Integrative Strategies to Address Pain & Healing

In the face of the opioid epidemic, patients and providers are searching for non-medication answers to solving pain. In this session, Dr. Overman will moderate a discussion among experts in integrative therapies, including the mind-body connection, movement and healing, and cannabis. Dr. Overman will also discuss his recent work in Alaska that integrates mental health and physical health providers to treat patients with better outcomes.

Objectives:

Describe what Integrated Care means.
Understand the importance of balancing active and passive therapies.
Experience and recognize components of mind-body connection exercises.
Identify benefits of movement and healing.
Learn some of the early research about the endocannabinoid system and how cannabis appears to affect pain.

About the Moderator & Panelists:

Moderator: Steve Overman, MD, MPH - Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine.
Panlist #1: Brad Lichtenstein, ND,BCB, BCB-HRV - Mind-Body Connection - Physician, Writer, Educator, Associate Professor, Bastyr University.
Panelist #2: Dora Gyamati, BS - Movement and Healing - Inventor of M3B® methodology and Owner of SPIRA POWER YOGA LLC.
Panelist #3: Garth Terry, MD, PhD - Cannabis, the Endocannabinoid System, and Pain - Acting Association Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Washington School of Medicine, and a Physician/Research Associate at VA Puget Sound.

CEU Information:

Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA):

This session is available for BCPA CEs (1 CE). Your purchase includes access to the event recording that originally took place on October 17, 2019. It also includes materials related to the presentation (slides, Q&A, etc.).

In order to receive your BCPA 1.0 CE credit as per PACB requirements, you must complete a post-assessment. Instructions for how to access the recording and assessment will be provided via email after completing registration. Certificates will be mailed electronically within 5-7 business days.

Approval Statement: Integrative Strategies to Address Pain and Healing is approved for 1.0 CEs by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to satisfy the requirements for Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA).

BCPA Competencies: 2D, 2F, 3E, 5A

This on-demand Continuing Education course is a recording from the WASHAA 7th Annual Meeting - Understanding Pain & Healing, which took place on October 17, 2019. This on-demand recording will expire on October 16, 2021.

If you have any questions, please email info@healthadvocatex.org

On-Demand CE | Integrative Strategies to Address Pain & Healing