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MEDICINAL CANNABIS: HISTORY, PHARMACOLOGY, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ACUTE CARE SETTING Medicinal cannabis, or medicinal marijuana, is a therapy that has garnered much national attention in recent years. Controversies surrounding legal, ethical, and societal implications associated with use; safe administration, packaging, and dispensing; adverse health consequences and deaths attributed to marijuana intoxication; and therapeutic indications based on limited clinical data represent some of the complexities associated with this treatment. Marijuana is currently recognized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA’s) Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (Controlled Substances Act) of 1970 as a Schedule I controlled substance, defined as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety data for use of the treatment under medical supervision.1 7–9

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MEDICINAL CANNABIS: HISTORY, Y PHARMACOLOGY, Y AND IMPLICAT A IONS FOR THE ACUTE CARE SETTING that standardization in potency or quantity of pharmacologically active constituents is absent; that adverse health eff ffects relate not only to smoking cannabis but to unmasking mental health disorders, impairing coordination, and aff ffecting judgment; that standardization does not exist fo f r product packaging and controls to prevent inadvertent use by minors or pets; that there is a potential fo f r dependence, addiction, and abuse; and that costs pose a potential burden.23–25 Regardless of personal views and perceptions, to deny n or disregard the implications of use of this substance on patient health and the infr f astructure of the health care system is irresponsible; clinicians must be aw a are of these implications and info f rmed about how this therapy may a inflfuence practice in a variety of health care settings, including acute care.

PHARMACOLOGY Endocannabinoids (eCBs) and their receptors are fo f und throughout the human body: nervous system, internal organs, connective tissues, glands, and immune cells. The eCB system has a homeostatic role, having been characterized as “eat, sleep, relax, fo f rget, and protect.”26 It is known that eCBs hav a e a role in the pathology of many n disorders while also serving a protective fu f nction in certain medical conditions.27 It has been proposed that migraine, fi f bromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and related conditions represent clinical eCB defi f ciency syndromes (CEDS). Defi f ciencies in eCB signaling could be also inv n olved in the pathogenesis of depression. In human studies, eCB system defifciencies hav a e been implicated in schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis (MS), Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, anorexia, chronic motion sickness, and fa f ilure to thrive in infa f nts.28

CB1 is also expressed in non-neuronal cells, such as adipocytes and hepatocytes, connective and musculoskeletal tissues, and the gonads. CB2 is principally associated with cells governing immune fu f nction, although it may a also be expressed in the central nervous system. The most well-known eCB ligands are N arachidonylethanolamide (anandamide or AEA) and sn-2arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). AEA and 2-AG are released upon demand fr f om cell membrane phospholipid precursors. This “classic” eCB system has expanded with the discovery of secondary receptors, ligands, and ligand metabolic enzymes. For example, AEA, 2-AG, Narachidonoyl glycine (NA N Gly), and the phy h tocannabinoids Δ9-THC and CBD may a also serve, to diff fferent extents, as ligands at GPR55, GPR18, GPR119, and several transient receptor potential ion channels (e.g., TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPA P 1, TRPM8) that hav a e actions similar to capsaicin.28 The eff ffects of AEA and 2-AG can be enhanced by “entourage compounds” that inhibit their hydrolysis via substrate competition, and thereby prolong their action through synergy and augmentation. Entourage compounds include N-palmitylethanolamide (PEA), N-oleoylethanolamide (SEA), and cis-9-octadecenoamide (OEA or oleamide) and may a represent a novel route fo f r molecular regulation of endogenous cannabinoid activity. y 29

The eCB system represents a microcosm of psychoneuroimmunology or “mind–body” medicine. The eCB system consists of receptors, endogenous ligands, and ligand metabolic enzymes. A variety of physiological processes occur when cannabinoid receptors are stimulated. Cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) is the most abundant G-protein–coupled receptor. It is expressed in the central nervous system, with particularly dense expression in (ranked in order): the substantia nigra, globus pallidus, hippocampus, cerebral cortex, putamen, caudate, cerebellum, and amyg y dala. www.medicalspasreview.com

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MEDICINAL CANNABIS: HISTORY, Y PHARMACOLOGY, Y AND IMPLICAT A IONS FOR THE ACUTE CARE SETTING The time courses of plasma concentrations and clinical “high” h were of the same order fo f r intravenous injection and smoking, with prompt onset and steady decline over a fo f urhour period.Aft f er oral THC, the onset of clinical eff ffects was slower and lasted longer, but eff ffects occurred at much lower plasma concentrations than they did aft f er the other two 38 methods of administration.

