Working with Medical Professionals
Prepare yourself as a skilled practitioner to identify and engage in opportunities within the allopathic medical field.
Date and Time and Location:
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 1 pm to 6 pm via ZOOM and In-person at Rooted in Sound in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
Who Can Take This Course?
This course is open to both the general public and to students of the School of Sound.
Students attending must either have some experience on the handpan or attend Saturday's Handpan Basics to register for this class.
Number of Credit Hours for School of Sound Students
This course is worth 5 hours of electives towards School of Sound elective hours. If you take this course and then decide to join School of Sound at a later date, you will be credited these hours.
Course Description
This class is an introduction to preparing the sound practitioner for finding and working with opportunities within the allopathic medical field. Based on the instructor’s experience, we will explore possible scenarios in working safely and ethically with individual patients, what could go wrong, introducing our work to the staff, and to corporate medicine at large. You will learn how to determine the best approach in working with a variety of patient needs, including hospice and support groups.
Course Objectives
- Understand our limits and scope of practice
- Apply expected professional standards and ethics
- Understand HIPAA and confidentiality
- Be informed of infection control and precautions
- Know what documentation, intake forms and consent may be required
- Know what criteria and credentials may be required of you
- Understand which instruments might be best for bedside, staff presentation or public event
- Determine where to find acceptable, peer-reviewed, evidence-based research and other resources.
For more information about this exclusive experience, please do not hesitate to call Denise and her team at 905-563-3234.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Lana Ryder
Lana Ryder has been sharing the healing power of sound, voice and music in one form or another for fifty years, which began with the use of her voice as a healing instrument in music ministry as soloist and Worship Director. Well-known throughout the local area as a sound therapy educator, mentor (affectionately called “Sound Mama”), and practitioner, her education has been ongoing in classes with Mitch Nur, Alexandre Tannous, Mike Tamburo, Martin Bläse, Thomas Orr Anderson, Rich Goodhart, Chloe Goodchild, and many others. Initially attending lectures by Mitch Gaynor, MD in 1999 while she was Clinical Coordinator of Massage and Body Therapies at WellSpan’s Center for Mind Body Health, Lana was inspired to further study the benefits of sound therapy. After 25 years in traditional allopathic medicine, she has spent the next 30 years in holistic practice as a Usui Reiki teacher for 17 years, certified holistic health coach since 2011, taught holistic business practice, continuing education and seated massage for eleven years at both the Baltimore School of Massage and the Lancaster School of Massage. She has developed a variety of innovative ways to work with sound integratively in energy healing and bodywork, including ReikiSound, ReikiVoice, Sonic Massage, Soundwise Voice, Introduction to the Fundamentals of the Art and Science of Sound Healing, all manuals and curriculum. She is a former board member of The Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine, and former assistant voice teacher. She has written a number of articles on therapeutic sound for local magazines and newspapers. Lana currently offers sound presentations to numerous patient support groups through local hospitals, hospice and healthcare venues. After teaching many individuals and small groups of students through the years, she is currently Founding Director and Senior Instructor of Soundwise School of Harmonic Therapy in Lancaster, Pa. since 2021.
LOCATION
This sound practitioner's course is being held at the School of Sound USA Location in the Rooted in Sound Studio at 209 Commercial Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15215
It is also via ZOOM, Participants will be sent a link shortly before the course begins.
Refund Policy
Our workshops typically sell out quickly. Therefore, we can only offer a refund on tickets if we can fill your spot with someone from the waitlist. Please note that if you cancel at the last minute, it may be difficult for us to find a replacement. Additionally, if you purchase a ticket and do not attend, no refund will be available.