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Florida Seminars
Our 31st AANA Approved Seminar Year!


Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club
3325 Northbrooke Drive
Naples, FL 34119


Positive Impact of Using Hypnosis in Anesthesia, Pain Management and Personal Wellbeing

Limited to twelve participants

Seminar Dates
December 12th and 13th, 2009

January 23rd and 24th, 2010
February 20th and 21st, 2010
March 20th and 21st, 2010
April 17th and 18th, 2010
May 15th and 16th, 2010
December 11th and 12th, 2010

AANA Approved 20 CE Credits

Tuition: $ 525.00 USD (Includes first day’s lunch)

For more information and a registration form, click here.

For more information, contact Dr. Al Tatarunis at 978.494.2546 or send and email to dr.al@comcast.net


Seminar Itinerary for 2010

First Day
Session 1: Demystifying Hypnosis
Session 2: Principles of Hypnotic Susceptibility
Session 3: Theories of Trance Induction
Session 4:
    Part 1: Demonstration of Hypnotic Induction, Deepening and Arousal Techniques
    Part 2: Supervised Practice of Inductions, Deepening and Arousal Techniques
Session 5: Introduction to Self Hypnosis
Session 6: Controlling Stress and Anxiety for the Patient and the Anesthetist
Part 1: the Emotional Release Method
Part 2: Cognitive Restructuring for Personal Stress Management
Part 3: The Law of Attraction and Affirmation Construction

Reading assignment to be completed before the second day:
    Reading Assignment 1: How the Mind Influences the Body
    Reading Assignment 2: Guided Imagery
    Reading Assignment 3: Introduction to Pain Management

Second Day
Session 1: Using Suggestion without Trance in Clinical Practice
Session 2: Preparing the Patient for Anesthesia and Elective Surgery:
    Part 1: Introduction to Research and the Hypnotic Procedures Used to Prepare     the Patient for Anesthesia and Surgery
    Part 2: Analysis and Practice of using Spirituality in Preparation of Elective     Surgery
    Part 3: The Use of Ego States to Reduce Anxiety Prior to Surgery
Session 3: Introduction to Pain Management:
    Part 1: Introduction to Imagery Research
    Part 2: Hypnotic Exercises to: Enhance Imagery Ability, Control Images, and     Imaging in Multiple Modalities
    Part 3: Preparing the Patient for Hypnotic Pain Management – First Visit
Session 3: Demonstration and Practice of Pain Management Techniques:
    Part 1: Introduction to Various Hypnotic Pain Management Techniques
    Part 2: Hypnotic Pain Management Technique Glove Anesthesia
    Part 3: Imagery Pain Management Technique - Analysis and Practice:
Session 4: Hypnotic Dissociation Pain Management Technique
Session 5: Transformational Fantasy and the Gate Control Theory for Pain Management:
    Part 1: Introduction to Transformational Fantasy with Hypnosis Applied To Pain     Management
    Part 2: Practice of the Endorphin Technique
    Part 3: Analysis and Practice – Transformational Fantasy Technique Employing     the Gate Control Theory

Seminars begin promptly at 8:00 am on Saturday.
Sundays the seminar ends at 5:00 pm.
You are advised to make transportation arrangements accordingly.


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