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May WIP
May 2018 WIPWed, May 16, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/764382813 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3116 Access Code: 764-382-813 More phone numbers Canada: +1 (647) 497-9373 United Kingdom: +44 330 221 0097
May Webinar- A Technology-Assisted Chronic Pain Self-Management Intervention for Older Adults in a Low-income, Urban Setting
Title: A Technology-Assisted Chronic Pain Self-Management Intervention for Older Adults in a Low-income, Urban Setting Presenter: Mary Janevic, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan African American older adults living in resource-challenged settings are at high risk for pain-related disability, and have limited opportunities to learn chronic pain self-management skills that may help improve function. Dr. Janevic will describe the development of a “high tech/high touch” pain self-management intervention that integrates physical activity monitoring and web-based instruction with support from a community health worker, to be tested in a pilot study in Detroit.
April Webinar – Developing, Refining, & Evaluating a Behavioral Intervention Targeting Comorbid Chronic Back Pain & Depression in Older Adults
Title: Developing, Refining, & Evaluating a Behavioral Intervention Targeting Comorbid Chronic Back Pain & Depression in Older Adults Presenter: Una Makris, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center Chronic musculoskeletal pain (including chronic back pain) and comorbid mental health diagnoses (including depression) remain common, costly and challenging to manage. Dr. Makris will discuss the development of a behavioral intervention that simultaneously targets chronic back pain and depression in older adults. Core intervention components include patient activation, motivational interviewing, and goal setting that are employed to improve outcomes most relevant to older adults with comorbid physical pain and mental health diagnoses.