Pain Treatment Challenge

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Foundations of Assessing and Treating Pain

2 hr(s)CME/CE
Goal: The program seeks to provide a foundation for health care professionals who prescribe opioids, to fully assess patients before prescribing opioids, and to prescribe them carefully and safely. The proposed training is designed to fill the practice gaps in opioid prescribing that are described below.
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This activity is designed to change: Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes. 2 hr(s)

Overview

Professional Practice Gaps

Educational Objectives:

After completing this activity participants will be able to:

  • Assess patient pain comprehensively using a systematic approach
  • Categorize the type of pain involved (i.e., acute vs. chronic, nociceptive vs. neurogenic) so as to create a working diagnosis for each patient
  • Safely and effectively initiate a patient’s pain treatment using pharmacological and/or non-pharmacological methods, using first-line therapies if possible
  • Use a patient-centered approach in evaluating patients with pain and in explaining treatment options
  • Collaborate with other healthcare providers in a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating and treating patients with chronic pain

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Audience and Accreditation

Audience: Providers

Type Est. Time Released Expires
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ 2 hr(s) 03/25/19 03/25/22

Accreditation Statement: Clinical Tools, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Designation Statement: Clinical Tools, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

A letter of completion for 2 hour(s) is available for non-physicians.

A score of 70% on the post-test is required to complete the activity.

Participation Requirements

Funding
Initial development of this activity was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (#1R44DA027245-01).

Authors

As an ACCME accredited provider of continuing medical education, Clinical Tools, Inc.requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest to the provider. The ACCME defines ‘relevant’ financial relationships as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. Any conflicts of interest are resolved prior to the delivery of the educational activity to the learner. CTI does not permit individuals with financial conflicts of interest to participate in any stage of activity development.

T Bradley Tanner, MD (President, Clinical Tools, Inc.)
Disclosure: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Dr. Tanner is the owner of Clinical Tools.
Karen Rossie, DDS, PhD (Research Scientist, Clinical Tools, Inc. )
Disclosure: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Reviewers

Steve Applegate, MEd, MEd (President, Applegate Consulting, )
Disclosure: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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