Occupation-Based Chronic Pain Management Program

Name: Occupation-Based Chronic Pain Management Program
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Chronic pain management

Created bySamantha Pick

Last updated 4/2023

English

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What you'll learn

Define what chronic pain is
Recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary approach in treating chronic pain
Acknowledge the literature on the treatment of chronic pain
Identify appropriate assessments and interventions for chronic pain management

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 32m total length

Introduction1:29
Explore how a 14-week capstone created an occupation-based chronic pain management program at Loring Hospital, highlighting the occupational therapy role within an interdisciplinary team.
Needs Assessment2:25
Identify professional and societal needs in chronic pain management, noting brain-generated, multifactorial pain, and apply interdisciplinary care with occupational therapy to address psychosocial factors and daily activities.
Review of Literature3:24
Identify gaps in interdisciplinary chronic pain care and highlight the benefits of occupation-based interventions, including lifestyle redesign and ADL adaptation, for improving function and well-being.
Capstone Information4:32
Develop an evidence-based, occupation-based chronic pain management program under an interdisciplinary, occupational therapy-led approach that educates professionals and patients, emphasizes health and wellness, and addresses biopsychosocial spiritual factors.
Learning Objective 15:01
Develop evidence-based, occupation-focused pain management through trauma-informed assessments and interventions. Incorporate motivational interviewing, pain neuroscience education, lifestyle redesign, ergonomics, pacing, graded activities, and graded motor imagery into home-based programs.
Learning Objective 21:53
Demonstrate professionalism and advocacy by delivering six presentations on chronic pain and occupational therapy’s role, engaging diverse professionals and communities to promote interdisciplinary management and self-care, plus a brochure.
Learning Objective 31:25
Identify health and wellness and injury prevention education materials across care settings, then educate a broader audience via the Instagram page Chronic Pain OT, posting every other day.
Conclusion12:02
Conclude with a four-question quiz reviewing interdisciplinary care as the most cost-effective treatment, 2016 chronic pain prevalence at 20%, bidirectional bio-psycho-social-spiritual influences, and a 3 to 6 months threshold.

Requirements

There are no requirements or prerequisites for this course

Description

Welcome!

My name is Sami Pick, and this course outlines the preparation and completion of my occupational therapy doctoral capstone project. My capstone consisted of working on developing an occupation-based chronic pain management program. I had the privilege of working on this project at Loring Hospital in Sac City, IA alongside Collen Auen, the occupational therapist there.

Chronic pain is prominent issue in our society. There are chronic pain management programs throughout the United States, but there are little to non in rural areas. Creating this chronic pain management program in rural Northwest Iowa came with plenty of challenges and barriers. However, with perseverance and a team effort, the idea of the program came to life.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to recognize the importance of an interdisciplinary approach in treating chronic pain, acknowledge the need and literature on the treatment of chronic pain, and identify appropriate assessments and interventions for chronic pain management. Throughout this course I will go over my capstone objectives, learning activities, and artifacts I completed over my 14-week period at Loring Hospital. To end the course, I will provide a short, 4-question quiz to help identify the key components.

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Who this course is for:

Healthcare professionals
Occupational Therapists
OT/OTA students