Limited clinical trials quantify f ing the eff ffect of the exogenous cannabinoids on the metabolism of other medications exist; however, drug interaction data may a be gleaned fr f om the prescribing info f rmation fr f om cannabinoid-derived pharmaceutical products such as Sativex (GW Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom) and dronabinol (Marinol, AbbVie [Un U ited States]).41,42

Cannabinoids are usually inhaled or taken orally; the rectal route, sublingual administration, transdermal delivery, y eye drops, and aerosols hav a e been used in only a fe f w studies and are of little relevance in practice today. y The pharmacokinetics of THC vary as a fu f nction of its route of administration. Inhalation of THC causes a maximum plasma concentration within minutes and psychotropic eff ffects within seconds to a fe f w minutes. These eff ffects reach their maximum aft f er 15 to 30 minutes and taper off f within two to three hours. Following oral ingestion, psychotropic eff ffects manife f st within 30 to 90 minutes, reach their maximum eff ffect aft f er two to three hours, and last fo f r about f ur to 12 hours, depending on the dose.39 fo

Concomitant administration of ketoconazole with oromucosal cannabis extract containing THC and CBD resulted in an increase in the maximum serum concentration and area under the curve fo f r both THC and CBD by 1.2-fo f ld to 1.8-fo f ld and twofo f ld, respectively; coadministration of rifa f mpin is associated with a reduction in THC and CBD levels.40,41 In clinical trials, dronabinol use was not associated with clinically signifi f cant drug interactions, although additive pharmacodynamic eff ffects are possible when it is coadministered with other agents hav a ing similar phy h siological eff ffects (e.g., sedatives, alcohol, and antihistamines may increase sedation; tricyclic antidepressants, stimulants, and sympathomimetics may a increase tachy h cardia).41 Additionally, y smoking cannabis may a Within the shift f ing legal landscape of medical cannabis, increase theophy h lline metabolism, as is also seen aft f er diff fferent methods of cannabis administration have smoking tobacco.40,42 important public health implications. A survey using data f om Qualtrics and Facebook showed that individuals in ADVERSE EFFECTS fr states with medical cannabis law a s had a signifi f cantly higher Much of what is known about the adverse eff ffects of likelihood of ever hav a ing used the substance with a history medicinal cannabis comes fr f om studies of recreational users of vaporizing marijuana (odds ratio [OR], 2.04; 99% of marijuana.43 Short-term use of cannabis has led to confifdence interval [CI], 1.62–2.58) and a history of oral impaired short-term memory; impaired motor administration of edible marijuana (OR, 1.78; 99% CI, coordination; altered judgment; and paranoia or psychosis 1.39–2.26) than those in states without such law a s. Longer at high doses.44 Longterm or heavy use of cannabis, duration of medical cannabis status and higher dispensary especially in individuals who begin using as adolescents, has density were also signifi f cantly associated with use of lead to addiction; altered brain development; cognitive vaporized and edible fo f rms of marijuana. Medical cannabis impairment; poor educational outcomes (e.g., dropping out law a s are related to state-level patterns of utilization of of school); and diminished life f satisfa f ction.45 Long-term or heavy use of cannabis is also associated with chronic alternative methods of cannabis administration.34 bronchitis and an increased risk of chronic psychosis related DRUG INTERACTIONS health disorders, including schizophrenia and variants of Metabolic and pharmacodynamic interactions may a exist depression, in persons with a predisposition to such between medical cannabis and other pharmaceuticals. disorders.46–48 Va V scular conditions, including myocardial Quantifi f cation of the in vitro metabolism of exogenous infa f rction, stroke, and transient ischemic attack, hav a e also cannabinoids, including THC, CBD, and cannabinol (CBN), been associated with cannabis use.49–51 The use of cannabis indicates hepatic cytochrome 450 (CYP450) isoenzymes fo f r management of symptoms in neurodegenerative 2C9 and 3A4 play a signifi f cant role in the primary diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and MS, has metabolism of THC and CBN, whereas 2C19 and 3A4 and provided data related to impaired cognition in these may a be responsible fo f r metabolism of CBD.40 individuals.52,53

