Best Practices in Pain Management - Primary Care and Specialty Collaboration 2017

Best Practices in Pain Management - Primary Care and Specialty Collaboration is organized by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and would be held during Sep 16 - 17, 2017 at Williamsburg Lodge, Autograph Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States Of America.

The target audience for this medical event for primary care physicians, pain specialists, physiatrists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, surgeons, orthopedists, internists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists and other healthcare professionals who are engaged in treating chronic pain. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
• Summarize the intersection of depression, anxiety and opioid use in the process of pain chronification.
• Describe the difference between opioid tolerance, dependence, and addiction.
• Outline therapeutic strategies to treat opioid withdrawal, appropriately taper opioids in a responsible fashion and choose adjuvant analgesic agents.
• List new neuromodulation therapies, describe novel waveforms/technologies and identify potential patient diagnoses to take advantage of these newer therapies.
• Outline first, second and third line non-opioid analgesic medications and potential interactions in chronic disease states.
• Appreciate the role of non-pharmacological pain therapies such as acupuncture, mindfulness and Tai Chi and know the underlying mechanisms of effect and appropriate timing of these modalities.
• Describe better physical diagnostic skills and discuss the role of imaging in care of the chronic pain patient.
• Develop an understanding of a risk-averse practice and the ramifications of appropriate prescribing practices.

Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.