Pain is a holistic problem, affecting an individuals’ body, thoughts, emotions, and spirit. Thirteen to fifteen million Americans suffer from chronic, intractable, and severe pain. For many, conventional medical care does not completely manage their symptoms. Learn about holistic pain management, and hear the specifics about several complementary pain management modalities.
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When facing surgery patients often feel worried and out of control in the unfamiliar settings of an operating suite and hospital. With a variety of body-mind-spirit interventions, learn how to replace their worries with patient confidence and exchange a loss of control for active participation in their recovery.

Research suggests that outcomes of holistic interventions also include decreased pain, decreased complications, decreased length of stay, and subsequently, decreased cost.

Learn some simple techniques today, and obtain resources for further training in more advanced modalities. A comprehensive bibliography is included in your handouts.
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Sixty to ninety percent of visits to healthcare professionals are for conditions caused by or exacerbated by stress. Stress causes numerous physiological and psychological effects that relaxation can reverse. Soothe your patients to decrease anxiety, decrease muscle tension pain, reduce fatigue, promote sleep, and to increase memory, clear thoughts, and decision making. In this multi-media interactive presentation, try quick and easy relaxation techniques you can do with your patients, and for yourself. As a bonus, hear about some daily practices like Reiki and guided imagery that will increase your resilience to stress.
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Reiki blends simply and beautifully with healthcare, enhancing a patient’s experience and outcomes. When I teach people how to do Reiki, my enthusiastic students are eager to starting doing it with their patients. Hospitals, OB/GYN, surgery, hospice, oncology, counseling, pain management, and rehabilitation now use Reiki. Learn the proper procedural, ethical, legal, and license implications of integrating Reiki into healthcare settings.
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Employers! 53% of registered nurses surveyed nationally felt that job stress had induced burnout. Burnout increases turnover and absenteeism. Can you afford that?

Employees! If you don’t care for yourself, how can you be capable and caring with your patients, and meet your job’s extraordinary physical and emotional demands? Can you afford to burn out of your profession?

Learn how to care for yourself on top of all of the other demands on your time and energy. Get started by participating in group exercises and take useful tools with you to keep up your personal commitment.Content complexity: Basic to Intermediate
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In the past few years, the integration of complementary and alternative care has steadily increased. What is it all about, and why is everyone excited? Learn the lingo of complementary and alternative care, gain resources to find evidence based recommendations, and learn how to choose qualified providers. Observe or participate in vignettes featuring a variety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities.
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For those that truly care about their client’s well-being, there is compelling rationale for keeping your body-mind-spirit healthy, for your sake as well as for your patients. Holism views the healthcare professional as part of the patient’s healing environment, energetically speaking. What do you bring to your patients’ environment? Hear more about this philosophy and learn some holistic ways to care for yourself!
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Find out how you can create a healing environment, without any tangible “props”. Starting with a holistic/energetic understanding of the environment, learn what you bring to your patient’s healing environment with your presence, and how to modify your presence for optimum healing.
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