Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2019

Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2019 is organized by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and will be held on Nov 12, 2019 at NewYork Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This activity is designed for health care practitioners across all health care disciplines. This includes Physician Attendings, Residents and Fellows, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and all medical professionals involved in the evaluation, diagnosis and/or management of patients with pain. It includes those in the practice of Pain Management throughout the fields of Anesthesiology, Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgical Specialties, Primary Care, Family Practice, Hospitalist Medicine, Neurology and Internal Medicine. 

Credit Designation Statement:
Physicians
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for completing this activity.

Description:
Pain is a highly nuanced symptom associated with several comorbidities that add to its complexity. The treatment of pain is furthermore challenging because of its subjective nature and the constantly evolving health care landscape. In the midst of a national opioid crisis, Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2019 was created for all health care providers to gain sound understanding of the current evidence based approaches to multidisciplinary pain management. In addition to discussing the assessment and algorithmic treatment of chronic complex pain syndromes, it also informs the participants about cutting edge non-opioid interventional therapies, current research and its clinical implications, best practices for opioid prescribing, novel nonopioid pharmacotherapeutics and behavioral interventions.

Learning Objectives:
After completing Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2019, you will be able to:
• Identify comprehensive treatment principles in or der to provide compassionate and evidenced base care in complex chronic pain conditions
• Understand the assessment and treatment of co-morbidities associated with chronic pain
• Understand the approach to controlled substance prescription
• Understand the pharmac ology of medical marijuana and the evidence for its usage
• Delineate a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management in patients with a special focus on the latest therapies including radiofrequency ablation, neurosurgical techniques and regenerative medicine in pain

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.