TENS, Acupuncture and Alternative Treatments
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | TENS, Acupuncture and Alternative Treatments |
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| Details | This session describes the roles of TENS and acupuncture in pain practice and introduces the wide spectrum of other alternative treatments that are available.
Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
• Describe the role of TENS and acupuncture in pain practice
• Describe the mechanisms of action of TENS and acupuncture
• List the indications and contraindications of these treatments
• Describe the problems in research to assess the effectiveness of alternative treatments
• Describe the diversity of alternative treatments used beyond the NHS
• Recognize the limitations and appropriate context for use of alternative treatments in modern NHS pain practice |
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| Competence | General Medicine |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 10:45 AM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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