Join Dr. Leah Flaherty as she unveils proven techniques to communicate clearly, simply, and effectively, using the power of Health Literacy.

Even if pain relief or patient care aren’t directly connected to your work, you’ll learn health literacy fundamentals and spark some ideas to better support our patients and members. 

• Pain Psychology Fundamentals: Pain has both sensory and emotional components rooted in neuroscience. Understanding this is key to breaking chronic pain cycles.
• Health Literacy's Impact: Improving health literacy leads to better quality of care, reduced opioid misuse, reduced healthcare utilization (hospitalizations, ER visits, etc.) and lower healthcare expenditures.
• Practical Strategies: Implement demystification strategies like "Show & Tell," checking for understanding using the "Teach Back" method, and using “Plain Language” to improve patient comprehension.
• Empowered Relief & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Empowered Relief(TM) program, utilizing pain neuroscience education, mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral principles, can help patients gain control, regulate arousal, and find motivation toward pain relief.    

Presenter:

Leah R. Flaherty, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Director

AHN Institute for Pain Medicine, Enhanced Pain Program,

Empowered Relief Program