Occupational Therapy’s Role With People Who Live With Chronic Pain

Name: Occupational Therapy’s Role With People Who Live With Chronic Pain
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (532 reviews)

Course: #4997Level: Introductory 1 Hour 532 Reviews

This course provides an overview of occupational therapy’s role with patients who live with chronic pain in an era when people need alternatives to pain medication. It provides evidence-based information and attempts to quell the myths about chronic pain. This is Day 1 of a virtual conference on pain management.

Acute Care, Community and Home Health Pain Virtual Conference: Pain

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify different kinds of pain.
After this course, participants will be able to list occupational therapy’s roles with pain patients.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize the impact of pain on occupation and participation in the lives of people who experience chronic pain.
After this course, participants will be able to list 5 things occupational therapists can do to contribute to pain management and education of patients in pain.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction – what does the literature tell us about what OTs know about chronic pain?
5-10 Minutes	CDC Guidelines for prescribing opioids, and resulting lack of access to pain medication – Opioid use disorder; implications for occupational therapy practice
10-20 Minutes	Different types of pain, definitions, examples impact on society and daily life
20-30 Minutes	Pain and occupational therapy; role of occupational therapy;Occupational therapy as an alternative to opioids and other medications
30-45 Minutes	Occupational therapy intervention approaches– persons, tasks and environment
45-55 Minutes	Case studies
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 01520. This distance learning - interactive course is offered at 0.10 CEUs/contact hours (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

CE Broker

OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.00 hours. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Beginner level, Rehabilitation Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.