Principles of pain management: Pragmatic approaches to incorporate pain management in clinical practice

This workshop will present best practices in the assessment and treatment of chronic pain. Specifically, it will cover:

• Review of core competencies for pain management.
• Overview of pain, including gate-control theory, neuromatrix, and social communication model
• Understanding a prototypical person’s experience living with pain
• Overview of the Psychology Pain Assessment
• Self-Management approaches to chronic pain, including acceptance, psycho-education, myths and messaging, goal setting, self-monitoring, working with grief and loss, relaxation, activity pacing, and assertive communication

Please note that this workshop is only available to those with a Professional Plan. 

This workshop is available in English with French subtitles.