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MEDICINAL CANNABIS: HISTORY, Y PHARMACOLOGY, Y AND IMPLICAT A IONS FOR THE ACUTE CARE SETTING Cannabis-based medications may a be usefu f l fo f r treating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting that responds poorly to conv n entional antiemetics. However, the trials produced low to moderate quality evidence and reflfected chemotherapy agents and antiemetics that were av a ailable in the 1980s and 1990s.

With regard to the management of neurological disorders, including epilepsy and MS, a Cochrane review of fo f ur clinical trials that included 48 epileptic patients using CBD as an adj d unct treatment to other antiepileptic medications concluded that there were no serious adverse eff ffects associated with CBD use but that no reliable conclusions on the eff fficacy and safe f ty of the therapy can be draw a n fr f om this limited evidence.57 The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a Summary of Systematic Reviews fo f r Clinicians that indicates oral cannabis extract is eff ffective fo f r reducing patient-reported spasticity scores and central pain or painfu f l spasms when used fo f r MS.58 THC is probably eff ffective fo f r reducing patient-reported spasticity scores but is likely ineff ffective fo f r reducing objective measures of spasticity at 15 weeks, the AAN f und; there is limited evidence to support the use of fo cannabis extracts fo f r treatment of Huntington’s disease, levodopa-induced dy d skinesias in patients with Parkinson’s disease, or reducing tic severity in To T urette’s.58 In older patients, medical cannabinoids hav a e shown no eff fficacy on dyskinesia, breathlessness, and chemotherapyinduced nausea and vomiting. Some evidence has shown that THC might be usefu f l in treatment of anorexia and behav a ioral symptoms in patients with dementia. The most common adverse events reported during cannabinoid treatment in older adults were sedation-like symptoms.59 Despite limited clinical evidence, a number of medical conditions and associated symptoms hav a e been approved by state legislatures as qualify f ing conditions fo f r medicinal cannabis use.

TABLE 1 contains a summary of medicinal cannabis indications by state, including select disease states and qualify f ing debilitating medical conditions or symptoms.10,60,61 The most common conditions accepted by states that allow medicinal cannabis relate to relief of the symptoms of cancer, glaucoma, human immunodefi f ciency virus/acquired immunodefifciency syndrome, and MS.

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A total of 28 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico now allow comprehensive public medical marijiuana and cannabis programs.10 The National Confe f rence of State Legislatures uses the f llowing criteria to determine if a program is fo comprehensive: 1. Protection fr f om criminal penalties fo f r using marijiuana fo f r a medical purpose; 2. Access to marijiuana through home cultivation, dispensaries, or some other system that is likely to be implemented; 3. Allows a variety of strains, including more than those labeled as “low THC;” and 4. Allows either smoking or vaporization of some kind of marijiuana products, plant material, or extract.

Some of the most common policy questions regarding medical cannabis now include how to regulate its recommendation and indications fo f r use; dispensing, including quality and standardization of cultivars or strains, labeling, packaging, and role of the pharmacist or health care profe f ssional in education or administration; and registration of approved patients and providers.

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MEDICINAL CANNABIS: HISTORY, Y PHARMACOLOGY, Y AND IMPLICAT A IONS FOR THE ACUTE CARE SETTING In 2009, U.S. At A torney General Eric Holder recommended that enfo f rcement of fe f deral marijuana law a s not be a priority in states that have enacted medicinal cannabis programs and are enfo f rcing the rules and regulations of such a program; despite this, concerns persist.

