Topic
Explain Pain/Graded Motor Imagery

Hosted by
Drexel Neurosciences Institute and the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute

Speaker
David Butler, BPhty, MAppSc, EdD, clinician and international freelance educator; adjunct associate professor, University of South Australia

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

• Identify how the following neurological, mind and homeostatic functions are instrumental in the development of chronic pain: acute pain, peripheral sensitization, spinal sensitization, cortical body matrix, neurotags, immune system, microglia, HPA axis and brain states.
• Discuss why the nervous and immune systems must be considered in combination (neuroimmune) in the biology and production of pain and stress response.
• Discuss how biopsychosocial factors can influence a neuroimmune understanding of the pain and stress response.
• Identify and discuss the components of an Explain Pain Assessment.

Target Audience
Faculty, physicians, fellows, residents, medical students, PAs, CRNPs, RNs, all medical specialties