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Week 4: Mind-Body and Mindfulness

5 Lessons
525 Enrolled

Course Overview

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Jun 2020
Released
Feb 2021
Expires
89% avg
Completion

What You'll Learn

Welcome to week 4 as we journey through mind-body and mindfulness!

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians involved in the care of dermatology patients.

Physician Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of SynAptiv and LearnHealth. SynAptiv is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

SynAptiv designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

SynAptiv ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, SynAptiv identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by SynAptiv to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SynAptiv is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of FacultyReported Financial Relationship


Sheila Farhang, MD

No financial relationships to disclose

Apple Bodemer, MD

No financial relationships to disclose

Raja Sivamani, MD MS AP

Consulting Fees. Burt’s Bees and Dermala; Medical Editor at LearnHealth Inc.

Peter Lio, MD

Consulting Fees/Advisory Board. Grants/Research Support. Speakers Bureau. National Eczema Association, Modernizing Medicine, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, DermTap, Inc., Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, La Fondation pour la Dermatite Atopique (Foundation for Atopic Dermatitis), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, IntraDerm Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Regeneron, Sanofi US Services, Exeltis, AOBiome LLC, Theraplex, Odeza LLC, Realm Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc., La Roche-Posay Laboratorie Pharmaceutique, L’Oreal USA Inc., Menlo Therapeutics, Franklin BioScience, AbbVie, Syncere Skin Systems, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Unilever, gpower, inc., UCB, Altus Labs, Dermavant Sciences, Micreos Human Health B.V.-, Dermira, LearnHealth/LearnSkin, AbbVie, Medable, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc, TopMD, Amyris, Inc., LEO Laboratories Ltd (LEO Pharma)

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content ManagerReported Financial Relationship

Venita Sivamani, Planner

LearnHealth founder and shareholder

Planners at SynAptiv

No financial relationships to disclose

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved 

Method Participation

Participants must 1) read the program information, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the posttest by recording the best answer to each quiz question, and 4) complete the evaluation form.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed post-test with a score of 70% or better. Statements of credit will be available once the midterm and final exams are completed and evaluation forms submitted.

Media

Internet

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SynAptiv and/or LearnHealth. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Learners are required to adhere to the privacy and confidentiality policy as it relates to the CE activities provided on the Internet. Please see the policy at yourcesource.com/privacy.htm.

Contact Information

This activity is jointly provided by SynAptiv and LearnHealth.

Questions about CE accreditation or CE certificates related to this course, please contact us via email at [email protected]. For all other questions, please contact [email protected].

Accreditation Information

Welcome to week 4 as we journey through mind-body and mindfulness!

Mind-Body and Mindfulness Yoga

In this session, we review the branches of yoga and explore the impact of stress on the skin and ways to mitigate it with breath work, mindfulness, and movement.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Familiarize with the history and types of Yoga
  2. Understand the mind-body relationship; specifically, the effects of stress on the body
  3. Learn the benefits as well as adverse affects of Yoga

Practical Meditation

This lecture offers an introduction to meditation and common meditative practices, including how meditation impacts health.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain three health benefits of meditation
  2. Practice three common meditative practices
  3. Relate barriers to meditation

Adaptogens and Adrenal Support 

This lecture will cover the basics of how stress can impact the body along the HPA axis. The role of the adrenals, Nrf2, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in stress will be explored. The goal and role of adaptogens will be discussed in light of integrating research with concepts from conventional, Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Naturopathic medicine.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the role of cortisol in chronic stress and how diurnal cortisol slope connects with health outcomes
  2. Examine the role of Nrf2 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in stress and how botanicals affect BDNF levels
  3. Define the role of adaptogenic herbs and their evidence in modulating stress

Sleep and Sleep Enhancement

In this session, we explore the importance of good sleep in health and the ramifications of poor sleep.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe positive health effects of good sleep
  2. Examine deleterious effects of poor sleep
  3. Identify techniques, supplements, and approaches to improving sleep

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Lesson 10hr 25min

Mind-Body and Mindfulness

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Practical Meditation

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Lesson 30hr 48min

Adaptogens and Adrenal Support

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Lesson 40hr 19min

Sleep and Sleep Enhancement

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Lesson 51hr 2min

Body and Mindfulness Office Hours

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Post-Quiz

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Questions
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Passing Score
70%
Average Score
89%

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