The argument fo f r or against the use of medicinal cannabis in the acute care setting encompasses both legal and ethical considerations, with the argument against use perhaps seeming obvious on its surfa f ce. States adopting medical cannabis law a s may a advise patients to utilize the therapy only in their own residence and not to transport the substances unless absolutely necessary. y 66 Further,r many acute care institutions hav a e policies prohibiting smoking on ffacility grounds, thus restricting the smoking of cannabis, regardless of purpose or indication. Of note, several Canadian hospitals, including Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital and Quebec’s Centre Hospitalier U Universitaire de Sherbrooke, hav a e permitted inpatient cannabis use via vaporization; the pharmacy departments of the respective institutions control and dispense cannabis much like opioids fo f r pain. Canada has adopted national regulations to control and standardize dried cannabis fo f r medical use.67,68 There are complicated logistics ffor selff administration of medicinal cannabis by the patient or caregiver; in particular, many hospitals have policies on selff administration of medicines that permit patients to use their own medications only aft f er identififcation and labeling by pharmacy personnel. The argument can be made that an herb- or plant-based entity cannot be identifi f ed by pharmacy personnel as is commonly done ffor traditional medicines, although medicinal cannabis dispensed through state programs must be labeled in accordance with state law a s.

The therapy cannot be prescribed, and states may a require phy h sicians authorizing patient use to be registered with local programs. In a transition into the acute care setting fr f om the community setting, a diff fferent clinician who is not registered could be responsible fo f r the patient’s care; that clinician would be restricted in ordering continuation of therapy. y Despite the complexities in the logistics of continuing medicinal cannabis in the acute care setting, proponents of palliative care and continuity of care argue that prohibiting medicinal cannabis use disrupts treatment of chronic and debilitating medical conditions. Patients hav a e been denied this therapy during acute care hospitalizations fo f r reasons 69 stated above. Permission to use medicinal cannabis in the acute care setting may a be dependent on state legislation and restrictions imposed by such law a s. Legislation in Minnesota, as one example, has been amended to permit hospitals as f cilities that can dispense and control cannabis use; similar fa legislative actions protecting nurses fr f om criminal, civil, or disciplinary action when administering medical cannabis to qualififed patients have been enacted in Connecticut and Maine.70–73 Proposed legislation to remove restrictions on the certifi f cation of patients to receive medicinal cannabis by doctors at the Department of Ve V terans Aff ffairs was struck down in June; prohibitions continue on the use of this therapy even in fa f cilities located in states permitting medicinal cannabis use.74

Dispensing and storage concerns, including an evaluation of where and how this product should be stored (e.g., within the pharmacy department and treated as a controlled substance, by security personnel, or with the patient); who should administer it, and implications or violations of f deral law by those administering treatment; what fe pharmaceutical preparations should be permitted (e.g., smoked, vaporized, edible); and how it should be charted in the medical record represent other logistical concerns.

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MOST MEDICAL SPA PATIENTS ARE PLEASANT PEOPLE

Legal Headaches

THE LEGALITIES OF PROBLEMATIC PATIENTS

By ALEX R. THIERSCH

Alex R. Thiersch is the founder and director

Developing strong relationships with loyal clients can be one of the most rewarding aspects

of the American Med Spa

of being in the medical aesthetics business. Most prospective and ongoing clients of

Association (AmSpa), an

medical

organization created for

spas

are

likely

to

be

perfectly

pleasant

people

who

have

reasonable expectations of the results of treatment. At some point, however, you will almost

the express purpose of providing comprehensive,

certainly encounter the problem patient. This can be a person who has

relevant and timely

unrealistic expectations, and is guaranteed to be disappointed and upset with the results of

legal and business

treatment. Or, it may simply be someone whose demands are too much for you or your

resources for the medical

practice. The unfortunate reality of today’s society is that, whether by complaining to

aesthetic industry

regulatory authorities or posting negative comments on social media, it is within that

throughout the United States.

person’s power to make your life difficult. This article offers several suggestions in regard to

For more information

avoiding problematic patients, dealing with them when they appear, maintaining your

about becoming a member,

medical spa’s good reputation, and saving yourself from potential legal headaches.

