Integrative Pain Management Conference: National Experts, Local Focus (Apr 07, 2018)

Integrative Pain Management Conference: National Experts, Local Focus is organized by University of Vermont Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education and will be held on Apr 07, 2018 at Dudley H. Davis Center, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is designed to meet the needs of an interdisciplinary healthcare community. All healthcare professionals are welcome! Let's get together and learn from one another. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Objectives are :
In the context of the current opioid abuse/addiction epidemic and the chronic pain that underlies it, this conference will:
• Help providers understand non-pharmacologic approaches to pain management, as well as non-opioid pharmacologic approaches.
• Provide up-to-date information on and clarify the various rules and regulations.
• Provide summary documents of the evidence for non-pharmacologic pain management modalities.
• Discuss best practices in team-based care from an interdisciplinary panel.
• Hear keynote addresses from integrative pain management experts from the VA, Department of Defense and civilian health care.
• Network with colleagues across disciplines and meet new cross-referral partners in your geographic area.
• Learn what others are doing to get integrative care covered.
• Learn how to help patients unlearn pain.
• Receive or observe a demo of acupuncture, massage, yoga, and/or biofeedback.
• Choose from over 20 sessions to create a day that meets your needs...including sessions on helping patients' unlearn pain, nutritional pain management, non-opioid pharmaceuticals for pain, inter-disciplinary case reviews, the role of fascia in pain and pain management, pediatric pain, headaches, and more.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.