Workshop: Chronic Pain Management for Occupational Therapists

January 11 - January 12, 2019

St. Paul's Hospital, Conference Room 1500 1081 Burrard Street

Occupational Therapists interested in developing or enhancing sound clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of clients living with complex, acute, and chronic pain.

Be listed in Pain BC's Find a Practitioner directory, a searchable directory that patients use to connect with health care professionals in their community. View the directory.
Obtain 16 hours of Continuing Education credits.
Learn practical “whole person” pain management skills that can be applied immediately in your practice as an OT.
Receive Pain BC Certificate of Completion (emailed to participants after the workshop).

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Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Describe the neurophysiology of pain and how it relates to OT intervention
Explain the pain Neuromatrix theory and its implication in rehabilitation
Recognize the clues that your client with acute pain may be developing chronic pain
Describe acute pain management with the intention of preventing/avoiding chronicity
Explain the importance of educating clients in pain physiology
Explain key strategies in the self-management of pain
Explain how to assess and treat a client in pain within the context of CMOP-E
Cite the benefits of treatment approaches such as: CBT, ACT, MI, and PGAP
Explain strategies to facilitate behaviour change
Discuss how and when to use pain-related outcome measures
Discuss how to integrate pain science and practice through real clinical examples
Network with other OTs interested in chronic pain management and treatment and develop your community of practice support

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