HJBR Jul/Aug 2019

Healthcare Journal of BATON ROUGE I  JUL / AUG 2019 35 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com in Nashville, Tenn., and completed a residency in family medicine at Franciscan Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Whitfield then earned a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine from Ohio State University.  He is an advocate for increasing the aware- ness of health-related issues, such as HIV/AIDS, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and substance abuse. Dr. Whitfield currently serves on the South- ern University systems Board of Supervisors. He is an active member of the American Academy of Family Practice, American College of Sports Med- icine, and Louisiana State Medical Association. Whitfield’s previous practice on East Airport Avenue has moved to Our Lady of the Lake Phy- sician Group Jefferson, located at 8312 Jeffer- son Highway. The clinic is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Capital Area Human Services Hosts PainManagement Symposium to Discuss Advances in Non-Opioid Pain Care Capital Area Human Services (CAHS) hosted a Pain Management Symposium to discuss advances in non-opioid pain care. The key- note presentation by David W. Gavel, PhD, from Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates in Hat- tiesburg, Mississippi, described their multidisci- plinary pain rehabilitation program. A panel of regional practitioners and group discussion followed the keynote presentation to review non-opioid pain management resources and improvements in the local system of care. Panelists and topics included Lan H. Pham, MD, Our Lady of the Lake, Hospital Medicine and Palliative Care Services - Non-Opioid Pharma- cotherapy, Interventional Procedures, and Medi- cal Education; Claire M. Kantrow, PT, DPT, physi- cal therapist - Restorative Movement Therapies; Quyen Ho, PhD, abbott and president, Tam Bao Mindfulness Meditation Center - Complementary Health Resources; and, Nicole Falgoust, MSW, LCSW, PhD, psychotherapist - Behavioral Health Approaches. The experience of chronic pain has been recog- nized as a national public health problem affect- ing 50 million U.S. adults with profound physical, emotional, and societal costs. CAHS Executive Director Jan Kasofsky, PhD, stated, “During this opioid crisis, it is critical to continue making prog- ress toward person-centered care that reduces opioid-related harms while addressing the chal- lenges of chronic pain.” Capital Area Human Services provides mental health, addiction recovery, and developmental disabilities services in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Iber- ville, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Pointe Coupee. 50 LAClinicians Invited to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Fifty Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LMHPs) across Louisiana have been awarded invitations to receive evidence-based training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). TF-CBT is an evidence-based treat- ment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma that includes the participation of their par- ents or caregivers. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple, and complex trauma experiences. Participants who successfully complete the training will receive 14.5 clinical contact hours of continuing education credits from the National Association of Social Works-Louisiana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners, and will be eligible to move for- ward with National TraumaFocused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy certification. Presenters at the Pain Management Symposium were Lan Pham, MD, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Medicine and Palliative Care Services; Claire Kantrow, PT, DPT; Quyen Ho, PhD, Tam Bao Mindfulness Meditation Center; Nicole Falgoust, MSW, LCSW, PhD; and Dawn Collins, MPA, CAHS Prevention Program coordinator.