Sierra Tucson & Addiction Professional Webinar

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Topic: Restoring Resilience: Pain, Suffering, Inertia, and Recovery

Speaker: Jerome A. Lerner, M.D.

Addiction, trauma, mood disorders and chronic pain are essentially non-curable conditions. They therefore require a life-long recovery process in order to live a highly functional, meaningful and satisfying life. This presentation explores the three universal principles of resilience and how they apply to all forms of recovery. Practical strategies are offered to create or restore resilience for a lifetime.

Objectives:
*List three major factors that deplete resilience
*Identify factors which increase and decrease systemic inflammation and their impact on mood and emotional regulation
*Discuss how the sympathetic nervous system affects the "volume" of the pain/suffering experience
*Describe how negative expectancy and negative goal-setting impede recovery

Jerry Lerner, MD
As Director of Sierra Tucson’s Licensed Professionals and Executives Program, Jerry Lerner, MD. brings together expertise in integrative healthcare, addiction, pain recovery, trauma, and executive leadership. He previously served as director of Sierra Tucson’s Pain Recovery Program and Chief Medical Officer. Wisconsin born and raised, Dr. Lerner received his medical education and specialty training at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and is a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management. He is board eligible in Addiction Medicine.  In addition to his medical and physiatric training and experience, he has studied and trained in myofascial release, cranio-sacral therapy, osteopathic manipulation, mindfulness meditation, nutrition, life coaching, and trauma recovery. His treatment philosophy is to serve as a guide and facilitator, bringing together knowledge and appreciation of medical, recovery, rehabilitation, and alternative strategies to serve individuals with substance use disorder, mood disorders, trauma or pain. Over his three-decade career, he has served as medical director in hospital, clinic, and program settings. His passion is to create and work with high-functioning treatment teams toward creating healing environments with an integrative, whole-person approach to recovery. With an enthusiasm for leading-edge wellness, resilience, and recovery techniques, he has a great love for teaching and sharing ideas, and offers an extensive portfolio of presentations, lectures, and workshops. He likes to believe that his lifelong love of the arts, and for the piano in particular, helps keep his left and right brain processes balanced and open.

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This is a Sierra Tucson co-hosted webinar with Addiction Professional

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