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M

edical spa owners and operators, and physicians who offer medical aesthetic services in their practice, face unique challenges due to the nature of their

business.

“Because patients are paying out of their own pockets for services, in contrast to using insurance benefits as with most health-related services, they often feel a heightened sense of entitlement,” says Harry Nelson, co-founder and managing partner of Nelson Hardiman, a California-based health care law firm.

“The patient population is much more demanding than the typical patient in a managed care or nsurance-based setting. They are spending their own

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money, not the insurance company’s, and they expect a high level of service and accommodation. As a result, there’s a greater risk of the relationship ending badly, and the patient being offended if the provider terminates a relationship in a medical spa context.

You’re simply dealing with a more incendiary population of patients who are much more likely to make complaints to medical boards, become litigious and use social media against you,” explains Nelson.

Disgruntled patients are an unfortunate part of the industry. In many cases, the underlying grievance can be resolved; however, in some cases, difficult patients simply cannot be reasoned with and are committed to being—and trying to make you—miserable.

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SOME PATIENT’S POWER MAKE YOUR LIFE DIFFICULT “Because the nature of medical aesthetics services is to help people with their outward appearance, you have a small subset of people who have serious mental health issues related to their appearance, and who are fundamentally unhappy and have unrealistic expectations,” says Nelson. “In some cases, the underlying reason the patient is drawn to medical spas relates to a broad dissatisfaction that permeates their lives. In one case, we had a client—a physician—who told a patient that he didn’t think she was a good candidate, and she responded angrily by telling the doctor, ‘How can you tell when you yourself are so sleepy? Since it’s only10 am in the morning, I’m guessing you have some kind of drug problem.’ She literally filed a complaint with the medical board against the doctor suggesting to the board that he had a substance abuse problem, and made the same complaint on social media sites.”

As silly as a situation like this might seem, patient complaints to medical boards are no laughing matter.

Even if such a claim is ultimately unsuccessful and eventually dismissed, physicians still must take the time to hire a lawyer and spend the money to defend themselves against it. In some cases, complaints can require an interview and come to the attention of employees, other patients or colleagues. And even if physicians are cleared of professional misconduct, their businesses can still be harmed by a disgruntled ex-client.

“Cosmetic patients are uniquely likely to vent online in ways that can be professionally damaging using various doctor-rating websites or sites such as Yelp,” says Nelson. “I’ve had a number of clients who have had their professional reputations badly damaged by troubled or difficult patients from medical spas.”

confront issues concerning disgruntled people is to make sure that you don’t associate with them in the first place.

“The key is to identify potential problem patients early on and figure out how to reroute them away from your practice without offending them,” states Nelson. “It’s critical that frontline employees who are dealing with prospective patients need to be trained to screen for red flags, such as patients who vent frustrations about previous doctors and patients who have unrealistic expectations about changes in their appearance. It’s essential to limit your practice to people who have realistic expectations, who are appreciative, and who listen to and follow advice. If you only listen to people up front, they’ll tell you everything you need to know.”

It is also important that medical spas and aesthetic practices explain their policies as explicitly as possible.

Each medical spa or practice should team with an attorney to produce a contract that clearly presents the conditions under which a service will be provided for patients to sign prior to the administration of any procedures. Although complaints to government agencies are unpreventable, contracts can be potentially effective, depending on the jurisdiction, in conditioning service on not posting negative statements online.

“Patients need to understand the expectations of the medical spa or practices,” says Nelson.“These include: • Patients who are disrespectful in terms of not showing up for appointments; • Patients who don’t adhere to instructions for preoperative treatment; • Patients who make threats or are disruptive in the office; and, • Patients who don’t pay.

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AVOID PROBLEMATIC PATIENTS–DEAL WITH THEM WHEN THEY APPEAR Medical spas, medical aesthetic practices and their employees can also prepare themselves for the possibility of problem patients by making sure that their insurance policies contain provisions that can help to protect them from spurious legal action.

