Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain

Statement of Need

The 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effectively changed opioid prescribing with a decrease in the number of high-dose opioid prescriptions. Since then, however, there has been misapplication of the recommendations and increasing disparities or inequitable access to effective pain management, which necessitated the 2022 update to the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline. In order to incorporate the strategies suggested in the new Guideline for creating safe and effective pain management treatments for patients, providers need to understand the differences between acute, subacute, and chronic pain pathways and the biopsychosocial factors that impact pain manifestations and affect treatment options.

In this recorded CME Outfitters webcast entitled, Finding Balance: Optimizing the Treatment of Patients with Pain, a panel of expert faculty will discuss the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, changes made since the last Guideline published in 2016, and ways to utilize the new Guideline in the management of pain. Emphasis will be on the need to individualize treatment to the needs of the patient, use of multi-modal pain management strategies, understanding the different pain pathways and biopsychosocial factors individual patients face trying to manage pain.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

Utilize knowledge of acute and chronic pain pathways, underlying mechanisms and biopsychosocial factors to clinical assessment and appropriate management of pain
Incorporate strategies from the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids into the development of safe and effective pain management plans for patients with acute, subacute, and chronic pain

Financial Support

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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Target Audience

Physicians, dentists, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, psychologists, and optometrists

Credit Information

Jointly Accredited Provider

In support of improving patient care, CME Outfitters, LLC, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Interprofessional (IPCE) 1.0

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit for learning and change.

Physicians (ACCME) 1.0

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses (ANCC) 1.0

This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.

California Residents: This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. CME Outfitters, LLC’s provider number is CEP15510.

Pharmacists (ACPE) 1.0

This application-based activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy credit (JA0007185-0000-23-100-H01-P).

PAs (AAPA) 1.00

CME Outfitters, LLC, has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 10/25/2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Optometry (COPE) 1.0

This course is COPE approved for 1.00 hours of CE credit. Course #: 126878 Activity #: 87115-PB

Psychologists (APA) 1.0

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

Dentists (ADA CERP) 1.0

CME Outfitters, LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP. CME Outfitters, LLC designates this activity for 1.00 continuing education credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

ABIM MOC 1.0

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

MIPS Improvement Activity

Completion of this accredited CME activity meets the expectations of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program (IA_PSPA_28) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS). Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website.

Royal College MOC

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

Family Physicians (AAFP) 1.0

The AAFP has reviewed this activity and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.00 Enduring Material AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of approval is from 10/25/2023 to 10/25/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Disclosure Declaration

Dr. Goree reports the following financial relationships:

Consultant: Abbott; Saluda Medical; and Stratus Medical, LLC
Research Support: Mainstay Medical (to UAMS) and SPR Therapeutics (to UAMS)

Dr. Durham reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Hyde reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:

Jeffrey Helfand, DO (Peer Reviewer)
Joshua Caballero, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP (Peer Reviewer)
Mary Gleason, PhD (Planning Committee)
Kellie Busby, PharmD, BCPP (Planning Committee)
Kasey Brandt, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

Questions about this activity?

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