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Presenter: Bernard Plansky, MD

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study is one of the largest epidemiological studies in the United tates demonstrating how categories of adverse childhood experiences can affect future adult health and wellbeing. A simple questionnaire is given with 10 questions regarding specific categories of adverse experiences, occurring often or very often, by adults in the household before the age of 18. The number of ACEs a person scores has a proportional and exponential relationship to prevalence of misuse of alcohol, drugs, tobacco and food as well as the prevalence of many chronic medical and psychiatric conditions. Neurodevelopmental imaging studies continue to show that high ACEs shape the structure and function of the nervous system toward threat detection and response as well as diminished reward expectation. This is of great significance regarding self suggestions for health with thought, emotions and body often not in alignment with present intention ? Doctor, I know what I need to do, but I?m just not doing it.? We will be learning multiple hypnotic modalities for everyday practice to practically and rapidly apply the findings of the ACE study so that all ships move in a common direction.

Participants will be able to impact patient care by bringing a highly specific trauma informed approach to helping patients rapidly develop and refine health objectives (self suggestions) to bring desired results. Participants will be able to better identify present suggestions not producing desired results, and through calculating an ACE score during an office visit, effectively work with patients to quickly move toward a more harmonious engagement of thought, emotion and body with intentions for health. Expected results from engagement with this session would be demonstrably better health outcomes in each participant?s practices.