Presented by Philip D. Shenefelt, M.D. Recorded on Friday, February 9, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation will explore the emotional, spiritual, and religious dimensions of skin and skin disorders since ancient times. The presentation draws on historical, anthropological, and medical perspectives, and Shenefelt’s exhaustive review of the published research (Shenefelt, 2014). The presentation prepares clinicians to…
Presented by Moshe S. Torem MD This program was recorded on Friday, August 6, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page For many years western medicine has considered the immune system to be separate and independent from the central nervous system. However, significant scientific research discoveries during the past 50 years have presented new data leading to the evolution of…
Presented by Mark Weisberg, PhD, ABPP This program was recorded on June 12, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page The 2011 Institute of Medicine report Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research estimated that 100 million Americans have chronic pain. Over the last 15 years, the primary reliance on and excessive use of opiate…
Presented by Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD This program was recorded on Friday, January 22, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Chronic physical symptoms that have already proven unresponsive to the usual medical treatment methods can present formidable challenges in healthcare. Clinical hypnosis offers unique techniques for addressing medically unresponsive symptoms, but for the best effects the clinician often…
Presented by Giuseppe De Benedittis, MD, PhD Friday, April 11, 2025 9am-10:30am PT / 11am-12:30pm CT / 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Increasing evidence suggests that the gut-brain axis may play a key role in health and disease via a bidirectional communication network involving neural and immunoendocrine pathways. This complex interplay deeply…
Presented by Mark P. Jensen, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, March 6th, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This 1.5-hour webinar will provide an overview of hypnotic strategies and suggestions for helping individuals better self-manage chronic pain conditions. It will begin with a discussion of the neurophysiology of nociception and pain, focusing on nine specific processes…
Presented by Giuseppe DeBenedittis This program was recorded on Friday, February 10th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a functional pain syndrome characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain associated with fatigue, non-restorative sleep and cognitive dysfunction (fibrofog). Recent evidence supports the notion that hypnosis, combined with a standard medical treatment and a daily practice…
Presented by Lindsey McKernan, PhD, MPH and Elizabeth G. Walsh, PhD Friday, November 14, 2025 9am-10:30am PT/ 11am-12:30pm CT/ 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Chronic pelvic pain and lower urinary symptoms are under-addressed and at times debilitating symptoms that predominate presentations of common pain conditions such as chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, interstitial…
Presented by Daniel Radesca, MD This program was recorded on Friday, March 10, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page When a patient’s condition has evolved to the point where there is no return, they may be struggling with symptoms that can be physically, psychologically, and spiritually burdensome. As therapists or physicians, we need tools for assessing these symptoms…
Presented by Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW Friday, March 14, 2025 9am-10:30am PT/ 11am-12:30pm CT/ 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Half of all people with a substance use disorder (SUD) have chronic pain, and more than a third have a co-occurring psychiatric disorder. Unfortunately, there are few evidence-based therapies that can simultaneously treat…
Presented by Neil Cannon, Ph.D., LMFT-S, CST-S Recorded on Friday, June 21, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page While many have heard of the popular and terribly informed kink relationship between the characters, Mr. Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, in the book series, Fifty Shades of Grey, the world of kink and alternative play drastically differs in…
Presented by Elvira V. Lang, MD, PhD, FSIR, FSCEH This program was recorded on Friday, October 29, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Based on extensive clinical trials and clinic practice, this presentation builds on 25 years of experience with nonpharmacologic means of managing patient anxiety and pain in busy healthcare environments. It documents the effects of unaddressed…