End of the Ice Age: A Modern Approach to Acute Care of Traumatic Injuries
By: National University of Health Sciences

Course Description

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Discuss, in-depth, the physiology of the healing process as it relates to

early stage intervention strategies that are commonly used by clinicians.

• Discuss, in-depth, the neuroscience of trauma as it relates to early

recognition, pain, and biophysical responses.

• Evaluate the current body of evidence as it relates to common acute

care methods.

• Identify common flaws in the traditional methodology of the RICE

acronym for acute management of trauma, injuries, and post-operative

patients.

• Describe the variables that affect different body systems during acute

phase of healing including the neurological, lymphatic, cardiovascular,

immune, and musculoskeletal systems.

• Identify opportunities for more optimal interventions on key body

systems during the early phases of healing and recovery.

• Understand the current trends in modern pain science.

• Identify and discuss the psychosocial aspects of pain and healing.

• Develop a therapeutic alliance with patient by improved communication

and patient resources designed to ease injury anxiety and optimize

habits that can impact the healing process

• Understand and implement the MINDFUL acronym, and how it may be a

more well rounded strategic guide to acute management of trauma, as

well as subacute and chronic phases of healing.

• Develop evidence informed, manually based, interventional strategies

centered around pain relief, swelling mitigation, nutritional & lifestyle

considerations

Course Details

  • End of the Ice Age: A Modern Approach to Acute Care of Traumatic Injuries
  • By:    National University of Health Sciences
  • Instructor:    Mike Stella, MA, ATC, PES, CES
  • Total CE Hours:    5.5
  • Course Format:     Online Distance Learning
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  • Course Categories:     DC Continuing Education
  • Course Subjects | CE HOURS:
    • Adjunctive/Modalities  -1.25 CE Hours
    • Anatomy  -1.75 CE Hours
    • Nutrition  -0.5 CE Hours
    • Wellness/Supportive Care  -2.0 CE Hours
  •    Course Outline