Launch Date
12/23/2022 at 5:00 am EST
Credit Amount
0.5
Credit Expires
12/31/2025
Optimal pain management requires not only the clinician to be up to date and knowledgeable of the safest and most effective treatment plans, but also that the patient understands their own pain and role in the decision-making process. Clinicians must be equipped with strategies for engaging patients in shared decision-making to account for the patients’ individual treatment goals. Additionally, clinicians who are prescribing opioids to manage pain need to educate their patients on methods for the safe storage and disposal of medications, as well as detailed instructions on administering naloxone in case of overdose.
Without the patient voice, clinicians only see half of the pain management picture. In this third installment of a REMS BriefCase series on pain management, expert faculty will discuss why patient education is vital to creating safe and effective, multimodal treatment plans, and provide learners with strategies to engage patients in conversation about their pain and pain management goals.
At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to:
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies.
Please click here for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Physicians, surgeons, dentists, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, and pharmacists
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Dr. Weimer reports the following financial relationships: Consultant: CVS Health and Path CCM, Inc.
Dr. Kohan reports the following financial relationships: Consultant: Avanos Medical, Inc. Grants: SKOAP. Research Support: Avanos Medical, Inc. and Fus Mobile
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