(January 1 2022) SMRC is pleased to announce that our own Linda Castagnola has been promoted to Ass
istant Training Director! Linda has worked tirelessly taking on new training responsibilities, always with a "can do" attitude. The SMRC extended family is fortunate to have such an enthusiastic, talented team member. Congratulations, Linda!...
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(December 23 2021) The new, extensively revised Chronic Pain Self-Management Program update and cross-training is available beginning in January 2022. Visit our Calendar to learn more and register!...
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(November 26 2021) Our new website is finally here! It's been a long road with several setbacks, but we are pleased with the result and we hope you are, too! Trainers and licensees can now download manuals and other files directly from the site by logging in to the member portal. Passwords can be reset directly from our home page Login link. SMRC thanks everyone who worked so hard to make this happen, including our volunteer testers and our development partners at Bjäland Technologies. Please look around and let......
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(June 10 2021) The new updated 2nd Edition of our chronic pain book, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain, is shipping from Bull Publishing! This is the book used in our Chronic Pain Self-Management Program. The new edition has been extensively revised and we are excited about how it's turned out!
Stay tuned for the new, updated Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop, coming soon!
https://www.bullpub.com/living-a-healthy-life-with-chronic-pain-2e-g.html...
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(May 2 2021) SMRC is expanding our virtual training to Leader and Master training. Both are offered entirely online, with pre-work and homework completed through our website and the training sessions via Zoom. Leader trainings are offered to those sponsored by an SMRC-licensed organization who are new. Master trainings are offered to certified Leaders who have not been Master Trainers previously. CDSMP and Tomando control de su salud Leader trainings are twice a week for 7 weeks, where trainees take......
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(January 27 2021) The new updated 5th Edition of our Spanish chronic disease book, Tomando control de su salud, is now available from Bull Publishing! This is the book used in our programs, Tomando control de su salud, Program de manejo personal de la diabetes, and Cáncer: Triunfando y sobreviviendo.
Stay tuned for the new, updated Tomando control de su salud workshop, coming in July!
https://www.bullpub.com/tomando-control-de-su-salud-5th-edi…...
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(January 1, 2021) Many organizations around the world offer new delivery modes for our self-management workshops in response to the pandemic. SMRC has added Mailed Tool Kit with group telephone calls, as well as virtual delivery of SMRC workshops on Zoom, Teams, or similar platforms.
Our Mail Tool Kits with scripted group telephone calls 6-week workshop does not require a participant to use the internet and is therefore an alternative option for people who cannot or do not wish to take an in-person or online......
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Here is an article describing the results of a study we partnered with HealthCore and the National Council on Aging for the Diabetes Self-Management workshop (DMSP). Claims analysis looked at healthcare utilization, cost and comorbid conditions in people with diabetes who were insured by Anthem.
"Evaluation of a Diabetes Self-Management Program: Claims Analysis on Comorbid Illnesses, Health Care Utilization, and Cost"...
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