Package Description

The Painful Truth - Lies, Deceptions & a Hopeful Way Forward

Do you feel overwhelmed and powerless in the face of unprecedented social change? 
Join APTA Colorado and a multidisciplinary team of world class professionals for “The Painful Truth- Lies, Deceptions, and a Hopeful Way Forward.” Learn best practices in pain management and minimizing the deleterious impact of opioids on your patients and our society...and how YOU can help! Earn 13 hours of CEU’s in pre-recorded content. 

Speakers Include...

The Problem With Pain

• Moderator - Dr. Tim Flynn The Medicalization of Pain
• Dr. Anna Lembke, MD BRAVO: A Collaborative Approach to Opioid Tapering
• Dr. Justin Dunaway, PT, DPT, OCS Pain: What It Is and What We Do About It
• Dr. Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD Opioid Hostages: Neuroplastic Changes From Chronic Use
• Dr. Julie Fritz, PT, PhD, FAPTA Access is Everything

Treating the Whole Person

• Moderator - Dr. Stephen Wegener, PhD Patient Engagement Skills to Improve Pain Management
• Larry Benz, CEO The Painful Truth About Grit & Fundamental Attribution Error and the Way Forward
• Dr. Peter O'Sullivan, PT, PhD Cognitive Functional Therapy - CBT in the Functional World
• Dr. Paul Mintken, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Mindfulness for Clinicians and Patients

Addressing the Complexity of Pain

• Moderator - Dr. Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, CNS How to Use Nutrition to Target Pain and Central Sensitization
• Dr. Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD Sleep and Pain: What To Do?
• Dr. Marta Ceko, PhD Harnessing Mindsets in Clinical Practice
• Dr. Melissa Cady, D.O. The Pain Challenge: Challenging Our Own Pain Beliefs to Help Those Challenged by Pain

Special Topics

• Moderator - Dr. Jeff Hathaway, PT, DPT How PTs Can Leverage Virtual Reality With Persistent Pain Patients
• Dr. Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD Pain Neuroscience Education: Teaching People About Pain
• Susan Vanston, MS, PT Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy: CBT Strategies 
• Dr. Irene Luc, PT, DPT, OCS, TPS, A-RSP Pain Neuroscience Applications for Telehealth
• Dr. Jesse Podolak, PT, DPT Opioids, Kids and Pain: Education as Vaccination

Learn more about the speakers here.

Registration Fee:

• APTA Colorado PT/PTA Members - $199.00
• Students - $99.00
• Non-Members - $299.00

*Non-member students: Please email us at info@coloradophysicaltherapists.org to receive a discount code to register with student pricing.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

If you have already registered and purchased this course, you do not need to register again. Please make sure you are signed in (top right corner) using your APTA Colorado website login information, and you will have access to the course content.

To access course content:

1. After signing in, click the session title at the top of this page that you want to view. Each session has the recorded discussion along with supporting material for you to navigate. There are four (4) main sessions that must be completed in order to earn CEUs.
   They are:
   • The Problem with Pain
   • Treating the Whole Person
   • Addressing the Complexity of Pain
   • Special Topics
     
     
2. Once you have finished viewing all four sessions, you will be able to access the "Survey & Quiz" session. You must complete the session survey FIRST, and then you will have access to the quiz which will email you a certificate upon completion. There are 25 quiz questions. You will have 2 attempts to pass the quiz with at least an 80%. Please check your junk or spam for certificates as they may not come to your inbox.