Palliative Care Commons^™

Complex Palliative Care Pain Management Requires An Integrative Approach, Lucille Marchand Md, Bsn, Faahpm

Palliative Care Institute

Pain is complex, and to address pain well, it requires us to appreciate the multiple factors that create pain in a person. The complexity of pain requires more than the conventional approaches usually used to treat pain. Integrative, healing modalities are needed to address pain comprehensively and effectively with a minimum of adverse effects.

“It Makes You Feel That You Are Not Just A Thing - You Are A Person”: The Role Of Touch Therapies In Enhancing The Patient Experience, Leila Kozak Phd

Palliative Care Institute

This session will introduce participants to different types of touch therapies, describe the evidence for these non-pharmacological interventions in promoting comfort and relaxation, and discuss the role of these modalities in symptom management and quality of life. The goal of this session is to support organizations in shifting from a typical barrier-driven attitude [“this cannot be done at our organization”] into a solution-driven attitude [“how can we get this done at our organization.”] The session will emphasize family caregivers and volunteer engagement, staff training, sustainable cost models, as well as appropriateness of modalities for diverse settings.

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Acupuncture In Palliative Care: Evidence Based Medicine, Sara Bowling Md

Palliative Care Institute

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate how acupuncture works physiologically
2. Identify the benefits and limitations of using acupuncture as a clinical tool in the management of pain
3. Explore strategies for incorporating this modality into personal or clinical practice.

Including Everything: Mindfulness And Transforming Suffering In Palliative Care, Andrea Thach Md

Palliative Care Institute

After over 35 years, the medical benefits of mindfulness are well documented and accepted in a wide range of clinical practice. After reviewing the better known clinical effects of mindfulness training, we will look ahead at the growing research and experience of the salvific nature of this practice.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the concept of mindfulness
2. Identify situations in which mindfulness has been proven to be effective
3. Reflect on how suffering can be addressed by mindfulness

Cannabis In Palliative And Hospice Medicine, Leanna J. Standish Nd, Phd

Palliative Care Institute

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the appropriate uses of cannabis and psychedelics in the treatment of pain and end of life symptoms
2. Define the concerns and legal challenges of integrating this complementary therapy with traditional treatments

Integrative Oncology: A Local Perspective, Jennie Crews Md, Traci Pantuso N.D.

Palliative Care Institute

Drs. Crews and Pantuso will describe their collaborations in the treatment of patients with cancer.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand our patients’ preferences regarding Integrative Oncology
2. Define allopathic physicians’ concerns and support of integrating complementary therapy with traditional cancer treatment
3. Identify patient resources in our community for evidence-based integrative oncology
4. Explore the potential opportunities for increased collaboration between allopathic and naturopathic providers

Evidence-Based Integrative Approaches In Palliative Care: Challenges And Opportunities, Leila Kozak Phd

Palliative Care Institute

Palliative care providers are increasingly seeking non-pharmacological supportive interventions to increase comfort and quality of life, which has led to the integration of complementary therapies within palliative care environments. This emerging field of integrative care brings wonderful opportunities as well as challenges. Among the opportunities, the ability to actively engage family caregivers in comfort care modalities, the ability to enhance comfort regardless of the care environment, and self-care opportunities for caregivers and professional staff to decrease stress and burnout. Among the challenges, the lack of education for professional staff regarding complementary therapies may deter professionals from recommending or facilitating access …