Event Category: <span>Nova Scotia</span>

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding, to elicit and strengthen motivation to change. This two-day workshop will help professionals to understand the fundamentals of MI as a method to guide people to choose and sustain healthy behavioral changes. Learning Objectives Following the workshop, participants will: Gain and understanding of the importance […]

This interactive in-person workshop will aim to improve the comfort and skills of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, social workers, addiction counsellors, community outreach workers, medical residents, students, & other allied health professionals in providing harm reduction-based care in their practice. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to: […]

This workshop is an introduction to the technique of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a therapeutic approach that has shown promise in the management of chronic pain. At the core of PRT is a technique called somatic tracking that involves teaching clients to practice mindfulness, reexamine the way they think about pain, and do everything they […]

The Effective Prescribing of Opioids for Chronic Pain Program (EPOCH) program assists physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and medical residents in acquiring knowledge and skills in chronic pain management and opioid prescribing. Three live webinars: February 4, March 6, April 14, 2025 from 6:30pm-8:30pm PLUS a full-day in-person workshop on May 9, 2025 8:30am-4:30pm in Dartmouth. […]