E-learning | Integrative Pain Management: Clinical Approaches

Deze e-learning wordt aangeboden in samenwerking met de University of Arizona. De e-learning is al jaren in de VS geaccrediteerd voor 7 AMA (Amerikaanse accreditatie) voor alle artsen. De kwaliteit is hoogstaand en er wordt gewerkt met verschillende werkvormen (interactieve casuistiek, quizen en video). De geschatte tijdsinvestering is 7 uur. Alle onderdelen zijn Engels, zo ook de toelichting hieronder. Je kunt dit eenvoudig naar het Nederlands vertalen met Google Translate of de vertaalopties in bijvoorbeeld Chrome.

Integrative Pain Management: Clinical Approaches

This course is comprised of four sections: Headache, Low Back Pain, Cannabis and Pain, and an Introduction to Pain in Pediatrics.

Headache:Providing care for headache patients can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, experiences in medicine. Up to 82% of headache patients turn to complementary medicine (Adams, 2013), although more than half do not discuss such use with their provider (Wells, 2011).

Low Back Pain:Low back pain is the fifth most common reason for physician visits in the United States (Hart, 1995; Deyo, 2006) and globally, chronic low back pain is estimated as affecting up to 25% over the age of 60 (Meucci, 2015). U.S. consumers spend a total of $8.7 billion in out of pocket expenses on complementary approaches to manage back pain. The 2017 American College of Physicians (ACP) recommendations for treatment of low back pain include integrative modalities as first line of care.

Cannabis and Pain:Cannabis is becoming an important adjuvant in the treatment of chronic pain. While the use of this plant as a standard therapy is still somewhat controversial, the evidence for cannabis in chronic pain is often misunderstood. Learning how to effectively and safely council patients on the use of cannabis is an important aspect of chronic pain management. This course will review the pharmacology of cannabis, the evidence for pain control and other symptoms, the safe use of cannabis, as well as the differences between oral and inhaled cannabis.

Introduction to Pain in Pediatrics: We now know that children feel pain as acutely and in some cases more acutely than adults. In neonates the pain pathways are well established, while the inhibitory pathways are still developing. Treatment of pediatric pain differs as well? the WHO guidelines for treatment of mild to severe pain differs with regards to the role of adjuvant and opiate therapies, Further, accurate pediatric pain assessment is complex as it requires using physiologic and behavioral indicators and caregiver assessments. Addressing chronic pain in childhood is critical because it can continue throughout adulthood if not adequately addressed (APS Position Statement, Assessment and Management of Children with Chronic Pain). As chronic pain is managed optimally with an Integrative approach, this is now utilized in many pediatric pain clinics. Encouraging data from a recent U.S. survey found that 50% of pediatric pain clinics offer some form of Integrative Medicine (Bodner, 2018).

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the prevalence of low back pain in the United States and the current impact on the health care system.
2. Identify and learn the 2017 ACP guidelines for the treatment of Low Back Pain.
3. Review the spectrum of primary headache disorders and secondary headaches.
4. Discuss the evidence, use and safety for nutritional approaches, dietary supplements, herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, mind-body approaches, energy modalities, manual medicine and movement therapies in the management of low back pain and headache.
5. Review the interaction between cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids in the use of medical marijuana.
6. Enumerate three different modes of delivery of cannabis and discuss the different pharmacokinetic and safety profiles.
7. List three symptoms that may be improved by cannabis medicines.
8. Understand the importance of pain scales in pediatric pain and which scales are validated.
9. Review the difference in treating pediatric pain and adult pain with opioid therapy.
10. Differentiate techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve for different age groups in pediatrics.
11. Review the data for aromatherapy in pediatric pain.
12. Learn the evidence for herbal therapies, dietary supplements, manual medicine and acupuncture for pediatric pain.
13. Review the role of sleep in pediatric pain.

Curriculum

• Headache
• Low Back Pain
• Cannabis and Pain
• Introduction to Pain in Pediatrics
• Course Evaluation
• Exam

Target Audience

This enduring material educational program is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists, and psychiatrists in any specialty. In addition, all healthcare professionals who have an interest in an integrative approach to healing are targeted.

Completion Requirements

Complete all the coursework, course evaluation, and the final test with a score of 70% or better. Upon successful completion, you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Instructors

• Donald I. Abrams, M.D. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Step VII, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Robert Bonakdar, MD, Director of Pain Management at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Pain Management.
• Melanie Brown, MD. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, Pediatric Comfort Team, Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program The University of Chicago Medicine, Comer Children’s Hospital
• Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, Co-Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson.
• Catherine Stallworth, MD

Inschrijving

Je kunt de e-learning online bestellen. Binnen 3 werkdagen ontvang je via de mail de inlogcodes en kun je aan de slag. Bij de afronding van de e-learning ontvang je direct per mail je certificaat. Op het moment van inschrijving heb je 30 dagen om de e-learning af te ronden. Deze periode kan altijd kosteloos met 30 dagen extra worden verlengd.

Accreditatie
De volledige term van de AMA punten is AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, dit is de meest algemeen geaccepteerde vorm van CME punten (Continual Medical Education) , oftewel nascholingspunten voor medisch professionals. Deze punten worden in de VS toegekend aan artsen, verpleegkundigen, apothekers en andere zorgverleners wanneer zij bij- en nascholingen volgen om hun kennis en vaardigheden up-to-date te houden. Afhankelijk van je eigen beroepsvereniging zijn deze punten om te zetten naar Nederlandse accreditatiepunten. Deze aanvraag kun jezelf bij je beroepsvereniging doen. Elke beroepsvereniging behandelt deze aanvraag op eigen wijze.

AVIG: Deze e-learning is voor 7 punten  algemeen medische nascholing (AMN), integrale nascholing (IG) of natuurgeneeskunde nascholing (NG) naar keuze bij de AVIG geaccrediteerd.

KNMG: Voor huisartsen, medische specialisten en andere artsen: Ondanks dat deze elearning voor Amerikaanse artsen geaccrediteerd is, heeft de KNMG geen accreditatiepunten toegekend. Wel is het mogelijk -zoals vaker bij internationale scholingen/congressen- om met het Amerikaanse certificaat (7 AMA) dat je per mail ontvangt, bij je eigen wetenschappelijke vereniging een individueel verzoek tot accreditatie in te dienen.

Organisatie nascholing

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Voorwaarden

Voor deze scholing zijn de algemene voorwaarden van de School for Integrative Medicine van toepassing