educators are being called to new heights. Physical exercise prepares the way for optimal learning, and improved academic outcomes. Dr. Ratey will lay the ground work for the new physical education model and impart a new identity to PE teachers.
June 12 2009 
The Miracle of Exercise
Dr. Ratey’s course first describes how important exercise is to us from an evolutionary perspective. It will show how exercise works by affecting the neurotransmitters and how this plays a huge role in moderating our moods and anxiety. The seminar will describe the role of exercise in making us more resilient and for stalling the aging process. It will elaborate on how exercise optimizes the person to be a better learner and help with ADHD the addictions and even bipolar and schizophrenia. This course is designed so that participants will be able to instruct their patients on the brain changes resulting from routines of physical aerobic exercise that will help manage mood; instruct parents and children as to the many ways aerobic exercise makes the learner better prepared to learn by changing the attention, motivational, and impulsive control level as well as at the many alterations that make the neurons ready to learn at the cellular level.
June 18 2009 
Summer Health and Physical Education Conference
Sponsored by Boyertown Area School District
Our mission as a school district is “to enable all students to succeed in a changing world.” We desire to provide the best possible education for the students of the Boyertown Area and we consider it a privilege that we can impact the lives of so many student.
2009..Continue the momentum at the Summer Health and Physical Education Conference. Keynote speaker : John J Ratey MD, author of Spark – The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, will revive our vision with the most current research in body brain science, and how as educators we can provide the best environment for excellent performance and knowledge to acculturate lifelong fitness habits. Let’s Spark the Revolution for ourselves, our students, and the community.
June 19 2009 
Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity
Obesity Medicine
Emergence of a New Discipline
Harvard Medical School’s 23rd Annual International Conference
Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity-
Keynote for the Department of Nutrition: John J Ratey, MD
For over 20 years we have strived to provide health care professionals with cutting edge tools and knowledge needed to apply practical approaches to the clinical management of obesity. John J Ratey, MD, one of the country's foremost authorities, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, will speak on the most critical topics related to obesity treatment and weight management.
Dr Ratey’s contributions will ensure that participants will gain knowledge of: identification, evaluation and management of high risk patient populations, current and future pharmacological approaches, strategies for long term weight management effective counseling and behavior modification techniques, principles of energy homeostasis, role of complimentary and alternative medicine in obesity management, pediatric obesity
June 21 2009 
Midwest Brain Learning Institute
Healthy Brains, Engaged Learners
A Call for System Change
John J. Ratey, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, author of SPARK -The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, and The User's Guide to the Brain, will present current research in the brain/ body connection and prepare attendees to face the new paradigms and systems changes needed to get human physiology back on the evolutionary path and regain optimal mental and physical health.
July 13 2009 
The Gurian Institute creates awareness and trains parents, teachers and members of youth-serving organizations about how boys and girls learn and grow differently
John J Ratey, MD will address The Gurian Institute, on July 13, 2009 on: Spark The Revolution.
Dr. Ratey has been called to the Gurian Institute to challenge leaders of youth organizations, teachers and parents to understand human dynamics and the role of exercise to optimize mental and physical health. Exercise is a key to cognition, mood, and optimal physiological functioning and as such, opens the door to understanding human potential.
July 15 2009 
PARK THE REVOLUTION
PARK PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Dr. Ratey will challenge Slippery Rock University with a new vision for the future of Physical Education. Stop just producing Coaches and Gym teachers. Change your mission and curriculum to reflect the NEW PE. Focus on lifelong health and wellness for all students.
July 16 2009 
Chautauqua-State of the Mind, the chautauqua challenge -
On July 16, 2009, John R Ratey MD, author of Spark – The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, will challenge our thinking and our bodies. Optimal competence, creativity, thinking and health can only be achieved through exercise and its life giving benefits –benefits for the whole human being-body, soul and spirit.
August 13 2009 
Harvard Medical School- Continuing Education - Cape Cod Institute
Institute are sponsored and accredited by Professional Leaning Network, LLC and by the American Ortho-psychiatric Association.
Dr. Ratey’s five day course first describes how important exercise is to us from an evolutionary perspective. It will show how exercise works by affecting the neurotransmitters and how this plays a huge role in moderating our moods and anxiety. The seminar will describe the role of exercise in making us more resilient and for stalling the aging process. It will elaborate on how exercise optimizes the person to be a better learner and help with ADHD the addictions and even bipolar and schizophrenia. This course is designed so that participants will be able to instruct their patients on the brain changes resulting from routines of physical aerobic exercise that will help manage mood; instruct parents and children as to the many ways aerobic exercise makes the learner better prepared to learn by changing the attention, motivational, and impulsive control level as well as at the many alterations that make the neurons ready to learn at the cellular level.
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