“If a complaint is filed against a person and a governing board or body conducts an investigation, many malpractice policies will include a provision referred to as administrative defense or disciplinary proceedings coverage,” says David Shaffer, vice president of Professional Medical, the health care division of Insurance Office of America.“This coverage provides an insured with reimbursement for the costs they incur during an investigation. The amount of coverage varies by insurer, but it typically ranges from $5,000 to $25,000.” An aesthetics practice would need to review their policy and consult with their insurer and/or broker to determine if this coverage is being extended by their policy.

Medical aesthetic professionals can also purchase targeted coverage that can help to protect them against unwarranted social media attacks. According to Shaffer, “Although stand-alone reputational harm insurance policies do now exist to help combat attacks to your reputation, these policies seem to be geared toward larger, Fortune 500 organizations. For the aesthetics industry, locating such a policy could be a daunting and costly task.” However, those AmSpa members who have taken advantage of the AmSpa Medical Spa Insurance Program are already being provided with some reputational harm protection.

“One of the perks built into the AmSpa Medical Spa Insurance Program is a $15,000 sub-limit for reputational harm claims,” explains Shaffer. “When coverage is triggered by an adverse media event, such as a detrimental comment published by a disgruntled patient or another non-insured third party, a consultant is made available to help an insured perform the necessary steps to rebuild their reputation.”

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It is important to note that the AmSpa Program’s reputational harm coverage can only be triggered when there is a malpractice or general liability claim—assuming general liability is being provided through the AmSpa Program policy—filed in conjunction with the reputational harm claim. “Some insurers who offer cyber liability insurance have also begun to incorporate sub-limits for reputational harm, as well. Like the AmSpa Medical Spa Insurance Program, there needs to be an accompanying cyber liability claim associated before coverage will apply.”

(Author’s note: The AmSpa Medical Spa Insurance Program is one of the many benefits available to AmSpa members. Learn more and become a member at www.americanmedspa.org) Even with some insurance options available, your best defense is to avoid treating patients such as these.

EXPRESSING EMPATHY Even if you implement strict upfront screening practices, and provide explicit terms and conditions for your services that protect your medical spa or practice, you may still find yourself with a patient with whom you feel you need to part ways. If this happens, make sure that the patient understands that you feel you are working in his or her best interests.

“The key is to try to handle the process as gently as possible, so that patients don’t leave so agitated that they want to keep their grievance alive,” says Nelson.

“It’s important to convey regret that you’re unable to treat the patient and to let the patient know that you wish them the best. It’s ideal to recommend alternatives to them, and I think it’s better to do it in person and to do it informally.You should try to be an active listener and to be firm in your decision, but sincere in saying that you’re sorry that it came to this.

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21ST CENTURY CONSUMERS ARE ON A HEALTH KICK

THE WELLNESS CHALLENGE

THE WELLNESS INDUSTRY HAS REACHED A MIND-BOGGLING $3.7 TRILLION WORLDWIDE. ARE YOU IN OR OUT? By

VIVIENNE O’KEEFFE

Wellness

VIVIENNE O’KEEFFE, AAD, PEA, CIBTAC, is President of Spa Profits Consulting Inc., and an expert in designing successful spa concepts.

She is also an international consultant in developing product lines, treatment plans and training programs, a member of ISPA and Spa Industry Association of Canada (for which she won an Outstanding Service Award in 2012),

I

t might be the best thing since sliced (organic) bread.

wellness movement. Your choice – to climb aboard or be

After decades of indulging in Twinkies and

swept aside – will have a profound impact on the fate of

three-martini lunches, first world consumers are

your spa business.

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suddenly on a health kick.

I have just returned from a most impressive Global Wellness And it’s not just about diet. Demands for filtered water and

Summit in Kitzbühel, Austria, an invitation-only gathering

air, yoga and TM classes and even wristwatches that record

of wellness industry providers put on by the Global Wellness

your heart rate and sleep patterns are part of a

Institute (GWI), and was privileged to come away with what

tsunami-sized shakeup we will loosely describe as the

I believe is a glimpse at the future of the spa industry.

