Revamp Your Approach: Incorporating Complementary Therapies

November 14, 2024

During this FREE continuing education course, learners will discover how integrating complementary therapies into pain management can enhance your practice and improve patient outcomes. This interactive course explores the value of collaboration with other healthcare professionals to provide a well-rounded, interdisciplinary approach that includes patients, families, caregivers, and communities.

We will discuss practical strategies for implementing complementary therapies, while also reflecting on personal attitudes and biases that may impact patient care. Additionally, we’ll examine the unique challenges associated with combining traditional and alternative treatments. Learners will have the opportunity to expand skill sets, bridge gaps in pain and SUD care, and uncover how complementary therapies can support a more holistic, patient-centered approach.

Target Audience

This course is intended for: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Public Health Professionals, Physical Therapists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify professionals to collaborate/refer to provide complementary therapies for your patients.
  2. Identify ways complementary therapies support the interdisciplinary team approach which includes patients, families, caregivers and communities. 
  3. Discuss the complex nature of implementing complementary therapies into your practice repertoire. 
  4. Evaluate current attitudes and behaviors to discover areas of bias and stigma that impede optimal patient care. 
  5. Examine personal practice gaps in pain management and SUD attitudes and behaviors.  

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 AOA Category 2-A
  • 2.00 ASWB Credit
  • 2.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
  • 2.00 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • 2.00 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • 2.00 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
11/01/2024
Course expires: 
01/13/2025
Event starts: 
11/14/2024 - 12:30pm CST
Event ends: 
11/14/2024 - 2:30pm CST
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Moderator(s)

Malak El-Sherif, D.O.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Ericka Harden-Dews, JD, CHCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Khadija Kabani, DO, FAAFP, IFMCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Theresa Murphy, LCSW-S

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kim Pham, D.O.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Khadija Kabani, DO, FAAFP, IFMCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Theresa Murphy, LCSW-S

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kim Pham, D.O.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

American Osteopathic Association

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians. 

National Board of Public Health Examiners

This activity is approved for 2 credit(s) accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.

Texas Administrative Code

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity meets the requirements for continuing education for Texas-licensed Professional Counselors and Texas-licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. 

 

Designation Statements

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 2.0 contact hour of AOA Category 2A CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity. 

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Pharmacist

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-0000-24-028-L08-P and will award 2 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers. 

Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity. 

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Nurses

This activity provides up to 2.0 contact hours. 

Certified Public Health Professionals

This activity provides 2.0 contact hours.

Social Workers

Social Workers completing this course receive 2.0 contact hour of continuing education credits. 

Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psychologists

This activity provides 2.0 contact hours.

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 2.0 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 AOA Category 2-A
  • 2.00 ASWB Credit
  • 2.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
  • 2.00 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • 2.00 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • 2.00 HSC Participation

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Khadija Kabani, DO

Osteopathic Recognition Director, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and OMM at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine                               

Kim Pham, DO

Inpatient Director and Clinical Faulty, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and OMM at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine                               

Theresa Murphy, LCSW

Director of Family Medicine Behavioral Health, Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program