Pain Mastery integrating ACT and Lifestyle medicine in clinical practice

This course is for any healthcare providers who are frustrated in treating chronic pain patients and are ready to bring back joy in medicine
About this Event

3-Day Course for Clinicians Managing Persistent Pain

This three-day course is designed for clinicians who work with pediatric or adult patients experiencing persistent pain and who may feel frustrated or uncertain about how best to support patients with complex, ongoing symptoms.

This is a trauma-informed course that explores the relationship between trauma, the nervous system, and the body. We will take the time to understand how the effects of trauma can influence pain and other symptoms, and how these experiences may present in the clinical setting.

The course will provide a practical framework for patient management, integrating the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine with principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The goal is to help clinicians develop a more comprehensive, compassionate, and effective approach to working with patients with persistent pain.

A strong emphasis will be placed on hands-on learning and skills practice. Participants will have dedicated time to practice the tools and techniques introduced throughout the course, discuss real-world challenges, and build confidence in applying these approaches in clinical practice.

We will also work through case studies, creating opportunities to explore complex clinical scenarios, share perspectives, and process challenges together as a group.

Before and After the Course

Participants will complete pre-course reading to establish a foundation for the material covered during the three-day course.

Learning and support will continue beyond the in-person training. Following the course, participants will have access to a three-month online mentorship program, providing an opportunity to discuss complex or challenging patients, troubleshoot clinical situations, and receive ongoing guidance as they apply their learning in practice.

This course is designed not only to provide knowledge, but to give clinicians practical skills, a clear framework, and continued support to approach persistent pain with greater confidence, compassion, and effectiveness.

Lunch will be provided on Oct 24th and 25th. We will also serve a light dinner on Oct 23rd.

Samaritan Health Services is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Samaritan Health Services designates this live activity for a maximum of seventeen and three-quarters (17.75) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.The presenters and planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This course is provider approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8729, for 17.5 contact hours by Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Oct 23rd

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Welcome-What are your struggles when treating chronic pain patients?
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
What is Pain? Definition of Pain
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
What does pain have to do with the body?
Host: Dr McQuillian
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Protect the Asset-yes that is you. Lifestyle medicine Pillars-
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
🕑: 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Social determinants of health and its role in Pain care
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Dinner
🕑: 05:45 AM
Small groups-case study - Problem representation
Oct 24th

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Recap
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Role of Trauma informed care in managing pain in Primary care
Host: Dr Ransdell
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Autoimmune diseases and Pain
Host: Dr Jones
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ACT framework and Lifestyle medicine
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:15 PM - 03:00 PM
ACT skills
Host: Dr McFee
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Break
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
ACT Skills training
Oct 25th

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Recap
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Medicine Cabinet in the body-Physical activity
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Fueling the body- Nutrition
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Bidirectional relationship of Sleep and pain
Host: Dr Prasad
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
The patient voice
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Case studies- Integrating skills
Host: Dr Prasad and Dr McFee
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Break
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Case studies- Putting it all together- Transdisciplinary -Patient centered car