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Institute of Gerontology

November 18, 2010 | 9:00am - 12:00pm
Category: Seminar
Location: WSU Oakland
333737 West 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Cost: Free

Featured Speakers:

Lynn Drummond-Wiley, BA, RN, MSN
Odyssey Hospice

Judith M. Fouladbakhsh, PhD, APRN, BC, AHN-BC, CHTP
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University

Objectives:

1. Describe the current state of affairs in pain management.
2. Define pain.
3. Discuss how professionals may begin to address pain control.
4. Identify barriers to effective pain management.
5. List ways to appropriately treat pain.
6. Discuss the prevalence of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) use in the U.S. & implications for pain & symptom management.
7. Examine CAM therapies in relationship to culturally-based whole systems of care.
8. Describe 4 CAM approaches/therapies used for pain and symptom management & related outcomes.
9. Discuss the role of healthcare providers & social workers in relationship to CAM use.

For detailed schedule and registration information please download our flyer.

3 CE

For more information about this event, please contact Donna MacDonald at 313-577-2297 or donnamacdonald@wayne.edu.