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IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT DIET The traditional spa is about to get a giant makeover. Instead

The irrefutable need for wellness is evident in the alarming

of a place for the occasional massage, pedicure or facial, it’s

spread of such modern ailments as obesity, depression and

poised to become a refuge from the noise and stress of

diabetes. People around the world suffering from higher

technology, traffic and crammed schedules. Armed with

stress and chronic disease are turning to wellness to

mounting evidence linking general wellness to improved

maintain and improve their health. Just as people have

disease prevention, happiness, and longevity – brought

largely rejected smoking, consumers are increasingly

about by factors including healthier eating, better sleep,

spurning chemical additives, sugar, poor-quality sleep and

meditation and spirituality – the spa could experience a

other evils in favour of healthier physical and spiritual

consumer-driven convergence of suppliers – a melding of

living.

traditional skills incorporating aspects of the traditional gym, doctor’s office and drug store.

In his hour-long keynote speech at last year’s GWI summit in Mexico City, internationally acclaimed physician, guru

The trend is well under way. According to the GWI’s

and author Deepak Chopra talked about an exploding area

numbers, while the world economy shrank by 3.6% in the

of modern medical research: epigenetics – the body’s

years 2013-2015, the wellness industry in all its forms grew

amazing ability to literally respond and adapt to external

by an astounding 10.6%. The most active areas were:

forces in a way that strengthens it against disease and degeneration. The epigenome – the body’s chemical record

1) Preventative/personalized medicine and public health (+23.5%),

of changes to DNA and histone proteins – is like a light switch and thermostat that regulates the body.

2) Fitness and mind-body (+21.4%) 3) Wellness lifestyle real estate (+18.6%)

“We can prevent most chronic illnesses and even reverse a

4) Wellness tourism (+14%)

lot of diseases,” Chopra told a rapt audience.

5) Healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss (+12.8%).

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IT IS A WELLNESS MOVEMENT SHAKE UP In her book The Hunger Fix, American MD Pamela

These services will be but one component of a paradigm

Peeke says effective epigenetic management can

shift – from the concept of the spa as a mere location to the

produce powerful outcomes anytime, even before birth.

spa as a department store stocked with a panoply of

In lab tests, supplementing the diets of overweight,

wellness products and services.

yellow-colored mice called agouti with healthy substances like vitamin B12 and folic acid caused the

I believe educated and evolving consumers will inevitably

epigenetic controllers in their foetuses to spawn

cast aside the many culprits in our disease-ridden society –

completely normal babies – lean, brown and

chemical-laced processed food, sedentary lifestyles, sleep

disease-free. The histones – proteins surrounding

deprivation and addictions to devices, to name a few – in

genes that tell them how to behave – can themselves be

favour of a new commitment to healthier physical and

managed by healthier actions to deliver more beneficial

spiritual living. I see no reason why spas – particularly

instructions to the genes via a process called

medical spas – can’t be major deliverers of these new types

methylation, where methyl groups are added to DNA.

of services.

It’s complicated biochemistry, but the results are plain to

The GWI apparently agrees. Says GWI’s senior research

see: ditching bad habits for good habits can make

fellow Ophelia Yeung: “We predict that consumers,

permanent improvements in our future genetic makeup –

governments and employers will continue to spend big on

meaning we are no longer prisoners of the genes we were

wellness because of these megatrends: an emerging global

born with. This and other equally astounding discoveries

middle class, a rapidly aging world population, a chronic

are dramatically changing the strategies that societies and

disease and stress epidemic, the failure of the ‘sick-care’

individuals will be using to deal with their health issues.

medical model (resulting in uncontrollable healthcare costs), and a growing subset of (more affluent, educated)

The more science unravels the incredible mysteries of

consumers seeking experiences rooted in meaning,

epigenetics, the greater will be the need for carefully

purpose, authenticity and nature.

structured, epigenetics-based dietary and lifestyle therapy.

