by Ted Jones, PhD, CPE You might have read a past blog post here about virtual reality coming to PCET. Well, it has now arrived and it's operational. This is an update for you on this exciting project. You likely have heard about virtual reality. It basically involves putting a viewer on your face and then [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee’s very own James Choo, M.D., received an invitation from The White House to attend an invitation-only forum at South College on Thursday, January 14th with Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy. Choo attended the forum with other regional health care leaders as they discussed ways to combat prescription [...]
PCET Surgery Center Administrator Alana Booth, RN, CASC, was recently featured in an article published by ASCA Focus Magazine, where she discussed the need for Ambulatory Surgery Center Association members to utilize industry checklists to ensure regulatory compliance. "It can be overwhelming for an administrator, especially one who is new to surgery centers or not [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee was honored to be invited to Roane State Community College to educate the students on the management of chronic pain. In attendance were the second year Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physical Therapy Assistant students as well as Massage Therapy students. The students expressed a great interest in Dr. James Choo’s [...]
Can meditation therapy assist with the reduction of pain? Science points to yes! Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at Wake Forest Baptist is probing meditations effects and capabilities. In an article published in the spring by NeuroScientistNews, Dr. Zeidan's research was explained: "In his research Zeidan has demonstrated that as little [...]
The Pain Consultants of East Tennessee Surgery Center (PCET Surgery Center) was recently awarded the Amkai Patient Impact award from AmkaiSolutions recognizing excellence in the management of patient medication data. The PCET Surgery Center is accredited by the (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), is a member of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), [...]
