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Pain Treatment and Interactive Patient Cases
Risk Reduction Strategies for Opioids (Including ER/LA Opioids)
5 out of 14 hrs 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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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
