Self Management for Chronic Pain Patients

2011 AFHTO conference presentation PRESENTER (S): Shellie Buckley, RN FHT/ORG: Stratford FHT ABSTRACT: Self management is a fairly new, vogue term used in healthcare but does it really work for patients with chronic pain? The data collected at the Stratford Family Health Team over the past two  years shows chronic pain patients will attend six week group sessions and will benefit not only at the time but continue to demonstrate positive effects weeks and months later. Following the standardized model of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self Management Program patients are supported and guided through a six week structured program. Each week patients learn and develop skills or tools to help them be competent and successful self managers. A collection of real patient case studies will be reviewed to demonstrate the benefit of self management for the patient with chronic pain. Click here to view presentation.