Interprofessional Engagement Series - Enduring Material - Intentional Use of Opioids and Alternative Treatments: expanding your team beyond your clinic

Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 10:00 AM - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 11:34 PM

Addiction Medicine Series - Part 3
(Each part of the mini-series is a different lecture. You can complete one or all sessions.)

Intentional Use of Opioids and Alternative Treatments: expanding your team beyond your clinic


Presented by: Various Health Professionals in the Community


Key Speakers

Mike Bourassa, DPT
Associate Professor, Program Director for the Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Programs, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Dr. Bourassa serves as the East Tennessee State University residency and fellowship program director and as a clinical assistant professor within the DPT program. His main responsibilities include program development, management, mentoring, and teaching within varying areas of musculoskeletal physical therapy.
In addition to those roles, he has been an invited lecturer at several conferences, adjunct faculty at several universities and programs and has organized several continuing education courses in the US and internationally. He serves in many professional service roles including as AAOMPT’s membership chair, Academic Clinical Faculty Nominating committee member and as a site reviewer for Residency and Fellowship Physical Therapy Programs.

Kerry Ferguson, E-RYT, YACEP, certified yoga school lead trainer, HHP, CNC, cMT
Holistic Health Practitioner
Yoga Tree, Johnson City, TN
 Kerry has been practicing Yoga for 27 years, teaching for 22 years. Her classes are filled with breath work (pranayama), creative sequences, stillness and meditation. hands-on assists, along with a playful, cheerful attitude. Kerry incorporates yogic philosophy woven into the cueing of yoga postures and is very aware of individual needs within a yoga session. Kerry has a bachelor’s degree in nutrition. She also graduated from The School of Healing Arts, in San Diego, CA, with a certificate in Massage Therapy as well as a certificate in Whole Foods Nutritional Counseling. Kerry has a certificate in Herbal studies from The Self Heal School in San Diego, CA. Kerry lived in New Zealand for a year studying at Wellpark College and became a Holistic Health Practitioner. Kerry is also a Waldorf teacher and taught 1st grade at a Waldorf charter school, the study of anthroposophy and works of Rudolf Steiner infusing into her classes.  Kerry has a passion for travel and meeting new people, experiencing life firsthand and sharing the knowledge she has learned along the way.  

Scott Fitzpatrick, DACM, Dipl. O.M., RES
Specialist in nonpharmacologic pain management and herbal medicines.
East Tennessee Acupuncture Clinic, Kingsport, TN
Mr. Fitzpatrick is the owner and acupuncturist of East Tennessee Acupuncture Clinic. He is also a graduate of the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine located in Houston, TX. He also attended Baylor College of Medicine’s Sports Institute and earned national certification as a rehabilitative exercise specialist. Fitzpatrick is board certified by the NCCAOM and is credentialed to practice at Holston Valley Hospital.

Neal Hughes, MDiv, MA, LSPE
Licensed Senior Psychological Examiner and Board Certified Counselor
Tennessee Counseling, Johnson City, TN
Mr. Hughes has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1989 when he graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from East Tennessee State University. Prior to this he acquired a BA in Religion from Asbury College (now Asbury University) and a M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary with a specialized curriculum in historical theology. Counseling is directed toward identifying, developing, and marshaling internal and external resources to create an environment that does not readily support emotional distress and self-defeating patterns and instead develops greater ability to manage emotional distress, resolve conflicts, overcome obstacles, and enhance contentment and productivity. Continuing education helps him keep up to date on the latest research in this growing field. He has presented on many different mental health topics including the integration of psychological and neurological functions in this region as well as in Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA. The use of mindfulness-based interventions and the technical eclecticism of Multi-Modal Behavior Therapy on the foundation of psychology and neuroscience enable him to meet the needs of a wide variety of clients and their problems.

 Gigi Miranda, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Dr. Miranda was born and raised in Wise, Virginia, and completed her Family Medicine Residency at Bristol Family Medicine in 2017. She enjoys travel and her studies have led her across the nation and internationally. She received an undergraduate degree in Biology from Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California. While in California she worked as the Assistant Athletic Trainer, at California State University, East Bay, working mostly with women’s basketball, volleyball, and water polo. She then headed to the Philippines and received her Medical Degree from the University of the East, Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center, near Manila. Living, traveling and studying in the Philippines created her foundation of Integrative Medicine. She learned acupuncture and saw the fundamental importance of nutrition, physical activity, spirituality, and environment for one’s health. Upon returning to the States and before her Family Medicine residency, she completed a course for Medical Acupuncture at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After residency, she worked at The Ohio State University Integrative Medicine Clinic.  She currently practices Integrative Medicine, looking at a patient’s nutrition habits, daily physical activity, sleep patterns, and daily stressors and integrate different modalities from acupuncture, meditation, nutrition, and exercise prescription to maximize patient health. 


Target Audience
Specialties - ALL
Professions - Acupuncturist, Advanced EMT, Advanced Practice Nurse, Cardiac Sonographer, Cardiovascular Technician, Community Member, CRNA, Dentist, Early Childhood Education, EMT, Fellow, Flight Paramedic, Higher Education, Massage Therapist, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Home Administrator, Other, Paramedic, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Physical Therapist, Physician, Physician Assistant, Professional/Clinical Counselor, Psychologist, Public Health, Radiology Technician, Resident, Respiratory Therapist, Social Worker, Sonographer, Student, Veterinarian

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.50 hours)

1. Describe the roles of interprofessional team members in the management of pain.
2. Identify a range of therapeutic options for managing pain.
3. Evaluate nonpharmacologic approaches to pain management.
4. Discuss the evidence supporting the use of specific alternative techniques in pain treatment.
5. Describe the connection between behavioral health, lifestyle, and physical pain.

 

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.