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TRADITIONAL SPA IS ABOUT TO GET A GIANT MAKEOVER “As people around the world suffer from higher stress and

“The staffing crisis gets bigger every year, making it harder

chronic disease, they are turning to wellness approaches to

to recruit and retain qualified, motivated spa managers and

maintain and improve their health,” she says. “Wellness is

directors,” he warns. “As savvy clients request more

preventive; it relies on individual responsibility to integrate

therapists trained in high touch and wellness modalities,

a holistic health paradigm into everyday life – how we live,

we need to attract more talents and offer careers, not simply

eat, work, play, travel, maintain vitality, deal with stress, and

9 to 5 jobs. Exciting compensation plans, better incentives

respond to the first signs of illness.”

and advanced training programs are essential to retain the best people and help them thrive and flourish into Spa and

In the GWI’s Wellness Economy Report coming out next

Wellness therapists. This new breed of professionals can

January, to which the conference attendees were treated to a

lead more loyal clients into transformational experiences

sneak preview, Yeung and fellow GWI researcher Katherine

and programs.”

Johnston project the spa industry will grow over the next 5 years by an estimated 2.8 million persons (1 million in

Wellness is changing the way buildings and even whole

Asia-Pacific, 950,000 in Europe and 540,000 in North

communities are designed. Wellness-themed resorts and

America), with an additional 400,000 trained therapists

retirement communities springing up in the UK, Australia,

and 70,000 experienced spa managers/directors needed by

China, Malaysia, Dubai, the Yucatan, Canada, the U.S. and

2020.

other countries come with features like eco-friendly materials and energy use, community gardens, fitness and

With wellness sectors already representing a $3.7 trillion

aquatic centers, spa and medical facilities and social areas

economy, the demand for services is outpacing their supply.

where neighbors can meet and greet.

Jean-Guy de Gabriac, founder of Tip Touch and Chairman of GWI’s Global Career Development initiative, says spas will require an additional 400,000 trained therapists and 70,000 experienced managers/directors by 2020.

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Wellness

ACCORDING TO THE GLOBAL WELLNESS INSTITUTE, THE SPA INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR 2.7% OF THE WORLD WELLNESS ECONOMY IN 2018.

SPA CONSULTANT AND THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM DESIGNER VIVIENNE O’KEEFFE THINKS THAT FIGURE COULD BE MUCH HIGHER.

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SPA OF THE FUTURE: GYM - CLINIC - PHARMACY In downtown Toronto, the newly renovated offices of the TD

A second –‘gamification’ – will bring more adult play into

Bank are the first in the world to be WELL Certified™

the workplace to foster a healthier work environment and to

(under v1 of the WELL Building Standard™ as applied to

attract more dedicated, socially aware employees. The third

new and existing interiors). The facility promotes health

is eco-consciousness: authentically and holistically

and wellness by including more than 60 WELL features in

leveraging the value proposition of a product or service,

its design, including optimal lighting, enhanced water and

taking into account where it is produced, how it is sourced,

air filtration, vending machines that dispense nutritious

who builds it, how it is shipped, and how it is disposed of. In

items, custom-designed, more ergonomic chairs and desks,

other words, giving back more to the environment than you

and something called a tranquility lounge.

take out.

It's easy to get so absorbed in the details of your business

As Yeung asserts, there’s a lot people can do on their own to

that you completely lose track of the big picture. The big

benefit from new advances in wellness – but also a huge

picture, in this case, consists of the global trends that will

role for spas to fill. I believe it is imperative for us as an

affect every entrepreneur – no matter how far removed

industry to recruit talented individuals who can take up the

from them, or how 'safe' your company seems to be. In a

torch and walk forward to enlighten and empower

speech at New York University's Women Entrepreneurs

themselves and our valued patients with the knowledge of

Festival, trend consultant Erica Orange of The Future

the power we hold within ourselves.

Hunters corporate think tank identified no fewer than three wellness-related movements in her top 10 themes affecting

In their quest to strengthen their personal five pillars of

business in the future. One is design, which will evolve from

wellness – sleep, meditation, movement, emotions and

merely "good" or "bad" to design that is (or is not)

nutrition – customers will be clamoring for services far

considered age-friendly, female-friendly, cultural, or

beyond traditional treatments.

sustainable.

And they’ll go where they have to get them.

Will that place be your spa?

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