Recording: The Role of Acupuncture in Treating Chronic Pain Patients (requires an aah.org email address to view)

Topic: The Role of Acupuncture in Treating Chronic Pain Patients 

Overview:

This MEDtalks webinar is a follow up from the May 30th Chronic Pain webinar and provides an understanding and explanation of how acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners’ approach chronic pain. The course is designed to give physicians and APC's an understanding of how this non-pharmacological approach to pain reduction can be utilized to achieve better outcomes, reduce the need for pain medications, and increase quality of life measures for their patients living with chronic pain. This course uses the biopsychosocial (BPS) approach to explain how and why acupuncture / TCM is a valuable evidence-based treatment option to include in the treatment of chronic pain and the reasons behind why it is successful. 

Speaker:
Heather Peterman, DAOM, Dipl.Ac
Board Certified Acupuncturist 
Aurora Health Center - Pleasant Prairie 

Moderator:
Ashley Kwasinski, DNP, APNP
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Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Develop a plan to incorporate the Biopsychosocial approach and how it can benefit patients with chronic pain. 
• Utilize acupuncture / integrated medicine into care plans for pain patients.
• Recommendations on how acupuncture can work to relive pain and chronic inflammation.