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​The Canadian Hypnosis Conference 2020

October 30 to November 1, Etobicoke, Ontario

My presentations are:
1) Breech, NVP, and Stress Reduction: How to help your pregnant client
2) Three quick and easy hypnosis tools to improve fertility
3) Pain management: exciting discoveries from neuroscience

https://www.canadianhypnosisconference.com/


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Hypnotists - add a new dimension to your career and grow your practice!

Or, just help yourself and loved ones find greater comfort.

Learn how to help improve the quality of life with techniques that hypnotists use to work effectively with pain management.



2021 dates:

Saturday October 16, 2 to 5 pm
Saturday October 23, 2 to 5 pm in
Saturday October 30, 2 to 5 pm
Saturday November 6, 2 to 5 pm




All dates are onine; the training is four online classes plus learning modules

Please note: the recommended reading and learning modules are to be  is ideally completed prior to the start of each class.

For questions, contact Shawn at 416 255 8333

or email: shawn (at) childbirthjoy (dot) com 







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Pain Statistics

Annual Cost (billions): $56-60 in Canada, $560-$635 in U.S.

Chronic Pain Incidence (adults): 20% of Canadians and  100 million+ Americans

Post Surgical: 50% have moderate to severe pain long after

ER Visits: 78% of visits are for pain

Drug Outcome: ↑ every year; 15,000+ deaths in U.S. (2008)

Suicide Risk: chronic pain sufferers have a doubled risk

Pain Management Training: Veterinarians receive five times more than MDs

Source: CanadianPainSociety.ca and PainMed.org 
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Nondrug measures such as hypnosis “can 
restore and maintain quality of life in patients with 
acute or cancer pain as well as [conditions such as] 
HIV/AIDS, diabetes with neuropathy, headache, 
and severe arthritis.”


 Source: American Academy of Pain Medicine

John Oliver video on the topic of BigPharma's Marketing to Doctors...

A MotherJones post - a 17 minute satirical video

Warning: strong language 


In the news...

RESEARCH

The Efficacy, Safety and Applications of Medical Hypnosis, Winifried Hauser et al

Literature review of the evidence-base for the effectiveness of hypnotherapy, Eileen Davis

The effectiveness of hypnosis for pain relief: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 85 controlled experimental trials, Thompson et al, 2019

PAIN
Interview with Dr. Siegel
Hypnotherapy for the management of chronic pain
Hypnosis for the relief and control of pain 
Hypnosis Reduces Distress and Duration of an Invasive Medical Procedure for Children
Dentists turn to hypnosis as alternate to anesthesia
Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis

SURGERY
The Mind Prepared: Hypnosis in surgery
Adjunctive non-pharmacological analgesia for invasive medical procedures: a randomised trial
Self-hypnotic relaxation during interventional radiological procedures: effects on pain perception and intravenous drug use
A randomized clinical trial of a brief hypnosis intervention to control side effects in breast surgery patients
15 Minute Medical Hypnosis Session Results in 53.1% Decrease In Pain Intensity for Cancer Surgery Patients
Hypnosis: The new anesthetic 
Surgery under hypnosis
BBC Video (1 hr, 41 min) - Surgery with hypnosis (please note: there are graphic sections, including dental)
Man hypnotises himself before operation
Hypnosis used in cancer operations

PHARMACEUTICALS
Sedatives result in poorer surgical outcomes
Peter Gotzsche, founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, talks about dangers of prescription drugs
Dementia 'linked' to common over-the-counter drugs
Ben Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe a TEDMED video, 2012
Dr. David Healy reviews Bad Pharma
Dr. Peter Breggin's Medication Madness - one of many books he has written on the topic
Big Pharma Plays Hide-The-Ball With Data

PLACEBO/NOCEBO
The Amazing Power of the Placebo
The Nocebo Effect: How we worry ourselves sick
Ben Goldacre: Placebo, first of two
Ben Goldacre: Placebo, second of two

THE POWER OF LAUGHTER
Normal Cousins: A Laughter/Pain Case Study

The above are interesting articles and some research. This list will be amended over time
and does not attempt to be conclusive nor exhaustive. 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Thank you for your interest.

Shawn Gallagher
www.shawngallagher.com
416 255 8333



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