Non-pharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain

Overview:

Non-pharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain
Ryaja Johnson, PsyD

Over-reliance on pharmacological approaches to manage chronic pain has contributed to the opioid crisis. There is growing recognition in allopathic medicine of the importance of directing patients towards non-pharmacological approaches to manage chronic pain. This presentation provides evidence-based information about brief non-pharmacological interventions physicians can provide to patients who are experiencing chronic pain.

 

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1.     Explore the impact of chronic pain

2.     Discuss the need for non-pharmacological pain treatment

3.     Present evidence-based information on non-pharmacological interventions

4.     Identify effective brief interventions to deliver during medical appointments

Presenter:

Ryaja Johnson, PsyD

Assistant Professor, Dept of Family Medicine & Dept of Anesthesiology

Pain Management

University of Texas Medical Branch

 

Financial Disclosures:

Ryaja Johnson, PsyD, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Nehman Andry, MD; Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Marcy Wiemers, MD; Christine Song, DO; Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD; Margaret Finley, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Khorshid Amirkhosravi, MD; Jeff Svec, MD; Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm D; Kelsi Sexton Barajas, MA, MEd) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu