Music Therapy in Medical Treatment and Documentation: An Essential Treatment Modality

Title: Music Therapy in Medical Treatment and Documentation: An Essential Treatment Modality

Presenters: Annela Flores, MT-BC; and Cassandra Richtsmeier, MT-BC, NMT

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET

Length: 1 hour

CEC: 1 Complementary Medicine (CoM)

Cost: $5 Student Members/$15 Members/$25 List Price

Session Description: In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, music therapy has emerged as a valuable and versatile treatment modality, offering a range of benefits across physical, emotional, and cognitive domains. This presentation explores the multifaceted role of music therapy in medical treatment and its significance in clinical documentation.

Through case studies and research findings, we illustrate how music therapy integrates seamlessly into various medical settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, hospice and palliative care, and long-term care facilities. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of proper documentation in validating the efficacy of music therapy interventions, ensuring accountability, and facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration.

This presentation serves as a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals, administrators, and EHR specialists to recognize music therapy as an essential component of patient-centered care, enhancing patient outcomes and contributing to holistic patient care.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the use and benefits of music therapy in healthcare.

2. Identify target outcomes necessary for evaluating the effectiveness of music therapy treatment.

3. Communicate the role of the music therapist within the interdisciplinary treatment team.

4. Understand best practices for clinical music therapy documentation in EHR.

About the Speakers: Annela Flores is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and Senior Program Director for MusicWorx Inc. She specializes in adult populations, including inpatient medical settings, hospice/palliative care, Parkinson’s Disease, mental health, and older adult care. Annela is passionate about supporting individuals through aging, trauma, and disease with a holistic mind-body approach. She strives to use her Top 5 Strengths of “Maximizing,” “Ideation,” “Positivity,” “Empathy,” and “Woo” to enhance individual potential and bring peace through music.

Cassandra Richtsmeier, MT-BC, NMT, is a music therapist with MusicWorx Inc. Board certified since 2019, she has a background in Neurologic Music Therapy and specializes in inpatient medical settings, palliative care, older adults, and Parkinson’s Disease.

**Registrants will automatically have access to the recorded webinar, even if you are unable to attend live.**