Date : April 11, 2015
Time: 9:00am
Location: Hamilton, ON, McMaster University, Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Room 240
Instructors: Timothy H. Wideman PT PhD & Jordan Miller PT
Target audience: Physiotherapists with an interest in complex pain
Duration: 1 day (7 contact hours)
What to expect from the course:
1. There are numerous factors that influence chronic pain. This course will distill bestevidence for chronic pain management into segments that can be integrated into a busypractice.
2. Participants will understand fundamental principles of chronic pain management.
3. Participants will learn about assessment strategies to identify complex pain – specifically psychosocial screening, recognizing ‘sensitization’ and activity tolerance.
4. Participants will learn management strategies related to communication, facilitating self-efficacy, graded activity and exposure, and dealing with flare‐ups.
How to register:
http://learning.physiotherapy.ca/pdreg/seminars/courses/managing-complex-and-chronic-pain-in-a-busy-practice-what-can-i-do-in-15-minutes/
Questions :
Contact Jordan Miller: millerjd@mcmaster.ca
